LOOK!!!
The `Zine has adopted a hard boiled egg head!!
This is our egg head *BAS*, but he needs a name. If you think you've got
an original name for our little adopted egg head please sent it to us!!! We will look
at every name sent and then decide. Please type name in subject line and send the
names to ch_zine@hotmail.com OR
kimatchzine@yahoo.com.
-Michigan Storm™
Where did we find our hard boiled egg head?
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Her Button *BAS*
-Michigan Storm™
Once upon a time, on a land far, far away from the USA there lived a Brit called b®e® b®at™.
She frequented the Chathouse® where she met many people, including myself, and
made a great many friends, again including myself. If you see her *lurking* about
take a minute and say hello. b®e®™ is one of the sweetest people I know online and one of the best friends
I've EVER had. Now, about her site... *L* It's wonderful. I stop by there whenever
I've a few spare minutes to see if she's made any changes. You won't regret swinging
by for a few, I guarantee it!!! There is poetry to read, pictures to see, dedications, links etc..
She's got it all, the pages are wonderful and it's located at
www.geocities.com/brerclaire, STOP BY!!!
Would you like to recommend a site?
Please remember to type the COMPLETE URL *S*
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Where I found Peter Cottontail holding the sign at the top of the
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WebTv Awareness for website makers.
-Fallon
Most people on computers don't know what a WebTv is like and they don't know
the ups and downs of using a WebTv. They assume a WebTv is just like a
computer. This is very frustrating for me. Especially when I'm viewing someone
else's page, and their graphics don't load. Or they use Java...WebTv people can
not see Java. They can not download things and they can not use programs.
Pretty much all WebTv users can do, is chat, view WebTv friendly sites, search
the net, and watch TV. So for the people that are not familiar with WebTv, you may
want to take some time to become familiar and make your web site an all access
page. Because a lot of people use WebTv as a way to get online, so if your page
isn't WebTv friendly.... You may lose a lot of people that could be viewing your page.
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FeATuREd ChaTteRS
Kimber™
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b®e® b®at™
Handles that you chat under: b®e® b®at™ or plain old b®e®™
How did you decide on the handle (s)?: Well originally it was because I couldn't think of anything else...*ashamed*...but there's this character in a kids book *brer rabbit stories* and hey lets face it I AM that kid..*L* that was my reason :)
..then I realised that brer is actually a form of my IRL Christian name and surname combined...*L* like I am gonna share those details here:Þ phttttttt!!!*L*
Location: brerland...*L* nah the north of the UK I'm a Brit. *cheering*
Information on chatting.. *L* How long have you been chatting and which rooms do you normally chat in, etc.: been chatting at Chathouse™ since I was at Uni*where they somehow didn't except "chatting" as a valid excuse for doing badly.. *L*....some people get addicted to drugs...some to drink....me..*pointing at chest*.. I'm a cHaTaHoLic *big smile and dribbling a little*
Age and Zodiac Sign.. *L* Ladies.. you don't have to be real specific here.. *L*: I am 24 and Gemini.....sign of the "twins" thou whether the world could
cope with two of me is another story.
Martital Status: Getting Wed on 27th May 2000 *showing bitten finger nails*...SEE..*LOL*
Kids: only kid is ME..*L* nope not got any....will never have any...not
responsible enough:)
Pets: Cat called Leo :) *and his mobile flea circus* j/k
Profession…. If in school.. Profession that you plan to go into: OOOOOOoooooo right now then...*giggles* Basically I work with young car
crime offenders...rehabilitation kinda thing...too boring to go into...I come chatting to get away from the damn serious stuff:)
Hobbies and Interests: CHAT IS MY LIFE™ *LMAO*..nah I love swimming and cycling..and er *thinking of a nice way to say "getting drunk til I can't remember
anything"*...er...*L* i love "socialising" with my friends..*LOL*
Music Preferences: anything that I can dance in the car to:)
Pet Peeves *L*: got LOADS of them but this is one that really grates me:)....people who are willing to get off their ass to search the entire room for the damn TV remote because they refuse to walk to the TV to change it manually...*LOL*
A favorite Motto or Quote to live by: "Man is not a victim of his past or of his present circumstances...unless he chooses to construe himself that way" only thing to do now is learn to BELIEVE it too *shrugs*
Anything else that you'd like people to know about you? *S*: er no....most people seem to like me and I dont wanna change that..*L*
Changes or improvements that you'd like to see at the Chathouse™: nah I love it just the way it is:) and then some:)
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Only
Handles that you chat under: Only
How did you decide on the handle (s): It was different, but Only stuck, so Only it is *S* *L* it's all a long story that I am willing to share, but I don't want to bore you all to
death!
Location: Seattle, Washington
Information on chatting:*L* How long have you been chatting and which rooms do you normally chat in, etc.: I've been chatting for about 3 years in the Ant Farm (Flipside). I drifted in, in 97 and been there ever since! I love the farm for more reasons than I can say! It's allowed me to make great friends! Besides, it's my room *G*
*LOL*
Age and Zodiac Sign.. *L* Ladies.. you don't have to be real specific here.. *L*:
GEMINI BABY! *G* I'm a classic twin! It's nice cause it gives me an excuse for my mad mood swings!
Martital Status: Single as far as I know *L* then again, you never know with me... stuff like that changes daily... well, not daily, but often *L*
Kids: Nope! But an adorable nephew!
Pets: None!(see a pattern?) *L*
Profession…. If in school.. Profession that you plan to go into: I'm currently in college, and I'm a website administration major! I hope to be a web designer/developer, but what aspect of the web I want to work with changes daily! I'd love to be involved with MP3 and the further development of digital music!
Hobbies and Interests: Chatting, web design, MUSIC, movies, dancing, travelling, and sleeping! You never realize how important sleep is until you're completely deprived!!! Music is major part of my life... I try to sing at all times and I'm fairly successful (though I often scare people on the bus *L*)
Music Preferences: Anything and everything! If I can sing or dance to it, I'm a very happy girl! Right this minute I'm listening to the Murmurs, but it honestly changes by the second. Music really is the universal language. My bills show that too *L* I owe so much to BMG *L*
Pet Peeves *L*: Oh my, I have WAY too many to name! Most involve stupid boys and bad eating habits. Go figure *L*
A favorite Motto or Quote to live by: My love for you is like a truck, berzerker! … Olaf, Clerks...Just kidding...
Really they are...
I'm offering you my body and you're offering me semantics. ..Caitlynn Bree, Clerks
I love you, I always will. Know that. But I'm not your f*cking whore…..Alyssa, Chasing Amy
Anything else that you'd like people to know about you? *S*: I'm insane... *L* not really, but I'm extremely random and ramble way too much! what else?! I have leopard print everything... from shoes to sheets... bean bag chairs to purses... I love it! Oh Oh visit my page! *S* https://www.angelfire.com/me/lovez gotta love shameless self promotion *G*
Changes or improvements that you'd like to see at the Chathouse™: Besides it being named to Only's House you mean? *L* nah, I dunno! I miss "Easy" and "The Pond" being on the Flipside... both had great groups of regs!
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Mustanger
Handles that you chat under: Mustanger
How did you decide on the handle (s)?: It's the car I drive.
Location: PA
Information on chatting.. *L* How long have you been chatting and which rooms do you normally chat in, etc.: I've been chatting for 18 months now in the Iron Horse, Joe's Diner, Route 66. ….Can't ya see the bags under my eyes? *LOL*
Age and Zodiac Sign.. *L* Ladies.. you don't have to be real specific here.. *L*: 39 & a Virgo... That's Virgo *LOL*
Martital Status: Single…See my smile?
Kids: None
Pets: hmmmmm….The ladies keep saying no. *wonders why*
Profession…. If in school.. Profession that you plan to go into: I'm an Engineer without a pocket protector
Hobbies and Interests: like to do art with my puter
Music Preferences: Hard Rock
Pet Peeves *L*: anyone that goes by the book
A favorite Motto or Quote to live by: Just do It!
Anything else that you'd like people to know about you? *S*: I love to laugh & have fun... Can't resist a nice looking smile on a babe. *S*
Changes or improvements that you'd like to see at the Chathouse™: cam view... see me hear me type stuff. There are a lot of miles on these fingers. *L*
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Handles that you chat under: ßå×¥ {ð¿ð}, only me, onlyxxdays2go
How did you decide on the handle (s)?: Baxy was and has been my nickname since I was 4 and the face was because I had a cross-reference to the spoofed numbers until the scumbags changed the code again. *SMACK* TxStorm
Location: Brisbane, OZ~E~ALIA (Australia)
Information on chatting.. *L* How long have you been chatting and which rooms do you normally chat in, etc.: Since Sept '98, Joe's Diner and www.rsvp.com.au
Age and Zodiac Sign.. *L* Ladies.. you don't have to be real specific here.. *L*: NO FAIR!!! *LOL* I am 29 and *checking* 15 months *L* Capricorns
RULE!!!
Martital Status: REALLY SOON to be divorced (1 week) YAYYYYyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!
Kids: HELL NO!!!!! that would mean competition for net time!!! *L*
Pets: Cat... Fluffy, she is more of a familiar then a real cat... she weighs
less then 5pounds
Profession…. If in school.. Profession that you plan to go into: Shift Supervisor, QLD Government Computer Centre... GOD I LOVE MY JOB!!!
Hobbies and Interests: chatting, Beach volleyball, lawn bowls, bungeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Music Preferences: Savage Garden, Roxette, bachelor girl, Madonna, Shania Twain... anything along those lines.
Pet Peeves *L*: Day shift, Losers that wanna Cyber, rules.
A favorite Motto or Quote to live by: If you aren't living on the edge... You are taking up too much space!
Anything else that you'd like people to know about you? *S*: I will be in the States in less then 30 days now and I am STILL WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO EMAIL ME WITH THEIR ADDRESSES FOR WHERE I AM SUPOSED TO BE STAYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Changes or improvements that you'd like to see at the Chathouse™: Lose the banners to speed up chat, gimme a new list of the spoofed IP#'s, I pwomise I will be good... weally I will... *said in best tweety voice*
We've had a GREAT ITERVIEWS so far.. *S* What can you do to top em? *G*Give everyone an IRL view of my famous Joe's Diner Strips when I get
there... (I will be needing some extra cash.) *LOL*
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News From the HOT TUB
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CONGRADULATIONS to BOO and Renee on their engagement!!!
News From Cloud 10
~blue eyes~
This weekend past, Handsome Devil (my husband) CoolCat and Blaize all went to
Thunder over Louisville. (The largest fireworks display in North America) CC is the
funniest guy ever known. Blaize is very sweet and laughs at everything! Handsome
devil would not shut up!! *S* We plan on going to King's Island next month or the
following. They spent the weekend and say they really like Kentucky. (exception
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To Texas Storm *F*
FantasyGirl™
TO TEXAS STORM.....what the hell do you mean by HORNY Then!!!!!!! hahahaha |
Ideas and Upcomming Issues
Michigan Storm™
We have recieved some email about upcomming issues *ideas and themes and things*, and after
reading them we've decided that we like the most of these ideas ourselves. I'm going to
list some of the upcomming issues and their *themes* or *specials* to give everyone a head
start on them. I do hope that everyone who has an idea or thought they'd like to share
does feel free to email either myself at ch_zine@hotmail.com
or Kimber™ at kimatchzine@yahoo.com.
Pretty much anything that is not considered offensive or personally damaging will be posted. And
though some of you in other countries might not celebrate some of the following holidays
or what not, you can still include your thoughts *S*, they would be greatly appreciated. *S*
Here is what you can be expecting AND hopefully writing to us with:
May 14th, 2000 is Mothers Day, Please send in anything you'd like to share about your mum (greatest memory, favorite quote,
or if she gets online just say hi?)
May 20th, 2000 is a Saturday, but is Armed Forces Day in the USA, anything
you'd like to share about someone in the Armed Forces or about the Forces
themselves will be put in the issue on May 21st. As well chatters from ANY country
can submit things to be included!!! EVERY country has Armed Forces, don't they?? *S*
May 29th, 2000 is Memorial Day... Rocket *aka Maestro* wrote in
with a wonderful idea for this issue. The zine is normally posted on sunday as you all know,
but on the last weekend in May there is a good chance it will be posted a few days early,
so please get your submissions for this in as early as possible. NOW, even though Memorial Day
is another US Holiday (in the UK they have a Bank Holiday that day), and else where I'm not sure...
We want EVERYONE to feel welcome to use the day as it was meant to be in the zine *S*. See
Memorial Day is a day to remember those who were important and special in our lives
and this is what Maestro wrote: how about a tribute to all the chatters who we have all loved and lost to tradegy over the past few years?
And this is what we shall do for the May 28th, Memorial Day issue.
Please feel free to write in about those chatters dear to you whom you have lost,
and also those who may not have passed, but no longer chat here and are missed. The entire
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~*Thoughts of an Angel*~
Angelface™
"Living Outside the Lines"
Do you remember as a child being told not to
color outside the lines *L* I do and I always wondered why, I mean what could
happen? Would the world? End probably not, but I was always careful to not color
outside the lines. As we grow up that analogy sometimes stands true we are often
afraid of living outside the lines meaning...Being an individual and standing on our
own and daring to go the different not always easy path or just being impetuous and
living life for the moment because we all know that we have no clue what tomorrow
may bring... I myself am caught in the battle of living life this way. I'm striving to
break loose and live outside those lines instead of being pleasing and taking the
easy road. My thought for this week is are you living your life within the lines, do you
want to break out and make your own course, follow your hearts to your dreams?
Don't let the lines guide you, It is a lesson I'm learning myself daily..:) Be Blessed
and Have A Great Week Everyone. |
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Harassment in the Psychedelic Shack
-shelby77
(we at the zine recieved this via email and forwarded it on to the chathouse
as well as posting it here.)
I am writing in regards to an ongoing problem at the Psychadelic
Shack. There is someone who has been coming in the Psychedelic Shack using
other chatters handles and pretending to be them. Other times they will
come in using a handle unknown by the other chatters. This has been
creating problems among the other chatters. People are starting to fight and
others are leaving some not so nice messages about each other in the forum.
A few of us have been keeping a detailed list of the id numbers in hopes of
finding out who this may be. Several people, including myself have
reported this to the chat house staff over the past month or so but nothing
has been done yet. I know that on occasion you are going to run into
certain individuals who find it amusing to go into chat rooms and harass the
other chatters but this has been an ongoing problem in the Psychadelic
Shack. The person that is doing this is not singling out just one person.
They are basically harassing everyone who happens to be in the room at the
time. If something could be done about this I'm sure all the chatters at
the Psychedelic Shack would greatly appreciate it. Some of the chatters
have actually thought about switching to a different room because of this
person. I hope they decide against doing that because the shack just
wouldn't be the same without all the regulars. I hope that something can be
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Stygian Addiction
-David "Dingo" Bleecher
I was depressed throughout most of my youth
Highly distressed, my actions hurtful and uncouth
Which is why, even now, I can easily spot the same affliction
I can catch a morbid sigh, like a wisp of amber smoke to someone with a crack addiction
I frequent Goth clubs just to revel in the sneers and dramatic pain
The morbid broth of those with faux vampiric teeth imitating facial gestures of the insane
They dance like air traffic controllers or someone fighting a wave
Entering a flailing trance against spooky black lighting adding pallor to each little Gothic face
Each one of them feeds my need to be part of the Stygian existence
Though the need crests and recedes with each fix of my dark insistence
Who knows why the black capes surrounding rotund women attract my attention?
Why I love the little pale shapes expounding on the gothic knack for pretension?
I feel such a rush of exhilaration when one rolls their eyes at me in disgust
Or how the Victorian torture of girdles restraining so much flesh endears my lust
It's like a shot of pure Gothic nitrate filling my veins with each sarcastic smirk
The glowing shock placates the spilling shame of my addiction's work
Oh, to be present when one of the tall and gaunt ones recites horrid poetry
As the little rotund pale women taunt him in whispers from his torrid soliloquy
Oh how I relish in all of the sardonic over dramatic flair
The sordid self-interest in every wrist flick, and badly dyed hair
I wish that there were some sort of help for my peculiar affliction
Some way to overcome my long-suffering Stygian Addiction.
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Another Outlook On The *Survey*
Kimber™
This is in response to the survey concerning what’s
appropriate and what’s not in Public in a chatroom on
the public floors. The views expressed are strictly
my own..*L*
First, I think you need to look at the title for the
site you are visiting.. It’s Chathouse™ not Cyber
Palace. *S* Yes, I realize that chat often turns to
sexually related topics.. and truly think that we all
really know when a conversation that started out
public should be taken Private.. That’s one reason
they put those little PM boxes in the rooms.. *L*
If you honestly don’t know and need some guidelines
consider these:
The type of floor and room that you are in..
There are rooms for adult type of conversations
were graphic examples of activities can be given.. Of
course there’s no guarantee that there aren’t young
chatters in those rooms.. but the odds are less
likely.
Time of day also plays a part.. There are a lot
more young chatters running around in the PUBLIC ROOMS
early evening. And unfortunately some parents don’t
care what their kids are doing as long as they are
home and not bothering them.
Okay.. those reasons covered the young chatters.. Now
let’s move on to the older chatters..
There is a huge difference between graphic details of
a sexual act between two people supposedly being
committed and a cyber auction or strip show. The
auction, strip shows, etc. are all in fun.. and you
can go to “places” off line and see those on a
nightly basis NOT get arrested for doing so… Try
committing a sexual act in public “off line” with 30
or more people present … many of them not willing
participants .. and not get arrested.
I think that most will agree that actually
participating in a sexual act … especially with
someone that you really care about .. is much more
enjoyable than being a spectator.. especially an
unwilling spectator.
Time to face the facts plain and simple….
Cyber sex is masturbation… Masturbation can be done at
almost any time and doesn’t require being on line to
accomplish it.. It can also be done in the privacy of
your PM box without offending any of the others in the
room. You can also devote more of your attention to
the actual act and not commenting in public to those
who are opposed to your activities..
Just like everywhere else.. there are consequences for
your actions.. Once done they can’t be taken back..
and opinions are formed that can come back and haunt
you.. The part that amazes me the most is that when
these actions come back to haunt.. and then the person
can’t understand why that happens.. or get upset that
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Walking Along The Hallway In The Attic
Michigan Storm™
Once again I ventured through the Chathouse® to new, previously unexplored territory
*at least by me *L**. This time I found myself climbing stairs from the Next Level instead of
descending them and wound up in the Attic. Upon my arrival into *Java Country* I found
myself walking along a Hallway *S*. Yes, this IS a chatroom, and a GREAT one in my
opinion. Of course you've got to be a good reader to keep up in the Java powered rooms,
and they are worth it. A few of the chatters who I met asked to not have their names mentioned
here and so they won't be. *S* I was greeted with a SMILE as soon as I entered by one
of the regulars and made to feel right at home by some of the others such as Carlie and
Soldjer420. If you're up for a change and want to wander up a few flights of stairs head up
to the Hallway in the attic, it's a great place for a nice chat. I witnessed no cyber comments
while I was there, people using profanity were even asked politely to watch their mouths.
It was a very relaxed and relaxing room, I'll definatly visit again... Only unde® my real handle *G*. |
Ok, a few things you may not have noticed *L*, almost every week
we use a counter from a different site and will continue to do so until we run out of new places.
If you are building a homepage and are looking for utilities such as counters just click on
the counter on the issue of your choice, they are all linked back to where we got them
and if they aren't there should be a link below them *S*. Or if you have a counter from somewhere we haven't used
yet, please feel free to send us the url via email *S*. Thank you. Michie~
Also if you need help finding the HTML codes for your colors try this site:
http://kagraphics.com/colorpicker.html. Need any other tips or help please feel free to
email me at ch_zine@hotmail.com
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Next Issue Due On April 28th, 2000
THINK SPRING!!! *hint hint* *L*
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