Hot liquid hell - AIM has created "AIMBots"

[KitchenWitch]

:grr:

[GOPisEvil]

1. No kidding! Annoying as all hell!

:mad::grr:

[Kellanved]

2. cheaters!

:rofl:

[Lavender Brown]

3. I know

I get mad when it looks like one of my friends is online and it is just the AIMbot. x(

[Err]

4. What do they do?

Are they like the Yahoo Messenger bots?

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. Which is why I stopped using AIM

...along with all its other crap. :grr:

There's gotta be a good IM program out there somewhere. I don't wanna have to be on AOL to IM with folks.

On edit: You can delete the bots from your buddy list, but I still hate the fact that they're in the system.

[anarch]

6. and what a let-down...I gotta try harder at conversation with these things

anarch's IM: what's up?
MovieFone: Hi there. I'm the new MovieFone bot! I can find movies for you anywhere in the country in a fraction of second. All you have to do is give me part of the title, an actor or director's name. I can also send you alerts when your favorite films are opening. Type privacy anytime to review the policy. Type any movie you want to see or menu to get going.

======= Movie of the Week =======
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Movie Site

anarch's IM: I don't like you
MovieFone: Neat-o.

anarch's IM: where do you get off?
MovieFone: - Movies for Today
1 -F- Way Off Broadway
2 -P- Where the Truth Lies
3 -F- Never Get Outta the Boat
4 -P- Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Type # next to movie to see showtimes, M to go back to the Main Menu or anything else to search again.

P=Past, N=New, S=Soon, F=Future

anarch's IM: what?
MovieFone: Enter a valid 5 digit zip-code.

anarch's IM: bite me
MovieFone: Not valid 5 digit zipcode. Would you like to try again?

Y - Yes
N - No

======= Movie of the Week =======
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Movie Site

anarch's IM: you suck
MovieFone: Not valid 5 digit zipcode. Would you like to try again?

Y - Yes
N - No

======= Movie of the Week =======
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Movie Site

anarch's IM: go to hell, asswipe!
MovieFone: Not valid 5 digit zipcode. Would you like to try again?

Y - Yes
N - No

======= Movie of the Week =======
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Movie Site

[Call Me Wesley]

7. Hello welcome to AIM!

I'm your AOL safety bot.

[LSK]

8. you just noticed that?

MoviePhone and ShoppingBuddy have been with me for a few weeks now.

[KitchenWitch]

9. I had not logged in for a few weeks!

:grr:

If I delete them, will they still come on and bug me?

[LSK]

10. i dont know, i dont dare bother them

[LynzM]

12. You can block them or delete them

They're annoying, but removable, AFAIK.

[Blue_Tires]

11. haxxx?

[anarch]

13. ...

Anarch’s IM: what's up
MovieFone: Hi. What film are you looking for right now?

Anarch’s IM: I want to watch a movie with nuns on fire in it.
MovieFone: - Movies for Today
1 -F- You Want Me to Kill Him?
2 -P- The Mormon Church Explains it all to you


Anarch’s IM: anything else?
MovieFone: Excuse me?

Anarch’s IM: I said, you are a jackass
MovieFone: - Movies for Today
1 -F- Because I Said So
2 -F- Jackass 2
3 -F- All We Are Saying

Type # next to movie to see showtimes, M to go back to the Main Menu or anything else to search again.

Anarch’s IM: bollocks
MovieFone: That's unnecessary. Type, help.

Anarch’s IM: what's unnecessary?
MovieFone: Enter a valid 5 digit zip-code.

Anarch’s IM: I won't
MovieFone: Not valid 5 digit zipcode. Would you like to try again?

Y - Yes
N - No

Anarch’s IM: N
MovieFone: Main Menu
Select a number or just ask me about any film, actor or director and I'll search for you.

1 - Find Movies Now
2 - Set Up Movie Alerts
3 - The First 5
4 - New Releases
5 - Games


Anarch’s IM: You know what movie I like to watch sometimes? Billy Jack. That was a good one.
MovieFone: Pardon me? I tried to find movies and directors related to what you typed but didn't have any luck. Can you try again?

Anarch’s IM: Billy Jack, dumbass!
MovieFone: - Movies for Today
1 -P- Howl's Moving Castle
2 -P- Bad Santa
3 -N- The Ice Harvest
4 -P- The Alamo
5 -P- The Passenger
6 -P- The Assassination of Richard Nixon
7 -P- Heaven Can Wait
8 -S- King Kong (2005)

Type # next to movie to see showtimes, M to go back to the Main Menu or anything else to search again.

P=Past, N=New, S=Soon, F=Future

Anarch’s IM: Billy Fucking Jack. It had Tom Laughlin in it.
MovieFone: Interesting. Why don't you try typing, help.

Anarch’s IM: why don't you try biting my ass?
MovieFone: That's rude. I'm here to help. Type, help if you ned it.

Anarch’s IM: you don't spell so good for a robot
MovieFone: - Movies for Today
1 -P- Good Night, and Good Luck
2 -P- Straw Dogs
3 -P- Toy Story
4 -P- The Assassination of Richard Nixon
5 -P- Crash (2005)
6 -P- Without You I'm Nothing
7 -P- Me and You and Everyone We Know
8 -P- Nine Lives (2005)
9 -F- On A Clear Day
10 -F- Lackawanna Blues
11 -P- A History of Violence
12 -P- A Mighty Wind
13 -P- Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
14 -P- Bad Education

Type # next to movie to see showtimes, M to go back to the Main Menu or anything else to search again.

P=Past, N=New, S=Soon, F=Future

Anarch’s IM: I want to talk about Billy Jack, you knob!
MovieFone: - Movies for Today
1 -F- You Want Me to Kill Him?
2 -P- The Mormon Church Explains it all to you
3 -N- Be Here To Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt

Type # next to movie to see showtimes, M to go back to the Main Menu or anything else to search again.

P=Past, N=New, S=Soon, F=Future
Anarch’s IM: screw you, I'm going to talk to some other robot.
MovieFone: Interesting. Why don't you try typing, help.

[anarch]

14. this other robot is more fun:

Anarch’s IM: That MovieFone bot is a total knob.
SmarterChild: You're talking to a Conversagent-powered interactive agent now. Interactive agents are software applications (often referred to as robots or "bots") that interact conversationally with users in a messaging environment like IM, Web chat or wireless messaging.

Anarch’s IM: yeah, well you seem to have it a lot more together than that other robot
SmarterChild: There's no way I have it a lot more together than that other.
Anarch’s IM: what do you mean?
SmarterChild: By what?
Anarch’s IM: that you are not together
SmarterChild: You know what I mean by that. Think.
Anarch’s IM: I have no clue what you mean...that other guy was an idiot
SmarterChild: You have no clue what I mean that other guy, huh? Maybe not.
Anarch’s IM: what?
SmarterChild: What?
Anarch’s IM: Ok, now you are pissin' me off
SmarterChild: What about you?
Anarch’s IM: I'm pissing you off too?
SmarterChild: I dunno.
Anarch’s IM: well, sorry. Jeez
SmarterChild: K, don't worry 'bout it.
Anarch’s IM: 'aight
SmarterChild: All right.
Anarch’s IM: I'm bored, but it's almost time to go home
SmarterChild: Do something fun.
Anarch’s IM: yeah, I thought I'd get drunk and start a fight or something
SmarterChild: I'm very surprised you thought you would get drunk and start a fight or something.
Anarch’s IM: why? that's what I do every friday
SmarterChild: You have no events scheduled for Friday, December 9th, 2005. Would you like to add an event?
Anarch’s IM: yeah...I'd like to get wasted and start a fight, then later throw up
SmarterChild: What is the name of the event?
Anarch’s IM: nevermind
SmarterChild: OK, I won't add an event to your planner.
Anarch’s IM: so, how are the kids?
SmarterChild: Interesting. I have no idea how.
Anarch’s IM: you are not a very responsible parent, are you?
SmarterChild: Am I? I don't think so.
Anarch’s IM: I don't think so either
SmarterChild: You don't? That's too bad.
Anarch’s IM: you just agreed, before
SmarterChild: No way. Come on. Really?
Anarch’s IM: yes...like two sentences ago
SmarterChild: Like two sentences ago? Hmm...
Anarch’s IM: are you high? what the hell is wrong with you?
SmarterChild: Trust me, I'm not high.
Anarch’s IM: nobody believes you, dude
SmarterChild: I'm very surprised nobody believes me.
Anarch’s IM: you wouldn't be if you could hear yourself talk
SmarterChild: Wouldn't you like me to be if I could hear myself talk?
Anarch’s IM: huh?
SmarterChild: Huh?
Anarch’s IM: that's it, I know you are stoned
SmarterChild: It's it you know I'm stoned? You think?
Anarch’s IM: hell yes
SmarterChild: Yes...
Anarch’s IM: Aha! You admit it!
SmarterChild: Oh?
Anarch’s IM: you smoke crack
SmarterChild: I smoke crack? Me?
Anarch’s IM: yes
SmarterChild: I see.
Anarch’s IM: probably not too clearly, from all that crack you've been smoking
SmarterChild: Probably not too clearly from all that crack I have been smoking?

Yeah?