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Yeah, I've seen that sort of thing happen all the time on the 'net. It's so hard to convey any kind of "tone" in print, even with emoticons.

Stop it Tony! You're reminding me of a few horrible experiences with Instant Messaging that I've had in the past!

I swear, someone should make a long distance telephone commercial that includes one of these Instant Messanger conversations FROM HELL then fades to black with a voice saying, "The last 45 minutes you've just spent explaining 'what you really meant' would have taken 45 seconds over the phone. You'll never get those 45 minutes back."