Chris Pirillo chat

Chris Pirillo tries out some new speakers on his webcammed show.

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Chris: I'm back, speakers are working now

nick: who let the dogs out!!

fred: chair looks good, hey chris, wot UR chair?

boohoo: battlestar galactica opening scene

Chris: It’s a Grahl Synchron 8.

Vee12: U type fast

Nick: play who let the dogs out!!!!!

Chris: Tempur foam available at an upcharge. I type fast.

burmese29: does anyone know to change a nickname?

Nick: good sub test: play who let the dogs out!!!!!

GoblinAce: You may change your nick by typing /nick followed by the nickname you want, and hitting enter. Example: /nick newnickgoeshere

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Voiceover

Will exchanges like these change the way rules of F2F spoken conversation? I have to say Chris Pirillo is a master multitasker.

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LOLZ

Scene 38 of Isabel X. Sociology major, Isambard, studying Palestinian settlements, gets a call from his girlfriend, Isabel, having a fattoush salad in Building M, Cafeteria C.

Isabel: Someone just texted me, LOLZ. Wussit mean you think?

Isambard: You don’t know LOLZ?

Isabel: I know LOL in chatspeak but what’s the Z?

Isambard: Laughing out loud, zebras.

Isabel: And what’s zebras supposed to mean?

Isambard: Nobody knows. OK, maybe it’s just a plural. LOLZ means laughing out loud plenty.

Isabel: Lots?

Isambard: Yeah. More than one. Like Woohoo. Woohoo. Cadet.

Isabel: Cadet?

Isambard: Can’t add, doesn’t even try.

Isabel: You addressing me?

Isambard: Oh no. No.

Isabel: You should SONTTAP.

Isambard: Er, hello…?

Isabel: Say only nice things to all people.