We have a few of them left as well. They just won't go away. We have offered free installs even and they won't budge. I can't even imagine using dialup for just email now-a-days. *Shivers*
-Ty On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Kade Sullivan via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > We had a Virgil and Johana [last name redacted] come in for dial up > service years and years ago. Same situation, they had no idea what they > wanted for an email address. They decided to combine their first names and > came up with Virghana...Our sales guy almost lost it after he wrote it down > on the paper and read it out loud. > > Oh the good ol dial up days. We actually still have like 4 dial up > customers... > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Good Chinese name. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_people >> >> >> *From:* Shayne Lebrun via Af <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 16, 2014 1:11 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Friday Funny (belated) >> >> >> One day, way back in the dialup days, when people would sign up for an >> account, they’d have no idea what to use for an email address. So we >> suggested ‘first name, initial of last name.’ >> >> >> >> One day, an older gent comes in, signs up. My coworker brings me the >> form, I start to set it all up. Then I notice the email address. >> >> >> >> ‘Doug,’ I say, to my older, straight-laced, religious-type co-worker, >> ‘are you sure about this email address?’ >> >> ‘Yes,’ he says. >> >> ‘Really?’ says I. >> >> ‘Yes, ‘ he says. ‘Don G. That’s his name.’ >> >> ‘Look at the form, Doug,’ I urge. ‘Look at it.’ >> >> He looks. >> >> ‘Don G at ourdomain.com. Looks fine to me,’ he says. >> >> ‘Keep looking,’ I say, and I wait. >> >> Tick. >> >> Tick. >> >> Tick. >> >> “OH NO! “ and out he races to attempt to catch the man who just signed up >> for an email address of ‘[email protected]’. >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Rory Conaway via >> Af >> *Sent:* Sunday, December 14, 2014 2:59 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Friday Funny (belated) >> >> >> >> Seriously, that would have been very cool. >> >> >> >> Rory >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On >> Behalf Of *Jeremy via Af >> *Sent:* Sunday, December 14, 2014 12:48 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Friday Funny (belated) >> >> >> >> That's funny. My wife wanted to name our son Arrow until I made her say >> that one out loud. Arrow Smith....I don't think so. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Craig House via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> My last name is House. When my son was on the way my wife and I were >> discussing names for him. She suggested Porter. She was serious until I >> made her say his whole name out loud. >> >> >> >> Craig >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"Ben Wirch via Af" <[email protected]> >> *To: *[email protected] >> *Sent: *Saturday, December 13, 2014 4:14:37 PM >> >> >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Friday Funny (belated) >> >> >> >> I have a Brenda Titsworth as a sub. >> >> On Dec 13, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> But I really have a customer D. Cline, and his card really was declined, >> otherwise it wouldn’t be all that amusing. >> >> >> >> There’s no accounting for what people name their kids, though. I worked >> with a Howard Johnson, a Ronald McDonald, a Rusty Steele, and a Harry >> Dyke. I went to school with a Jerry Ferry. Oh, and I’ll bet Ben Dover >> downloads a lot of software from Cambium’s website. >> >> >> >> *From:* Craig House via Af <[email protected]> >> >> *Sent:* Saturday, December 13, 2014 3:23 PM >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Friday Funny (belated) >> >> >> >> And the twins Ben and Ilene Dover >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"Jon Bruce via Af" <[email protected]> >> *To: *[email protected] >> *Sent: *Saturday, December 13, 2014 3:19:16 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Friday Funny (belated) >> >> >> >> Can't forget good old Harry Showerdrain. >> >> >> >> >> >> On 12/13/2014 3:48 PM, Jaime Solorza via Af wrote: >> >> I heard Cheech use it a movie but not sure where it comes from. Like >> I.P. Freely. Seymour Butts juvenile stuff. >> >> Jaime Solorza >> >> On Dec 13, 2014 1:38 PM, "Chuck McCown via Af" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It took me a moment... >> >> >> >> *From:* Jaime Solorza via Af <[email protected]> >> >> *Sent:* Saturday, December 13, 2014 1:36 PM >> >> *To:* Animal Farm <[email protected]> >> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Friday Funny (belated) >> >> >> >> My favorite is Chuck U. Farley >> >> Jaime Solorza >> >> On Dec 13, 2014 12:16 PM, "Ken Hohhof via Af" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have a customer D. Cline whose credit card was declined. >> >> >> >> Oh, and note that today 12/13/14 is the last sequential date of the 21st >> century. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
