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"Conversation. What is it? A Mystery! It's the art of never seeming bored, of touching everything with interest, of pleasing with trifles, of being fascinating with nothing at all. How do we define this lively darting about with words, of hitting them back and forth, this sort of brief smile of ideas which should be conversation?" ~ Guy de Maupassant ~

 Wednesday, June 04, 2003
Girls Teach Teen Cyber Gab to FBI Agents

This is so cool .... Girls Teach Teen Cyber Gab to FBI Agents

"As undercover assignments go, posing as a teenage girl online to catch pedophiles has its share of challenges for the typical FBI agent. Should he ever capitalize words in instant messages? Is it okay to say you buy your clothes at 5-7-9? And what about Justin Timberlake? Is he still hot or is he so two years ago?

For those investigative details, the FBI calls on Karen, Mary and Kristin -- Howard County eighth-graders and best friends. During the past year, the three have been teaching agents across the country how to communicate just like teenage girls, complete with written quizzes on celebrity gossip and clothing trends and assigned reading in Teen People and YM magazines. The first time the girls gave a quiz, all the agents failed.

"They, like, don't know anything," said Mary, 14, giggling.

"They're, like, do you like Michael Jackson?" said Karen, 14, rolling her eyes at just how out of it adults can be.

Thanks to the girls, Bald said, the FBI has gathered such valuable information as: never begin a chat with "hello"; never use proper grammar in instant messages; and "pos" stands for "parent over shoulder." After the ceremony, several parents talked excitedly about finally finding out what "pos" meant. Karen shot Mary a worried look: "Our classmates are going to kill us."

Am just visualising the face of an Indian Law Enforcement Officer when he or she hears the term "Dude Bitch" !


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'Dude Bitch'

Was chatting with my 19 year old niece online today. 

She usually calls me 'maami' (mother's brother's wife - for the uninitiated in Indian family relationships)

She says i'm the coolest "30+ chick" she knows. 

They have a term for this - 'dude bitch'

She said i was a dude bitch!!

Asked her what's the equivalent for a cool guy - pat came the answer - "there are no cool guys" !!

Any suggestions on what a 'cool guy' can be called?

Oh this generation :):):) !!!


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