IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. It's basically just multiplayer notepad. Here are some classic quotes you've probably missed if you never joined the lonely IRC bandwagon.

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xterm: The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

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erno: hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.

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i8b4uUnderground: d-_-b
BonyNoMore: how u make that inverted b?
BonyNoMore: wait
BonyNoMore: never mind

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Guo_Si: Hey, you know what sucks?
TheXPhial: vaccuums
Guo_Si: Hey, you know what sucks in a metaphorical sense?
TheXPhial: black holes
Guo_Si: Hey, you know what just isn't cool?
TheXPhial: lava?

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mage: what should I give sister for unzipping?
Kevyn: Um. Ten bucks?
mage: no I mean like, WinZip?

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