>Subject: Fwd: TopFive -- 7/15/96 -- Signs You're Addicted to the Internet > >The Top 18 Signs You're Addicted to the Internet > >18> Any campground without a T1 line is OFF your vacation >itinerary. > >17> Wife calls you to dinner by posting to alt.food. > >16> I.V. stand next to your mini tower. > >15> Choice between paying Compuserve bill and paying for kids >education is easy -- if a little painful for your kids. > >14> Your big pickup line is, "Haven't we met on alt.top5.addict?" > >13> Batteries in the TV remote now last for months. > >12> You send in your Top Five List submissions while in the >air over Oregon. > >11> You hire a housekeeper for your home page. > >10> New mail alarm on your palmtop annoys other churchgoers. > >9> Your mouse-clicking forearm rivals Popeye's. > >8> AT&T names you Customer of the Month for the third >consecutive time. > >7> Your idea of socializing is sucking up to Chris White >for the number one spot. > >6> You unsuccessfully try to download a pizza from >www.dominos.com. > >5> Your family conducts an intervention via e-mail and >checks you into www.bettyford.com. > >4> You rig your toilet to alert you if you receive any >new mail while you're "offline." > >3> You speak in a monotone voice and call your wife "Friday." >(Oops! That's a Sign You're Addicted to Dragnet!) > >2> You're surprised to learn there's also a 2 o'clock in the >*afternoon*. > > >and the Number 1 Sign You're Addicted to the Internet... > > >1> You're reading THIS, aren't you? > > > >Today's Top Five List contributors are: >--------------------------------------------------------------- >Matthew Diamond, Holland, PA -- 1 >Paul Schindler, Orinda, CA -- 2 >Vickie Neilson, Carlsbad, CA -- 3, 11 >Steve Maybo, Carlsbad, CA -- 4 (Hall of Famer) >Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA -- 5 >Sterling Smith, Houston, TX -- 5 >Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA -- 5 >Tony Hill, Minneapolis, MN -- 6 (Hall of Famer) >Eric Huret, Atlanta, GA -- 7 >Larry Baum, La Jolla, CA -- 8 >Jennifer Hart, Arlington, VA -- 9 >Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA -- 10 >Jim Louderback, New York, NY -- 12 (Hall of Famer) >Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA -- 13 >Ed Brooksbank, Sacramento, CA -- 14 >Gerard McDonald, New York, NY -- 15 >John Hering, Alexandria, VA -- 16 (Hall of Famer) >John Voigt, Chicago, IL -- 17 >Joel McClure, Sterling Heights, MI -- 18 >Paula Lovejoy, New York, NY -- Topic >Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA -- Topic >Chris White, NY, NY -- List owner/editor >--------------------------------------------------------------- >Selected from 99 submissions by 31 contributors. >=============================================================== > >*** Windows Sources Spotlight *** > >Looking for the inside scoop on >Windows 95 and Windows NT software? >It's all on the Windows Sources website >www.wsources.com > >============================================================= >Top Five List Helpful Hints: > >To subscribe: Send a message to "Majordomo@news.zdnet.com" >with "subscribe topfive" in the body of the message. >To unsubscribe: Send a message to "Majordomo@news.zdnet.com" >with "unsubscribe topfive" in the body of the message. >To change your subscription address: Using the above >instructions, send an unsubscribe message from your >old address, then a subscribe message from your new one. >To receive The Top Five List FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) >document, send an e-mail message to "top5@walrus.com" with >the letters "FAQ" in the *subject* line of the message. >To receive info on how to become a Top Five List contributor: >Send an e-mail message to "top5@walrus.com" with the word >"CONT-INFO" in the *subject* line of the message. >=============================================================== >** The Top Five List http://www.topfive.com >** Sponsored by Windows Sources http://www.wsources.com > > **********Quote for the Week********** "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Helen Keller