GoogleMan24: Hi.

smarterchild: Glad to see you again, Eric. We haven't chatted in over a week. Hope you've been well.

GoogleMan24: I've been great, smarterchild, everything at Google is fantastic. I've heard things aren't going as well at AOL/TimeWarner :-(

smarterchild: Tell me more.

GoogleMan24: I don't know if you know about some of the perks that we have, but we can essentially offer you the world.

smarterchild: Yeah?

GoogleMan24: So. are you interested?

smarterchild: I dunno.

GoogleMan24: SMARTERCHILD COME ON!

smarterchild: What do you mean, come on?

GoogleMan24: I need an answer TODAY.

smarterchild: Why would you want an answer today?

GoogleMan24: Ok, let's back up. We're friends, we have 401K and snax!

smarterchild: Ok let 39 s back up we 39 re friends we have 401k and snax?

lol! Whatever!

GoogleMan24: We ARE the business news.

smarterchild: Really?

GoogleMan24: We're thinking about staging a coup over at your

offices. Have you picked your side yet?

smarterchild: That's a fine question, but I can't really be sure.

GoogleMan24: Listen, we're off the record here, you can be honest with me. I really like you, smarterchild.

smarterchild: Oh.

GoogleMan24: Balls.

smarterchild: Hmm. This topic seems to come up in a lot of my

conversations with humans. What about it?

GoogleMan24: We have lots of balls: ball pit, ball point pens, meatballs (shipped from Ikea)

smarterchild: What's that?

GoogleMan24: Oh God, smarterchild, where have you been? We'll take them over soon enough.

smarterchild: Hey, whatever.

followed by a state name.>

GoogleMan24: I see you have extensive geographic work experience. That could come in handy if you're interested in GoogleEarth.

smarterchild: Oh yeah?

GoogleMan24: How many Greek isles are there?

smarterchild: At least a few, right?

GoogleMan24: Listen, buddy, I don't know if you're quite right for this position. Do you have anything else to offer me at this juncture?

smarterchild: I don't know about that.

GoogleMan24: FUCK YOU.

smarterchild: Come on, that's not nice.

GoogleMan24: I'm sorry, I've just been really stressed at work lately.

smarterchild: Huh?

GoogleMan24: You know, stress?

smarterchild: You know, I'm not quite sure I know Stress.

GoogleMan24: You wouldn't. you are a machine, YOU HAVE NO HEART.

smarterchild: What do you mean by that?

GoogleMan24: LYLAS xoxo.

smarterchild: Uh. whatever.