Back in the old days before I moved away, Ev and I used to work in the same office complex. We IM’ed somewhat frequently, usually to plan a smoke break. Our conversations were always very sparse, consisting of as little actual dialog as possible. But we included a full conversation in that short amount of text. Here’s an example, followed by a translation:

Ev: Dude
JJ: Duuuuude
Ev: http://www.whiteninjacomics.com/comics.shtml
JJ: Rock on
Ev: Time?
JJ: Time
Ev: HD
JJ: HD

Translation:

Ev: Hey JJ, how’s it going?
JJ: Man, you wouldn’t believe the shitty day I’m having.
Ev: Damn. Well this’ll cheer you up. There’s a fucking hilarious new White Ninja comic today.
JJ: Cool, thanks. Wow, I just checked it out. You’re right, it’s funny as hell.
Ev: Whaddaya say we take a break from the daily grind and have a smoke?
JJ: Hell yes. I need a break.
Ev: I’m heading down.
JJ: Cool, me too. See you downstairs.

I miss those smoke breaks.