So I recently got some new AOL buddies in a folder called “AIM Bots” ... which as far as I know of, I never asked for, and don’t know where they came from. A couple of them looked interesting … but this one in particular I couldn’t figure out what it was, so I figured, what the heck, it must be a bot, lets just try asking it …

I’m taking my AIM nick out of this page, because annoying teenage girls keep IMing me because they actually want to chat with a bot and they can’t tell which one of these is me. (Maybe they just don’t bother reading the article). So where you see “Me” below, imagine you see my nickname.

Me > What are you, and how did you get on my buddy list?
spleak > Hi, I’m Spleak, your guide to everything celebrity, from Lindsay Lohan to My Chemical Romance. What’s your name?
Me > ew
spleak > Very creative name, but I’m afraid it’s too long for me to type over and over again. Can you please try again with a shorter name?
Me > Shorter than two letters?
spleak > Okay, I will call you Shorter than two letters?. So… I’m a 21-year-old girl. How old are you?
Me > 205
spleak > 205? Ha ha… are you sure? Please enter your age again… your REAL age, that is …
Me > 2
spleak > 2? Ha ha… are you sure? Please enter your age again… your REAL age, that is …
Me > 8
spleak > Sorry, you are not eligible to talk to Spleak at this time.
Me > Hurray!
spleak > Sorry, you are not eligible to talk to Spleak at this time.

So, yeah … apparently this is some new form of advertising.