ANTI-PDA LEAGUE (APL)

As most of us are online and use the AOL Instant Messager frequently, we are well-familiar with an abomination of this service, that of the PDA online. We see many a time away messages and profiles reflecting a relationship that a user is in. We have examples of such and you can read them HERE. Should we be subjected to this? I say "NO". Keep your mushy comments about your significant other to yourself and save us the gag reflex. Do not belittle your feelings by putting them in such a impersonal medium as the IM. It's like you have a wonderful diamond, and rather than get a posh display case for it, you keep it in the medicine cabinet or in the top drawer of your desk.

This petition was started in September of 2001 and shall continue to be signed as time goes on. The following AOL IM users support "the abolishment of all PDA, lovey-dovey, and all gross IM profiles/Away Messages. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised."

***NEW***In addition to the Anti-PDA League's petition. Bob "The Ninja" Burgess has written an article on the dos and don'ts of Instant Messaging. All you lawbreakers read it and internalize it.

1. Erin Burns
2. Amy Waltersdorf (removed 08-18-02)
3. Brian "Manuel" Flanagan
4. Doug, the UMassonian
5. Sara Resnick
6. Mike Nako, 2004 Convention Chair
7. Brendan "Squeak" Dunn
8. Erin Micha (removed 08-19-02)
9. Jess Whalen
10. Elisa Silva
11. KSK SLF
12. Billy "Ho" Newport
13. Andrea Pelicciotti (removed 11-10-02)
14. Kimberly Cring
15. George "Emo Lyrics are not PDA" Carney
16. Mike Oxlong
17. Vicki Cioffi
18. Dan "This Is The Most Disturbing SHIT I've Ever Read In My Entire Fuckin' Life" Baker
19. Jeff "Girls Fucking Suck" Ross
20. "Chad" Isles
21. Bob "Baker is Grumpy" Bedford
22. Jason "How Many Fucking Times Do I Have To Sign This Fucking Thing Before That Asshole Josh Will Add It To The Fucking List?" Donlin
23. Jessica "Josh Is A Thieving Capri Sun Stealing WHORE" Resnick
24. Elissa "This Shit Is So Cheesy I Thought Josh Made This Up" Mireles
25. Susie "sOOz" Becker
26. Flyn Flesher
27. Jessie Pena
28. Chris "Add Your Quote/Nickname Here" Onysko
29. Rory "I Can't Think Of Anything Cool To Put In Quotation marks" Tobias
30. Josh "Sell-Out" Oryhon (removed 06.26-04)
31. Rob "I'm Muthafuckin' 18 aka the Montrose Playa aka Raw Dogg In The Grass aka Rec Park aka Westside aka V.D. aka Cracker aka P-Box Gangsta aka West Oak Lanes Finest aka Visor Crew aka Bob...I Can't Breathe aka Scholar aka Red Raiders" VanDine
32. Bob "Join Me In My Love Nest But Don't Let the Light of Day In" Gilman
33. Scott "Anything Short of a Championship is a Major Failure" Solomon
34. Joseph "Poopy" Savan
35. Cal "I Rarely Visit The Site (regretfully) And I Finally Put My Name Up On This Thing" Heinle
36. Scott "Oryhon Can't Sign This Because He Kissed Me In Public" Conklin
37. Brad "We Want Your Donuts" Cook
38. Gabe "I Smoke Too Much Pot To Get Any Loving" Sganga
39. Ryan "The Swallower of Souls" Dudius Decimus Meridius McMahon, R.N.
40. Kevin "Silky White Chocolate" Rogers
41. Andrew "Delicious" Sadoway
42. Jay$$$ "Short Bus" Kunka
43. Michael "Quit Making Out in Front of Me and Get a Damn Room" Verdone
44. Cait "Cupcake" & Danny "Doughnut"
45. Tony Zamboni from the B.I.G. Arena
46. Shirin "Jay$$$Love aka Shortbus's Cousin That Is Studying In Italy"
47. Christine "Who Writes This Shit" Quinn
48. Nicole "Erin Micha Is A Sappy Sonofagun And Should Be Removed From The Petition Because She's Got A Silly Love" Verrastro
49. Bradley "No I Was Not On 'Band of Brothers' But Did Fight In Korea And Vietnam" Shelton
50. Mike "Hillary Flanagan Is So Hot" Ryan
51. PJ "Jockeys"
52. Orla "Please Make Mine At Room Temperature" Reily
53. Karen "It's Only Alright If The IM Pertains To Me" Erickson
54. Doug "Are All You Guys Friends" Mennes
55. Bob "The Ninja" Burgess
56. Katie "Chestnut Hill is Heaven on Earth" Mihalko
57. Nicole "Commando" Edmonds
58. Jason "Westron3000" Weston
59. Erin King "of Kissing Girls When Drunk"
60. Griff "So Much More Than a Great Beatles Haircut" Dubois
61. Derick "Love What It's Like" Borst

Read more examples of IM PDA HERE