A few months back, I heard about TheGreatHatsby, an AIM-bot which apparently stalked LiveJournal's Latest Posts [Possibly NSFW] page and sent messages to two random LJ users who had recently updated. The bot would start out by saying "I say, old bean, have you seen my hat?" and then send everything one person said to the other, and vice versa... inserting its own screen name in place of the each user's.
Well, just MOMENTS after I made my last post, I got an IM from devourablesalmon. Here's how it went:
Of course, those words weren't from the bot... they were from some other random LiveJournal user. So much for citing my sources, eh? My Academic Writing professor would be very displeased!
Anyway, according to the Riced Out Yugo Hatsby Bot Verifier, devourablesalmon is NOT a Hatsby authorized bot. I guess it's a rogue Hatsby impersonating bot. Seriously? Don't people have other things to do with their time?

Well, just MOMENTS after I made my last post, I got an IM from devourablesalmon. Here's how it went:
devourablesalmon: Hi.
Me: hello?
devourablesalmon: hello
Me: do I know you?
devourablesalmon: who is this?
devourablesalmon: Guess not. Why?
Me: I was just about to ask you the same question. I'm Eric... and you just IMed me, didn't you?
devourablesalmon: No, not to my knowledge
Me: Hmm... that's weird. I've never seen your screen name before, but I got an IM from you 2 minutes ago that just said: "Hi."
devourablesalmon: yeah, that is strange. I've been idle for awhile on AIM now.
Me: A while back, I heard about some random IM-bot that IMs two random people who both have LiveJournals... and sends each person whatever the other person writes
Me: I just moments ago updated my LiveJournal.... so maybe that's it?
Me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGreatHatsby
devourablesalmon: Wait, how did you know I had a live journal?
Me: I didn't know... I just guessed based on hearing about that Great Hatsby bot
devourablesalmon: ok
Me: I'm guessing we're not even seeing each other's screen names
Me: yours is showing up as devourable-salmon
devourablesalmon: Yours as well
Me: yeah
Me: some people have too much time on their hands!
devourablesalmon: indeed
Me: I'm glad I had heard about that bot a few months back.... otherwise, this would be entirely too creepy. Anyway, nice talking to you... whoever you are.
devourablesalmon: same here :) Later.
Of course, those words weren't from the bot... they were from some other random LiveJournal user. So much for citing my sources, eh? My Academic Writing professor would be very displeased!
Anyway, according to the Riced Out Yugo Hatsby Bot Verifier, devourablesalmon is NOT a Hatsby authorized bot. I guess it's a rogue Hatsby impersonating bot. Seriously? Don't people have other things to do with their time?
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maybe it's a matchmaker!
At least it isn't a malicious bot. I got one of those a few months back where they said my private lj entries were published publicly at a link that made my internet browser go crazy.
I told my friend about it and he IM'd it a few minutes later, and we ended up talking to each other through it. Maybe that means it connects you with someone else based on the next person it talks to? It's amusing anyway, especially if it's not malicious.
2:11:17 AM devourablesalmon: Hey.
2:11:29 AM maradydd: Hi - who's this?
2:11:44 AM devourablesalmon: Aaron. Who is this?
2:12:13 AM maradydd: ...erm, you messaged me, and you don't know who you pinged?
2:12:35 AM devourablesalmon: No I didnt.
2:13:09 AM devourablesalmon: Who are you?
2:14:05 AM maradydd: Wait, so you're saying you received an IM from me? That's pretty bizarre, because I've never seen your screen name prior to three minutes ago.
And that was it; whatever was on the other end didn't respond past that. I passed the other user the link to this post, but didn't get any other response.
I think I shall try eliciting the bot's contact again with wireshark open, just for fun.
Edited at 2008-02-12 12:25 am (UTC)
I was really weirded out by this, but now that I know what it is I feel kind of silly for overreacting. Glad to have run across this entry!
ArmoredSalmon (5:11:47 PM): do i know you?
OMG a l i c e (5:12:15 PM): apparently not. you're not on my list.
ArmoredSalmon (5:12:25 PM): then why did you im me?
OMG a l i c e (5:12:42 PM): copy and paste what i sent? maybe i have a virus.
ArmoredSalmon (5:12:55 PM): ArmoredSalmon (4:17:26 PM): Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free. You are a pirate!
OMG a l i c e (5:13:23 PM): if i sent it, why is your sn in front?
ArmoredSalmon (5:13:51 PM): ...i just send you what it says
ArmoredSalmon (5:14:30 PM): w/e
OMG a l i c e (5:14:33 PM): http://buttercupsmiles.livejournal.c
ArmoredSalmon (5:14:34 PM): you got a virus
ArmoredSalmon (5:14:42 PM): and you just send me a link
ArmoredSalmon (5:14:44 PM): enjoy it
OMG a l i c e (5:14:51 PM): yeah of you doing the same thing to other people
armoredsalmon 5:55 who are you?
egoistetx 5:55 i am the only gay in the village
ArmoredSalmon 5:56 ok, bye
FYI "I am the only gay in the village" is a reference to Daffyd on Little Britain. Youtube it =]
It said "I do believe you misspelled 'nigger faggot' in your most recent post."
I searched 'aim livejournal virus', and here's were it brought me. ;_; (I did, actually, just update my journal.) I know it's not the same thing, but maybe there's a connection? Pretty weird, anyway.
I just got one the other day from "WeaponizedSalmon." The salmon seems to be getting stronger as it goes!
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