This phenomenon often takes place in IRC. Some
people are very adept at causing it. It happens when
people are
chatting away happily and someone (often innocently) interjects which shuts everyone else up and kills the chat.
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bob> so then we got dressed, took back the donkey and we never spoke of it again
<rod> haha sounds like fun
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dave> yeah wish i were there
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bob> no regrets
<pete> hi all
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(large amount of time passes)
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<pete> f*ck
<bob> nice chatkill you gronk