R.I.P MSN Messenger

I have to admit, I spent a lot of my teen life on MSN Messenger- it completed me. I reconnected with old friends and was able to talk to them for hours- even though I had spent all day in school with them.The following link discusses how MSN will be turned off world wide- except for China.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20121112000001&cid=1502

In all my life, I never thought this day would come, but I could never imagine not using MSN, and that day has come. What's your favourite memory of using MSN?

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