Are you a Wilfer?

Scots among worst for web Wilfing

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

According to the BBC it looks like we Jockanese have been found out.

[news.bbc.co.uk...]

[camweh]

Ta for that BeeDeeDubbleU, I'm going to pass that on to my forum's lassies and laddies around the world.

Hughie an expat in Oz

[Angelis]

Its not just Scotland however. I think the main report is on Google News homepage at the moment which links to a Guardian report.

[mcavic]

The poll suggested that although people often logged on with a specific purpose

I don't "log on with a specific purpose". That's like saying "So, why did you decide to breathe air today?

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

I think they mean people in employment who log on to find information related to their work then get lost in the surf.

[weeks]

Er, excuse me, but you can't read foo and not be a wilfer. (Browsing the web with no real purpose.) Now, how many live their life that way? That's the question.

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

I beg your pardon. There is a lot of serious discussion done in here too you know. ;)

[King_Fisher]

Where?...

[Tapolyai]

I thought wilfing was getting lost in foo, while trying to find something worthy... not necessarily starting to look for foo...

"What was I Looking For?"

[timchuma]

I confused it with something rude myself, I have to stop looking at those sorts of sites...

[vik_c]

I confused it with something rude myself, I have to stop looking at those sorts of sites...

I know what you mean :)

[lawman]

I almost nuked this thread as soon as I saw it because I anticipated off-topic comments. Let's stay on topic please.