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I have no idea how, but my 8 digit ICQ user id immediately springs to mind, 20 years later. The mind works in mysterious ways.

thejsa 7y ago
Mysterious ways indeed... Somehow I remember and can recite a 16 character hex ID for my account on Flipnote Studio on the Nintendo DS
- wiradikusuma 7y ago
  FCKGW, ring a bell?
  - derwiki 7y ago
    What a weird thing to connect with a stranger on. I typed that so many times in my teenage years...
karatestomp 7y ago
Checking in, also 8 digits, still memorized all these years later.
sshagent 7y ago
As do i. 32939464 probably haven't touched it in near 20 years ( guessing about 18 ). And whilst nostalgia is great, it would be great to free up memory sections of the brain like this :)
xnx 7y ago
"591007" does that make me and ICQ OG?
- TheAdamist 7y ago
  Mine was six digit as well,but can't remember it other than the first digit was 8, so a bit after you signed up.
- konart 7y ago
  344838 But Mail.ru deleted old accounts. So...
  - zten 7y ago
    Might want to check, I logged into mine (272605) recently
    - konart 7y ago
      I did. I wouldn't write it without checking. I was able to log in half a year ago or so. But now - https://icq.im/344838 https://icq.im/344838 [Deleted] They even tell you that you can't restore in anymore.
- mz00 7y ago
  mine was 522826 but has probably been lost to the sands of time
thaumasiotes 7y ago
When I would reserve a book at the public library, I'd get an automated phone call when the book arrived. The phone call always began by listing off my library card number. So I know my first library card number was 1000102772901. I had to replace the card a few times, getting new numbers, but I only ever remembered the first one.
tasuki 7y ago
Same for me. I don't remember virtually any other numbers.
carlob 7y ago
That's funny! I tried to remember it and typed what came to mind first into gmail and I got a hit from an archived GoogleTalk session from 2006. Layers upon layers of computer archeology.

thejsa 7y ago

Mysterious ways indeed... Somehow I remember and can recite a 16 character hex ID for my account on Flipnote Studio on the Nintendo DS

wiradikusuma 7y ago
FCKGW, ring a bell?
- derwiki 7y ago
  What a weird thing to connect with a stranger on. I typed that so many times in my teenage years...

karatestomp 7y ago

Checking in, also 8 digits, still memorized all these years later.

sshagent 7y ago

As do i. 32939464 probably haven't touched it in near 20 years ( guessing about 18 ). And whilst nostalgia is great, it would be great to free up memory sections of the brain like this :)

xnx 7y ago

"591007" does that make me and ICQ OG?

TheAdamist 7y ago
Mine was six digit as well,but can't remember it other than the first digit was 8, so a bit after you signed up.
konart 7y ago
344838 But Mail.ru deleted old accounts. So...
- zten 7y ago
  Might want to check, I logged into mine (272605) recently
  - konart 7y ago
    I did. I wouldn't write it without checking. I was able to log in half a year ago or so. But now - https://icq.im/344838 https://icq.im/344838 [Deleted] They even tell you that you can't restore in anymore.
mz00 7y ago
mine was 522826 but has probably been lost to the sands of time

thaumasiotes 7y ago

When I would reserve a book at the public library, I'd get an automated phone call when the book arrived. The phone call always began by listing off my library card number. So I know my first library card number was 1000102772901. I had to replace the card a few times, getting new numbers, but I only ever remembered the first one.

tasuki 7y ago

Same for me. I don't remember virtually any other numbers.

carlob 7y ago

That's funny! I tried to remember it and typed what came to mind first into gmail and I got a hit from an archived GoogleTalk session from 2006. Layers upon layers of computer archeology.