We’re not really sure what all the hype is about ChatRoulette.com.  Never before has their been so much ado over something that could already be done over the Internet. Chatting with perverted strangers over the world wide web is as old as AOL chat rooms or Al Gore’s first email transmission. The only difference here is that you can actually see the people who are masturbating. Pardon us, but at this point video chat’s been around long enough that getting excited over such a capability would be like reacting with glee upon realizing that your phone sends text messages. It’s just not that revolutionary.  Being passed over by people who don’t want to talk to you seems curiously like high school and if we wanted to see a guy playing with his balls (not that we want to), then we could probably just grab a playgirl  from the local newsstand or visit guyplayswithhisballs.com.

That being said, there are some enjoyable things about Chat Roulette aside from cute, bored Scandinavian girls wanting to get to know you better.  Most notably, there are the people who use it to create their own genre known as “Chat Piano Improv.”  Don’t know what we mean?  Have a look:

UPDATE! Ben Folds has tossed his hat into the ring:

Ben Folds on Chatroulette
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