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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #105 on: April 14, 2011, 03:36:26 PM »
From the "Hell in a Handbasket" file... that woman who drowned herself and her 3 kids the other day posted a forgive-me-for-what-i'm-about-to-do status update on FB...

http://gawker.com/#!5792231/mother-updated-facebook-before-drowning-herself-and-her-kids
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #106 on: April 17, 2011, 10:13:44 AM »
coulda put this in the Tech thread too. Great think-piece on digital etiquette and out always-connected world:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/fashion/17TEXT.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #107 on: May 13, 2011, 10:18:59 AM »
Check out the "Post rapture looting" page on Facebook. Hilarious.
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #108 on: June 02, 2011, 10:59:42 AM »
I had to (finally) "un-friend" someone on FB because, well, she's kinda nuts. I've had weird dust-ups with her for the past 2 years, and was on the verge of un-friending her in December. And you may remember I posted a few months ago about how a FB-friend of hers (a guy she didn't actually know) had nastily attacked me when I criticized Donald Trump. And she instantly dumped him and that made me think well... maybe she's not so bad.

But: she is, among other things, a high priestess of the Cult of Oprah. Yesterday she posted this quote from Steadman Graham, Oprah's beard, oops, I mean "boyfriend":

"You are not your circumstances... You are your possibilities". Very Hallmark, no? I couldn't resist commenting "Easy for him to say..."

And of course she was highly offended. Why, Streadman has a master's degree! and he has his own company! and on and on. I said, "yeah, and his girlfriend is the richest woman on Earth. So his 'possibilities' are endless, don'cha think?"

And then her friends chimed in, defending S & O both. I pointed out that you don't get to be a billionaire by being nice but of course O is the exception, she's the only nice billionaire!  Sheesh.

Then the piece de resistance -- my (now ex-)friend said, "y'know, Gayle King is a Facebook friend of mine -- I hope she doesn't see what you said in this thread!!"

And go fuck yourself, lady. Jeezus H Christ.
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #109 on: June 03, 2011, 09:01:43 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on June 02, 2011, 10:59:42 AM
I had to (finally) "un-friend" someone on FB because, well, she's kinda nuts. I've had weird dust-ups with her for the past 2 years, and was on the verge of un-friending her in December. And you may remember I posted a few months ago about how a FB-friend of hers (a guy she didn't actually know) had nastily attacked me when I criticized Donald Trump. And she instantly dumped him and that made me think well... maybe she's not so bad.

But: she is, among other things, a high priestess of the Cult of Oprah. Yesterday she posted this quote from Steadman Graham, Oprah's beard, oops, I mean "boyfriend":

"You are not your circumstances... You are your possibilities". Very Hallmark, no? I couldn't resist commenting "Easy for him to say..."

And of course she was highly offended. Why, Streadman has a master's degree! and he has his own company! and on and on. I said, "yeah, and his girlfriend is the richest woman on Earth. So his 'possibilities' are endless, don'cha think?"

And then her friends chimed in, defending S & O both. I pointed out that you don't get to be a billionaire by being nice but of course O is the exception, she's the only nice billionaire!  Sheesh.

Then the piece de resistance -- my (now ex-)friend said, "y'know, Gayle King is a Facebook friend of mine -- I hope she doesn't see what you said in this thread!!"

And go fuck yourself, lady. Jeezus H Christ.
Thanks for brightening my day so far. I'm feeling better now.  ;D  Life is too short to get caught up in and be subjected to needless BS when you have the power to extricate yourself.  Now there's a Hallmark card, Go Fuck Yourself.  nuf said.
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #110 on: June 08, 2011, 12:43:13 PM »
Worst. Idea. EVAH!

http://gawker.com/5809540/woman-gets-massive-tattoo-of-all-her-facebook-friends-faces

Please, FB-friends, promise me I'll never wind up on your arm. Or your ass.
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #111 on: June 08, 2011, 02:00:54 PM »
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #112 on: June 17, 2011, 01:24:29 PM »
a FB-friend of mine posted that he has "tuna breath"

To which I replied: "so does that mean you're a lesbian?"
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #113 on: August 21, 2011, 05:00:04 PM »
Beware: a friend had her FB account hacked yesterday. And I was an innocent bystander.  I had just logged on yesterday afternoon when the "chat" box opened and it said it was my friend Barbara from NJ.  "Hi there" she said, and I said "Hi Babs!"

Babs: "so what are you doing?"
Me: (a tad suspicious since Babs never uses FB Chat) "laughing at something [a mutual FB-friend of ours] just posted"
Babs: "I am not so good"
Me: (even more wary) "Oh...? What's wrong?"
Babs: "I'm stranded in the Phillippines with my family -- we were mugged at gunpoint. It was scary"

OK now I *KNOW* it's not Babs. Clearly someone is about to try and scam me for money. I reply that I suspect it's not Babs but if it is she should call me, otherwise I'll know it's BS.  No reply.   I immediately call Babs and leave a message on her cel; she calls back ("No I'm not in the Phillippines") and logs on to FB to find a Security Breach Protocol screen -- she has to answer a bunch of questions and ID pictures of friends to get back in. Sheesh.
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #114 on: August 21, 2011, 07:39:00 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on August 21, 2011, 05:00:04 PM
Beware: a friend had her FB account hacked yesterday. And I was an innocent bystander.  I had just logged on yesterday afternoon when the "chat" box opened and it said it was my friend Barbara from NJ.  "Hi there" she said, and I said "Hi Babs!"

Babs: "so what are you doing?"
Me: (a tad suspicious since Babs never uses FB Chat) "laughing at something [a mutual FB-friend of ours] just posted"
Babs: "I am not so good"
Me: (even more wary) "Oh...? What's wrong?"
Babs: "I'm stranded in the Phillippines with my family -- we were mugged at gunpoint. It was scary"

OK now I *KNOW* it's not Babs. Clearly someone is about to try and scam me for money. I reply that I suspect it's not Babs but if it is she should call me, otherwise I'll know it's BS.  No reply.   I immediately call Babs and leave a message on her cel; she calls back ("No I'm not in the Phillippines") and logs on to FB to find a Security Breach Protocol screen -- she has to answer a bunch of questions and ID pictures of friends to get back in. Sheesh.
This scammer would've had better luck if they said they were stranded in Queens.  Or with queens!
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #115 on: August 23, 2011, 03:54:13 PM »
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #116 on: September 21, 2011, 07:48:45 AM »
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #117 on: September 21, 2011, 08:35:23 AM »
I don't know why I'm asking, but has Silly Foghead disappeared off the face of the Earth?
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #118 on: September 21, 2011, 08:44:21 AM »
Quote from: sundaygal on September 21, 2011, 08:35:23 AM
I don't know why I'm asking, but has Silly Foghead disappeared off the face of the Earth?

nope, I saw him posting on the KFOG page the other day. He does running commentary a lot -- "Rockwell's in!" etc. 
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Re: The Facebook Thread
« Reply #119 on: September 27, 2011, 07:55:46 AM »
A FB-friend -- a smart guy who should know better -- just posted that ridiculous old  "FB is about to start charging yearly membership" trope.  It is NOT true, people.. Jeez.
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