Ringo is, apparently, 'jam hot'. That's nice. I like status updates. Best of all, I like the updates I have to read two or three times until I understand. Not because they are clever, but because they are so brilliantly stupid. Even now they have taken the 'is' away, some people completely fail to have updates which make sense. Like this, for example:
"Laura thailand 2day cant wait with my hubby x."
and
"Sarah gem your well wrong!!!!"
But I especially like it when people go all deep and meaningful with their little boxes. One of my oldest friends in the world is awesome for this. Here is a recent delight:
"Lee its been great but is it the real thing i love you but will it work out it just feels so right"
There was another one along the lines of "Lee why is life like a prison without bricks but still its great oh man". Word, brother.
So anyway. Let's talk about our friends' updates. Or Ringo's car. Whatever.
Posted by Lilo (Member # 8247) on :
Oooh, I've suddenly been overcome with the Thread Fear now that I have realised this is the first thread I've ever posted here and it could very well fail...
Posted by McDirts (Member # 6680) on :
Lilo, you've embarrassed all of us, I think you should go back to t'other place and think about your actions.
Posted by Ringo (Member # 47) on :
I read it. I'm not sure what else to say, really.
Posted by Lilo (Member # 8247) on :
The internet is driving me to productivity in the workplace.
Posted by Kanye West (Member # 837) on :
I tend not to read status updates, being a slave to twitter.
Posted by McDirts (Member # 6680) on :
If my fucking job involved me reading fucking books all day I'd never touch the fucking internet. You should count your blessings and get reading.
Posted by Lilo (Member # 8247) on :
I won't join Twitter. I have enough websites tabbed on Firefox I F5 continuously throughout the day already.
Is Twitter *just* updates? Is there any more to it than that?
Posted by Lilo (Member # 8247) on :
quote:Originally posted by McDirts: If my fucking job involved me reading fucking books all day I'd never touch the fucking internet. You should count your blessings and get reading.
I'm multitasking.
Posted by Kanye West (Member # 837) on :
twitter is just another widget on my netvibes homepage. Yeah, it is pretty much like a bunch of status updates, but it's also a kind of resource. It can be good for firing questions into, like Yahoo Answers, only with your friends.
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
I like that Thorn's picture of himself is one with a hazy sunshine and a handsome expression, but still hasn't cropped it enough to keep the others out of the picture, so VP's eye is sort of looking on in the style of Un Chien Andalou.
Posted by Louche (Member # 450) on :
I'm not friends with Thorn.
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
You don't need to be I've just described the best bit of his facebook.
Posted by Louche (Member # 450) on :
I'm friends with VP, though, so I did get to stalk his wedding via her, though.
Posted by Louche (Member # 450) on :
Louche is brought to you today by the se4rious overuse of the word though.
THOUGH.
Posted by McDirts (Member # 6680) on :
One of my work mates, in real life I wouldn't, but if I were to go purely on her facebook picture then I definitely would.
Such is the nature of the internet. You get to choose how attractive you want to be.
sucks in stomach, pushes out chin(s) Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
I'm just as fucking hot as my pictures McDirts. I'm pant wettingly cute, but the pictures are actually in fucking scale so when meeting me I should hold up a printout of facebook and cut out the profile picture and peep through.
Posted by Ringo (Member # 47) on :
That would be the best fancy dress outfit ever.
Posted by Abby (Member # 582) on :
I recently sold a festival ticket on the popular auction website ‘eBay’, and the chap who bought it has just sent me a message on facebook as it turns out he knows some of my friends and saw my name in photo tags. Imagine that! I don’t have to imagine it – it really happened!
His profile picture does not discount the possibility that he is an androman. Lol ($$)
Posted by Suckmonster (Member # 8246) on :
"I especially like it when people go all deep with their little boxes."
Yeah, nice and deep.
Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
I can't get on Facebook at work any more. Why would they do that to me? WHY?
Posted by ralph (Member # 773) on :
Maybe it's being blocked? Go here and enter the facebook url into the box at the bottom of the page. This will at least let you know if your company is blocking it or not.
Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
Of course it's being blocked, Roy. And the link that you provided is also being blocked, Roland, FYI.
Posted by ralph (Member # 773) on :
Wow. I've never not been able to get around firewall issues by using the link provided. You should probably be quite worried that you're about to get sacked. Poor Babb.
[ 22.08.2008, 08:43: Message edited by: ralph ]
Posted by Ringo (Member # 47) on :
Can you access any websites?
Posted by Ringo (Member # 47) on :
Oh wait...
Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
I work for the (local) GOVERNMENT Ralph. They're quite strict about what they let you look at on their computers. I can't even book gig tickets. Stupid (local) GOVERNMENT.
Posted by Thorn Davis (Member # 65) on :
quote:Originally posted by New Way Of Decay: I like that Thorn's picture of himself is one with a hazy sunshine and a handsome expression, but still hasn't cropped it enough to keep the others out of the picture, so VP's eye is sort of looking on in the style of Un Chien Andalou.
It wouldn't let me crop it anymore than that, for some reason, so yeah. I have to put up with some other plebs crudding up one of the few decent pictures of me.
Posted by ralph (Member # 773) on :
quote:Originally posted by Babb: I work for the (local) GOVERNMENT Ralph. They're quite strict about what they let you look at on their computers. I can't even book gig tickets. Stupid (local) GOVERNMENT.
But you used to be able to access Facebook, no? So something has changed. And I suspect it will end up being your place of employment.
Posted by Thorn Davis (Member # 65) on :
quote:Originally posted by Louche: I'm friends with VP, though, so I did get to stalk his wedding via her, though.
I went to add you through VPs friends list and couldn't see you. What the hell? Anyway if you know my name why don't you send me a friend request. I pretty much accept all of them unless they're from a total total jerk.
Posted by ralph (Member # 773) on :
Posted by Lilo (Member # 8247) on :
I don't think I could get through my working days without Scrabulous.
Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
quote:Originally posted by ralph:
quote:Originally posted by Babb: I work for the (local) GOVERNMENT Ralph. They're quite strict about what they let you look at on their computers. I can't even book gig tickets. Stupid (local) GOVERNMENT.
But you used to be able to access Facebook, no? So something has changed. And I suspect it will end up being your place of employment.
No, no one else can get on it either.
Posted by ralph (Member # 773) on :
quote:Originally posted by Babb: No, no one else can get on it either.
Bummer for you. No loss for me of course.
Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
Yes, bummers for me. I hate having to do actual work on a Friday afternoon.
Posted by ralph (Member # 773) on :
Your government in action.
Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
Your government: inaction.
See what I did there?
Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
quote:Originally posted by Babb: Your government: inaction.
See what I did there?
You made a horrible mistake because in this case the government (well the department of the government) had actually done an action.
Reading Comprehension FTL?
Posted by Suckmonster (Member # 8246) on :
Babb is dyslexic. I hope you feel proud of yourself for poking fun at a handicapped.
Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
There's no such thing as dyslexia. It's just laziness and/or stupidity.
Posted by Suckmonster (Member # 8246) on :
So you're saying Babb's not a "proper" spastic?
Posted by Ringo (Member # 47) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cherry In Hove: There's no such thing as dyslexia. It's just laziness and/or stupidity.
Do you genuinely believe that to be the case?
Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
quote:Originally posted by Suckmonster: So you're saying Babb's not a "proper" spastic?
No. She's just been pretending to get the sympathy vote and it sucked you right in.
Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
quote:Originally posted by Ringo: Do you genuinely believe that to be the case?
Of course I don't genuinely believe that to be the case. I just thought a good bit of Friday tension would be fun.
Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cherry In Hove:
quote:Originally posted by Babb: Your government: inaction.
See what I did there?
You made a horrible mistake because in this case the government (well the department of the government) had actually done an action.
Reading Comprehension FTL?
What action are you specifically referring to? Either way you assumed that it's the same issue that I was talking about, when I wasn't actually talking about anything in particular at all.
And I don't think 'done and action' is particularly good grammar, if we're going to be pedantic.
Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
*an
Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
quote:Originally posted by Babb: What action are you specifically referring to?
Blocking of Facebook. Not a big action, but an action none the less.
quote: And I don't think 'done and action' is particularly good grammar, if we're going to be pedantic.
You're correct. That is hideous grammar!
Posted by froopyscot (Member # 178) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lilo: I don't think I could get through my working days without Scrabulous.
You can still play here.
Posted by Lilo (Member # 8247) on :
quote:Originally posted by froopyscot:
quote:Originally posted by Lilo: I don't think I could get through my working days without Scrabulous.
I've tried using that site, but it gives you time limits! I can't be doing with time limits when I'm at work.
Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cherry In Hove:
quote:Originally posted by Babb: What action are you specifically referring to?
Blocking of Facebook. Not a big action, but an action none the less.
quote: And I don't think 'done and action' is particularly good grammar, if we're going to be pedantic.
You're correct. That is hideous grammar!
I hate it when people are rational and reasonable, when I argue with them.
Posted by Lilo (Member # 8247) on :
I don't think you need that comma.
Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
And pedantic. I hate those stupid pedants the worst.
Posted by Suckmonster (Member # 8246) on :
Technically, that should be "I hate, those stupid pedants the worstest".
Posted by Grianagh (Member # 583) on :
after a year and a half of coyly avoiding facebook i gave in yesterday only to have the damn site smite me while everyone else can see my account... facebook taunts me with “unregistered email address” and “thought you were too good for us did you? try to log in now arsehole” i just know everyone else is having an exciting mind altering time over there and i’m missing it Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
quote:Originally posted by Suckmonster: Technically, that should be "I hate, those stupid pedants the worstest".
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