Greencoachdog Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Posted February 21, 2009 Thats because ya aint really a redneck , your a closet Canadian who got lost on his way to Florida for the winter , you can pretend all ya want want ,but we know a LIBERAL when we see one ........ Should't you be salting a Cod fish and milking a bull Salmon or something?
John Bacon Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 This reminds me of a time that I was at client for a GST audit. (I work for a company that performs accounting services for clients). As soon as the GST auditor left the sales manager called us over to his office. He had some Facebook pictures of the GST auditor. I only saw one of them; it looks like it was taken downtown somewhere, he was wearing a speedo. Appearantly some of the pictures were more revealing; I didn't see those... that is not where my interests lie. It still makes for a good laugh at the office.
johnnyb Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 I haven't spent too much time checking into every little detail, but, Facebook retracted their policy that the article was talking about. That being said, facebook isn't about privacy...for me it's about keeping up with friends and family, and posting photos. And playing mini-golf and bowling at work.
Greencoachdog Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Posted February 21, 2009 Here's a more satiracal write up on it... kinda like johnnyb's reply. Everybody loves to complain about Facebook. But I've been wading through all the nonstop commentary over the last few weeks and I've made a startling discovery. Everybody also lies about why they use Facebook. After exhaustive research, here are the Seven Lies You Tell Yourself About Facebook. 1. I Only Friend People I Really Know: Stop pretending you have standards; you will friend anyone. You would accept Bernie Madoff if he asked. You want your friend count to be sky-high. That's why I accept all sorts of people I haven't seen in 20 years and couldn't pick out of a line-up. I refuse to have one less friend than my arch nemesis from college. I will not tolerate a lower count than my annoying colleague who sucks her teeth in meetings whenever I say anything. Admit it, you're no better than I am—how many of your "friends" would you invite to your house? 2. Facebook Made Me Do It: Facebook didn't make you tell all 1,384 of your friends that you once had chlamydia. Facebook didn't hold your hand onto the mouse and force you to type: "Josh is in favor of slapping geese and women," as one of your "25 random things" and it certainly didn't waterboard you into asking everyone what their slave name is. Psychiatrists call this "externalizing blame." It's a way to lay-off shame and self-loathing onto somebody (or something) else so you can feel better about yourself. I once wrote, "Raina is feeling like the cat's meow," and hated Facebook for days because of it. I know now that it was nobody else's fault but my own. 3. Wall-to-Wall Flirting Isn't Cheating: Just because it's called "social networking" with "friends" doesn't make hard-core online flirting OK. Do not try and tell me that you were surprised when your boyfriend left you after he read your pornographic wall-to-wall with his cousin. Also: stop sending your assistant cute virtual gifts. Virtual gifting counts. In fact, it's probably not appropriate for you to be "friending" her or the cute summer intern in the first place. Same thing goes for wall-to-wall stalking the love of your 7th grade life. Online harassment is just as bad as the bricks and mortar kind. 4. I Use Facebook to Keep in Touch With People: No, the truth is you're nosy. Admit it. You scour the profiles of other people for the same reason I do. You want to know their business. Facebook isn't addictive—your desire to know what other people are up to is addictive. The over-sharing thrills you. I know I'm hooked. Don't you hunt through your friends' walls looking for any scrap of information that will produce that warm tingly schadenfreude feeling? Facebook is our own personal reality show and our friends are the stars. What else besides "American Idol" or "Project Runway" allows you to be so judgmental while wearing pajamas? If people stopped revealing ridiculous stuff about themselves in their status updates, "Rock of Love" would be your "guilty pleasure" instead. You know you're dying to discover your college roommate lives in a trailer in his mom's backyard. I literally cried from joy when I saw that an ex-boyfriend was sporting a comb-over. 5. I'm Soooo Over Facebook: Come on. You love Facebook for exactly the reasons you pretend to hate it ... it's the Big Thing. And we're not falling for that ironic distancing pose you've been adopting lately. We know you spend hours looking for former girlfriends or that guy who you loved from freshman psych but didn't have the courage to talk to. I tried to act all Margaret Meadish when I first joined Facebook ("It's a classic example of mass hysteria inspired by our collective need to be famous. Blah, blah, blah.") But everybody knew I wasn't on there doing social anthropology. I was on there because I wanted to snicker at that girl I went to elementary school with who reports every single one of the eight pomegranate martinis she drinks every night. 6. And I am Soooo Not Competitive: We don't just want more friends than everybody else; we also want the highest score in Word Twist and the most virtual Easter Eggs. I recently spent nearly 24 hours playing Scramble on Facebook until I had a higher score than my friend Dough Dough. Why? Because I knew Facebook would send him a note that said; "Raina has beaten your personal high score on Scramble." When he commented on his complete and total defeat, I just said; "I didn't know Facebook would tell you that. OMG! LOL!" We love Facebook because it allows you to gloat to your heart's content and hide that self-satisfied smirk on your face behind the wall of the Internet. By the way, if you have a Scramble score higher than 147, don't even think about friending me. 7. Facebook is My Friend: No, it's a business (albeit one that has yet to make money). Everyone knows casinos hide the exits and pump oxygen into the air to keep you gambling and get all your money. Facebook is doing the same thing but with avatars and Food Flings. They want to trap you behind their dotcom walls so they can attract advertisers. Think about it. If Facebook really loved you, they wouldn't run those "5 Friends HATE you!" banners on the top of Scramble. And have you ever had a friend try to take ownership of all the posts and baby pictures you sent them for who knows what reason? Nor has a "friend" ever taunted me with ads that implied Obama owed me $12,000 in personal-stimulus money. © 2009
Muskieman Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 There's an OFC group on Facebook... :clapping: RFS
kickingfrog Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 There's an OFC group on Facebook... :clapping: RFS I did not know that.
Muskieman Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 I did not know that. Yes, there is I will not post a link to it but... there are 179 members so far and 175 photos.
kickingfrog Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 I just noticed that The Facts of Fishing web site has an option to be facebook friends with Dave.
johnnyb Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 Hmmm...can't find OFC on Facebook.... Since I don't go on it a lot, I guess I'm not that familiar with the search function
ccmtcanada Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 Hmmm...can't find OFC on Facebook.... Since I don't go on it a lot, I guess I'm not that familiar with the search function Here you go! http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=6345311388
Greencoachdog Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Posted February 21, 2009 There's an OFC group right here on OFC!... amazing!!!
ccmtcanada Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 There's an OFC group right here on OFC!... amazing!!! Yeah, but you aren't on the Facebook one....
Joey Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 (edited) It's called Ontariofishing.net. I joined because Nita (Sis) asked me to and I saw that Jef (TeamEmptyPockets) was on there. I've found lots of high school chums and caught back up with them. I did quit for awhile because the invite to join Applications was driving me nuts. I recently opened my account again and so far so good. I don't use it on a daily basis like some tho. Joey Edited February 21, 2009 by Joey
Bernie Posted February 21, 2009 Report Posted February 21, 2009 Recently a group of people from my hometown have been posting pictures from the past and present. It has proven to be highly interesting as there are people from past and present posting them. It's like a hometown reunion. It's grown close to 500 people now. In a small town many of the people I grew up with had to move away to find employment. It's great to hear from them again and what they are doing now. It's not a doom and gloom place at all.
cellwood Posted February 22, 2009 Report Posted February 22, 2009 Just a question but what makes anyone think that their information is any safer on this board than on Facebook?
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now