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Sound biting your WHOLE life on Facebook

116 replies

MollyMission · 20/05/2012 20:59

Reaaly? Am i interested in the fact that someone has cleaned their house today, is exasperated that little darling has trodden poo thro the house or has got soaked to the skin on the way back from school?

Ok - so I sound ire a very little bit but honestly draw the line at Ohhhh i farted like a good un today ....... Today I shall wear pink ...... Oh god help me, roll on school on Monday.

Rant over - if anyone can decipher this then bring it on (lol).

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usualsuspect · 20/05/2012 22:11

Nah , I just like my FB friends and don't take the piss out of them.

Tangointhenight · 20/05/2012 22:11

Bonnie Humble...you're completely right :)

dictionarydiva · 20/05/2012 22:17

I have some seriously dull girls I went to school with on FB. One in particular writes a lot of "who gives a shit" stati. Highlights from this week include:

"Let the day begin x"
"Nothing better than ur own bed x"
"What to do today x"
"Well I am up and and wish i could go get bk in my nice warm bed."

Jesus, I'm bored just reading these. And who is she kissing?!!

alphabite · 20/05/2012 22:19

I have a friend who is very annoying on fb. When she is with a guy its all "I love my life. I have the best friends and boyfriend. Ever. Love you so much babe" but when she is single you'd think she was dying. She recently split up with someone and vowed on fb to never go on fb again. She was back on in two days as she was back with the guy.I should delete her.

Tangointhenight · 20/05/2012 22:20

Dictionary she sounds like some of my 'friends'...I'd love to do a cull of my friends list but I'm too chicken incase I run into them in the street, its inevitable!

Flicktheswitch · 20/05/2012 22:20

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cheekycurls · 20/05/2012 22:24

DulcetMoans nope not her, is it wrong that I wanted it to be? Hmm

IneedAbetterNicknameIn2012 · 20/05/2012 22:31

dictionary I have a friend like that, I wonder if she thinks x means the same as . ?

TheresaMayHaveaBiscuit · 20/05/2012 22:39

I quite like the mundane posts. Most of my FB friends are either family, or genuine real life friends, it's nice to what they're doing, even if it isn't earth-shattering. Don't think I'd to see posts about periods or farting though ...

TheresaMayHaveaBiscuit · 20/05/2012 22:40

nice to 'know' ... must remember to include all the words

skybluepearl · 21/05/2012 00:06

I specifically HATE my relatives telling their partners how wonderful and attractive they are. Seems so sad to make such an announcement on FB when they could text in a more private fashion. I think it smacks of insecurity. I also hate religious rants about faith. I don't want to be preached at or brain washed thankyou very much.

I quite like hearing about small quirky funny things, tales about various achievements/adventures (cycling or what ever) or updates about getting chicken pox.

skybluepearl · 21/05/2012 00:09

ok how do I hide posts? Am just about to try

skybluepearl · 21/05/2012 00:17

ok I give up - no idea how to!

Bagofholly · 21/05/2012 00:28

I prefer mundane to "My lovely hubby is sooo good to his little princess. Got me a new Hermes Birkin as a little surprise. It'll look so nice on the front seat of me RangeRover Vogue as I drop Chanell at private school."

Shut the fuck up and scan in his P60 instead, you daft cow.

Empusa · 21/05/2012 00:36

"Nah , I just like my FB friends and don't take the piss out of them."

This!

Seriously, why do so many people add others on FB who they obviously don't like?!

I only add people if I know and like them well enough to want to hear the day to day stuff. If I didn't care about that stuff then I wouldn't add them. Pretty simple really.

Bagofholly · 21/05/2012 00:39

Colleagues from work. Relatives who stay in touch via fb. Mum friends you have to face weekly at playgroups etc - you can't just unfriend them - they'll know, and if you block their news feed and miss something major then it's obvious what you've done.

giraffesCantGoPotholing · 21/05/2012 00:40

Some of you lot need to go on fb less if it is annoying you this much Wink

Empusa · 21/05/2012 00:44

bagofholly Anyone who gets upset at being unfriended on FB is pretty nuts. But if you really can't bring yourself to do it then just block their updates. FB's newsfeed is so buggy it's perfectly possible to miss updates even without blocking people, just use that as an excuse if you really have to.

ImBetterThanYou · 21/05/2012 01:33

What are 'acceptable' facebook updates then?

Lueji · 21/05/2012 01:51

Sort people into lists.

That way you can regularly check updates of only interesting people.

EmmaCate · 21/05/2012 03:42

:o at 'real Goths' and TherapeuticVino holiday posts.

I have a friend who I go back a long way with and have hidden his DW as she posts vomitous messages of love to him all the time (well, last I saw). He does too occasionally but I like to know vaguely what they are up to so chose the least offensive of the partners to get updates from. When they went on honeymoon we got updates all the time about what they were eating/doing and how much they loved each other etc. I thought 'Just sod off and be on honeymoon properly - the rest of the world should not exist FGS!'

My fave FB friend is a girl from school who pipes up every now and then with things like 'My taxi driver either needs a wash or has a dead body in his boot'. It was funnier than that but can't remember exactly...

kiwimumof2boys · 21/05/2012 06:20

Just delete their updates. Thats what i do to some people. (esp whingey ones- who surprisingly are in their 30's but act like teenagers.)

MollyMission · 21/05/2012 06:35

Imbetterthanyou - acceptable Facebook updates?

Well, anything other than how many farts someone has done in the past five minutes would be a good start!

I prefer witty anecdotes rather than PA shyte!

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dictionarydiva · 21/05/2012 06:58

IneedAbetterNicknameIn2012 you joke, I am an English teacher and I had a girl in my year 11 last year who genuinely used x instead of . in every sentence Grin Her work gave me a headache.

FrillyMilly · 21/05/2012 07:48

I hate but cannot resist reading cryptic ones, hate boastful ones especially if accompanied by photo eg look what my hubby treated me too I'm so lucky.

I cannot stand ones where people are clearly attention seeking and not for a good reason. I have seen someone 'check in' at the hospital with their son which was followed by a barrage of are you ok? I also saw one the other day along the line of 'I have had the worst day of my life ever. I hope my wife is going to be ok' I just don't think Facebook is the place for that.

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