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Chain messages on Facebook

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user1477282676 · 20/12/2016 12:22

What do you do when someone you really like sends you one of those awful Chain type messages on FB? And it says something like

"I am sending this to a woman I admire and love...to a woman with great spirit and tenancity and who cares for all she meets...I know she will send this on to 10 more women who she cares about (and I'd better be one of them!)

It's such emotional blackmail!

I have some proffesional contacts on FB and the vast majority of my mates would think I'd lost the plot if I forwarded such tripe to them!

I only have a very select bunch on my FB so I can't send it forward without looking like a bit of a tit and anyway it's just not my style!

WHat I did do was reply saying "How sweet! Thank you...I've sent this on!"

So I lied! ANd she'll know I lied because she won't receive hers back!

I just don't want to offend or hurt her as she's a really kind and sweet person!

OP posts:
FinnMcCool · 20/12/2016 12:24

I ignore them.
Why on earth did you lie to her about sending it on?

Soubriquet · 20/12/2016 12:24

I just ignore them...

They send them to that many people that they usually forget who hasn't replied

TheWitTank · 20/12/2016 12:25

Absolutely nothing. Ignore.

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user1477282676 · 20/12/2016 12:25

Finn I felt I couldn't ignore it because I'd clicked and she'd see that the message had been read!

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RockStonePebble · 20/12/2016 12:25

I just ignore them too.

Rainydayspending · 20/12/2016 12:25

I completely ignore them
.

likewhatevs · 20/12/2016 12:25

just ignore them.
I detest them.

ProudBadMum · 20/12/2016 12:25

Ignore them

Only one I sent was the moving penis in a wreath Grin

Mum sent me saying we entered 2016 together as friends so let's enter 2017 the same way... or some shit.

Just friends, there's me thinking she gave birth to me

Original poster
user1477282676 · 20/12/2016 12:25

I wonder if anyone on here will admit to sending them on?

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user1477282676 · 20/12/2016 12:26

Proud Grin that's like your Mum breaking up with you! 'Let's just be friends..."

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Whatsername17 · 20/12/2016 12:34

I ignore them. I find them so irritating. I poke fun at my mum when she gets sucked in!

Boolovessulley · 20/12/2016 12:35

I hate them too and ignore them .

Footinmouthasusual · 20/12/2016 12:37

Oh I ignore any crap like that.

Soubriquet · 20/12/2016 12:37

They are as bad as the "don't scroll past without typing Amen "or you're a callous bastard

Wookiecookies · 20/12/2016 12:39

Ugh... these are so annoying, along with the copy and share for cancer crap and the "if you care about me/alzheimers/suicide/dogs/children/cake etc like this post". I give serious side eye Hmm to anyone on my facebook who indulges in this shite.

Wookiecookies · 20/12/2016 12:40

And OP, in future, its not rude to ignore them, but its fecking rude for someone to send you one!

Mishegoss · 20/12/2016 12:41

Always ignore. They're so crap

Wookiecookies · 20/12/2016 12:42

Seriously though, how devoid of common sense and or intelligence, do people have to be to share this crap? Ugh... you have hit a raw nerve here OP, I feel a wookie rant coming on! Grin

BeautyGoesToBenidorm · 20/12/2016 12:42

These things drive me BONKERS. I said on another recent thread that DH's aunt sends these at least 4 times per day - she went through a phase of sending 10-20 per day!

ProudBadMum · 20/12/2016 12:43

Mum says she does it 'just incase'

She does have a fear of the Internet thiygh

luckylavender · 20/12/2016 12:43

I always ignore them whoever they're from.

Wookiecookies · 20/12/2016 12:44

OP, send her this!

Chain messages on Facebook
GeminiRising · 20/12/2016 12:44

Ignore them. I never send that shit on.

Jigglealltheway · 20/12/2016 12:45

I no longer go on fb but still get email alerts. Whenever one of my friends contacts me out of the blue on there. 9/10 it's those bloody chain things. Never to ask how I am or start a conversation. Recently someone sent me one every couple of days despite not being on there in ages! I just ignore them. Let's face it, there are a lot of people on fb that sit on there 24/7 and the most productive they ever get is constantly updating their status with some insignificant nonsense, changing their profile pics or cut and paste / repost stuff. Seriously they have no life, it's all being wasted on useless fb ! And the annoying thing is everyone is on there, so instead of wanting to meet up or talk on the phone or even send you an email. It's all there on zombie wasteland and you are supposed to waste time following their every move. I don't have time for that sh!t.

Fluffyears · 20/12/2016 12:45

I ignite and I leave the conversation so they know I've ignore their trash.