The Onion on social networking...

[Admiral Buzzkill]

The final paragraph of this piece is brilliant even for them:

New Social Networking Site Changing The Way Oh, Christ, Forget It

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Wow, Foursquare sounds fucking weird.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Wow, Foursquare sounds fucking weird.

Yeah, and up until the end I'm assuming that it's something they made up.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Nah, I'd heard of it before... I just had no idea what it was. Now, I have no fucking clue why anyone would care. Sounds like some kind of real-life variation on Farmville. *shudder*

 

[doubleohfive]

It's more a real-life version of Big Brother, except people using it are willingly letting themselves be tracked. As such, I don't really see the appeal.

 

[clint g]

You get points and stuff for doing it. You can also get coupons for stores and what not. Whether it is worth it or not *Shrug* I dunno. I do know alot of people who use it though

 

[FrontLine]

Wow, Foursquare sounds fucking weird.

I call it the "I am inviting everyone to rob my house because they know I am not there" app

 

[RJDiogenes]

It was bad enough when I had to carry a Beeper. I don't understand this obsessive social networking stuff.

 

[RoJoHen]

I prefer the Four Square that involves a kickball. I've never heard of this program before now.

 

[JonathonWally]

It was bad enough when I had to carry a Beeper. I don't understand this obsessive social networking stuff.

I use my facebook for lulz. My updates are usually about the comedic quality of my life, as many here can attest to.


One of my favorite status updates of mine:


"That cop in the diner was pretty cute, you think she's heard pickup lines involving handcuffs before? Kids, don't drink and Facebook, stay in school"

As you can guess, I was drunk, oh so very very drunk.

And to answer the question you're all wondering, yes, she had gotten pickup lines involving handcuffs before.

 

[TorontoTrekker]

And to answer the question you're all wondering, yes, she had gotten pickup lines involving handcuffs before.

Reminds me of the time I was having lunch with someone I know who's a security guard. I said to him, "What would it take to get me into those handcuffs on your belt?" He nodded towards a store across from the restaurant we were in and said, "Easy. Make a grab for that fur coat over there."

He had a key to stop the mall's elevator between floors, too.