Fun with Facebook

Less than deep thought:

There are some Facebook Friends you feel fairly comfortable superpoking.

There are some Facebook Friends you would never feel right superpoking in a million years.

There are some Facebook Friends you think might enjoy a good superpoking but you're really not sure, you'd feel kind of awkward about it if you tried, so you're just going to wait to see if they'll superpoke you first.

And there are some Facebook Friends you'd like to send a really flirty superpoke but you know all your other Facebook Friends and all their Facebook Friends can see who you've been superpoking and it's already bad enough that they know you've been throwing zombies and Sarah Palins and sheep around, you don't want them to see you work what yo mama gave ya, so you either send them a very weak have a beer with superpoke or you don't superpoke them at all and pretend to update your virtual bookshelf instead.

And there's no way you can superpoke anyone or think about superpoking or talk about it without feeling like you mean something else entirely, which was probably the point when the evil minds behind Facebook came up with the idea.

Comments

[Susie from Philly]

I just don't get it. I don't get the point. It's some kind of endless fraternity hazing, what with the pokes and everything else.

Like, do anyone really want to know how far down you are on the list of people your friends think are hot? There's a reason I don't go to high school reunions!

[Claire]

Hahahahahaha...

[Apostate]

do anyone really want to know how far down you are on the list of people your friends think are hot?

Do they really do that? How rude and pointless.

[The Heretik]

Is like pig in a poke for me.

[actor212]

Apostate,

You can sign up for "applications", among which are some fairly fun ones, some fairly useful ones and some fairly sophmoric ones.

Remember, the site was originally designed for high school and college kids.

As a recipient of Lance's superpoke (thank you, Lance), I mirror his feelings. While he sent nothing untoward (a high five, I think), the suggestions for replies left me feeling a bit, well, let's just say I like taking my showers alone, Lance!

By the way, the other end of the stick, the de riguer respond-or-die dilemma, was one you missed. I would have responded but my IT department has been installing blocks all around the Internet on us.

[Rana]

*laughing*

One of my friends has a knack for picking superpoke options that look perfectly innocent unless you know their slang meaning (trout slap, tea bagging).

Of course, most of us are just as clueless, so when someone figures one out and enlightens us, great mortification and hilarity ensue.

I try to stick to pokes I understand.

*flings Thanksgiving turkey at*

[Vir Modestus]

I might go so far as to Poke. But I won't Superpoke and I sure ain't sending sheep or snowmen or ornaments or any of those things. Because I left high school some ::mumblemumble:: years ago. And I don't want to go back.