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KSUViolet06 09-01-2009 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by AOII_LB93 (Post 1842108)
Not bitching about grammar here....just a question though. Why does it seem like so many people's facebook updates are all about their kids and never about themselves? Why not just start a facebook for your kids instead?

THIS.

I think people forget once they have kids that they are a person, and that contrary to what most moms will tell you, it's *gasp* ok to have a life and activities of your own outside of the kiddos.

They fall into what my friends and I jokingly call "The Mommy Matrix" and forget that it's ok to poke your head out for awhile.

tld221 09-02-2009 03:27 PM

not exactly bad grammar, but just bad form and definitely FAIL.
http://failblog.org/2009/08/22/facebooking-win/

knight_shadow 09-02-2009 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tld221 (Post 1842526)
not exactly bad grammar, but just bad form and definitely FAIL.
http://failblog.org/2009/08/22/facebooking-win/

http://www.pledgepark.com/images/smilies/laughing.gif

Senusret I 09-02-2009 03:30 PM

OMG!!!!!! LMAOOOOOOO

KSUViolet06 09-02-2009 03:31 PM

That is the ultimate in FAILURE.

knight_shadow 09-02-2009 03:32 PM

I was able to keep it together until I saw her standing invitation to the "love-cave-between-her-legs"

LOL

ComradesTrue 09-02-2009 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by tld221 (Post 1842526)
not exactly bad grammar, but just bad form and definitely FAIL.
http://failblog.org/2009/08/22/facebooking-win/

Wow! Hysterical!

What is up with the "engaged" relationship status?

KSUViolet06 09-03-2009 12:47 AM

From my friend's Twitter feed:

http://yourstatusisannoying.blogspot.com/

chickenoodle 09-03-2009 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06 (Post 1842799)
From my friend's Twitter feed:

http://yourstatusisannoying.blogspot.com/


That website is hilarious... Bookmarking it now actually...

IlovemyAKA 09-03-2009 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tld221 (Post 1842526)
not exactly bad grammar, but just bad form and definitely FAIL.
http://failblog.org/2009/08/22/facebooking-win/

WOW!!!:eek:

BetteDavisEyes 09-07-2009 01:22 AM

Here's one I saw today. "Heinkens + Condoms= A REALLY GOOD TIME!!!!!!"

Talk about oversharing.

IlovemyAKA 10-01-2009 11:58 AM

8 yr college student:
IS saYiN G0 SuPPoRt MaXiMuM ImpaCt 2NiTe @ 7:00 p.m. n SN0 FiNe ArtZ BLdng (MuSiK side AudiTorium)....!!!!!!!!!!

Senusret I 10-01-2009 12:04 PM

That makes me sad. :(

nikki1920 10-01-2009 12:20 PM

That makes my eyes hurt.

IlovemyAKA 10-02-2009 12:23 AM

She's actually very smart & sweet, but her statuses always look like this. It's the same way my 16 y/o sister writes.

dreamseeker 10-07-2009 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06 (Post 1842799)
From my friend's Twitter feed:

http://yourstatusisannoying.blogspot.com/

Quote:

Originally Posted by chickenoodle (Post 1842803)
That website is hilarious... Bookmarking it now actually...

They have a fan page on facebook now.

pshsx1 10-23-2009 08:34 PM

"just left mii boo mizz him...he his so good to ne omg...he iz..so just waitin on diz food to finish lolz...probably go c him 2morrow to!!! *Say.Yes.boy*"

WTF! YOU DON'T TALK LIKE THAT IN REAL LIFE!!!

ComradesTrue 10-23-2009 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshsx1 (Post 1860515)
"just left mii boo mizz him...he his so good to ne omg...he iz..so just waitin on diz food to finish lolz...probably go c him 2morrow to!!! *Say.Yes.boy*"

WTF! YOU DON'T TALK LIKE THAT IN REAL LIFE!!!

:eek:

Unfriend that person. Immediately.

KSUViolet06 10-23-2009 11:13 PM

Dear couple:

I understand that you and your husband are trying to have a baby. However, every single detail of you guys "trying" does not need to be a status update.

Example: I do not need to know when you are ovulating, testing, etc.

Thank you.

chickenoodle 10-23-2009 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06 (Post 1860537)
Dear couple:

I understand that you and your husband are trying to have a baby. However, every single detail of you guys "trying" does not need to be a status update.

Example: I do not need to know when you are ovulating, testing, etc.

Thank you.

wow. :eek: I would hide that feed stat.

KSUViolet06 10-23-2009 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chickenoodle (Post 1860538)
wow. :eek: I would hide that feed stat.

Oh, she is now hidden. Her husband is too.

StrawberryField 10-24-2009 01:32 AM

I know this isn't a Facebook status, but have you seen this post in the Entertainment forum?

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=108240

LucyKKG 10-24-2009 02:41 AM

"pericings in nov(: TextMe:) NEWPHONETOMORROW:)pissed off"

or the post from an hour before: "pericings in nov(: TextMe:) W/th Erin:)"

This girl updates her status all the time so people will see it more often. She talks about these icky piercings she wants to get and spells it like that EVERY time.

Hide?

Xanthus 10-24-2009 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06 (Post 1860537)
Dear couple:

I understand that you and your husband are trying to have a baby. However, every single detail of you guys "trying" does not need to be a status update.

Example: I do not need to know when you are ovulating, testing, etc.

Thank you.

Haha funny as hell!

chickenoodle 10-24-2009 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrawberryField (Post 1860556)
I know this isn't a Facebook status, but have you seen this post in the Entertainment forum?

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=108240

Yes and my head exploded.

dreamseeker 10-24-2009 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshsx1 (Post 1860515)
"just left mii boo mizz him...he his so good to ne omg...he iz..so just waitin on diz food to finish lolz...probably go c him 2morrow to!!! *Say.Yes.boy*"

WTF! YOU DON'T TALK LIKE THAT IN REAL LIFE!!!

she needs to say yes to proper english.

Ivydeb 10-24-2009 08:47 PM

I had some students email me and their emails were written like that. I told all of them I felt like giving them automatic Fs for not only using "text talk" in regular email, but for thinking that it was okay to email a professor using that garbage.

WinniBug 10-24-2009 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ivydeb (Post 1860704)
I had some students email me and their emails were written like that. I told all of them I felt like giving them automatic Fs for not only using "text talk" in regular email, but for thinking that it was okay to email a professor using that garbage.

Good for you!

Preston327 10-25-2009 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06 (Post 1860537)
Dear couple:

I understand that you and your husband are trying to have a baby. However, every single detail of you guys "trying" does not need to be a status update.

Example: I do not need to know when you are ovulating, testing, etc.

Thank you.

I have a similar problem. Girls I went to high school with, I'm glad (well not really but I'll pretend to be to be polite) that you have kids as an unwed single mother with a high school education HOWEVER those who have to read your statuses would appreciate it if you would refrain from bitching about how you can't party or do anything fun anymore because of your kid. It was your decision to spread 'em without making the guy wrap it, please accept the consequences of that decision. Oh, and talking about how you don't have a job or a car but your welfare kicked in so you can pay for your kid...yeah, that's nice but I'm happy not knowing that my taxes are paying for your drunken mistake.

</rant>

P.S. Sorry if this offends people, I just had to get that off my chest.

KSUViolet06 10-25-2009 08:18 PM

Dear HS friend,

I know that you and your ex-husband don't get along, but it's really annoying that every other status update of yours has something to do with:

*visitation for the kids.
*court.
*how much child support he owes you.
*how dumb he is.
*how you hate being 25 and divorced.
*how dumb he is.
*how much child supprt he owes you.
*how you can't stand him.
*how you wish you had never married him.
*how much you hate that your little girl likes him (and that you wish she hated him).
*how dumb he is.

It gets old. I can't take logging into Facebook everyday and seeing updates like this:

25 Year old Divorcee is lyke, so mad at her ex hubby that she mite punch him today.

or

25-year-old divorcee is sooooo mad. He took Brianna out for ice cream today and she "luved it." I h8 him.

So I had to delete you today. Sorry.

Thanks,
Violet.


LucyKKG 11-15-2009 04:39 AM

Just saw this gem:

GirlIKnow "loves her little and her high speed puking action...CLASSIC"

Eww, really?

chickenoodle 11-15-2009 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivydeb (Post 1860704)
I had some students email me and their emails were written like that. I told all of them I felt like giving them automatic Fs for not only using "text talk" in regular email, but for thinking that it was okay to email a professor using that garbage.


Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I was shocked to learn some classmates of mine wrote to their professors like that. I was so embarrassed for them.

Some people I was working with on a group project would send e-mails with "text talk." I quit trying to read their shit. It made my head hurt. Why would anyone want to be thought of as a moron?

LucyKKG 11-15-2009 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chickenoodle (Post 1866994)
Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I was shocked to learn some classmates of mine wrote to their professors like that. I was so embarrassed for them.

Some people I was working with on a group project would send e-mails with "text talk." I quit trying to read their shit. It made my head hurt. Why would anyone want to be thought of as a moron?

Even if I'm sending a casual e-mail to a friend, it doesn't look like text talk! My sister sometimes sends me e-mails a little lacking in capitalization, but I know she would never send that to a professor.

chickenoodle 11-15-2009 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LucyKKG (Post 1867042)
Even if I'm sending a casual e-mail to a friend, it doesn't look like text talk! My sister sometimes sends me e-mails a little lacking in capitalization, but I know she would never send that to a professor.


I do that too, but when I'm speaking with a familiar person (Facebook, family e-mails, etc.) and I know I've left some posts around here with hardly any sense of proper grammar and English... Sorry guys :o

I'm so particular that I even use capitalization and proper punctuation in my texts to brothers in my fraternity.

On topic however, I feel like I should include this gem from my feed:

Cap'n Tony Showtime Terry Shoutout to everyone that Breath smells like Jellyfish Colon in church and gotta nerve to ask the Preacher to pray for them.The Preacher smells that Colon Breath and says U look like something else is troubling u after u told him whats wrong



wtf?

33girl 11-16-2009 12:13 PM

I feel like making this my newest update: If you don't understand what I'm saying or are going to make a reference that has nothing to do with what I'm saying just to write on my page, don't @#$%ing comment on my status. KTHXBYE.

Oh, and if I delete something you wrote...don't write it again.

Kevin 11-16-2009 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06 (Post 1860898)
Dear HS friend,

I know that you and your ex-husband don't get along, but it's really annoying that every other status update of yours has something to do with:

*visitation for the kids.
*court.
*how much child support he owes you.
*how dumb he is.
*how you hate being 25 and divorced.
*how dumb he is.
*how much child supprt he owes you.
*how you can't stand him.
*how you wish you had never married him.
*how much you hate that your little girl likes him (and that you wish she hated him).
*how dumb he is.

It gets old. I can't take logging into Facebook everyday and seeing updates like this:

25 Year old Divorcee is lyke, so mad at her ex hubby that she mite punch him today.

or

25-year-old divorcee is sooooo mad. He took Brianna out for ice cream today and she "luved it." I h8 him.

So I had to delete you today. Sorry.

Thanks,
Violet.


I practice family law, and let me just say that if you or anyone you know is doing this, tell them to stop. They cannot control, try as they might, who gets access to their Facebook page, and stuff like this in a high conflict divorce case is solid freakin' gold for the other side if they seek to modify the custody/visitation.

KSUViolet06 11-16-2009 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin (Post 1867205)
I practice family law, and let me just say that if you or anyone you know is doing this, tell them to stop. They cannot control, try as they might, who gets access to their Facebook page, and stuff like this in a high conflict divorce case is solid freakin' gold for the other side if they seek to modify the custody/visitation.

Oh I know, right? We have a classmate who is a law student (3L--not a lawyer but knows the law enough to know that this = not good), and he commented on her status and said "You know you're toast if his lawyer sees this stuff." She basically commented back that she didn't give a crap.

She is not the brightest crayon in the box. This is someone who is going through a high conflict divorce (complete with nasty custody battle--I think he is going for more than 50/50 custody), and yet, has a Facebook album titled "I <3 Jagerbombs and random boys" next to an album titled "I looooove my little girl so much!"

Kevin 11-16-2009 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06 (Post 1867208)
She is not the brightest crayon in the box. This is someone who is going through a high conflict divorce (complete with nasty custody battle--I think he is going for more than 50/50 custody), and yet, has a Facebook album titled "I <3 Jagerbombs and random boys" next to an album titled "I looooove my little girl so much!"

I'm speechless. Wow.

I've 'won' custody fights with much, much less.

LXA SE285 11-16-2009 01:06 PM

This doesn't pertain to Facebook, and it's kind of persnickety, but it does make my blood boil. (KSUViolet shares my pain in this regard, I hope.)

I hate it in those droning pharmaceutical ads when they give all the cautionary gobbledygook at the end and say a particular med should not be used by those "who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant." This is a classic example of what your 12th-grade English teacher taught you as "faulty parallelism." Literally, the last part is saying "who are may become pregnant."

TEH DUMB.

ThetaDancer 11-16-2009 01:13 PM

A friend of mine had this link posted on his facebook page and it reminded me of this thread. http://www.learnyourdamnhomophones.com/

Heads up: the language is a little harsh so it's not exactly safe for work.


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