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01-11-2009, 05:06 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Facebook
I just joined Facebook a few days ago. I must say it is the first social networking site that actually has caught my interest.
It is a great way of connecting with old friends/acquaintances.
Anybody else on it? Want to PM me your facebook contact info.
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01-11-2009, 05:08 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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01-11-2009, 05:11 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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I'm still hiding from those people 
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“Would you like an adventure now, or would you like to have your tea first?” J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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01-11-2009, 05:13 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Hi does anyone want to be my friend. 
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01-11-2009, 05:34 PM
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Clif, I know a lot of people who love being on Facebook--it does sound like fun.
My son's computer got a virus from a facebook attachment (he says -- I said, can't you just get a virus the old fashioned way ?) so be careful.
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“Would you like an adventure now, or would you like to have your tea first?” J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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01-11-2009, 06:11 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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We joined Facebook to keep up with what is going on in the lives of our 30-something children. We often learn of their significant events (and minor ones too) on Facebook before we hear directly from the kids. I have renewed contact with some high school classmates on Facebook and have found it to be a good way to keep in contact with extended family members (nieces, newphews and cousins).
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01-11-2009, 06:45 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by Notmuchlonger
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Ok that is funny, too bad Whoppers are definitely not part of my diet.
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01-11-2009, 07:52 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Facebook is cool
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01-11-2009, 10:38 PM
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I signed up on Facebook last year and it has already allowed me to reconnect with old friends from all over the world. I usually avoid all social networking sites, but my wife convinced me to give this one a try. I may even keep up with it!
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01-11-2009, 11:23 PM
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Jan 2009
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I recently joined facebook and absolutely love it! It's a great way to keep up with what's going on in the lives of family and friends.
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01-12-2009, 12:12 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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I signed up so I could stay in touch with what's happening in DD and DS's worlds. However, I have been pleased that I have found a couple of old friends with it, and another couple have found me, all in the llast 4 weeks. Before that, I rarely paid it any attention, just a check on DD and DS from time to time. Now look at it several times a week.
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01-12-2009, 06:28 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Washington, DC
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I joined to try out some communications capabilities for a nonprofit I volunteer with. Not many people my age to "friend" so any of you who want to friend me I will accept into my small circle
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Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre -- Albert Camus
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01-12-2009, 06:45 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Charleston, SC
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I love FB, and am finding it extremely useful to keep up with old friends and plan my old high school's reunion coming up in the summer. The last one we did was five years ago, and it is so much easier now, with the advent of FB, to find our old classmates.
I'm on MySpace as well, and I much prefer the social aspect of FB to it--the only reason for me to be on MS is to keep up with my favorite bands.
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01-12-2009, 01:52 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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I joined Facebook a year or so ago, and pretty much hate it. I'm really tired of people throwing sheep at me, buying me virtual beers, and inviting me to play silly games. Maybe I just need better friends - ones that buy me real beer and don't throw things!
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01-12-2009, 02:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeDreaming
I joined Facebook a year or so ago, and pretty much hate it. I'm really tired of people throwing sheep at me, buying me virtual beers, and inviting me to play silly games. Maybe I just need better friends - ones that buy me real beer and don't throw things!
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You can ignore these things. It's ok to ignore this kind of stuff. It is also ok to ignore friend requests from people you don't want to be "friends" with.
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01-12-2009, 02:10 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeDreaming
I joined Facebook a year or so ago, and pretty much hate it. I'm really tired of people throwing sheep at me, buying me virtual beers, and inviting me to play silly games. Maybe I just need better friends - ones that buy me real beer and don't throw things!
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Sheep throwing and empty beers...hmmmmmmm.
A modern PC variation on getting drunk and tipping cows, perhaps ? 
I'm not a Facebook member. I just never thought about joining.
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01-12-2009, 05:25 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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You can also change your notifications so that you aren't bombarded by those things. I usually ignore all of the farm animals, drinks, snowballs, karma, etc.
Freebird you should check it out, it is actually kinda fun to learn what happened to old so-and-so from back in the day.
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01-12-2009, 07:14 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Location: west bloomfield MI
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I just got my page up and have found college friends I have not heard from in 10+ years and HS friends I have not heard from in 15+ years.
The games keep work somewhat bearable if I need a break.
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01-18-2009, 08:27 AM
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OK, I've joined facebook. One problem is that for two friend requests from high school classmates. I remember their names and have a vague recollection of who they are, but that's it.
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01-18-2009, 08:32 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Al, what are the odds they are thinking the same of you? And what's wrong with being honest and telling them (surprise!) your memory isn't what it once was and your recollection of those days was lost in a drug-induced haze? 
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