Facebook posts so pathetic they belong in this thread!!!

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Radii

Posts #5-#7 were about the possibility that "the cowards on the left" might treat his remains with respect for his religious beliefs, with each post getting more graphic regarding the joy she was getting out of the idea that sharks and fishes were tearing his flesh off his body if he was dumped into the sea.

And here I was trying to be all nice & not bring up apocryphal tale of Pershing's pigs on Facebook

[cuervo72]

My cousin posted about as many in praise of Obama (he'll typically spam at least a half-dozen anti-GOP links a day).

Contrast that with a friend from HS who hardly ever posts, thinks political posts on FB are generally a waste of time, but wrote a single, very well-worded post on it last night. Guess which carries a lot more weight?

[Drake]

Originally Posted by Swaggs

I like seeing joint facebook accounts between spouses. I always wonder what the poor guy did to not have the greenlight to have his own facebook account.

My brother does this specifically to hide from psycho ex-girlfriends.

[MJ4H]

Non-blood relative of mine this morning said something to the effect of "Obama is like a cherry, he's look good hanging from a tree."

Yikes.

[JeeberD]

"WISDOM is wise words spoken by wise people. It is also to have a WISE-DOME, so that you dont cross over into the Devil's uncivilized ways. 1 Luv!"

This is a dude I knew back in junior high, he was a NWA-listening thug with a 6 inch box and who spent more time in detention than in class...he scared the shit out of me whenever I had to guard him playing basketball. Now all he does is post weird motivational/God combo posts all day long. I have no idea why I haven't de-friended him yet...

[Young Drachma]

A blanket post for the "Status update aimed for a wider audience, but written to be as benign as possible."

[McSweeny]

Obama, I heard your "speech" ... you voted against the war that brought Bin Laden down .... you slammed President Bush for the war that brought him down ... now you sit back and claim "victory" under "your" direction .. give me a break! You don't have any idea what the men / women in this country have given .... get over YOURSELF!! ( cut and paste this to your status if you agree)

[jeff061]

Originally Posted by McSweeny

Obama, I heard your "speech" ... you voted against the war that brought Bin Laden down .... you slammed President Bush for the war that brought him down ... now you sit back and claim "victory" under "your" direction .. give me a break! You don't have any idea what the men / women in this country have given .... get over YOURSELF!! ( cut and paste this to your status if you agree)

Yep, seeing bunches of these. I'm not sure how they wanted Obama to act. I guess he could have invited Bush to make the announcement instead?

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by MJ4H

Non-blood relative of mine this morning said something to the effect of "Obama is like a cherry, he's look good hanging from a tree."

Yikes.

Instant unfriend+refuse to socialize with in my book. Relative or not.

[molson]

Originally Posted by MJ4H

Non-blood relative of mine this morning said something to the effect of "Obama is like a cherry, he's look good hanging from a tree."

Yikes.

Is it possible he meant Osama?

[MJ4H]

It is not possible. I wish.

[DaddyTorgo]

The counter to those posts (and one that doesn't belong in this thread) just showed up on my newsfeed 3 or 4 times from this afternoon:

"I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
~MLK

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

The counter to those posts (and one that doesn't belong in this thread) just showed up on my newsfeed 3 or 4 times from this afternoon:

"I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
~MLK

On Facebook, a viral MLK quote that isn't his | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

[Neon_Chaos]

It's gone viral, have a couple of my friends here in the country use it as well.

Kinda gets on my nerves.

[Passacaglia]

It's interesting that the real quote would have been more effective.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

No DT that quote totally belongs in this thread.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

It's interesting that the real quote would have been more effective.

Very interesting.

[JediKooter]

ok getting sleepy time for a nap..but not before a prayer.

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[stevew]

MADE TACOS

um...okay?

[DanGarion]

Originally Posted by stevew

um...okay?

Took Shit.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I'll spare you a full quote of the rambling multipost, suffice to say that any idiot who insists that posting photoshopped images (the Obama game controller) is inappropriate "because they're still burying tornado victims" is, well, a fucking idiot.

Or, as I explained, is "probably too sensitive for the Internet and beyond a doubt too sensitive to be anywhere near me".

[Passacaglia]

Penn Jillette explains the fake Martin Luther King Jr.: "I made a mistake" - Twitter - Salon.com

Penn Jillette explains the fake Martin Luther King Jr.: "I made a mistake"
Updated: The magician responds to Salon about his inaccurate Osama tweet -- and the furor that resulted
BY DREW GRANT

MLK Jr.'s words, taken out of context by a magician.
Updates below.

Yesterday, around 3 p.m., a trend started emerging on Twitter. People began reciting a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. that seemed strangely apt for this occasion:

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy."

The first person to cite it on Twitter was the famous magician/Libertarian Penn Jillette, but the words quickly went viral, and the source got lost in the shuffle. The only problem? As Megan McArdle pointed out in the Atlantic, Martin Luther King never said that. Actually, the quote from MLK about enemies is:

"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

How did this other quote get misattributed to King? As McArdle says in her piece, "It's a bit too a propos. What 'thousands' would King have been talking about? In which enemy's death was he supposed to be rejoicing?" She also wonders, "Why? What do you get out of saying something pithy, and getting no credit for it?"

Penn admits to being the originator of the quote on Twitter, though he claims it got messed up when he cut and pasted from a longer piece by King. I'm not sure if I believe him; I have a strong suspicion Penn just made it up in order to see how many people would blindly follow along and quote it as fact, without ever checking on the sources. [Jillette has since explained the quote further to Salon (see below), stating that it was an honest mistake.] After all, this is the guy who created the documentary "Penn and Teller: Bullshit!" and the subsequent Showtime series about how easy it was to dupe people.

Update: The source of the quote is a Facebook message by Jessica Dovey, where she goes on to quote Martin Luther King Jr. In this context, it's easy to see how a cut-and-paste job could have accidentally attributed the source to King. Congrats to Jessica, whose Facebook wall post is one of the more famous sayings on the Internet today. Salon has reached out to Penn Jillette for comment, but has yet to receive a response. (See update below.)

Update 2: On Tuesday afternoon, Penn replied to Salon by email, detailing how he made an "honest mistake," and conveying his dismay over the suggestion that he would purposefully fabricate a quote from Martin Luther King.

"I made a mistake," Penn wrote, "I read the quote, thought it was too perfect, checked part of it from the MLK book and then cut and pasted it. The part I checked was not the part that was wrong, and I posted it. A stupid, but honest mistake. When someone pointed out the mistake, I apologized as best I could in the limited number of characters. And then I apologized and explained a few more times."

Penn also stressed his sadness that the mistake on Twitter apparently led some people to think he was disrespecting Dr. King. "It hurts me to have people think I disrespected Martin Luther King," he wrote.

[bhlloy]

Some guy I played soccer with 3 or 4 years ago has been having a running argument with his ex all evening and posting it on Facebook. Among the gems included are that she think he and their daughter are ugly (gee thanks Dad) that she called the police because of all his text messages, she left him because she was smarter than him and that his daughter is getting kicked out of school because the ex refuses to pay for it (gee thanks again Dad)

I don't know what's better, the blatently inappropriate updates containing grossly personal and inappropriate information that everyone remotely connected to this guy now knows, or the person that has posted some variation of HAHAHAHAHAHAHA or WTF to every single one of the updates.

[Lathum]

I was able to decipher through the typical cryptic messages people leave that a girl I am friends with and her boyfriend who she thought was the greates thing in the world apparently is not so great. This was how a friend of hers comforted her.

Sorry, XXX, thats hard! Believe me, Gods been dealing w me for being unequally yoked and bein in sin w some1 to the point it was unbearable! Had to end it. Doesnt take the hurt away, but he doesnt look the other way, ever! He loves us to...o much. Of course the pain and lonliness v bad! But he will take care of u. Dont go to Egypt for a spouse, or be like Sampson and destroyed because of unbeliever, thats where I was! Dont know where bf stands on God, but never goes right if not saved. Stay away unless he gets saved and pray! Thats what I had to do, and trust me hurt like heck! But was getting worse and worse, and him more evil though promised to change. And he hurt me even more now. Keep praying and repent of what u have to! You're a great girl! God bless u all! Wait on God. Try to believe he will work it all out. xo

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by Lathum

I was able to decipher through the typical cryptic messages people leave that a girl I am friends with and her boyfriend who she thought was the greates thing in the world apparently is not so great. This was how a friend of hers comforted her.

Aye yi yi. Wow.

[Blackadar]

I'd like to thank everyone in this thread for helping me to understand that it's preferable to stab myself in the face with an icepick than it is to go on Facebook.

Holy shit.

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by Blackadar

I'd like to thank everyone in this thread for helping me to understand that it's preferable to stab myself in the face with an icepick than it is to go on Facebook.

Holy shit.

Haha! I can't speak for anyone else, but, it's only a couple of people that I'm friends with that actually post crap like that. I do have a cousin that hates Obama, so there's those posts too. It can get fun though, I like to bait them sometimes.

[larrymcg421]

Well, I totally agree with her. You shouldn't be like Sampson. Very disappointing career. Much better to be like Olajuwon.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by Blackadar

I'd like to thank everyone in this thread for helping me to understand that it's preferable to stab myself in the face with an icepick than it is to go on Facebook.

Holy shit.

This is a better reason:

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[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Well, I totally agree with her. You shouldn't be like Sampson. Very disappointing career. Much better to be like Olajuwon.

Nothing but net.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Well, I totally agree with her. You shouldn't be like Sampson. Very disappointing career. Much better to be like Olajuwon.

Like

[Lathum]

Just went to the crazy womans FB page. Religous views. Born again. Imagine that.

[Dodgerchick]

I am going to have some wine tonight with very newly divorced Celia

Umm... okay. Waita post personal stuff about other people for your friends to read.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I'll spare you a full quote of the rambling multipost, suffice to say that any idiot who insists that posting photoshopped images (the Obama game controller) is inappropriate "because they're still burying tornado victims" is, well, a fucking idiot.

Or, as I explained, is "probably too sensitive for the Internet and beyond a doubt too sensitive to be anywhere near me".

Damnit - stop saying sensible things I agree with.

[sachmo71]

question...do you love god more if you quote scripture on facebook every single day?

[JediKooter]

Apparently some must think they do.

[ColtCrazy]

Originally Posted by sachmo71

question...do you love god more if you quote scripture on facebook every single day?

I'm sure he keeps a post count.

[DanGarion]

Anyone else having issues with logging into Facebook?

[JediKooter]

It's one of the prothlesizers birthdays today. Can't wait to see what kind of posts this day will generate.

[mauchow]

I am very freaking annoyed with stupid ppl. If someone tell you something don't go and do what i just told you not to do. And don't yell back at me. People think I always look so crabby well i'm usually not but not oh ya this girl is pissed. You don't wana cross me. SERIOUSLY!!!!

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by mauboy1

I am very freaking annoyed with stupid ppl. If someone tell you something don't go and do what i just told you not to do. And don't yell back at me. People think I always look so crabby well i'm usually not but not oh ya this girl is pissed. You don't wana cross me. SERIOUSLY!!!!

That made my head hurt.

[mauchow]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

That made my head hurt.

as does half the shit she posts..

[mauchow]

I learned something today a hose has a male and female end never heard of it called that before! Also if your a dad and u have a teenage daughter u shouldnt b walking all around town holding her hand gives me the creeps and makes me wonder...Cum on she isnt a lil girl

[Lathum]

she is back

Lord, praise God! But take my advice and stay away until he does! B4 u waste even more time and go through even more pain! The devil was so strong in my b.f. and knew just how to use him to torment me, to the point of almost not wanting to live and doubting God's promises and love like I never have in my life! And I hate to admit that! Like I said, look at Sampson's end, and how foolish this woman made him! A man set apart for God! I know how CRUSHING it is and how hard it is w 3 little girls! That was me! Dont keep making the same mistakes. Be in church, go on Christian mingle, whatever you have to do. IF u meet someone new and there r red flags, get out right away!Pray 4 your loved one, but until he says, I want Jesus in my life, and i pray he does, stay away, all efforts and prayers will be futille. Seek the kingdom first! We're in the end, keep your eyes on the prize! Call me if u need to or message me! I still remember that little girl so zealous 4 the Lord! X0 "

[Sun Tzu]

Someone should tell this lady that Jews run Facebook.

[Lathum]

Well just to fuck with her I posetd

Just remember, don't look back on Sodom and Gomorrah at the heathens and sinners, lest you be turned into a pillar of salt like Lots wife. When I learned to look forward I learned forgiveness and didn't run like Job into the whales mouth. God tests us all girl, but he has plans for you with his abundance of love.

and the crazy woman post back

Lord, praise God! But take my advice and stay away until he does! B4 u waste even more time and go through even more pain! The devil was so strong in my b.f. and knew just how to use him to torment me, to the point of almost not wanting... to live and doubting God's promises and love like I never have in my life! And I hate to admit that! Like I said, look at Sampson's end, and how foolish this woman made him! A man set apart for God! I know how CRUSHING it is and how hard it is w 3 little girls! That was me! Dont keep making the same mistakes. Be in church, go on Christian mingle, whatever you have to do. IF u meet someone new and there r red flags, get out right away!Pray 4 your loved one, but until he says, I want Jesus in my life, and i pray he does, stay away, all efforts and prayers will be futille. Seek the kingdom first! We're in the end, keep your eyes on the prize! Call me if u need to or message me! I still remember that little girl so zealous 4 the Lord! X0

[Lathum]

and this just now

Remember how the devil in the garden made the fruit look so good, and sweet, and just what they needed, and all of a sudden they didnt belive God? I know how hard it is to find love in this crazy world! God has something better 4 u. Keep believing and keep me in prayer too! I suggest you get some wow! worshhp. I love the aqua, purple, (amazing grace/my chains r gone, I am free) and yellow.

[Sun Tzu]

I still think you should go with the Jewish line.

[DataKing]

Tell her God hates people who are too lazy to type out the words "for" and "you"...

[Passacaglia]

Tell her the fruit is a jaded mandarin.