BLADAM - Entry - Truly stupid Facebook status updates

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Truly stupid Facebook status updates

One of my favorite newsweeklies, The Week, has a weekly competition where they solicit various entertaining submissions on goofy name ideas or lists.

A few weeks ago, highlighting the crazy case of some Australian kids Facebook-status’ing that they’d fallen into a well or something like that, they asked for some other ideas of truly stupid Facebook updates.

Well, I submitted a handful… but clearly the editor of this contest lacks good taste, ‘cause she didn’t pick any of mine :(. So, for your edification, I’ve included them below

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1) “OMG, I can’t believe my stupid teacher is reading my Facebook feed!”
2) “Honey, I think I might be pregnant. Is it yours?!”
3) “Having sex. BRB in a minute.”
4) “Honey, could you please get the remote for me? I’m in the bedroom.”
5) “OMG, DID I JUST POST THAT? THOUGHT IT WAS SEARCH BOX! HELP!”
6) “My darling Jennifer, will you marry me?”
7) “How do I post a status update?”
8) “Unsubscribe!”
9) “I am Mobutu Rumppole, a Nigerian Prince…”
10) “Just got spider bite. Fingers swelling pretty bad, hardto type, any ideas on what I sh”

- Blathered by Adam on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 15:28 [ Permalink ]
- Filed under grab bag • wackiness
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Comment from raphael [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	come on..number 3 is a winner. Anytime, anywhere And number 10 is a killer too - Posted on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 2:26 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from member Adam San Francisco [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	Glad you liked the list, Raphael, and clever theming, JohnT :D - Posted on Monday, October 5, 2009 at 9:05 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from Mary Anne [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	Oh that is so funny! And John T’s rendition is hilarious! - Posted on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 7:27 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from id [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	Pretty funny Having sex brb in a minute! - Posted on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 13:37 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from Pia [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	9) “I am Mobutu Rumppole, a Nigerian Prince…” that reminds me at this shirt http://rlv.zcache.com/nigerian_prince_t_shirt-p2356614176690180673lg0_400.jpg :D - Posted on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 2:34 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from member donita17 [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	Hilarious!!! Funny ei, how could you made up of that.. such a naughty mind.. - Posted on Friday, November 13, 2009 at 8:39 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from member stephanie09 [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	Really funny , I have read something like that in my facebook account. Some were really funny because of what they post.. - Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 4:44 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from Louis M. Peters [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	lol, nice one! _____________________________ <a >Cheap Hosting Reseller</a> - Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 19:10 [ Permalink to this comment ]
Comment from Danny Tennessee [ BLADAM Profile \| URL ]	Ok that cracked me up. I think I know people that have done #7 and #8 - Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 18:39 [ Permalink to this comment ]

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