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Topic: Facebook
Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Subject: Facebook
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 13:28
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I do not have it. How about you? ------------- 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 13:29
| No. |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 13:34
| I do. Its a great way of seeing people you knew back in high school get fat and even less interesting. |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 13:39
A what?  ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 13:41
| Conor Fynes, thats my name. Add me guys. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 13:45
------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Vompatti wrote:Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 14:05
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I do, a great way to keep contact with friends and family. Luckily I'm able to block all the endless applications that would otherwise flood the front page. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 14:32
| Nope. Just one more time-suck I don't need. |
Posted By: Tursake
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 14:39
I added you  the name is Matias Kyriacou------------- 
Last.fm: TursakeX RYM: Tursake |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 14:42
| ^You're Greek? |
Posted By: Nightshine
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 14:54
| I have a profile because someone forced me into getting one. I regret every second of it. |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 14:56
I got a profile so my family members would stop asking me about it. 
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 15:00
I got one so my friends would stop asking me about it  Go ahead and friend me if you want to, name's Tanner Boyle (yes like the Bad News Bears )------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 15:14
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I do, but could happily live without it. I'm rarely visiting it.
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Posted By: seventhsojourn
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 15:23
I thought about it at the end of last year, but signed-up to PA instead 
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Posted By: June
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 20:26
What he says. |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 20:35
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Yes but don't add me -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 21:18
| It IS a huge time-suck, the only reason I even use it is scheduling band practices |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 21:20
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I absolutely refuse to become involved with Facebook in any way.
Same with Twitter.
------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 21:31
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I do have it but only because a couple of friends dragged me into it. I accepted too many friends and now I get a message every time one of my nieces finds an owl in some game she's playing. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 22:04
I had to block all those games, I couldn't stand them.  |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 22:33
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I do and check it every single day multiple times a day because is a good way to stay in touch with some people who don't live in the US (which is, ALL of my best friends)... It's under my real name. ------------- 
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Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 22:35
| I joined for a couple a days but quit because I was getting automatic hook-ups with people from my old high school, this school is in a death-trap town and most of my old friends who stayed there are in really bad shape (drug damage, parolees, welfare etc) and they are to be avoided and I was getting pictures of women from my old high school who are even older than me and they are wearing tight dresses and trying to look hot and it was gross, unexpected and not asked for, I quit immediately. |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 22:42
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I wish I hadn't been so opposed to Facebook in high school, it would have made my life much easier. But it's mostly irrelevant to me now so I don't use it much. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Tursake
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 23:11
My dad is from cyprus, which is close enough -------------
Last.fm: TursakeX RYM: Tursake |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 23:20
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Yes. You see, women use it. Go against the grain all you want, but eventually they'll want to check your profile out and you theirs. It makes things easier. Not that I'm not always teetering on the edge of nuking it. I just got rid of a lot of old, indulgent personal crap which no one really needs to know or care about. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 23:53
| No, and I don't plan to have one soon either. |
Posted By: Falx
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 01:50
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Now I FINALLY know what King Crimson were singing about: I do remember one thing. It took hours and hours but.. By the time I was done with it I was so involved I didn't know what to think. I carried it around with me for days and days.. Playing little games Like not looking at it for a whole day And then.. looking at it. To see if I still liked it. (And in answer to your question: NO!) =F= ------------- "You must go beyond the limit of the limit of your limits!" - Mr. Doctor "It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist." - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 02:18
That's exactly what it's there for, so see how old & fat old schoolfriends have become
Great quote, sums it up perfectly 
There's also a quote from the title track of Martin Orford's album 'The Old Road' You've got the power to talk for hours To friends you've never seen Since you started to live your life In a made up world On a cold black screen That's why I'm taking the old road... 
Any by the way - yes, I am on Facebook, and am enjoying it at the moment (even if I am a little addicted to 'Bejewelled'  ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: halabalushindigus
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 02:24
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that would be affirmative ------------- assume the power 1586/14.3 |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 03:00
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Yes, I'm on Facebook. But I have zero interest in Farmville or Mobwars
zzzzz... Some of the feeds from the 'Classic rock presents prog' group, contain good live clips, though. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 03:54
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No Twitter, no Facebook. I just don't want to put too much of myself on display anymore, so I try to avoid virtual showrooms. In fact, PA is enough of this for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 05:20
| Facebook is great or crap depending 100% on your connections (the so called "Friends"). I've made an account with zero expectations and discovered it's an amazing communication tool for me. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 05:21
That's cool, I noticed your name and didn't look Finnish at all  |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 05:39
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Nope, I don't really want to be bothered with having to check it. Email and texting works fine for me to keep in touch with people.
I spend enough time on the internet as it is ------------- 
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 13:31
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I do but hardly use it now, and its pretty much just status updates (usually lyrics, being silly, or whatever is pissing me off in the news) I got one the summer before my freshman year of college, back when you HAD to be in college (or needed a college email) and it was a college network. Year later it was opened to everyone and became this crap fest it is. |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 15:44
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The Facebook idea is brilliant. Old people in Scotland can communicate with their grand children in Australia, across the street or in Canada. Old class mates can gloat over their old bullies long term jail terms, most preferable; sodomy involving farm-animals (hi Nicklas, only two years left now !!) or friends keeping in touch. That idea is brilliant. What I don't like is these mafia wars applications and spam things. But you can turn those off in the security settings. I have never included any personal informations in my profile. Stuff like birthday, employer, address etc etc should never be included in a Facebook profile. Ditto for sex videos and other personal pictures which may come back as a theme during a job interview or an election campaign for a higher office. But the Facebook idea is brilliant. It is a pity that all the nonsense has overshadowed the brilliant idea. Mostly for silver surfers, it has to be said. |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 19:32
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I somehow have two. My chat is usually switched off and I rarely look at my Events. Luckily most people don't want to converse with me, so it's all good. However, it's a useful tool as many of my friends don't have credit on their 'phone or I don't have their number. -------------   
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Posted By: Dorsalia
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 19:51
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Waste of time.
------------- "Es ist übrigens unmöglich, eine Meinung zu haben, ohne dass es unerfreuliche Überschneidungen gibt. Die Grünen sind für den deutschen Wald, die NPD ebenfalls." |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 20:57
Great post! :) I have one. It's useful, I get event invitations, get updates from family and friends, although I've probably hidden more than half of the people I've accepted as friends, so it's pretty sparse now. I do follow a number of bands, and it's nice to get updates from them. But, for the most part, I visit facebook to play chess against a high school buddy (that has been the one activity on facebook I do the most for the past 3 years). Oh, my home company has a facebook page as well. I actually update status' there.
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 21:39
I know! Its bad enough no one ever actually talks on phones, forced me to get unlimited texting so I had to use it so much. Now that's useless! Phones are becoming obsolete I have so much contact with people through FB. Oh, and now Im gunna flood your wall James and leave you stalker box message constantly |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: May 28 2010 at 02:01
Two great posts 
Through FB, I keep in touch with friends in Australia, Newfoundland, Canada & if they're on the same time as me, we'll have a bit of a chat; I hate the Mafia Wars stuff, but I do play poker & bejewelled (and have to admit I do have a smallholding on Farmville, too ) - great idea as has been said, but keep some of the personal stuff personal... one of my friends is my 21 year old neice & some of her photos...  I'm sure my sister hasn't seen any of those -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 28 2010 at 02:07
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I have two for a reason. One for friends, one for family. I mostly use the friends one. As far as I know, my family don't know about the other one. Even then, this is only cousins and 2nd cousins. -------------
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 28 2010 at 14:57
I want to start a fan page for James so he could technically have three. 
But yes I have one, that bug infected me quite some time ago. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: May 28 2010 at 15:15
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http://apps.facebook.com/onthefarm/track.php?creative&cat=feed_farmers_market_stall_open&subcat&key=ddfe8a626238658a1b1ce07b762d70f5&next=reward.php%3FfrHost%3D100000126250914%26frId%3D0aacce2164fd79af444581219d2ca2d5%26frType%3DOpenStallBushelFriendReward&_fb_fromhash=d4d52523e145f76d1d54f311b409145f -
Tami is sharing Pattypan Bushels from their Market Stall in FarmVille!
------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: May 30 2010 at 09:47
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Yes, and I use it quite often.
------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: May 30 2010 at 13:39
agreed |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 14:50
| I have one. I'm Jordan Crago, add if you want. |
Posted By: halabalushindigus
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 15:33
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I have one as well. I'm Go Figure
except for a few of my friends, I run silent on FB ------------- assume the power 1586/14.3 |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 17:24
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 17:27
I do, but I understand exactly your sentiment. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 17:52
Don't you just love Cracked?
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Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 17:54
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Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 17:55
My time spent on Cracked:
99% laughing.
1% in regret for how much time I wasted.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 18:22
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Nah, I think I'd rather be hit in the face with a heavy book.
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 18:32
Great news! I'm sure we can arrange something? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 18:37
OK, but it hast to be a really interesting book and a soft cover one.... ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 18:41
As long as its really big and really heavy........welll I'm happy! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 19:22
Also I get to be allowed to fight back with a really spikey hard cover book, which can be smaller than that big heavy interesting paperback book, but it must be a really dull book. All we have to work out now is the titles. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: halabalushindigus
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 20:00
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Slartibartfast has to stand with his arms to the side and his eyes closed and Snow Dog gets one overhand throw from 5 feet away. No do-overs ------------- assume the power 1586/14.3 |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 23:11
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Yeah, got 4 years ago when it was still only for college students....ya know, you needed a college email address to do it. It was good then. Then they opened it all and I predicted much fail....and I was right! |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 10 2010 at 14:05
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My wife's friends list is showing all their telephone numbers, including mobile phone numbers. Not good privacy and precisely one of the reasons I don't have a Facebook. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: July 10 2010 at 14:07
You can hide those facts if you want to. I'm very careful on my privacy too, so that's what I do.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 10 2010 at 15:15
That's quite OK, hide those facts all you try to, we know who you are and where you live and all your numbers already. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: July 10 2010 at 15:57
| Privacy? In this day and age is laughable. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 10 2010 at 16:03
Ah''''I see your changing the conditions. Sorry I'm out!  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: July 10 2010 at 16:16
Well, nobody knows nothing about me, because I don't have FB.
For me, it's a complete waste of time. And I have enough in Progarchives so... ------------- |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: July 10 2010 at 21:00
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I get the whole privacy thing..but you can limit what you put on there, if you don't want everyone to know your phone number, or even the town you're from then don't put it. I'm pretty sure my brother has his sex on there, and his political views, which say "political parties, yeah parties are cool"  No relationship status, hometown, schools, jobs, bio, music/TV/movies enjoyed, nothing. Its not like FB makes you put everything up. Not that it matters. My tech skills sucks as it is, but if someone wants your info, they WILL get it. You dont need to put it up there. Hell they dont even need to use FB to do so. |
Posted By: halabalushindigus
Date Posted: July 11 2010 at 00:41
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ok here's my impersonation of Slartibartfast....
FACEBOOK: CATCH UP ON FACEBOOK
SLARTIBARTFAST: "I prefer mustard"
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: July 11 2010 at 04:32
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Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: July 11 2010 at 16:13
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Yes I have a Facebook. But, I'm also 18, and it's somewhat of a prerequisite for people of my age. Not that it's really helping my failing social life anyways.
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Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: July 19 2010 at 22:20
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I do have one...it's not that bad. ------------- 
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Posted By: JemJem714
Date Posted: July 20 2010 at 09:44
Yup.
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: July 20 2010 at 10:37
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Facebook - a great way to catch up woith old friends........ and enemies ------------- 
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 21:43
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Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 22:26
And after that he posts one of his crazy political cartoons.
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Posted By: Niv
Date Posted: July 23 2010 at 05:39
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Yep, It's pretty much become my primary source of contact with any of my friends that don't go on msn. I don't use my phone very much either...
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Posted By: Ahmadbarqawi
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 08:46
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yea i do have it, its specially helpful to catch up on underground local music events and concerts... actually i have first heard of Portnoy's departure through FB :), add me if you wish -Ahmad Barqawi :) just let me know you're from progarchives ------------- {Flashlights shade shrunken views Of a red demon’s foxtrot in brews Guns & flowers crown morning news Panic-stricken guilt now ensues} |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 11:13
I was an addict, somtimes i get abstinences, not that bad annymore, but it is fun, look an images, create groups (i created a progrock forum group for my Universety, have four members which I invited all by my self), join all kinds of groups to bring back ice creams, chocolates that are being removed from the marked, click LIKE on things you like (or on things you have no buisness in realy   -------------  
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 20:06
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I started a page way back..back when M@X started a PA's page and was fishing for people to hit that page... and promptly ignored it. After seeing Raff have a blast with it these last couple of months.. I started mine back up... accepted friend requests two years waiting.. and have enjoyed messing around with it.
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 20:19
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I'm sure most of you are too prog or whatever to have a Facebook, but I actually have friends in the outside world I like to keep up with, so yes I use it, ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 20:23
It's true, OK here's your cartoon:  Apologies for not posting something political. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: halabalushindigus
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 20:37
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you STINKER SLARTIBART AS FAST AS YOU CAN BUDDY!!!^^^ great one Brian.
now I'm bored, but my stomach feels good  ------------- assume the power 1586/14.3 |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 20:45
Yeah its amazing how little all my friends text now (which I preferred calling anyway) Almost all my plans are through FB now and for many its the best way to contact them. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 20:46
Well then I'll add you. Because I'm a FB whore EDIT: Wait, I am already? WHAAAAAA?  |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 21:08
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Yes I have one...got one cause my baseball team put a team profile......Now I only use to post pics of concerts I have been to. But I only have like 15 friends, 4 of those are family....I reject most people because I have nothing in common and they are just coming to me thru either my wife or kids profile and want to use me to get to 1million friends.
But I more enjoy looking at my wifes and seeing all the old pics people send her...........I logon maybe 2x a month. -------------   
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 21:20
------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 21:25
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I swear some of my friends no longer own a phone! FB has honestly become the only means of communication with some |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 21:31
haha... typical whore.... every dick looks the same after a few too many I suppose ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 21:37
Unless I was one of those requests that were waiting for 2 years, which may be the case actually. |
Posted By: Deleuze
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 21:59
Rofl, this is pathetic...isn't it? I got a facebook account...I usualy log on once or twice a week. Only to see what's up with friends and stuff...doesn't restrain me from enjoying good music though. ------------- 
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 22:04
I'd say so. f**k, I hated texting. It would drive me insane when call......voice mail. Send text instant response. WHAT? Like people honestly stopped talking on the phone in lieu of texting. Now that has been subbed with facebook. I dont like it really, buuuut what can ya do? |
Posted By: Deleuze
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 22:11
Hell yeah, this is the primary reason why I'll never get a cellphone...  need lotta freedom as a human being. I'm sure many PA users feel the same way.-------------
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Posted By: GY!BE
Date Posted: September 30 2010 at 17:27
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No, I don't have a facebook account but I feel like I'm gonna succomb to the social pressure...soon.
------------- It is all a dream, a dream in death... |
Posted By: Deleuze
Date Posted: October 02 2010 at 21:43
DO NOT -------------
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: October 02 2010 at 21:54
I use it also,. and if I'm not wrong Chris, you're on it. 
It's fun for posting videos and reading comments.
As a fact I found one of my first girlfriends who has divorced and we are dating again.
Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: sydbarrett2010
Date Posted: October 12 2010 at 15:48
| i do hamed hayati. add me if you want |
Posted By: Chela
Date Posted: October 12 2010 at 15:59
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Yes, I have one... rarely talk to people on it though.
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: October 14 2010 at 20:46
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ah, the (absent) joys of facebook. I've got one alright. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: JakoCba
Date Posted: October 17 2010 at 19:00
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Yes, it's great Fbk and I'm at twitter, foursquare, buzz an other more. ------------- I don't have lastfm sorry :) |