Bemused on a Friday

[jeanvieve]

I have just been Un-Friended on FB for the oddest reason I might have imagined. I, evildoer that I am, laughed at someone's meme-pic and shared it on another friend's page because I knew it would brighten their day too. In my brain, I was sharing sunshine and laughter.

Alas, in the brain of the person who posted it, and they were not the only one posting it mind you, I am lacking in common courtesy because I neglected to "Like" their photograph first before Sharing it. Those were the words used. Lacking in common courtesy.

I'm not looking for validation here that I'm in the right or wrong. Because, alas, I really don't care enough about a FB Meme. But man, what an odd day to be de-friended for failing to click "Like". And one cannot say something like, "Madame. I respect your wishes and opinions. But may I offer a nice walk in the sunshine? Because if you are living for the Likes of faceless drones like me on the internet, there are much better alternatives. If you could be caused a moment of sorrow, a pang of hurt not to have a button clicked, then that machine means far, far too much for good health."

We must have waffles, forthwith.

Comments

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

WAFFLES!

Wow.

[silme.livejournal.com]

Facebook, Facebook, Facebook. *sigh* I think there's a reason I gave up on Facebook.

[arwensouth.livejournal.com]

If you could be caused a moment of sorrow, a pang of hurt not to have a button clicked, then that machine means far, far too much for good health.

Yikes. Indeed. Someone needs to get out more often and interact with real hoomun beings, seems to me.

Because, wow. I wasn't aware that not liking a picture before sharing it was a criminal offense. Or even something that would make Emily Post raise an eyebrow.

[chatte-bleue.livejournal.com]

Just read couple of days ago the article about the typical quarrel of nowadays (in a nut-shell): "I've posted such a [whatever] at FB and you didn't Like it! You are indifferent to what I am doing and as a consequence to me!"
Also saw rather sane people got really fury just because of being unfriended for some reasons (I btw think that one can friend/unfriend whoever he/she wants without any explanations as that's his/her own business).

I find all this like-related stuff funny as it doesn't come close to me: buddies are also rather sceptical concerning likes, statuses and other pixels on the screen. Though we do have hot disputes in internet, of course, but mostly based on points of view and not on button clicks.

[kaelikat.livejournal.com]

Um. Wow.

We'll make waffles next time you're in town! :) unmutual can help us devour the yummy yummy waffles. :)

[jeanvieve.livejournal.com]

Ah my Sunflower, I am with you. At work we debate all sorts of things. The sadness of people that blindly click Bit.Ly links. Scroogling, for better or worse. How to teach people that safety is something for their computer, their phone, AND their front door. And how really, the guy online can do a lot more damage than the one that steals your TV when you're at work. Monetarily speaking.

I fear and mistrust the sudden flare-ups of extreme negative reactions to what I consider remarkably little stimulus. Which of course I have to do each time I get an instant flare of grump my own self. Which of course is more often than I like to admit.

Hi, I'm Jeannie. I'm grumpier than you think I am!

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

Hey! Do you know Chris Hann, a Geordie working in California? He mentioned having an SCA friend in England with the name Silme--is that you?

[jeanvieve.livejournal.com]

John, meet the fabulous Ellen!

[unmutual.livejournal.com]

I can! Have you heard of the delightful concoction that is the waffleburger? ;)

[kaelikat.livejournal.com]

Nooooo... that sounds like a gooey beefy version of chicken and waffles?

[unmutual.livejournal.com]

The idea is to combine breakfast food (waffles) with dinner food (grilled burgers), the commonality being that one eats bacon at breakfast and on burgers. So a waffleburger is a burger with bacon, with proper thick waffles for the bun, some kind of maple syrup-mustard sauce, and perhaps a sunny-side egg in there for good measure.

It's... indulgent. :)

[silme.livejournal.com]

It's a small, small world! :)

[silme.livejournal.com]

It's a small, small world! :)

PS Actually, as Jeannie can tell you, I'm Ariel in the SCA.

[chatte-bleue.livejournal.com]

Ah, these strange times when being realistic and prudent leads almost obligatory to be grumpy because of crowds willing to be neither first nor second though enjoying opportunity not to be third instead.

[silme.livejournal.com]

Waffles... I'm thinking I want to make up my Belgian waffle batter for tomorrow morning. It's a yeast batter, so I need to do it tonight for tomorrow morning... Yum.

[falzalot.livejournal.com]

O.M.G.... I got nothin'.

[lambprey.livejournal.com]

Jeannie in response to your post of March 8: "Hi Jeannie". Curmudgeons anonymous didn't go over well. As for your failure to follow proper FB protocol I can only say "you bitch".

[holyhippie]

I've learned some about how grumpy you can be ... and yet we still seem to be friends.

I know now to borrow your nose when checking out houses - you pick up on smells I'd never detect.

[seussgirl27.livejournal.com]

Seriously? This gave me a Monday morning chuckle. Do I say, "Sorry for your loss"? In any event, I realize the sensitivities one may experience on FB, but that reason for de-friending is a bit... warped. Happy Monday!

[jeanvieve.livejournal.com]

Right back at you, northern curmudgeon! I would lick your face this moment!