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[1066gull]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/6553763.stm

 

[Chesney Christ]

If this continues, the ritual art of talking complete bollocks in the pub will become a dying art form....

Isn't this a tiny bit rich coming from two people talking to each other on an INTERNET message board?

 

[surrey jim]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/6553763.stm

 

[sid]

Who's got a Facebook? Forget Myspace, Facebook is the future. Myspace is big, bold and brash, Facebook is subtle and unobtrusive. I've found so many friends I'd lost touch with over the years.

youve always got me as a friend o lonley one

 

[Mendoza]

What is a poke? what do they do?

 

[Clothes Peg]

What is a poke? what do they do?

Not a lot. I'll give you a poke if you want one.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

What is a poke? what do they do?

That IS the shittiest thing about facebook.

You..er...'poke' someone over the internet...and it tells them they've been 'poked'.....wow.....

 

[Mendoza]

That IS the shittiest thing about facebook.

You..er...'poke' someone over the internet...and it tells them they've been 'poked'.....wow.....

what does iit achieve, there must be a point to it? (no pun intended)

 

[Clothes Peg]

what does iit achieve, there must be a point to it? (no pun intended)

Apparently it's the new way to flirt online. Thanks for the poke you sexy beast.

 

[Robot Chicken]

If you poke an attractive woman it means she'll look at your profile and if you're lucky she'll poke you back.

There is a Facebook group called "Enough with the Poking, Lets Just Have Sex " with 148,871 members and seems to be the biggest group on Facebook

Group Info Name: Enough with the Poking, Lets Just Have Sex
Type: Geography - Ridesharing & Transportation
Description: He pokes her, she pokes him, they poke each other back and forth.

Cut the shit already, I want it, you want it, we're not fooling anyone...

let's just have sex.

Seriously. People don't understand why "poking" exists on facebook. It's pretty clear that it's facebook's classy way of flirting, none of this "I was just thinking about you" bullshit. You want to have sex, so you poked me. End of story.

Be realistic, how often are you poked by a member of the same sex? If a member of the same sex pokes you, chances are they're gay. And if they're not gay, and you two are "just great friends"...

Everyone else thinks you guys are gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course.

--THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF POKING--

I) Never poke someone you dont know and haven't spoken to, simply because you find them attractive. Stop being obvious and gross/stalker-y.

II) Don't poke anyone you don't want to have sex with. You'd just be an asshole giving them the wrong message. If you "just want to say hello", then IM them or comment on their profile etc, and actually say hello.

III) Don't return any pokes to the person who poked you if you dont find them attractive. You'll just be leading them on. It's not cool to break unnecessary hearts.

IV) Straight men don't poke other men. It is never appropriate. End of story.

V) DONT OVER-POKE! If you're poking more out of routine than to display real affections, you're poking too much. Limiting the frequency with which you poke helps retain the value of a single poke.

VI) If your poking is becoming too frequent, you need to have sex already. Once you've been poking back and forth for a few days, it becomes time to take the poking from the internet to the bedroom...or shower, kitchen, main lounge, attic, museum, airplane, fast-food restaurant bathroom, Chuck-E-Cheese's ball-pit, etc.

VII) Be careful when you decide to hide your pokes. Hiding a poke is the same thing as a rejection, and you don't want to send the wrong message to someone you might be interested in. If you are attracted to a person but don't want to be bothered with constantly poking back and forth, just leave the poke up there, it doesn't bite.

VIII) Poke wars are retarded (see #6). The process of poking isn't fun. You're just clicking a friggin' button. The sex that comes afterwards is the fun part. Two people competing over who "gets poked last" or who "pokes the other the most" or whatever is the most ridiculous concept I've ever heard. It's like two people sitting across from each other saying "I want to have sex" back and forth but with neither of them actually doing anything. They poked you, you poked them. Now stop the poking, and go have sex.

IX) If you like being an elusive, hard-to-get poke, don't give it up too soon! Sometimes, witholding that poke for a few days can intensify the relationship. Or, if you like subtly letting others know you're angry, take a long time to return their pokes, or hide their pokes altogether. Internet poking is as mental, as real poking is physical.

X) The last, but certainly not the least important Commandment: PRACTICING SAFER POKING.
It was already stated in the First Commandment that it's wrong to poke those you dont know that you only have physical attractions for, however, creeps are out there, and it happens nonetheless. DON'T POKE PEOPLE YOU DONT KNOW. You never know who that mysterious person poking you is. You never know who they've poked, or even if they were safe pokers themselves. Unsafe poking can lead to stalker-esque relationships, both in and out of Facebook. And you never know who might give you a virus (be it spyware or herpes). Neither of us want that. Two ways to poke safer are: to completely abstain from poking (this is the only 100% safe, religiously appropriate way), and to only poke people you know. Also, putting up sexy, cute, or marginally attractive profile pictures that non-friends can see might lead to unwanted poking. Be wary...and slutty/hoish at your own risk. I recommend neutral profile pictures of puppies, flowers, or famous athletes. Doing anything else might attract attention and end disasterously!

If you were: a victim of a poke-and-run, poked anyone without protection, a forced-poke victim, or gave accidental drunken pokes to that "less-than-par" sorority girl, please contact your local teen crisis hotline, police station, health center, school counselor, or any trustworthy adult.

--Get the word out!--
Invite your friends, but in particular, invite the people that you're always poking, so that they can FINALLY get the real message you were trying to convey.

 

[Mendoza]

If you poke an attractive woman it means she'll look at your profile and if you're lucky she'll poke you back.

what a crock of shit that is!!

 

[Robot Chicken]

what a crock of shit that is!!

Yer!

 

[Mendoza]

I) Never poke someone you dont know and haven't spoken to, simply because you find them attractive. Stop being obvious and gross/stalker-y.

 

[Clothes Peg]

Isn't it about time someone made a "NSC appreciation society" on Facebook? There seems to be appreciation societies for everything else.

 

[Chicken Run]

sorry for being dumb but to register they ask u for ur email and email password, is that right

 

[Rookie]

sorry for being dumb but to register they ask u for ur email and email password, is that right

no that is to import your contacts list from your e-mail. Can sign up with out doing that

 

[the full harris]

So, Mr FULL HARRIS, why haven't you ADDED ME as a friend on Facebook but you have on MySpace? Eh? Eh?

The honest answer:
Because then you would be able to see my profile and harrass all my female friends.

 

[CHAPPERS]

What is a poke? what do they do?

I think she's in America mate.

 

[Uncle Buck]

 

[Uncle Buck]