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What do your friends or relatives post on Facebook that you do not want to think about?

Asked by kevbo (25675points) November 14th, 2009 from iPhone

My aunt is constantly posting about whether she is looking forward to or has just taken a bubble bath.

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Dog's avatar

The stupid quizzes. I really do not care what color they are or what celebrity my sister is. Nor do Iwant to deal with the “causes” to join or the virtual tree or dog I have been given.

Methinks Facebook can be a major time suck for people who are bored.

rooeytoo's avatar

A lot of it is totally inane. It amazes me that some people actually think that others are interested in the most mudane movements.

I also hate to see kids bragging about getting drunk and the dangerous stunts they pull while under the influence.

And what @dog said too!!!

jrpowell's avatar

I just bought a sheep.

jonsblond's avatar

I’m clipping my toenails. :P

kevbo's avatar

@johnpowell, let’s see… drunk + eBay?

jonsblond's avatar

@kevbo toenail clippings on eBay?! wtf?

kevbo's avatar

I’ll buy them. Hawt!~

rooeytoo's avatar

@johnpowell – I have a clipper for sale so when it is time to shear your sheep, let me know and we can do a deal, the heck with ebay.

Dog's avatar

Twitter can be just as bad if you follow the wrong people. I have a rule- if you mention what you are eating you are blocked.

pinkparaluies's avatar

Anything involving their children. Thanks, but I don’t care about how breast feeding is going.

gemiwing's avatar

Anything having to do with farms, mafias, hookers, vomiting, bowels, things found in your bed the morning after, milf’s, burning urination and food.

rooeytoo's avatar

Jeez if we eliminate all these topics, what will be left to talk about???

jonsblond's avatar

@Dog My experience with Twitter has been worse than FB. Please tell me who to follow!

Alana2009's avatar

I have one friend who always posts the most pessemistic status messages: “soo tired, two hours of work left” or “my back aches WTF?” I couldnt take reading this crap so I defriemded her!

DominicX's avatar

When people post emo lyrics as their status (really doesn’t happen very often, but it’s lame when it does).

I never pay much attention to all those quizzes and what not, though occasionally one is funny.

I was going through the archives and noticed that when I was younger (10th grade-11th grade), I updated my status ALL THE TIME. lol…I must’ve really annoyed people with ”...is tired” almost every night. This is why I could never use Twitter.

Other than that, I don’t care. Post what you want. It’s not something that bothers me easily.

@rooeytoo

I don’t need to brag about being drunk and all the crazy stunts I pull. The pictures tell it all and they’re each worth 1000 words or so… :)

casheroo's avatar

@Dog Pssh, you know you like to know all about my daily meals.

I actually hate the religious or political crap. I posted a video today as a joke because of something a cousin of mine posted…hers was completely ridiculous. I couldn’t help myself.

gemiwing's avatar

I’m eating chinese food with my milf sheep that I borrowed from this mobster guy. I think later we’re going to figure out where that plastic donkey got off to last nite. U kno whats I meen Kymbielee!. Maybe run down to OMGYOUREALLGOINGTOHELL for a nightcap. Or we’ll just stay home… man my back hurts.

faye's avatar

All the intimate talk that should be done privately. Sometimes I wish I could be facebook PDA police!

rooeytoo's avatar

@DominicX – I know it’s all good clean fun! ;-)

I looked for the pics in the facebook fluther section and I don’t see you so I can’t comment.

Facade's avatar

I hate all the male/female bashing. I love hearing what people had for lunch, and what they’re excited to watch on tv =)

rangerr's avatar

I don’t like when couples talk all mushy to each other and it ends up in the feed. gag.
I don’t care what your kid is doing every two seconds.
I don’t care that you are still depressed after telling us ten minutes ago.
I don’t want to adopt your lost brown cow.

augustlan's avatar

RE: The depressing/complaining people… I just block their updates from my feed, rather than de-friend them. It seems kinder that way. I also block Farmville, Mafia Wars, etc.

AstroChuck's avatar

The quizzes and “cutsie” stuff. Also, I don’t want to see anybody’s favorite anything. I don’t care that my cousin is on level 324 on Mafia Wars or if a lonely black sheep wandered onto my aunt’s fantasy farm.

PandoraBoxx's avatar

Snowball throwing season is almost upon us.

Judi's avatar

Relationship drama.

nebule's avatar

the only thing that really bothered me was when an ex-boyfriend of a distant friend snuck onto her facebook (stupid woman for not changing her password) account and started posting things about her having hot sex…and all sorts of unrepeatable lewd descriptives…urgh.

aprilsimnel's avatar

I am amazed that I have 50-something and 60-something relatives playing Farmville and asking each other for sheep and whatnot.

When the older teen/early 20’s nephews start talking about how they’re playing young women of their acquaintance, that riles me a bit. Once, I even fired off a private message to one of them expressing my deep disappointment of how proud he was for clowning 3 or 4 girls at once. And when the nieces have photos of themselves up that I KNOW “Grandma” would have been disappointed seeing. Seriously, if I bring up Mommy (who died a few years ago) in any context, whatever mess they post is kaput.

janbb's avatar

So I’ve been debating joining. Is there anything positive about it or should I just stick to Fluther and e-mail? (Or is this a separate discussion?)

chyna's avatar

How about this one: My dad and son are heading out to Walmart, please pray for their safe return. WTF? They aren’t going to Iraq! She was defriended quickly.

hungryhungryhortence's avatar

I’ve few complaints because my friends account is separate from the family account. As far as the games go, they’ve been a lot of fun during my periods of insomnia but I’ve got to figure out how to change my notifications so what I do in playland doesn’t pop up on my friends’ profiles. When that stuff hits mine, I don’t wig out because I know they’re probably unaware.

IBERnineD's avatar

The most annoying thing I have encountered recently are my parents. They didn’t friend each other on Facebook so they use my sisters and my Facebook walls to argue about which side of the family I take after, or make snarky comments about who is paying my tuition, etc. It’s ridiculous, I finally had to say to them that if they fought again on my wall I would unfriend them both.

Sarcasm's avatar

My sister is apparently a fan of “Banging”.
Other than that, my brother, sister, mom and sister-in-law all keep their creepiness to themselves.

sjmc1989's avatar

@Judi I have to agree with you I have one particular couple on my facebook that breaks up and makes up every single day! Its nauseating! I know people do not want to hear about what I am doing so I usually just post a really good quote or lyric. I am intelligent enough to know that you don’t want to hear “I just brushed my teeth, now I’m going to eat some toast, then I’m going to masturbate for approximately two hours.” I mean really people!!

avvooooooo's avatar

Status fights can either be really, really great or really, really annoying.

jbfletcherfan's avatar

I’ve friended my cousin’s two sons. If she knew the language they use on there, she’d KILL them! I’m sure she has NO idea. But it’s not up to me to say anything. My lips are sealed

I’m also sick to death of all the farm crap. I went through one day last week & deleted a bunch of apps. I understand they have viruses in them anyway, so I got rid of some. I have one friend on there who thinks it’s necessary to tell us when she’s going to the gym. THEN she posts when she gets home. Oookay. I don’t give a shit!!!

Drawkward's avatar

They talk about god constantly.

wundayatta's avatar

My daughter had to friend me or else no account. I hardly ever check in on her, but I did today. She is fond of love songs, it seems, and is also very tight with her friends. Also, she seems to be as lonely as I am when no one else is online. I wonder when she’s going to decide she’s old enough to not have me as a friend.

chyna's avatar

@daloon Maybe she feels safe having you as her friend.

DominicX's avatar

@jbfletcherfan

It’s always kind of funny how clueless some parents are about the “naughty” things their kids do. My mom never had a Facebook account until recently and she friended me. We’re cool. She sees the photos; she knows I like to party…but that’s just what kids do.

I’ve never felt like I’ve had to hide things from my parents; I’m fine with telling them about it. I know a girl who’s parents are completely clueless about her marijuana and alcohol usage. Like, I’d just rather I don’t have to keep it from my parents.

jbfletcherfan's avatar

@DominicX Again, I think you’re one cool dude. :-)

juniper's avatar

An acquaintance recently had the status: “Emily just had sex. It hurt!”

That status continues to haunt me. I’m hoping some stupid friend hacked onto her page and wrote that. Still, I can’t look Emily in the face anymore.

janbb's avatar

@DominicX I think your parents are “cool dudes” too.

jbfletcherfan's avatar

@juniper OMG! How could anyone be so stupid!!??

StephK's avatar

@Dog : Facebook Purity might be for you.

cookieman's avatar

I have this one friend who treats Facebook as his public diary. This public baring of his inner turmoil drives me insane.

I also block all games, quizzes, etc.

avvooooooo's avatar

@cprevite You can block updates from anyone from appearing in your feed.

cookieman's avatar

@avooooooooo: Thanks.

jbfletcherfan's avatar

@cprevite Guess I’ll stop sending you hugs then…..........;-)

cookieman's avatar

@jbfletcherfan: I’ll hang on for a real hug from you someday.

jbfletcherfan's avatar

@cprevite I’m on my way…..........

aprilsimnel's avatar

D’aaawwww!

AnonymousWoman's avatar

While I think that a lot of the Fan Pages these days are amusing and get me to think “Hey, I’ve done that, too!” or other such things, I just find it weird how people are joining them by the dozen lately. I could understand these sorts of things being on a Q&A website, but on a Facebook fan page? Give me a break!

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