08.26social media is for losing friends and offending people
So I get a “friend” request from some woman named Brooke Beamer on Facebook. I click “ignore.”
A week later (this evening), she requests my friendship again, but she adds this note:
I’m not sure if this is the Mack I’m looking for. I’m looking for a friend from Camp Winnataska who has a sister named Mindy. Is that you? If not, just ignore this request!
I still don’t know who the hell this is, but I’m certainly not going to ignore her request. So, I write back:
Wait…Brooke? Camp W? We went streaking together, right? And then you sucked my dick?
I didn’t expect a reply, but I got one:
Mack, your response really offended me. Clearly, you’re not the Mack I knew from camp W. I’m sorry I ever tried to reconnect with him and met you.
Feeling contrite, I write again:
I’m sorry, too. I much prefer the way we “connected” last time we were together! Whoever the Mack is you’re pursuing has mushy little green pea balls and isn’t worthy of your Facebook friendship, you little sex kitten, you! Stay off my furniture, bad kitty! Meow! Meow!
She hasn’t written back, but I’ll bet she gets a good chuckle from the memories.
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Then, I get a message on my neighborhood listserv saying this:
Please help!
Dixie went missing on Friday during the storm. She is brown/tan with a
black muzzle and about 155lbs. She is very shy and afraid of men. Please
call Katey. Here is a photo:
So, being the good neighbor that I am, I “reply all” with this:
I didn’t look at the picture, but Dixie sounds like my mother-in-law. She’s in Montgomery and is fine. She really hates that nickname, though, so quit fucking using it, okay?
And then she replies:
Whoa! I know we’ve been joking today but in this case can we keep in mind there is a scared pup and her very worried family out there? I hate to be a downer but I was the one who suggested they post the notice about their missing dog here because of the close proximity and all the dog lovers in the neighborhood.
So, feeling contrite, I respond, again via “reply all” email:
I just backed my car over Dixie. By the way, quit screwing around with James while his wife is in Afghanistan, you loose, loose hussy you. And your email? It’s full of run-on sentences. No wonder you got laid off and can’t find work!
She hasn’t responded yet, but I’m certain I’ll make everyone smile with my silliness.
I think I just peed a little. I’ve got some big love for the Muskrat. Big love.
Oh and that dinner I suggested in Pretty Bride’s honor next year during BlogHer? She totally deserves it.
Brenda-SeriouslyMama´s last blog ..“Men… Can’t live with ‘em, can’t shoot ‘em.”
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August 26th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Thank you for this. I really needed the laugh.
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August 26th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Great stuff! Blew milk out my nose.
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August 26th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
You are very bad. Very very bad. But I love it
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August 26th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
I like the poster, complete with adorable picture announcing a “Kitten” has been FOUND: Yellow, brown spots. Found Tuesday, May 17th near 4th and Elm. It was delicious!
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August 26th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
I suspect that you can lose friends and offend people without the help of Facebook.
A Free Man´s last blog ..Well I think I see another side, maybe just another light that shines
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August 26th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
You and my husband would get along really well.
I’m not sure how I feel about that…
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August 26th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
This. Is. CLASSIC!!!
I just started my “Facebook” account too …
hmmmm ….
LOBO´s last blog ..In the Symphony of Dissonance
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August 26th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
The house across the street is for sale. Wanna be my new neighbor?
Candice´s last blog ..First razors, now this?
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August 26th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
I *heart* the Muskrat and all his inappropriateness.
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August 26th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Yes, you too can be a douchebag on the Internet! All it takes is a keyboard and a sense of entitlement!
Act now and we’ll throw in a free wordpress install!
Simply “reply all” to this message with your snarkiest comeback, why be an asshat to just one person when everyone can join in!
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August 26th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Finally! Someone who is even more inappropriate than I am! It’s such a relief!
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August 27th, 2009 at 12:03 am
your contrite responses are straight out of emily post.
flutter´s last blog ..Vampires are hot
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August 27th, 2009 at 12:12 am
they’ll either find you funny or find you and beat the ever-loving crap out of you… tomato, tomahto
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August 27th, 2009 at 6:27 am
OK, you can make fun of the hussy from the FB request, but I have to put my foot down when it comes to . . . aw, never mind. It’s all funny. Perhaps you could get a job writing for this site?
http://dontevenreply.com/
You’d fit right in.
JD at I Do Things´s last blog ..Old People Are Ruining My Life so you don’t have to
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August 27th, 2009 at 8:07 am
I’m off to friend Brooke Beamer on Facebook. I like girls on the rebound.
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August 27th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Awesome. I don’t know if I would have the nads to reply like that – what with being such an innocent and sensitive guy and all. But I sure like reading your responses.
Jeff´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday: You May Not Want to Look Edition
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August 27th, 2009 at 8:40 am
As someone who is sick of “reconnencting” with people I didn’t like in the first place, I think I now have a bit of a crash on you
Elisa´s last blog ..Missing you. And you and you and you.
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August 27th, 2009 at 8:54 am
I’m new to your blog. I loved this post! Hilarious!
Can’t wait for your next post.
Lori´s last blog ..Tag(line), You’re It!
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August 27th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Please, please, PLEASE tell me this is a true story.
Please.
And also that I can call you Mack.
Miss Britt´s last blog ..You’ll pretty much just scratch your head and say “WTF? Did she buy a sailboat?” and I’ll say “no, but yes, exactly.”
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August 27th, 2009 at 9:29 am
What is this ‘we’ business as in the ‘I know we’ve been joking today.’
Passive-Agressive much?
Zoe Right´s last blog ..Don’t be Jealous of my Fly Rhymes
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August 27th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Damn it.
I just realized that there is a chance “sense of entitlement” doesn’t mean what I think it does.
Miss Britt´s last blog ..You’ll pretty much just scratch your head and say “WTF? Did she buy a sailboat?” and I’ll say “no, but yes, exactly.”
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August 27th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Dude. That’s just wrong. So very very wrong.
(ps-i love you for it)
Jessie´s last blog ..First
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August 27th, 2009 at 11:15 am
@Brenda, We both appreciate it. And thanks for commenting here instead of Twitter!
@Stacylt, Glad to hear that. Tell the Captain to stop by from time to time, if my site isn’t blocked over there!
@Kevin, Glad to hear that, too. Milk belongs out your nose.
@Paige, It’s okay to pull for the bad guy. We all pulled for Butch Cassidy and that Sundance Kid.
@NukeDad, You live by a Korean restaurant? Sorry. Cats really are good.
@FreeMan, Yes, I can. But it takes more effort, and I blush more.
@Jan, I need more friends now that I’ve alienated all mine. Tell him to come by.
@Lobo, Friend me. Didn’t we go to camp together, too?
@Candice, Would love to! Is it >3 bedrooms with lower crime stats than where we are now? Oh wait. I don’t want to take another bar.
@Countessa, Glad to hear that. Usually, you tell me I’m filthy.
@:{|, Entitlement? From where? Anonymous pussies who comment?
@24atHeart, I would hope so. I hate being upstaged.
@Flutter, They are…in the appendix part that I added.
@SciFiDad, A few folks laughed. Others were pissed. Ah well.
@JD, Thanks for sharing! Miss Britt posted that site yesterday on Twitter…I love it. Totally my bag.
@LeSombre, You are a wise man. Unless you stole my playbook.
@Jeff, It’s too cold to act an ass to folks where you live. You might need to snuggle this winter, right?
@Elisa, Welcome, then. New friends are where it’s at.
@Lori, Not all of them are this caustic. Just the good ones.
@Britt, Yes and yes. Like I’ve told you, I’m alone for several hours every night. It can be bad.
@ZoeRight, Only every day.
@Britt again, Yeah, me too. It’s too bad, really.
@Jessie, Thank you…and the love is mutual.
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August 27th, 2009 at 11:16 am
I think you just became my best friend. I thought I had read funny before but this shit takes the cake.
Genious!
Keyona´s last blog ..Parenting Assessment
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muskrat Reply:
August 27th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
New best friends rock. So much better than Facebook friends from camp who WON’T admit to past adventures in oral sex.
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August 27th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Mother in law. Priceless.
Feckin’ priceless.
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muskrat Reply:
August 27th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
My wife didn’t think so. But I thought it pretty damned funny.
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Xbox4NappyRash Reply:
August 27th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
The wife’s displeasure only adds to the hilarity.
Wish I could do that.
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muskrat Reply:
August 28th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Oh, you can do that! But you probably shouldn’t.
August 27th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Awesome…I wish I had the cahones to do that.
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muskrat Reply:
August 28th, 2009 at 9:07 am
@Matt, you totally do…I think I have a picture somewhere here.
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August 27th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
I wonder how many inappropriate friend requests Brooke will get after this post? hehe.
“Hi Brooke. Didn’t I used to stick my finger in your belly button back in summer camp?”
“Hi Brooke. Two questions: My son wants to know what summer camp your daughter goes to and does the apple fall far from the tree or not?”
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muskrat Reply:
August 28th, 2009 at 9:07 am
@Chris, I hope so. These inquiries are hilarious, and I’d hate to see them not get used!
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August 27th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
God damn. I snorted and wine zapped my nose. Thanks, fucker.
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muskrat Reply:
August 28th, 2009 at 9:08 am
@SecretAgentMama, You’re welcome. I’ll bet that stung.
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August 27th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
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August 28th, 2009 at 6:21 am
Well it says right up front that sometimes you say things that are inapporpriate. Maybe all of your emails should start out with that disclaimer too.
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muskrat Reply:
August 28th, 2009 at 9:08 am
@CarolynOnline, You’re right! It’s like caveat emptor, but for readers. Now I wish I knew Latin.
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August 28th, 2009 at 8:18 am
This might be one of my favorite posts ever. You should submit it for an award.
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muskrat Reply:
August 28th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
How does one submit for an award? The times I’ve won, someone else submitted for me. Thanks for the props!
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August 28th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
freakin hilarious. i ended up having to unsubscribe to my neighborhood listserve because it was soooo trite and people were such assholes. maybe i would’ve stayed if anyone there had your sense of humor
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muskrat Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 9:03 am
I remember when you first signed on, and I warned you that you’d likely get frustrated with it after a while! Sorry!
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August 31st, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I’m giving you the highly-coveted Prefers Her Fantasy Life with Muskrat award for this one.
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muskrat Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 9:04 am
That IS highly coveted! Thanks for the love!
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September 1st, 2009 at 6:56 am
I can’t imagine why you don’t have more friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter. At least, you respond to them.
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September 1st, 2009 at 9:07 am
Sometimes I read you, and I think…I would say the EXACT same thing. It’s like you’re me, in boy form. LOVE IT!
brittany´s last blog ..Carrie, if you are reading this? I am sorry. And also, your husband sounds totally hot.
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September 3rd, 2009 at 9:50 pm
You would love http://dontevenreply.com – sounds right up your alley!
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September 16th, 2009 at 12:16 pm