That’s A Mighty Long Profile
A British great-grandmother has become the oldest person on Facebook. 102-year-old Ivy Bean’s online profile was set up by staff at the care home where she lives. The former mill worker, from West Yorkshire, now uses it to keep in touch with friends and family but said, "At 102 I have a lot to put on about myself".
FOOTNOTE: Nook and granny.
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Showing posts with label Facebook. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Friday, August 24, 2007
I Christen You Spiderpig (Or Maybe Not)
Facebook Promise Was A Hoax
A man who promised to name his second child Spiderpig if enough people joined his Facebook group has admitted it was a hoax. Oli Young set up the group - called "If 100,000 people join, my wife will let me name my second child Spiderpig" - on the social networking site. Members soon rocketed to well above the required number and Mr Young, from Adelaide, was under pressure to deliver. But the web developer posted a message on the group's page informing people the idea was just a practical joke.
A man who promised to name his second child Spiderpig if enough people joined his Facebook group has admitted it was a hoax. Oli Young set up the group - called "If 100,000 people join, my wife will let me name my second child Spiderpig" - on the social networking site. Members soon rocketed to well above the required number and Mr Young, from Adelaide, was under pressure to deliver. But the web developer posted a message on the group's page informing people the idea was just a practical joke.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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Oh Dear, It’s Top Gear And Ginger Beer
Pointing out stories you may have missed. Jeremy Clarkson has been rapped for calling a car ``gay''. The British TV presenter said the Daihatsu Copen was ``a bit gay'' and ``a bit ginger beer'' - rhyming slang for ``queer''. Media regulator Ofcom said ``gay'' was not necessarily offensive, but citing the Oxford English Dictionary definition of the word as ``foolish, stupid and occasionally inappropriate, disapproved of and lame''. But Ofcom added: ``In this edition of , the use of a rhyming phrase made clear he intended to give a particular meaning to use of the word gay ... clearly linking the reference to homosexual people.’’
News source: Gay.Com.
FOOTNOTE: According to a report by Adrian Hearn at AutoTrader.co.UK Jeremy Clarkson should be the new British Prime Minister with Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig in the cabinet. So say more than 70,000 fans who’ve joined the ‘Jeremy Clarkson should be Prime Minister’ forum on Facebook.
Pointing out stories you may have missed. Jeremy Clarkson has been rapped for calling a car ``gay''. The British TV presenter said the Daihatsu Copen was ``a bit gay'' and ``a bit ginger beer'' - rhyming slang for ``queer''. Media regulator Ofcom said ``gay'' was not necessarily offensive, but citing the Oxford English Dictionary definition of the word as ``foolish, stupid and occasionally inappropriate, disapproved of and lame''. But Ofcom added: ``In this edition of , the use of a rhyming phrase made clear he intended to give a particular meaning to use of the word gay ... clearly linking the reference to homosexual people.’’News source: Gay.Com.
FOOTNOTE: According to a report by Adrian Hearn at AutoTrader.co.UK Jeremy Clarkson should be the new British Prime Minister with Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig in the cabinet. So say more than 70,000 fans who’ve joined the ‘Jeremy Clarkson should be Prime Minister’ forum on Facebook.
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