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nathaniel parker
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Oh man, I had to remove someone last year because of all their political stuff. I've never removed anyone before but they were just too much. 87 consecutive political posts, literally! I counted them up. All within a 6 hour time span, uninterrupted by anyone else's posts. Then followed that up with a couple 50+ and a 60+ string.

I usually enjoy having friends on there with an opinion that's different than mine, on any topic; but when they only have 1 topic and there's just nothing else, it's like some kind of virtual quicksand and each post just drags you down faster! Post about something, ANYTHING else, some tv show you watched or the weather or anything where I can see that you're living a full life!

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Who the hell posts 87 posts a day no matter what they are about?

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pepper wrote:
Who the hell posts 87 posts a day no matter what they are about?

It was insane! It was like a week before the election and they were posting every single Pro-Their Guy and Anti-The Other Guy article, cartoon, horoscope, anything there was out there.

What's worse is as I'm deciding to actually block someone, I have the two little angel/devil on my shoulders going: "Man, you shouldn't block someone just because they're stating their opinion or if you don't particularly agree with them." then "Yeah, but 87 posts? In a row? Then following that up with even more blocks of posts? Screw 'em!"

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nathaniel parker wrote:
pepper wrote:
Who the hell posts 87 posts a day no matter what they are about?

It was insane! It was like a week before the election and they were posting every single Pro-Their Guy and Anti-The Other Guy article, cartoon, horoscope, anything there was out there.

What's worse is as I'm deciding to actually block someone, I have the two little angel/devil on my shoulders going: "Man, you shouldn't block someone just because they're stating their opinion or if you don't particularly agree with them." then "Yeah, but 87 posts? In a row? Then following that up with even more blocks of posts? Screw 'em!"


Like Mike on super bowl sunday? hahaha He did warn everyone though.
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nathaniel parker wrote:
pepper wrote:
Who the hell posts 87 posts a day no matter what they are about?

It was insane! It was like a week before the election and they were posting every single Pro-Their Guy and Anti-The Other Guy article, cartoon, horoscope, anything there was out there.

What's worse is as I'm deciding to actually block someone, I have the two little angel/devil on my shoulders going: "Man, you shouldn't block someone just because they're stating their opinion or if you don't particularly agree with them." then "Yeah, but 87 posts? In a row? Then following that up with even more blocks of posts? Screw 'em!"


Like Mike on super bowl sunday? hahaha He did warn everyone though.

His were great. For one thing, there were still other people posting between his, so it wasn't so concentrated. And another, he didn't come anywhere near 87 posts. Go there and count down exactly how much scrolling is involved for 87 posts, then imagine every single on of those all with the same tiny avatar and saying the same thing! I woulda thought it was just a facebook glitch if they weren't links to different things. It drove me bonkers!
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nathaniel parker wrote:
audreythirteen wrote:
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pepper wrote:
Who the hell posts 87 posts a day no matter what they are about?

It was insane! It was like a week before the election and they were posting every single Pro-Their Guy and Anti-The Other Guy article, cartoon, horoscope, anything there was out there.

What's worse is as I'm deciding to actually block someone, I have the two little angel/devil on my shoulders going: "Man, you shouldn't block someone just because they're stating their opinion or if you don't particularly agree with them." then "Yeah, but 87 posts? In a row? Then following that up with even more blocks of posts? Screw 'em!"


Like Mike on super bowl sunday? hahaha He did warn everyone though.

His were great. For one thing, there were still other people posting between his, so it wasn't so concentrated. And another, he didn't come anywhere near 87 posts. Go there and count down exactly how much scrolling is involved for 87 posts, then imagine every single on of those all with the same tiny avatar and saying the same thing! I woulda thought it was just a facebook glitch if they weren't links to different things. It drove me bonkers!

No yeah that sucks. I have one friend who doesn't even come close to that but she has posted many posts back to back. Some are actually funny but the fact that she posts so damn much I can't even bring myself to laugh at her decent posts because she also posts a lot of stupid shit too.
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One of my friend's posted this and there are so many things I find wrong with this I don't even know where to begin. The easiest place to start is "women". Anyway, I think she may have made this image herself...at least the caption. My brain has gone retarded from looking at it that all I can say is:
"Stupid. JazHulk Smash stupid wominz!"

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Tell your friend that your other friend thinks she's a comic genius.

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If she's a comic genius than I need to reevaluate my life.

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I'll wait.

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That layout is terrible.

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Naming something terrible about it is easy. Now try naming one good thing about. Just one.

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It doesn't totally look like Hulk is fellating a young girl.

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Just mostly.

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labelleza wrote:
Naming something terrible about it is easy. Now try naming one good thing about. Just one.

You name one good thing about it.
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audreythirteen wrote:
labelleza wrote:
Naming something terrible about it is easy. Now try naming one good thing about. Just one.

You name one good thing about it.

Every time I look at it, I'm pleasantly surprised to see another element that is utterly hilarious to me.

I don't think I would've noticed the "women" thing yet if you hadn't pointed it out.

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labelleza wrote:
audreythirteen wrote:
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Naming something terrible about it is easy. Now try naming one good thing about. Just one.

You name one good thing about it.

Every time I look at it, I'm pleasantly surprised to see another element that is utterly hilarious to me.

I don't think I would've noticed the "women" thing yet if you hadn't pointed it out.


I'm kinda glad we're not facebook friends so I wouldn't have to unfriend you right now hahaha just kidding. Seriously the layout sucks and the cropping and the composition...Oh and one of her friends commented

And some men are seriously monsters!!!! Lol jk ;P

Errghh and bitches wonder why they can't change their monsters into the perfect man. They can barely make proper... whatever you call the image above.

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Art. You call it art.

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Art. You call it art.

If you call that art I need to go jump off a bridge.

I'm being harsh and venting here because I came really close to posting a crazy rant as a comment on her post. I want to share it with my other friend if she hasn't seen it already. We were just shopping for comics yesterday and she was asking if I had read any Hulk and I told her no. She said "good, don't. It's a waste of time." I told her how I wasn't that interested in the Hulk anyway. Iconically he's awesome but as she was explaining his story is kind of pathetic because people treat him like a monster and it's this endless cycle of him feeling sorry for himself getting angry blah blah blah the Hulk sucks except when he SMASH! I'm sure she'll have a similar reaction as I did. Mostly laughing though on her part. Me, I just want to comment "That's stupid" so badly but it seems like a waste of time.

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...not trying to change a person would be a good place for bitches to start.

You want a monster you get a monster, you don't then don't.

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Really confusing anyway, what with the little girl and the monster part.

Okay, upon reflection, perhaps it means "one good woman" as in the monsters mother, she could have made all the difference. But she didn't. Now look what happened.

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Art. You call it art.

If you call that art I need to go jump off a bridge.

I'm being harsh and venting here because I came really close to posting a crazy rant as a comment on her post. I want to share it with my other friend if she hasn't seen it already. We were just shopping for comics yesterday and she was asking if I had read any Hulk and I told her no. She said "good, don't. It's a waste of time." I told her how I wasn't that interested in the Hulk anyway. Iconically he's awesome but as she was explaining his story is kind of pathetic because people treat him like a monster and it's this endless cycle of him feeling sorry for himself getting angry blah blah blah the Hulk sucks except when he SMASH! I'm sure she'll have a similar reaction as I did. Mostly laughing though on her part. Me, I just want to comment "That's stupid" so badly but it seems like a waste of time.


Dude. Calm down. Let me tenderly wrap my arms around your neck until you change back.
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Jessica, this is at the very least, 8th time you've made me laugh out loud. Had to say that.

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That is what jess' job here is.

it is what she does

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It's true. How much are we paying her?

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Not enough. But I'd do it for free!

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Jessica, this is at the very least, 8th time you've made me laugh out loud. Had to say that.

I love you too.

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And now I'm smiling.

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labelleza wrote:
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Art. You call it art.

If you call that art I need to go jump off a bridge.

I'm being harsh and venting here because I came really close to posting a crazy rant as a comment on her post. I want to share it with my other friend if she hasn't seen it already. We were just shopping for comics yesterday and she was asking if I had read any Hulk and I told her no. She said "good, don't. It's a waste of time." I told her how I wasn't that interested in the Hulk anyway. Iconically he's awesome but as she was explaining his story is kind of pathetic because people treat him like a monster and it's this endless cycle of him feeling sorry for himself getting angry blah blah blah the Hulk sucks except when he SMASH! I'm sure she'll have a similar reaction as I did. Mostly laughing though on her part. Me, I just want to comment "That's stupid" so badly but it seems like a waste of time.


Dude. Calm down. Let me tenderly wrap my arms around your neck until you change back.

JAZ SMASH!!!

Jesface you're awesome.

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Oh thank god. I didn't know if that would work.

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Guys! It is a full grown woman in the picture, not a little kid. The Hulk is a giant monster and is slowly shrinking back to normal size in the last frame. But, yeah, even beyond the idea behind it, that's some bad layouts and cropping and I'm hoping this is a photograph of it and not a scan because the color is awful as well

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I like the Hulk, but yeah, he is a big whiny ass baby. Someone should put him in time out on a far away planet all by himself so he can sit there and think about things for awhile.

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Well, yeah, that's why I said it.

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herp derp.

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Facebook became a public diary and one's friends are the audience. Too much for social media.

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So here is a status one of my ex's posted:

What happened to all the naturally beautiful women just can't find any more too many fake women in this world

I don't know why but this really got under my skin. There are a few of my fb friends that constantly post about "fake bitches" "bitchez wearing too much make-up" "no real woman out there know how to treat a real man" and similar posts from women about men too. It's fucking annoying.

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well, he sure doesn´t know much about punctuation.

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Hahaha!

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He can't hear... Can you, you big fox-hunting, badger baiting, tweed-shirt bumfuck homophobe?
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I just had the best sex I've ever had. Amazing.

You should read the replies...

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What's really been annoying me lately is the posts about cancer and fucking miracle cures and diets for preventing it, etc. Okay, eat healthy, that's understood. And yes, some types of cancer are related to diet. But when I see those posts that have no fucking research behind them whatsoever, I just want to rant. I did confront one guy who was constantly posting these, but it was pointless. And chemotherapy... why would anyone CHOOSE to destroy their body rather than eat healthy and ingest some "miracle fruit" that will later give them Parkinson's? Oh, I don't know, maybe because they want to live and when the diagnosis is made, most people aren't going to hesitate to start treatment right away. I am one of the first people to prefer a more natural method, but I refuse to risk my child's life because of some bullshit floating around on the internet. Rant over.

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Okay, maybe not... To use a well-known name like Johns Hopkins for a hoax is just sick. http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/cancerupdate.asp
Brought that one up because a woman I know just posted it to her son's wall.

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Chenoa, I get what you mean.

One of my closest friends had a rapidly growing tumor in her breast last year. It went from the size of a jelly bean to the size of an easter egg in the six months from the time she found it until she was finally able to have it removed (no health insurance, so bureaucracy takes its sweet time).

During this time my other close friend (they are only friends with each other as acquaintances through me) wouldn't stop going on and on about how mamograms are the cause of breast cancer and how my friend should treat her problem with juice and sovereign silver, wouldn't fucking stop. All the way to the day of surgery. My own head was splitting open with stress and I just needed someone to support me, while I supported my friend and the other friend still could only be annoyed that the sick friend was "letting herself be manipulated by the man" and still talking about it not being too late to treat it with juice.

I was just like Fuck You. Have some rational empathy for fucks sake. You think she would have half her breast cut off is some juice would make it so she didn't have to?

I've actually pulled away from the treat cancer with juice friend a lot ever since.

I know it isn't the same, you are talking about your child's life not just friends. I can only begin to imagine how frustrating it must be.

You are doing the right thing by Xander, no matter what any other idiot out there with a stupid opinion thinks or says. Ignore them.

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I just cannot understand it. In the first week or so after diagnosis, one of my best friends called me while I was in the hospital with him and basically tried to convince me to do anything BUT chemotherapy. She has no fucking clue. Single female with no children of her own and no idea what it's like to have to make a decision to either try stuff that might not work AT ALL and could be the reason your child dies, or to have him go through something that you know is going to take a toll on his body and mind, yet has at least a 90% success rate at this point.

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MTV has a promo for a show. And in the commercial, the pretty smiling girl with cancer shows all her medical marijuana and says,"Are you jealous I have cancer?"
That's probably one of the stupidest things I've ever heard.

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I think that's her way of coping. Being silly. It's understandable. I dunno, I saw that and it didn't bother me much.
Of course now, I've got my sister's ex regurgitating stuff because instead of just ignoring something, I replied. I really liked him. But this is not the same kid I used to say I'd be happy to call my brother-in-law:

WAIT, HOLD ON, whether or not Johns Hopkins said this or not the science is there and this is truth. I dont know your intentions or thoughts behind your comment, Chenoa, but I hope that a possible illegitimate source claim does not create a belief that any of these statements are irrevocably false. Minor details aside, (soy milk is not your best bet due to a large gmo soybean market in america, among other reasons. homemade coconut or almond milk would be better and in the instance of cancer adding apricot kernels would be best.) the ideas and concepts behind these statements is truth. We must forget what we have been taught by institutions, corporations, and media; and realize that the body's natural state is heath. Any dis-ease we experience is brought on by unnatural toxins accumulated from diet, environment, and stress. In till humanity realizes this and a shift to a natural sustainable existence is made the pharmaceutical company's and medical industry will continue to experiment and play games with our health and lives for profit. That is the message being relayed here.

I was pissed and frustrated, so my response was:

I completely understand the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle. But Stevie, if you understood what you were saying here, then you're telling me that's it's either my fault or Xander's fault that he is burdened with cancer before he's even at the age of 2. That if I were to just drop the chemotherapy now and follow a healthier lifestyle regime, risking my own son's life, then the cancer that is in his blood and still not completely understood would just go away and I'm to believe that this is not a frightening decision to make after already battling with the decision to begin chemotherapy in the first place. Some types of cancer are preventable, that's obvious, but this is unfounded research and using a well known name to push your point is just sick. I'm sorry to have hijacked your post here. I know that your mother was only looking out for you, caring for you. The same thing that I am doing for my son.

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It is perfectly acceptable for you to choose conventional treatment for your child. Like you said, there is a 90% success rate compared to a choice of using what is essentially experimental means with no true science backing them up.

The other methods do have success stories behind them, but they are stories of adults taking the gamble, and the studies are not true science, not double blind studies, not studies put up to severe peer review.

Nobody has the right to make you feel like a bad person for refusing to take a gamble with your child.

Ignore them.

or fucking yell at them and take it all out on them.

But FUCK them and thier stupidity.

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pepper wrote:
It is perfectly acceptable for you to choose conventional treatment for your child. Like you said, there is a 90% success rate compared to a choice of using what is essentially experimental means with no true science backing them up.

The other methods do have success stories behind them, but they are stories of adults taking the gamble, and the studies are not true science, not double blind studies, not studies put up to severe peer review.

Nobody has the right to make you feel like a bad person for refusing to take a gamble with your child.

Ignore them.

or fucking yell at them and take it all out on them.

But FUCK them and thier stupidity.


Well said, Pep.

I'm sorry your family are going through such hell right now, Chenoa. Your sister's ex is a massive tool.

I had a really similar argument with a friend (an acupuncturist) about the whole chemotherapy vs. 'alternative medicine' debate the other day. Some people just need to shut the fuck up and mind their own business about what's best for other people. I didn't mention my Dad had recently undergone chemo but I doubt it would've made a difference anyway.

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Well, yeah Chenoa. You're right. It's her way of coping. But I have a sinking feeling, MTV is going to glamorize that cancer is cool, for all the dope. I hope it's an honest take on this girl and a window into the life of her battle with cancer. She is very brave to be on tv. And we all stay stupid stuff sometimes. MTV glamorizing that hand full of weed, out of everything she is trying to accomplish, is pretty shitty. I hope they communicate a more compelling interview.
And not against medical drugs. People cry wolf, just to attempt a prescription. It wastes time and makes joke of physicians and herbalist who could be treating real patients in need.
My friend died of cancer last year, a short while after her father passed away. Now I want to call her mom and say hello, I love you. I think I'll send her a card.

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One of my new tattoo ideas (inspired by Becky of course) is going to be some Japanese cherry blossoms on my back. There will be one flower for every time that I nearly died, yet came back and bloomed once more. I think its a nice idea and every time I nearly die, I will add another flower

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