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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Facebook Fandom

I don't mean to offend anyone here, but what is up with becoming a fan of random things on Facebook? Here are some examples of things that one can become a fan of: Water. Sarcasm. Coffee. Prayer. Winter Haven, Florida. I understand being a fan of a music group or TV show or something. But water? Do you really need to declare to hundreds of Facebook friends that you are a fan of water? I personally am a fan of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits, but cut me some slack - I did that before I knew what "becoming a fan" could get me into. It seemed innocuous enough - I love those biscuits! Why wouldn't I want to become a fan of them? But then I started getting status updates. From biscuits. Let me say that again. Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits updates their (his? her? its?) status. For example, "Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits - Hey I just met Vincent who is a manager at a Red Lobster in Austin, Texas... He approves of the site as well! Thanks for the extra Biscuits Vincent!" Huh? This Vincent, who is the manager of a Red Lobster, has never met the biscuits? And he gave the biscuits extra biscuits? Isn't that a form of cannibalism? And people comment on this! "Way to go!" or, my favorite, "BISCUITS, STOP UPDATING YOUR STATUS."
Do you see what I mean when I say I didn't know what I was getting myself into?
I'll spare you the Reese's updates, but I've been wondering lately what updates I could get if I became a fan of other things. Water: "Water is currently covering 71% of the earth's surface." Who. Gives. A. Crap? Sarcasm: "Sarcasm thinks your status updates are fascinating. No, really." That's really not all that funny, Sarcasm. And Winter Haven? "Winter Haven, Florida is the armpit of Polk County. Oh, wait, that's Haines City."
Boy, do I hope there aren't any Haines City natives that read this blog.
The point is, I've spent way too much time thinking about this "Facebook Fandom" issue. I am actually afraid to become a fan of certain things and I'm offended if it is suggested I become a fan of other things (i.e., the Florida State Seminoles. As if!) I think I spend too much time on Facebook, period. Maybe I should consider a technology blackout for a while to heal my soul or something. Yeah, right!

14 comments:

Lori said...

HILARIOUS!!!

Leslie said...

I have a friend that became a fan of "Being a Fan of Stuff." He is also a fan of "Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits" :)

Lindsay said...

I totally agree. I became a fan of prayer the other day, but I had to "hide" the updates because it was getting a little crazy. Of course I still like prayer but as a personal thing, but a facebook update. :)

Liz said...

Yeah, I actually hesitated to include "prayer" because I saw you had become a fan of it and didn't want you to think I was insulting you. I just needed it for an example!
LOL, Les!

Rachel said...

I am a fan of coffee, but I never get status updates from it. I feel a little cheated.

I was chuckling about the fans of "sleep" and "air" earlier thinking I should come up with some obscure thing for people to join. I like the a fore mentioned "fan of being a fan of stuff"--nice.

I probably spend too much time on facebook, too, but it's a way cooler hobby than coupon clipping or some other dorky thing like that. OOHH--maybe I could start a "coupon" fan site! For other people to join, of course.

Liz said...

Rachel, I bet you can become a fan of coupons. My friend (she shall remain nameless but her name appears in one of the comments above) became a fan of crock pots.

I would click on "like" this if I could! said...

YESS! This is very witty and SCARILY ACCURATE ( sorry, I had to throw in another of MY pet peeves on FB, the "what kind of blankety-blank are you?" quizzes! I actually got an update from one of my friends informing me "what kind of gay man" he was. PLEASE! but I digress). Facebook is a big huge time sucker but it's fun to see pictures and talk smack with old friends. One can definitely tell who has desk jobs and WAY too much time in front of a computer, though...
thanks for a good laugh.

Leslie said...

we get the
'What are you doing" updates.

Leslie said...

So I'm looking for the tiny "x" in the corner to delete my previous post, but this is not Facebook :) What I meant to say was yes, I am a fan of crock pots. But I have NEVER received any kind of update from that page. I think the problem and why you notice this fan page stuff now is because of the "new" Facebook. The fan pages are more like profiles and they are able to post updates, pictures, etc. There are 6,765 people that are fans of "Being a Fan of Stuff," by the way.

Liz said...

Les, you just have to click the trash can to delete your comment. :)

Maria said...

I'm not a fan of anything. Is there a fan club for that? Hee Hee!

Liz said...

Oooh, we should start that, Maria! Be a fan of "not being a fan of anything"!

Maria said...

Totally.

Donna said...

Who's gonna start the "I'm a fan of Motley Moms" club? I would definitely join that one! Liz, you could be in charge of the snarky - I mean witty - updates! You'd be great!