Do you ever wish that chat didn't exist on Facebook? This post is a homage to creepy Facebook chats. (I'm sure I have more but I just included two)
Here is a 'chat' with a girl from Zhuhai (China):
VP: (She has an active account so I won't use her name or pic)
do I know you?
ME:
No, I think you friended me. Am I wrong?
VP:
well yeah I didn't. but anyway, thanks for adding me on Skype!
I mean will you add me on skype?
ME:
Why? So we can Skype? I usually only Skype with family.
VP:
yup. please add me on skype (skype address)
ME:
Cool. Gotta go.
VP:
okay but you really will add me on skype, right? it's a PROMISE between you and me! and by the way, I love to write.
Alright, I'll admit I didn't keep my promise. I also don't remember making that promise but I did appreciate the exclamation point at the end and the final attempts at finding common ground.
Then there was a guy who would try to chat with me almost every time I logged on FB. I couldn't figure out how to hide that I was on facebook or block him. In our conversations he found out that I don't go clubbing, I don't drink, I'm happily married with children, and I live on a farm (I'm not sure where he got that idea.) I learned that he had a huge publishing company in India that he never really had to work (he had employees for that) and he just bought a hotel in New York (he likes to travel for work- 'do you like diamonds? I'll bring you some.') I clearly entertained his chats for too long (maybe 3 chats) but I figured out an easy way to block him.
Unfriend.
My favorite conversation-
Hw yu sexxy?
ME:
(Name), why are you calling me sexy? It's kinda strange, ya know...me being married, us not really knowing each other...my picture being of a dead actress from the 1930s
HIM:
I thought it's ur pic...awwww
Unfortunately this wasn't the last time he tried to chat with me.
And then to just put a cherry on the top of this post, check out this chat attempt today:
Never spoken to him (?) in my life. But he's waiting for me...his dear.
Anyone else feel like this is what is trying to grab your attention online?
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So PLEASE tell me that you get these kind of 'friendly' interaction on social networking as well.
You probably have even better stories than I do. Please share and we can commiserate in stories of strange spam tactics and lonely men from foreign lands.
Creepy. I once had this lady who kept trying to chat with me saying that she owned the farm next to my mom's. Except my mom does not and never did own a farm. Worried me a bit until I realized that chatty lady and my mom were in fact, Farmville buddies and the lady was trying to get me to join in. "Keep chickens, I will send you bricks" or something like that.
ReplyDeleteUm, this creeps me out quite a bit. I haven't had this experience, but I'm pretty certain I wouldn't handle it as kindly as you did.
ReplyDeleteYou have the funniest FB problems. Here is just a random idea...Don't be friends with people you don't know :)
ReplyDeleteWow, why do you accept friend invitations from strangers?? hahahahaha those are creepy and weird, but funny as anything.
ReplyDeleteLike I mentioned to you before - that is both creepy and funny. I'm glad I'm not you. Well, I guess I better let you get back to all your farm duties and dead actress stuff.
ReplyDelete*giggles* I'm afraid not, my dear. I haven't had any crazies yet. What you do... unfriend them and I can tell you how to block them so they can't see that you're even on FB. Email me if you need help. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm scared for you.
ReplyDeleteDang. I don't get stuff like this. Maybe I need a sexier profile pic. . .maybe something with feathers. . .
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