That's cool

Oi! I need plying with alcohol, too.

 

You didn't need to be invited. It was also shown on the news feed for
your page.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SD

But of course, dear boy. But of course.

 

"Ken Day joined the White Horse." That racist bastard, what's he got
against horses of other colours?

 

Veggie Dave says...

GPWM.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

Go Phuck-yourself White Man?

 

Veggie Dave says...

Good Point Well Made

 

The seat of his exquisitely-cut, tailor-made joddies, I expect.

 

As a non-user of these types of sites, can I ask why you use it then? I
thought the whole point of Facebook, MySpace etc was to network.

 

I was entertained this morning listening to some chap on Radio 4 going
on about "living off grid". He has some tips in his book about
concealing your identity on Facebook apparently.

There was me thinking, why not just not join Facebook?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Ben

A similar thought struck me when he suggested swapping supermarket
loyalty cards with a friend to confuse the system. Why not just not have
a loyalty card?

 

Facebook is a bit like school. You try everything and everything and
pretty soon you discover it's all shit so then you start bunking off.

 

Because they rob you blind if you don't have one? Dunno about where
you are, but in the western USA nearly every item at Albertson's et al,
is _way_ overpriced unless you use one of the cards. Strangely,
they'll happily give you a "loyalty card" (AKA tracking device) at the
register without requiring you to fill out the form, and you can bin
it on your way out.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Mark Olson

Somerfields tried that on me a while back. Some chicken breasts came up
on the till at *way* over the advertised price.

I queried it, and they pointed to the tiny print saying I had to have
one of their loyalty cards to get that price.

"No thanks".

"Ah well, then you'll have to pay the higher price sir!" <smug smile>

"No I won't. Goodbye."

And off I wandered, leaving a full trolley and a load of packed carrier
bags behind.

Haven't been back.

 

That would have given me considerable satisfaction but I would still be
without the food and have lost the time it took to push my trolley
around their poxy establishment.

I wouldn't put up with such shenanigans on a regular basis either, but
when you're traveling, and the only supermarkets within 50 miles are
encumbered by these abominable loyalty card schemes, you either play
the game or pay through the nose. I like the idea of making them think
you are participating, but in fact you're getting a new card each time
which tells them nothing about you and costs them the price of printing
more of the unholy things.

 

I've vague memories of doing something similar in a pub. We'd ordered some
beer, and then the barman started telling me (in a fairly condescending
fashion) how I'd have to take my infant offspring out into the street, down
the side and in through the back of the toilets to get to the children's
room. Meanwhile, Sarah was discovering that half the stuff on the menu was
off. So we went out into the street, got in the car and drove off, leaving
the beer sat on the counter, untouched and unpaid-for.

 

The usage figures I've seen lately suggest that's starting to happen.

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Hmmm.

I'm hoping that didn't come from me,but I have a sneaky suspicion it
may have.
Appologies to whomever recieved an invite.

I will be having words with number one son.

cheers

 

After selling 1.6% of the company for $240m, I suspect they're probably
rather satisfied with the speed they're making money.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/25/microsoft_buys_facebook_stake/

 

*snort*
*double snort*