Strange Facebook Groups Match the given images with the corresponding descriptions and discuss with your partner a) in what ways you (do not) believe these groups to be serving a meaningful purpose b) what other “strange” facebook groups you have already encountered, and c) what role facebook groups and facebook in general play in your life Look up the bold printed words in a dictionary if you don’t know them “A heart can be hidden in a cloud, a crisp packet or even a monkey's bum bum," declares this group of eagle-eyed romantics, which has a profile picture of a primate whose bald bottom forms a perfect, pink heart Members photograph, and post on the group’s profile page, anything they see in the shape of a love heart, be it a mouth ulcer, a muddy puddle, swirly milk atop a freshly made café latte, tangled wires or a damp patch on a plaster ceiling This group has high school and college-aged members who want to stop the growing number of parents who are joining Facebook to "spy" on them Many Facebook users know that employers, teachers, and admissions officers at universities use Facebook to check up on potential employees or students, but the dramatic increase in the number of parents using Facebook seems to disturb many younger users more than the presence of any other demographic This group says it is “for everyone to rant and rave about people strolling leisurely… GET A MOVE ON!! SOME OF US HAVE PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO!!” A select few plodders are exempt from this rage, though A disclaimer states: “So that this group does not offend some members: this does not include people that are unable to walk quickly: such as the disabled/elderly/parents with children/children/pets/tortoises etc.” Even though it is a strange idea, it is also strangely fascinating to look at the different things that people can indeed complete before that beep of the microwave It is one of those ideas that you find online where you wonder why it would be popular before then being drawn in yourself This group invites our youth, whose impressionable heads should otherwise be buried in books, to: “Share Your Moments of Procrastination!” Among the most popular of 1,643 threads on the group’s discussion board, is one engagingly entitled “the FUCK game” It’s simple to play “Say ‘Fuck’ something random,” a Pittsburgh Catholic high school pupil writes, before starting the ball rolling with: “FUCK SALT.” Human beings, it seems, love nothing more than being reassured that others share their quirks "Unbelievable," posts one thrilled member "I thought I was the only one who always looked for the cold side of the pillow When I was younger, I would actually hold it against the air conditioner to make it even colder I guess that I am not nuts, after all." "I have foot out in," says another "If you hang ur leg over the edge of the bed," warns yet another, "a monster will gnaw your leg off!" Topic Boosters Sometimes as we look at objects, we are reminded of certain concepts (people, other objects) by their shape To what extent are you familiar with this sensation? Explain In what ways is the act of being spied upon on facebook and in general (not) relevant to you? Explain In what ways you (not) find slow people annoying? Explain by giving examples and feel free to mention other human qualities that you happen to find irritating How you like the idea of getting things done in a speedy way as you’re competing against your microwave? What could you imagine finishing during that time? Do you happen to share these sleeping “quirks”? If you don’t, talk about “strange” personal habits relating to other domains of life Have you ever joined a group or forum that has primarily been designed for ranting purposes? What you believe to be vital advantages and disadvantages of such communities? Texts taken from the following websites in abridged or changed form: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/dec/05/facebook http://www.oddee.com/item_98699.aspx http://baklol.com/baks/Bizarre/Bizarre-Facebook-groups-and-pa-_846/Accomplishingsomething-before-_10761, https://openclipart.org/detail/219202/hombre-narizon