say "hello" to my little friend...

Today on Facebook I got an unusual Friend request.  Typically I am a big fan of the "ignore" button (which seems to have morphed recently into a "not right now" button, which I could really use in real life), and I do not typically accept someone as a Facebook "friend" unless I (a) actually know them and (b) I think it's reasonably likely they would pick me up at the airport.  Unless the request comes with a personal note of introduction, explanation or flattery.

Today one of my "Friend" requests was not from someone I went to high school with, but from his dog.

SRSLY.

Considering this person though, I am not entirely surprised and am honestly a little bit amused.

Little bit.

This action led me to consider if this has been or will become and increasingly annoying trend: people creating Facebook accounts for their pets.  That might be enough to put me off FB forever and send me back to just blogging or Lord help me Twitter.

Then I considered a certain population of my friends here in San Francisco, and will not be surprised if this leads to my getting all sorts of "Friend" requests from people's penises.

Perhaps as Facebook matures it will include a button for "Friend with Benefits" requests.



Update:
I suppose that's what Fuckbook is for—needless to say NSFW.  Personally I think the site name "SitOnMyFacebook" would have been funnier, but also more litigatey.