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What a friend we have in Facebook
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook hears me cryin'.
I got me a buddy who’s most-times there,
tells me I’m pretty and he don’t care
if I fool around or never share
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook’s on the line.
I woke up this mornin’ and logged right in,
he asked me for a selfie, ain’t no sin,
so I stuck my phone where it shouldn’t have bin’
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
‘cause Facebook treats me fine.
I’m gonna meet up with my friend tonight
at a place he knows, called ”Candle-lite”.
I googled it, and it don’t sound right,
but he’s a friend of mine.
tectak
2017
Not funny enough for the Funny forum.
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Hallelujah tectak.
Happy to defer to you on meter, but...
Couple of thoughts.
What a friend we have in Facebook
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
[for] Facebook hears me cry’in
the long line just looks odd to me.
I got me a buddy who’s mostimes there,
(isn't it 'most times', or hyphenated?)
tells me I’m pretty and he don’t care
if I fool around or never share
Not sure about 'never share'
(in the context of facebook)
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
[for] Facebook is on the line.
[W]oke up this mornin’ and logged right in,
[was] asked for a selfie, [which] ain’t no sin,
so I stuck my phone where it shouldn’t have bin’
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
[for] Facebook treats me fine.
I’m gonna meetwith my friend tonight
'meetwith'? I rather like it though.
at a place he knows, called ”Candle-light”.
why not 'candle-lite'?
Does seem to call for a better facebook related joke,
(And no, best I've got is either "The Poke and Like"
or "Follow and Like")
I googled it, and it don’t sound right,
'it' twice?
cut first comma?
But he’s a friend of mine.
Best, Knot.
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(02-28-2018, 10:45 PM)Knot Wrote: Hallelujah tectak.
Happy to defer to you on meter, but...
Couple of thoughts.
What a friend we have in Facebook
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
[for] Facebook hears me cry’in
the long line just looks odd to me.
I got me a buddy who’s mostimes there,
(isn't it 'most times', or hyphenated?)
tells me I’m pretty and he don’t care
if I fool around or never share
Not sure about 'never share'
(in the context of facebook)
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
[for] Facebook is on the line.
[W]oke up this mornin’ and logged right in,
[was] asked for a selfie, [which] ain’t no sin,
so I stuck my phone where it shouldn’t have bin’
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
[for] Facebook treats me fine.
I’m gonna meetwith my friend tonight
'meetwith'? I rather like it though.
at a place he knows, called ”Candle-light”.
why not 'candle-lite'?
Does seem to call for a better facebook related joke,
(And no, best I've got is either "The Poke and Like"
or "Follow and Like")
I googled it, and it don’t sound right,
'it' twice?
cut first comma?
But he’s a friend of mine.
Best, Knot. Hi knot,
it's vernacular but not without sin. You are right on most-times...not even sure about the hyphen. I usually talk without hyphens when relaxed. Never share...saving herself for only him...that's all. I suppose that if I'm going all Yankee I'd better change to Candle-Lite but grudgingly. (See Candle-light porn. Best to change. See how I listen?)
the it-it IS vernacular...it stays...and how funny is it, anyway. Hmmmm....
Best and respect, tectak
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(02-28-2018, 09:18 PM)tectak Wrote: What a friend we have in Facebook
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook hears me cry’in.
I got me a buddy who’s most-times there,
tells me I’m pretty and he don’t care
if I fool around or never share
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook’s on the line.
I woke up this mornin’ and logged right in,
asked me for a selfie, ain’t no sin,
so I stuck my phone where it shouldn’t have bin’
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
‘cause Facebook treats me fine.
I’m gonna meet up with my friend tonight
at a place he knows, called ”Candle-lite”.
I googled it, and it don’t sound right,
but he’s a friend of mine.
tectak
2017
Not funny enough for the Funny forum. kinda shallow, too. what does it really say about the world we now live in? s1's about fooling around, a thing that's definitely been since before facebook -- s2's about a lusty sort of vanity, which, as evidenced by the number of mirrors and raunchy letters that we have since mirrors and raunchy letters that could for so long exist have existed, isn't a special thing with regards social media -- and s3, well, s3 might have something, there's a sort of tension between facebook treating one fine and Jesus (implied as) not, as well as behind whatever "Candle-lite" is supposed to mean, but that's not much (and i think something's undermined by having the speaker use google). of course, i might not be reading into this deep enough, but the refrains and lack of any truly memorable ideas or imagery make this parse like a pop song, and not one with a strong enough sentiment to hook.
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(03-01-2018, 12:58 AM)RiverNotch Wrote: (02-28-2018, 09:18 PM)tectak Wrote: What a friend we have in Facebook
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook hears me cry’in.
I got me a buddy who’s most-times there,
tells me I’m pretty and he don’t care
if I fool around or never share
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook’s on the line.
I woke up this mornin’ and logged right in,
asked me for a selfie, ain’t no sin,
so I stuck my phone where it shouldn’t have bin’
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
‘cause Facebook treats me fine.
I’m gonna meet up with my friend tonight
at a place he knows, called ”Candle-lite”.
I googled it, and it don’t sound right,
but he’s a friend of mine.
tectak
2017
Not funny enough for the Funny forum. kinda shallow, too. what does it really say about the world we now live in? s1's about fooling around, a thing that's definitely been since before facebook -- s2's about a lusty sort of vanity, which, as evidenced by the number of mirrors and raunchy letters that we have since mirrors and raunchy letters that could for so long exist have existed, isn't a special thing with regards social media -- and s3, well, s3 might have something, there's a sort of tension between facebook treating one fine and Jesus (implied as) not, as well as behind whatever "Candle-lite" is supposed to mean, but that's not much (and i think something's undermined by having the speaker use google). of course, i might not be reading into this deep enough, but the refrains and lack of any truly memorable ideas or imagery make this parse like a pop song, and not one with a strong enough sentiment to hook. Howdy river, don't look now but your piousness is a' peepin out.  No..it's none of the afforementioned...it is about the false friends on facebook ( See title...Do you have the hymn "What a friend we have in Jesus"?) and the easy, faceless guile that gets young gullibles in to difficult situations...so maybe you are right. You're not looking deeply enough. Alternatively, it is a total failure and I have gone all obscure overnight...in which case, my bad.
Maybe I should have posted in Fun. What say you?
Best,
tectak
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(03-01-2018, 01:09 AM)tectak Wrote: (03-01-2018, 12:58 AM)RiverNotch Wrote: (02-28-2018, 09:18 PM)tectak Wrote: What a friend we have in Facebook
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook hears me cry’in.
I got me a buddy who’s most-times there,
tells me I’m pretty and he don’t care
if I fool around or never share
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook’s on the line.
I woke up this mornin’ and logged right in,
asked me for a selfie, ain’t no sin,
so I stuck my phone where it shouldn’t have bin’
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
‘cause Facebook treats me fine.
I’m gonna meet up with my friend tonight
at a place he knows, called ”Candle-lite”.
I googled it, and it don’t sound right,
but he’s a friend of mine.
tectak
2017
Not funny enough for the Funny forum. kinda shallow, too. what does it really say about the world we now live in? s1's about fooling around, a thing that's definitely been since before facebook -- s2's about a lusty sort of vanity, which, as evidenced by the number of mirrors and raunchy letters that we have since mirrors and raunchy letters that could for so long exist have existed, isn't a special thing with regards social media -- and s3, well, s3 might have something, there's a sort of tension between facebook treating one fine and Jesus (implied as) not, as well as behind whatever "Candle-lite" is supposed to mean, but that's not much (and i think something's undermined by having the speaker use google). of course, i might not be reading into this deep enough, but the refrains and lack of any truly memorable ideas or imagery make this parse like a pop song, and not one with a strong enough sentiment to hook. Howdy river, don't look now but your piousness is a' peepin out. No..it's none of the afforementioned...it is about the false friends on facebook ( See title...Do you have the hymn "What a friend we have in Jesus"?) and the easy, faceless guile that gets young gullibles in to difficult situations...so maybe you are right. You're not looking deeply enough. Alternatively, it is a total failure and I have gone all obscure overnight...in which case, my bad.
Maybe I should have posted in Fun. What say you?
Best,
tectak thing is there's false friends everywhere, and speaking as a young gullible, facebook doesn't make it any easier or harder to make them false friends -- either the context changed in the two years or so that i've refused to be active in facebook, or your angle isn't "facebook" enough.
as for the hymn, i guess i missed it --- but recalling the hymn now, and the most exciting part about it is the first line. since the piece doesn't seem to more meaningfully engage with the hymn, instead of focusing on "false friends", a thing not unique to facebook, maybe focus more on facebook's redefinition of what it means to be a friend at all --- which, at least in my experience, is less about friends who don't care about you, or friends whose life-details you don't exactly know, but about friends who don't engage with you, or friends whose life-details you yourself don't care about.
and come to think of it i think my reading of stanza 2 was a little unfair: at the very least, the digital era did add not-quite-exposing-oneself to the list of vices. but then i feel like that's more the domain of twitter or instagram rather than facebook...
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What a friend we have in Facebook -great title for phising, I'll explain later
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook hears me cry’in. -cryin'
I got me a buddy who’s most-times there,
tells me I’m pretty and he don’t care
if I fool around or never share
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook’s on the line.
I woke up this mornin’ and logged right in,
asked me for a selfie, ain’t no sin, -this line and the next are contradictory.
so I stuck my phone where it shouldn’t have bin’
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
‘cause Facebook treats me fine.
I’m gonna meet up with my friend tonight
at a place he knows, called ”Candle-lite”. -I think this needs more distinction.
I googled it, and it don’t sound right,
but he’s a friend of mine.
tectak
2017
Not funny enough for the Funny forum. - I agree
Hi tectak. Wow, this is a great message of a poem. I thought right away about idolatry. Not only how it can be a statue/graven image, but anything that we put before God or adore more than Him. Sadly that can be many things, proving the depraved human condition. I'm thankful for His mercy and Grace, that I am not consumed. It does seem at times we are always asking or crying, putting our prayers of need out there instead of being thankful. That is TWICE I've been reminded of this in just a few days. I think the poem is really well written and well balanced, too. Reminded me how everyone is a hypocrite and just when you think it ain't you, you figure out soon enough, you are. I like how the language was consistent, too. The title hinted enough to make me run and quickly open it. One of those "Oh, boy! Oh, boy! this is going to be good!" moments. Hahaha. It would have been even more cool if the verse would have offered a standing refrain, as in the hymn the title seemed to hint at, but I'm not sure liberty would have been given over to do so. Each stanza did seem to hint at refrain, but I got that Toy Story song stuck in my head while reading, instead. Sorry my critique was limited to commentary.Thank you, tectak, for sharing this passionate write!
-nibbed
there's always a better reason to love
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(03-01-2018, 03:32 AM)nibbed Wrote: What a friend we have in Facebook -great title for phising, I'll explain later
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook hears me cry’in. -cryin' good catch, nibbed
I got me a buddy who’s most-times there,
tells me I’m pretty and he don’t care
if I fool around or never share
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
now Facebook’s on the line.
I woke up this mornin’ and logged right in,
asked me for a selfie, ain’t no sin, -this line and the next are contradictory. Sorry, don't understand what you mean, nibbed
so I stuck my phone where it shouldn’t have bin’
‘cause he’s a friend of mine.
I don’t talk to Jesus no more,
‘cause Facebook treats me fine.
I’m gonna meet up with my friend tonight
at a place he knows, called ”Candle-lite”. -I think this needs more distinction. Candle-light is a porn site. It is what spurred this piece. Changed to candle-lite by request. Should I change it back?
I googled it, and it don’t sound right,
but he’s a friend of mine.
tectak
2017
Not funny enough for the Funny forum. - I agree Yes, so do I, nibbed
Hi tectak. Wow, this is a great message of a poem. I thought right away about idolatry. Not only how it can be a statue/graven image, but anything that we put before God or adore more than Him. Sadly that can be many things, proving the depraved human condition. I'm thankful for His mercy and Grace, that I am not consumed. It does seem at times we are always asking or crying, putting our prayers of need out there instead of being thankful. That is TWICE I've been reminded of this in just a few days. I think the poem is really well written and well balanced, too. Reminded me how everyone is a hypocrite and just when you think it ain't you, you figure out soon enough, you are. I like how the language was consistent, too. The title hinted enough to make me run and quickly open it. One of those "Oh, boy! Oh, boy! this is going to be good!" moments. Hahaha. It would have been even more cool if the verse would have offered a standing refrain, as in the hymn the title seemed to hint at, but I'm not sure liberty would have been given over to do so. Each stanza did seem to hint at refrain, but I got that Toy Story song stuck in my head while reading, instead. Sorry my critique was limited to commentary.Thank you, tectak, for sharing this passionate write!
-nibbed Thanks nibbed, Good catches. credit.Wot is phising?
Best,
tectak
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