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No More Stinky Poo

My favorite thing about Facebook is "status changes", where my "friends" and I can write one-line sentences describing what we're doing, what mood we're in, etc. It's fun tracking people's one-sentence updates on life.

Here are current statuses of some of my friends:
Leah is doing okay.

Liz finds Palin's personal attacks off-putting.

Grant cares a lot.

Hannah is beating up the East Coast! No, wait, that's Hanna.

Pamela wishes that we could have fall, skip over winter, and go directly to spring.

Christopher is at a ten-day Vipassana meditation retreat.

Heather is waiting for banana muffins to come out of the oven.
I'm particularly fond of Leanne's version of the Liar Paradox:

Leanne is status-free.
Here are some of my recent statuses:
J. Michael is undergoing mitochondrial respiration.

J. Michael is chewing gum.

J. Michael hopes the Red Sox will win.

J. Michael has a sore foot.

J. Michael is extracting mouse brains.
Here's my status for today, making fun of the departing Republican National Convention that happened in my home town this past week:

J. Michael is trying to avoid the pall of noxious fumes still hovering in St. Paul.
Facebook also lets people comment on other people's statuses. Craig inveighed against my insensitivity:

You know, John McCain was *denied* the sweet smell of liberty for five years in service to this great nation. Where were you? You have no right to talk about his gases and odors.
In addition to updating my Facebook homepage, the comment also gets sent in an email to my Google mail account. What greatly amused me was the ads that Google placed next to the email, based on key words in Craig's comment (I swear I am not making this up):

Envirolet Cabin Toilet
Waterless. No septic. No odor. Economical. Environmental. Compost.
envirolet.com

No More Stinky Poo
Dramatic litterbox odor relief and a tasty, healthy treat in one.
www.petsuperjuice.com

Powerful Mildew Removal
Do It Yourself Mildew Removal! Safe, Cost-Effective Ozone Machines
www.Jenesco.com/MildewRemoval

McCain-Palin in 2008
Join The McCain-Palin Team and Contribute Today! Thank You
JohnMcCain.com/Contribute
Yes, folks! We can deal with your unsightly human feces! We can deal with the stench of your cat feces! We can deal with the green scum on your bathroom wall! And while we're speaking of slime and excrement, how about giving some money to McCain and Palin?

Comments

  1. MT1:55 PM

    That's awesome, Michael. what kind of snack could come from a litterbox??! Blech.

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