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When it comes to the Internet (and I guess life in general) there's phases of things which become absurdly popular for a short period of time. Remember the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?
It's weird, but it gives us a laugh. Unlike 'Meal Deal Talk' which is, in all fairness, boring as fuck. It had so much promise... but it's dead. Dead as the majority of the shit-posting groups on Facebook.
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Well, something that's making a huge comeback at the moment is the banterous game of commenting on your mate's new friendships.
Now I know what you're going to say, it's been around for ages, the joke's long gone cold... whatever. It's back. And it's more brutal than ever. In fact, I've been refusing to accept any friend requests out of pure fear of getting ripped apart by my colleagues.
For those of you who are unaware of said 'game', the basic idea is this. When someone makes a new friendship on the social media site, occasionally a post will come up on your newsfeed. And that's when the games begin. You can make out that they've been talking about this person for ages, doodling their name in lovehearts, calling them a wanker behind their back... whatever. The choice is yours.
The images that I've featured are some of the more tame that I've come across over the last couple of weeks... but in a few cases people have been so pissed off about the game that they've deleted the person whose mates were commenting. Ouch.
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It's only a matter of time before a relationship ends or someone loses their job...
So this is us calling out for your help. Have you seen a particularly brutal version of this? Have you been dumped/sacked/ridiculed because of this game? I want to know. I want you to speak to us because... we love you. Unless you comment 'yer da sells Avon' on Meal Deal Talk. In that case, no-one likes you.
Let's keep this game going. It's making Facebook a little bit more interesting.
Just don't ruin any lives. Promise?
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Words by Mel Ramsay
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