Criminal Caught After Bragging On Facebook

It seems like the bad guys will never learn. After an arrest in Pennsylvania which was inspired by the robber using the victim’s computer to check his Facebook account and forgetting to log out, you’d think people would be just a little bit smarter, right? Wrong.

Apparently a British man by the name of Craig Lynch escaped from a low security prison in Suffolk and has been taunting Scotland Yard for months with hints as to his whereabouts without sufficiently giving himself away. Updating his status message with things such as steak dinners, the weather, and even what he planned to do for New Year’s, Lynch was finally apprehended this week, however the news report doesn’t state whether or not he was caught due to his status updates on Facebook.

The funny thing about the whole situation is that Lynch apparently broke out in the last few months of a seven year sentence for aggravated robbery and because of his avoidance of the police, he’ll be serving several more years in prison. Was the 40k fans you got on Facebook worth it, sir?

Dentist Kid Getting Revenge On Dad

Sure, you remember the video dubbed David After Dentist, in which a father haplessly video records his son’s reaction to dental work and the numbing drugs that come along with it. Spawning the famous quote, “Is this real life?” it looks like David will finally be able to get some revenge on dear old dad. Here’s a short sample of what you can expect:

This just goes to show that while you might create a new viral meme of the year, you could fall to the mercy of your victims, as David’s dad soon learns!

Guy Gets Glasses Tattoo To Promote Ray-Bans

It’s no secret that more and more companies are turning to viral video in order to sell their products to consumers. After all, there’s nothing that makes its way around the internet faster than an amazingly unbelievable video. That’s what Matthew, last name unknown, was hoping when he opted for this incredible tattoo opportunity.. for Ray-Ban? Check it out:

While the tattoo looks cool in the first few minutes, it seems most of the comments which have been posted about the video have been generally negative. Here are just a few highlights from the video’s Facebook page:

“I can’t believe someone would be so stupid. Um…did you ever think about getting a job. Good luck working minimum wage stocking shelves in the back of some store at night. Only one you will ever get. Idiot.”

“Just wait til he wants a different frame design.”

“How can somebody be that stupid to ruin his natural face appearance…”

New iPhone App Alerts To Facebook De-friends

There’s nothing the iPhone can’t do, right? It can tell you where the sushi restaurant your business meeting is located, or give you prices for a hotel in the area. While these are all arguably useful functions to some, one of the latest apps in the Apple store will probably receive far more downloads than any of these “useful” programs. So what’s it do?

Simple. It tells you when people have had enough of your antics on Facebook and have defriended you. The aptly named app is called Defriended and for a mere 99 cents, you can have instant notifications when any of your “friends” decide they no longer what to be your friend. This is going a little far, isn’t it? I mean, friend counts don’t mean anything, but I totally have more than you.

Putting a Price on Sarcasm On the ‘Net

Emoticons have long been embedded in our way of life on the internet, as they’re used to express exactly how we’re feeling in text, without having to worry about seeing cruel, or mean. In fact, in the absence of facial expressions and inflection of our voice, emoticons are considered a valid form of emotional communication.

Before now, there was no way to tell someone the text we just wrote was sarcastic. However, SarcMark has the answer for you, especially if any of your comments have ever been taken the wrong way on the net. The new emoticon is dubbed the SarcMark and depending on how widely accepted it becomes, it’s supposed to inform your readers that you’re truly being.. well. Sarcastic. Here’s the companies’ statement on the matter:

“With the spoken word, we use our tone, inflection and volume to question, exclaim and convey our feelings. The written word has question marks and exclamation points to document those thoughts, BUT sarcasm has NOTHING! In today’s world with increasing commentary, debate and rhetoric, what better time could there be than NOW, to ensure that no sarcastic message, comment or opinion is left behind Equal Rights for Sarcasm – Use the SarcMark.”

The emoticon costs $1.99 per download, which seems kind of stupid for something you’ll inevitably have to explain. What, that squiggle? Oh it means I was being sarcastic, you dummy.

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