Storify by Richard Barley

My (Your) Facebook Poem

Your suggestions for a Facebook poem...

I asked the question...
@richardbarley
I'm writing a poem about Facebook. Anyone got a good rhyme for "Stop buggering about with your API"...?
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:01:53
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You lot came up with some, mostly terrible (sorry!) suggestions, involving dying...
@jacksaidwhat
@richardbarley 'cause if you don't sort it out, then tweetdeck might die?
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:17:42
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@KowZ
@richardbarley "if you keep doing it our functionality will die" :)
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:26:16
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@Hoof
@richardbarley Because one more change and my soul will die
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:03:06
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...crying...
@timhaines
@richardbarley "You make me want to cry". [I know how you feel - bit.ly/9YFyg8]
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:04:25
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@ravenatic
@richardbarley Everytime you go down all the little kids cry
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:03:11
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...and lots of poking in the eye...
@mike_griffin_f1
@richardbarley You may get poked (geddit?) in the eye.....
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:03:49
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@SpursGyal
@richardbarley before i stick my finger in your ***king eye?
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:06:49
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@RyanMacG took a very factual approach...
@RyanMacG
@richardbarley you make it hard for services to supply?
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:07:21
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...and i think @ali991 is rhyming with "appy" rather than "API", but effort :)
@ali991
@richardbarley you silly fb chappy?? Would that work
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:05:18
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Whereas @disjunto scored high on rhyming, but pretty low on relevance!
@disjunto
@richardbarley I really want to eat some pie.... :| nope, nothing good
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:03:39
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Perhaps the best effort however comes from our very own @pocketsteve...
@pocketsteve
@richardbarley Dear Facebook - thou I Like yr site, Yr API can b quite shite, The changes make me growl & sigh, Stop buggering abt w/ yr API
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:23:58
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Wooden spoon goes to @paulinepppp who totally failed to grasp the idea of a "rhyme" :)
@paulinepppp
@richardbarley dont be stingey and harpoon that whale !! - ok that doesnt rhyme :D x
Thu, Oct 28 2010 08:03:47
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Thank you all!