Anti-social networks

Trevor @ Sunday July 18th 2004 21:30

Seriously, if I write this blog in Portuguese, will someone invite me onto Orkut? Or am I better off just heading down the Brazilian bar down the street? All these do-good schemes always end up in trouble – just check the story of rioting at the Forum over in Lorna’s Shorts.


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  1. Lorna
    July 18th 2004 21:59

    LS, of course, rejects anti-Forum riots , although she can’t help wondering how the police didn’t notice – it was announced all over the place in advance. That’s a big coup for the nutters.

  2. Lorna
    July 18th 2004 22:04

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  3. Mr Lestoffsker
    July 19th 2004 12:42

    If you really want an invite, I can pass one on. I hear it’s not as successful as Friendster, which is supposedly the social networking site of choice for local expats who want to shag American exchange students.

  4. Trevor
    July 19th 2004 13:24

    Oh dear no. I rather like the fact that I still haven’t made a single friend online, or even married a lady from Kiev.

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