Looking for wisdom from the social media experts on the list.
Long story short: within the past year I have received friend requests on
Facebook from three attractive young ladies, none of whom I knew, and none of
whom had any friends in common with me. The first one was a no-brainer as far
as turn down: Her profile picture showed her in a hat, with sunglasses, lying
poolside on her stomach, large breasts, spilling over crossed arms. Her
curvaceous behind was capped by a scant bikini bottom which hid nothing, and
served no purpose other than to let you know she wasn’t naked. I had no idea
why she wanted to friend me, but I hit ignore ‘cause I knew it couldn’t be
right.
Number Two came a few months later, from another buxom young lady, whose
profile said she went to high school near where I went to high school. I still
saw no connection. Her profile picture showed her to be attractive, and busty,
wearing a tight top that left little to the imagination in the décolletage
department. After due consideration, I ignored her, too.
Number three arrived a few days ago. Another young woman with no fiends in
common. Attractive, but dressed sensibly, and holding a small child, which may
or may not be her daughter, or someone borrowed to appear to be her daughter.
Because of the obvious lack of overt sexuality, I wondered if she might be
someone cruising for friends, or who had somehow come across me in some social
media way outside my areas of knowledge. I have more than a few FB friends who
have become friends because of associations with others who are actual friends.
I discussed it with Joan, and she suggested I accept the request, ‘cause I
could always undo it later.
So I did, and lo and behold, within a few hours I was reading some of the
comments on my latest picture of Beloved Granddaughter, and this woman popped
up in message mode, or chat mode, or whatever. It was a rather stiff
conversation. She wanted to know where I was from. I told her NC, and that I
lived in New England. I asked how she had come across me. She didn’t answer,
but asked me my age. I told her I was 65 and more or less retired. She said she
lived in West Palm Beach. I responded that it was nice to meet her, but I had
to get off and get some work done.
Am I missing some scam out there where nubile young ladies, or people posing as
nubile young ladies befriend men by the dozens in hopes of reeling a few in,
and then run some kind of game on them? I am not so stuck on myself that I
fancy myself a tasty morsel for young ladies in their twenties. My ego would
like to go that far, but it just won’t.
Any of this sound familiar to anyone?
--Bob Whitmire
Certified but Confused Neanderthal
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