The latest annoying social media trend thread

[Sidney]

I was that woman.

It all started when ... oh wait. Wrong forum.

Try WeddingsOnline.ie, mate.

I think I still have an account there from when An Fear Rua posters trolled the place about 6 years ago.

[Eamonnca1]

Speaking of childer and FB, you know what really grinds my gears? People putting pictures of their offspring up as their own profile picture. WTF is up with that?

[Sidney]

Speaking of childer and FB, you know what really grinds my gears? People putting pictures of their offspring up as their own profile picture. WTF is up with that?

It's fooking weird, that's what it is.

[ONeill]

Might be fake but still good: https://vine.co/v/M3tMlVB0zUb

[Sidney]

Outraged thejournal.ie users have set up an "outrage page" on Facebook to vent their frustration at anonymous readers pressing the "thumbs down" button in response to comments under articles.

Mary Duffy of Monaghan said "something had to be done". "I was reading an article about a 78 year old man who died after being knocked down by a car in Cork. I left a comment "so sad, rip." Then a minute later I saw somebody had given a thumbs down sign to my comment. So I responded again asking why somebody would do that. Then that comment got a thumbs down sign, and the whole comment section then turned into a row about people giving thumbs down signs and asking why people would do such a thing. This is about the tenth time this has happened to me after I left an "RIP" comment about somebody dying after being knocked down."

When I asked "Anonymous", who didn't say where he/she lived, why they give thumbs down signs to such comments, they responded: "Because I'm f**king bored, have no life, and because I get a laugh out of making other people who have no life but are clearly very stupid act like children on the INTERNET over a matter of no f**king importance whatsoever."

"I felt I had to do something, so I set up a Facebook page to deal with the problem", said Mary. " I don't know why people do this sort of thing. But it has to be stopped." The Facebook page currently has three followers and six "likes".

Mary will be on Liveline today to discuss this growing problem.

[orangeman]

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/als-ice-bucket-challenge-cofounder-corey-griffin-drowns-aged-27-30525335.html

Sad end.

[Sidney]

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/als-ice-bucket-challenge-cofounder-corey-griffin-drowns-aged-27-30525335.html

Sad end.

A man who knew that he could exploit the shallow, vacuous, attention-seeking nature of modern western society for charitable gain. A visionary.

Sadly, what he was diving in wasn't as shallow as the minds of most social media devotees.

[seafoid]

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/als-ice-bucket-challenge-cofounder-corey-griffin-drowns-aged-27-30525335.html

Sad end.

The man who invented the Segway died in a Segway accident

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1315518/Segway-tycoon-Jimi-Heselden-dies-cliff-plunge-scooters.html

[ballinaman]

Not going to lie....I laughed...a lot.

http://youtu.be/K4qADFNsDxE

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Palestinian version of the bucket challenge:

http://disinfo.com/2014/08/rubble-challenge-palestinian-response-ice-bucket-challenge/

[laoislad]

Not going to lie....I laughed...a lot.

http://youtu.be/K4qADFNsDxE

Not as much as I laughed at this one I bet.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoLbdQi3MIg

[Tony Baloney]

Not going to lie....I laughed...a lot.

http://youtu.be/K4qADFNsDxE

Not as much as I laughed at this one I bet.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoLbdQi3MIg

Lolz. Dopey bitch. Seen one on the missus phone yesterday where the dolls swimsuit top fell downbunder the weight of the water 

[ONeill]

Think someone lost their life doing it today.

[Farrandeelin]

Think someone lost their life doing it today.

In Scotland I believe. RIP.

[Syferus]

Think someone lost their life doing it today.

In Scotland I believe. RIP.

..how?