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Hide your grapefruit spoons

Real Estate Agent with Jameson Sotheby's International Realty

January 26, 2019 07:37 AM

Tomorrow Facebook will change its privacy settings to allow Mark Zuckerberg to come into your house while you sleep and eat your brains with a grapefruit spoon.

To stop this from happening, go to Account> Home Invasion Settings> Cannibalism> Brains> Grapefruit, and uncheck the "Tasty" box. Please copy and paste.

Or, if you'd prefer, put a single dollar bill in a plain #10 envelope, and address it to me, care of Active Rain, and I'll be happy to adjust your settings for you.

btw... You don't have to check with snopes.com ... I've already done that. Snopes says it's 100% true.

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Kevin J. May

Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL

Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

Since when do single dollars and grapefruit spoons meet in a factual & true message. Everyone knows that cash is sent in #6 envelopes not #10's. Scammer!

Jan 26, 2019 12:02 PM

Debra Leisek

Homer, AK
Diana Dahlberg

Pleasant Prairie, WI

Alan May

I believe, on new year's day in 1965, when Soupy Sales asked children to go into their parent's wallets and purses, and send him those funny green pieces of paper with presidents pictures on them, and mail them to him... he suggested the use of standard #10 envelopes... so I'm gonna stick with tradition.

Jan 26, 2019 01:36 PM

Kat Palmiotti

eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT

Helping your Montana dreams take root

I hope he takes the spoon with him when he leaves. It would be terrible if someone used a brain-slimed spoon.

It would be hysterical to know whether anyone who reads this actually looks on their phone for Home Invasion Settings. Hahaha

Jan 26, 2019 01:08 PM

Diana Dahlberg

Pleasant Prairie, WI

Alan May

Assuredly someone will.

Jan 26, 2019 01:36 PM

Trent Dalrymple (248) 854-0625

Home State Bank - Bloomfield Hills, MI

Allowing Mortgage Professionals to Lend Nationwide

One of the many reasons why I no longer keep grapefruit spoons. And I can't remember the last time I bought grapefruit. Although this does remind me of a similar request by Soupy Sales that got him a couple dollars and nationwide notariety! Either way, you could be on your way!

Jan 26, 2019 03:06 PM

Diana Dahlberg

Pleasant Prairie, WI

Alan May

Yep... see my response to Kevin May, just above.

Jan 26, 2019 05:55 PM

Diana Dahlberg

1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI

Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

I love grapefruit ... and have lots of grapefruit spoons.

Hmmmmmmmmm ... the visual just caused some interesting brain waves.

Facebook - Snopes - Fake News - Zuckerberg -- Not going There!

Jan 26, 2019 03:46 PM

Alan May

hopefully nobody is monitoring my brain waves...

Jan 26, 2019 05:56 PM

Scott Godzyk

Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH

One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Too funny Alan May and i would like to add that i can not believe how many people blindly post this stuff on FB daily.

Jan 26, 2019 04:14 PM

Alan May

it's truly amazing, isn't it?

Jan 26, 2019 05:56 PM

Bob "RealMan" Timm

Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND

Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

Lucky for me I hate grapefruit BUT I do believe in insurance so believe me the check is in the mail.

Jan 26, 2019 04:30 PM

Alan May

I'll be standing by the mailbox.

Jan 26, 2019 05:57 PM

Rose Mary Justice

Synergy Realty Pros - Dandridge, TN

Synergy Realty Pros

Some believe anything.

Jan 26, 2019 06:59 PM

Alan May

and some believe everything.

Jan 27, 2019 06:02 AM

Joseph Domino 480-390-6011

HomeSmart - Scottsdale, AZ

Real Estate Made Easy

Alan May Too late I don't have any brains left.

Jan 26, 2019 07:38 PM

Alan May

You and me, both, Joseph. You and me, both.

Jan 27, 2019 06:02 AM

Bob Crane

Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI

Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Hi Alan, If I send two dollars to you, will it get done twice as fast? I don't want to take any chances...thanks for the laugh.

Jan 26, 2019 08:46 PM

Alan May

Bob, if you send me three dollars I'll get it done before the envelope arrives.

Jan 27, 2019 06:03 AM

Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD

Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

There's a much easier way to eat a grapefruit and you don't need those spoons.

Jan 26, 2019 09:28 PM

Alan May

Yeah, but you get style points for the spoons.

Jan 27, 2019 06:03 AM

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS

Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA

South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I do indeed like the way your mind (humor) works Alan May

Jan 26, 2019 10:55 PM

Alan May

I can't tell you how excited I am to learn that my mind works at all.

Jan 27, 2019 06:04 AM

Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES

Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL

Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Pass it on to all your friends or a bag of rice will burst in China!

Jan 27, 2019 05:28 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Alan May

Indubitably.

Jan 27, 2019 06:05 AM

Carol Williams

Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA

Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

It'll take him a while to find MY brains so the rest of you are safe for a while longer.

Jan 27, 2019 06:27 AM

Alan May

LOL!

Feb 15, 2019 06:03 AM

Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI

HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA

Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Just as Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA wrote. Snopes is another politically-biased entity

Jan 28, 2019 08:21 AM

Ryan Huggins - Thousan...

Thousand Oaks, CA

Alan May

I've actually found them to be surprisingly accurate... but they've basically shut down their Facebook searches.

Feb 15, 2019 06:04 AM

Myrl Jeffcoat

Sacramento, CA

Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I am sitting here looking at the picture and wondering how I got this far through life without ever seeing a grapefruit spoon. . .I want one!

Jan 28, 2019 12:21 PM

Ryan Huggins - Thousan...

Thousand Oaks, CA

Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA

They're the best! I've had one for pretty much my entire life. Great for frozen slushies/italian ices too!

Jan 28, 2019 02:07 PM

Alan May

Yep... if you're gonna eat grapefruits, sliced in half and sectioned... you're gonna want a good grapefruit spoon.

Feb 15, 2019 06:05 AM

Chris Ann Cleland

Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA

Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Is there any such thing as privacy in this digital world anymore? I don't think so.

Jan 28, 2019 05:47 PM

Alan May

I'm sure there's a setting you can change.

Jan 28, 2019 06:52 PM

Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089

Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI

Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

I would only be half surprised if this actually happened. So tired of hearing the news via FB, Twitter, and Instagram. Remember when news reporters actually did the legwork?

Feb 05, 2019 07:32 PM

Alan May

I like hearing my news online...

Feb 05, 2019 07:39 PM

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Home Stager/Redesign

Alan- I cannot believe I missed this earlier but my excuse was that I was packing. I haven't had a grapefruit in years but not because I don't like them but Larry read that he shouldn't eat them because of one of his medications. But now that I'm thinking about it, perhaps I should check this out on Snopes as well.

Feb 14, 2019 07:19 PM

Alan May

yes... grapefruit can interact badly with many medications. they learned that when a large number of women discovered that their birth control pills didn't work... and the common demonimator was that they all ate (or drank) grapefruit.

Feb 15, 2019 06:07 AM

Debra Leisek

Bay Realty,Inc Homer Alaska - Homer, AK

I think just for creativity we should all send you a dollar!

Feb 24, 2019 10:34 PM

Alan May

please send it attn: Alan May, c/o Active Rain.

Feb 25, 2019 07:25 AM

Myrl Jeffcoat

Sacramento, CA

Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I'm just now getting around to reading this post from January. I'm intrigued by Margaret's #24 comment. I want to know a simpler way to eat a grapefruit.

Jun 06, 2019 02:37 PM

Alan May

Give her a call... I'm sure she'd be willing to expound.

Jun 06, 2019 08:22 PM