Prospective Student Posts on Facebook Group: Makes 22 Unwanted Friends

This past Sunday, Jack Harrington, a first-year student from Portland, Oregon unknowingly initiated a tidal wave of “excessively cheerful” responses from current and prospective students. “All I asked was if there was anything to do on campus!” Harrington stated exhaustively. In under an hour it was reported that Harrington had 67 likes, dozens of comments, and 22 friend requests. “They were viciously polite,” he told The Freudian Slip. “I didn’t know if I was supposed to comment on each comment individually!”. His troubles were far from over. Harrington was allegedly bombarded with responses such as “Message me if you have any questions!”. One student allegedly messaged Harrington stating,“Hey man, I saw that we both liked Coldplay and Vampire Weekend on Facebook. We should totally be roommates this year!”.

Harrington told The Freudian Slip, “I am used to friendly people that think they’re hip, I mean, come on, I’m from Portland.”

Harrington promptly deleted his Facebook in desperation, , installed anti-virus software, and took a long, cold shower. Most of the students that responded to Harrington’s post declined our offer for an interview. Still, one student replied,“Why are you messaging me on Facebook? I don’t even know you.”

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