 Comedy: February 24, 2010 Issue [#3526] |
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This week: Edited by: SophyBells  
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So, what level have YOU achieved in Farmville? And how many friends do YOU have? 
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My Name is Sophy, and I am Addicted to Farmville
Several months ago I wrote an article for this very Comedy newsletter about Facebook, and WdC's foray into said internet social networking site. Not only did I suggest Facebook as a source for tweaking your comedy muse, but I also suggested how easily one could get addicted to Facebook. I wrote from the superior standpoint of NOT being addicted to Facebook at that time, and suggested ways for you to ascertain whether or not you were addicted. I am sure that article saved many marriages, if not lives. <insert straight face here>
Now here it is, over six months later and I can proudly (and smugly) say that I am still not addicted to Facebook, and can still mine the comedy gold found there. Sadly, however, I must admit that while not addicted to Facebook itself, I am hopelessly addicted to Farmville on Facebook. It all started innocently enough -- a friend of mine sent me a horse on FB, which I found so touching and kind I couldn't help but accept their generous gift (because yes, the old cliché is true -- I've always wanted a horse). But as it turned out, it wasn't a REAL horse after all, and by clicking on that "accept" button I accepted the Farmville application and started a hellish adventure that I am now so mired in that I no longer get enough sleep, and when I do sleep I dream about harvesting strawberries before they go bad and collecting eggs from my golden chickens!
If you don't know about Farmville, I beg you to stop reading this now and just go read the nice stories and poems I have for you below -- which may just save you from getting addicted! And if you do dare to continue reading and not heed my warning -- whatever you do, if you receive a Farmville Gift Request for a Passion Fruit Tree or a cute little sheep, HIT THE IGNORE BUTTON IMMEDIATELY. You have been warned.
For those of you who DO know about Farmville, and are in fact a Farmer .... um, what level are you? Do you have the new horse stable yet? How many Valentines did you get? Did you find the New Year's ball annoying as hell? Did you cry the first time one of your crops withered? Here is a picture of my lovely farm:
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I am currently Level 35 Farmer (I have no idea how high the levels go), with a Masters Degree or something like that in Grapes and Strawberries and I have 13 neighbors, a mansion, and a bunch of kittens wandering around my farm (and cows and sheep and a pig -- and for some odd reason, a couple of reindeer). As you are reading this I am on vacation, camping on a beach without internet access, away from my lovely farm, and probably worrying about whether my animals and trees will be okay. I didn't plant any crops before I left so that they wouldn't wither, but I wonder how long a Farmville cow can go without being milked? <Did I mentioned I'm obsessed?>
Anyway, maybe this time away from my farm will break my addiction. Either that, or I'll be sneaking off in the middle of the night with my laptop, searching for internet access from the park ranger so I can milk my cows instead of enjoying my vacation.
SophyBells
P.S. There is some group on Facebook called "I dont care about your farm, or your fish, or your park, or your mafia!!!" I understand how annoying our announcements about blue ribbons, found Mystery Eggs, and lost calves can get -- heck, I PLAY Farmville and they annoy me. But you do realize that you can HIDE seeing any of those FB apps, right?
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Much to my surprise when I did a Comedy search for "Farmville" not a single item came up -- so I broadened my search to "Farmville" in any genre/any type. Still nothing. So below you'll find some offerings from other WDC members about farms and farming in general:
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Now for a few comments about my last newsletter about "The Writer's Cramp" 8th Birthday:
From LJPC - the tortoise 
Hi Sophy! Great NL, as always. Eight years and the great stories inspired by the Cramp just keep on coming! Thanks for including your favorites - I've RR&R'd a bunch and they WERE great! (Jack's a riot ) -- Laura
Thanks! 
   
From shaara
Great article, but it slapped my stories where it hurts. Your words: "Another great thing about the Cramp is that your little 1000 words or less story can actually end up being expanded into something longer and more substantial."
All my Cramp stories were merely wimpering and sniffling quietly in the background of my life. But now your words have stirred them up into out and out rebellion, and they've suddenly taken to biting my heels. Ouch!
Ooops, sorry! Just ignore me ....... heh
From Smiling Jack
Thank you so much, Sophy, for featuring three of my figments in your newsletter. It's an honor to be among so many talented writers.
Jack
You are most welcome, and thank YOU for always making me laugh!
From Just an Ordinary Boo! 
I love Cramps - this kind, not the other! . I understand the 'being a stickler for rules'. Why have 'em, if you don't enforce 'em. One of my entries missed out on being awarded because I forgot a word count. I appreciated the candour of the judge when I was told that I had a potential winner but could not be awarded. It will make me all the more aware of the rules next time. 
Yeah, those darn rules -- but fair is fair and thanks for understanding.
From Katya the Poet
Happy Birthday, Cramp!
Thank you!
That's all for this time -- see you next month -- and until then, enjoy the comedy musings from the King and Queen of Comedy themselves, Ẃeβ࿚ẂỉԎḈĥmas  and Waltz Invictus  , our other regular Comedy Editors!
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