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Guest Post by Jake from YourBestWeekend.com

I had so much fun with the first Top 10 funniest facebook fan pages that we had to do it again. Jake from YourBestWeekend offers his selection of Top 10 funny facebook fan pages – Cheryl Ragsdale

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I love facebook. I love how it lets me connect with my friends around the world. I love how it lets me communicate with my entire social circle at once. I love how it keeps me up-to-date on the pulse of society.

I love how weird it is.

The “fan page” application lets facebook users pledge allegiance to politicians, celebrities, and pop culture icons. But it has evolved into something more than that. Facebook users can now use it to show their support for the little things in life. My choices aren’t the most intellectually challenging fan pages, but they’re definitely the most entertaining.

1) “I check behind the shower curtain for murderers when i go into the bathroom”

Fans: 437,405

In my parents’ old farm house, the bathroom had two doors and I was always afraid that an axe murderer would sneak into the shower and wait for me. I would ninja into bathroom and use the plunger to peek through the shower curtain. There was never a serial killer, but I knew he was just lulling me into a false sense of security.

Embarrassing fact #1: I’m a college graduate and I still do this.

2) “I survived Y2K, Bird Flu, Mad Cow, 9/11 and Swine Flu. 2012, Here I Come!”

Fans: 1,674,964

I have a personal connection to this one. I can’t give blood because I lived in England during the Mad Cow scare and I was bedridden by Swine Flu last fall. My ability to survive global pandemics is highly developed and I say to 2012 and Roland Emmerich, “Bring it on!” If the myths turn out to be true, of course, this fan page is going to look pretty dumb.

3) “I was blown away when i realised the word ‘ OK ‘ is a side ways person.”

Fans: 688,163

I’m not going to lie, this one rocked my socks. I love noticing the quirky little things (like the FedEx arrow or the sexual innuendos in old Disney movies). Think about it – every time your friend texts you or emails you and uses the word ‘OK,’ you’re going to see the stick figure and smile. What’s not to love about that?

4) “I don’t sleep enough because I stay up late for no reason”

Fans: 3,870,833

I worked my way through college – in my last semester, I worked a full-time job and took eighteen credits. I had precious little free time and I needed to spend every spare minute on work or academics. But I still stayed up late every night watching YouTube videos and chatting on Facebook. Why? Because it was more fun than sleeping. I paid for it, of course, at 4 a.m. when my alarm clock woke me up for another day of work.

5) “The Pittsburgh Steelers Losing”

Fans: 34,233

I don’t watch professional sports, but I had to laugh at this one. I live in Baltimore and everyone I know is either a Ravens fan (i.e., hates anything to do with Pittsburgh) or a Steelers fan (i.e., hates anything purple or Edgar Allan Poe related). My dad is from Pennsylvania and my mom is from Maryland. Every get-together in the fall is a bipartite splash of purple and orange jerseys. Arguments start. Words fly. Voices rise. It’s glorious and hilarious, because I’m always the one in the middle saying, “Wait, is it still football season?” This fan page is a testament to the adoration of sports fans everywhere – because who doesn’t like hating something?

Embarrassing fact #2: I don’t know what teams are playing in the Superbowl this year, nor do I know who won last year.

6) “Texting the person next to you stuff you cant say out loud”

Fans: 3,006,542

I say everything out loud (even when it gets me into trouble), so I can’t relate to this one as well. But I love to watch my friends text each other when they’re standing side-by-side. And they aren’t alone – over three million members of the general public apparently do the same thing. So every time you see someone on their phone in public, just assume they’re texting something about you.

7) “Pretending to Text in Awkward Situations”

Fans: 3,376,130

Another texting page! If the popularity of fan pages is an indication of their importance in our culture, then text messaging plays a disproportionately large role in everyday life. Our phones have become our social crutch – we use it to make situations less awkward, to avoid meeting new people, and to live life within our comfort zone. In other words, doing this is lame.

“I Wish Music Played During Epic Moments of My Life and Not Just in Movies.”

Fans: 2,030,682

I love this page like I love banana pudding and Kahlil Gibran. When I bought my first iPod, I uploaded the Rocky theme song and went running through the city. I listened to the Jaws theme song at the beach. I put on classical music while stargazing on the side of a mountain. My life is awesome, but it’d be so much more badass if I had an orchestra following my every step.

9) “Ugh… I know what I wanna say. I just can’t explain it.”

Fans: 315,952

It seems like the facebook culture is defined by social awkwardness and the inability to interact properly with other human beings. It took less than a month for this page to grow to 300,000+ fans. If it hits one million, I’m going to write an article on why people need to stop being awkward and just be themselves.

10) “Waking up in the night, and then realizing you still have hours to sleep.”

Fans: 1,089,906

Okay, facebook isn’t just defined by awkwardness – we all love sleep as well. But according to at least one facebook fan page, we stay up too late and wake up too early. Now we face a critical decision in our daily lives: do we go back to bed for a few hours or do we use these new hours to get more accomplished? Or we could spend the hours surfing the funniest fan pages on facebook and learning more about our own quirky online culture.

Jake from www.yourbestweekend.com spends his time “Shattering the standard American weekend!”

He welcomes your comments and asks that you share the funny fan pages you’ve found on facebook.

The comment box is located on the right-hand side of this post about half-way down the page.

photo credit shower scene from Psycho, red ok, Big OK

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For the socially awkward, facebook is the perfect venue to try out being funny, flirtatious or to continue being “quiet”.  Lurking on your computer, peering into other people’s albums and sharing their daily goings-on in the privacy of your cozy nest.

Would you call being socially awkward a flaw?  Not on facebook.

Those of us who are more verbal are always in search of an audience. We’re a perfect match! Please find us funny and interesting. We’ll love you for it.

As you’re read through Jake’s funniest fan page selections, have you decided which pages to join?

Time to step up and make a move.  What are you waiting for?  Join some new fan pages and meet thousands of new people – without having to say a word!

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Speaking of Guest Posting:

Would you like to guest post on ThatGirlisFunny? Send me an email cheryl@thatgirlisfunny.com

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