Please explain Forkboy to me

[Fire Walk With Me]

I have to admit: Even though I've been on the internet since before there was anything here worth seeing, I just don't get the Forkboy thing.

Recently, I got an invite to be Forkboy's friend. I figured it might be a way to keep in touch, so I opened an account and added him as my first friend. Since then, two people who know me have requested friend status.

OK, all well and good, but they were already my friends. So why do I have them on my Forkboy friends list, and what does that really mean? When I say "why do I have them," what I'm really saying is "why does anyone".

So I signed up and have three friends when I only wanted Forkboy. What is supposed to happen next, and why is it a big deal? I know that some users like to pile up the friends numbers, even if it's a bunch of people they don't know and don't intend to communicate with.

Sorry if I just don't get it. I'm older than most of you.



Copycat composite:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8020476

[sniffa]

1. Forkboy: a hilarious Masshole

I swear, every single post by him makes me laugh out loud.