By Peggy Gerber
Briana sprawled on the couch scrolling through her Facebook feed when her finger slipped, and she accidentally clicked on an ad for adult diapers. “No!” she bellowed. She knew exactly what that meant.
From then on, her Facebook, Twitter, Instagram—even the games she played on her phone—included ads for Depends.
Weeks later, a large package arrived. Brianna’s new boyfriend peered inside at the diaper samples, coupons, and cheery brochure.
Kyle frowned, said he forgot his phone in the car, and would be right back. Briana heard his Honda Accord start and then noisily speed away.
Break-up by social media.
Sad and funny in one go!
A fitting and funny comment on the outsized role of algorithms in our lives these days. Well done, Peggy.
Oh, the power of social media!
(And why keep showing me ads for things I’ve bought already?)
Flows well and Funny
So funny, Peggy. All of us have “clicked” on the wrong thing, and paid for it.
Funny – and too true!
A funny but very true story! It flows well, pun intended.
Very clever!
“Slip Cllck.” Amusingly clever, Peggy.
Thank you all for your thoughtful comments. I really appreciate them.
“OOPS!”
It’s best Kyle left.
He came to a quick decision without any discussion. Just think if Brianna did get together with him and something more serious came up. He would be gone fast. He would not be supportive.
Great story!
Clever story of our times!
It was brilliant. A little was lost on the kids because they did not know what an adult diaper is, but I thought it was really funny.
That was funny!
Glad it doesn’t begin with “Based on a true story” ; )