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David K. Israel
12 Curious Facebook Fan Pages
by David K. Israel - November 23, 2009 - 9:07 AM

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Some of you might recall my post, The 13 Types of Friends on Facebook, and, more specifically, category C, The Groupie, which I described as the friend who has joined more groups than Marcia Brady did that one year in high school when she was overcommitted and frazzled.

One thing that encourages those Groupies is the outright overwhelming number of pages one can Fan on Facebook. Here are 12 of the more curious ones I’ve stumbled upon recently. By all means, if you have a favorite I’ve left off the list, drop it in the comments below.

1. Arm Hair is Cool

Picture 25 Members: 13
“The point of the AHIC is to show girls that you don’t HAVE TO shave your arms. It’s way too unnatural! Besides, it’s better to have hair instead of stubble on your arms!”

2. God Fan Page

Picture 3Members: 2,999,975
“God has no recent posts.”

3. Mr. Ed


Picture 21 Members: 394
[Er, ed. note: Not surprising entirely that there’s a Fan page for the world’s most famous talking horse. But with close to 400 members, you’d think there’d be SOMETHING on the page. Other than a couple photos, it’s stark naked.]

4. Ingrown Toenails

Picture 12 Members: 212
[ed. note: It’s unclear whether the 212 Fans of this page like getting ingrown toenails, or take comfort in the fact that 211 others are suffering from them too.]

5. I Take Pictures of Myself Wearing Giant Shades Because they Rule!

Picture 26Members: 59
[Warning: some foul language on this page, but really just a collection of photos. ]

6. OJ Simpson

Picture 20 Members: 159
“OJ is the greatest American hero” [ed. note: um, okay that could definitely be debated]

7. Adults who can’t seem to grow up

Picture 18 Members: 210
“This group is for seemingly normal adults who can’t stop: Watching Cartoons, Playing Video Games, Daydreaming, Laughing at flatulence [sic], Punching people, Laughing inappropriately when misfortune strikes others (especially friends)”

8. contact lense [sic] wearers are cool!

Picture 17Members: 30
“For those of you with no eye defect this will seem strange. Compared to glasses these little round things are amazing :-)” [ed. note: apparently contacts have just made their way to the Czech Republic]

9. Men in Kilts

Picture 14Members 2,066
“Men wearing kilts and having awesome Scottish accents, preferably also speaking Lowland Scots and Scots Gaelic.”

10. I hate how EVERYTHING has a “fan” page

Picture 6Members: 110
“for everyone who hates how everything has its own fan page, become a fan of this page.”

11. Windows 98 Fan Page

Picture 23 Members: 14
[ed. note: ‘Nuf said?]

12. Disney Gave Me Unrealistic Expectations About Love

Picture 24Members: 128,896
[ed. note: Guess who is member no. 128,897? Damn you Disney!!!]

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Comments (40)

  1. popping bubble wrap

    posted by this is not my name on 11-23-2009 at 9:27 am

  2. My personal favorite may be “Pretending to use the Force to open automatic doors”

    posted by EMStoveken on 11-23-2009 at 9:39 am

  3. I’m a fan of “Pickles” and Hills Department Store.

    posted by Rachel on 11-23-2009 at 9:57 am

  4. I’m not an official fan but I was tempted by the “I will go slightly out of my way to step on a crunchy-looking leaf” fan page.

    posted by Carrie on 11-23-2009 at 10:09 am

  5. Apparently Mental Floss isn’t aware that modern contact lenses were invented by a Czech….

    posted by Jenuwefa on 11-23-2009 at 10:16 am

  6. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/pages/Clown-Master/196260065290

    How did this not make it?

    posted by Clark on 11-23-2009 at 10:25 am

  7. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Not-being-on-fire/73570766516?ref=search&sid=523523576.17284662..1

    I must say I too am a fan of not being on fire.

    posted by sleepygargoyle on 11-23-2009 at 10:34 am

  8. I used to be a fan of “flipping over the pillow to get the cold side.” It had a lot of fans, if I recall. I eventually had to stop “being a fan” because they were posting too much stuff! I mean, I like flipping over the pillow as much as the next guy, but I don’t want it clogging up my feed.

    posted by Jeremy on 11-23-2009 at 10:56 am

  9. There’s a page for being a fan of \not listening to Nickelback\ and for \pretending to text in awkward situations\

    I support both causes, but really, I don’t need to bond with others who share those goals

    posted by Steph on 11-23-2009 at 11:23 am

  10. Do girls really shave their arms? I am so out of the loop! But happy to be so because I see no point in shaving your arms.

    posted by Sarah in CA on 11-23-2009 at 11:30 am

  11. This isn’t a fan page, but a group, but I find it hilarious.

    “I compare every woman I meet with the unrealistic standard of Winnie Cooper.”

    posted by mdl0100 on 11-23-2009 at 11:34 am

  12. Don’t forget “Crocs make you look like a dumbass”! I don’t know if that’s still up or not, or how many fans it has, but it’s my sisters.

    posted by Sara in AL on 11-23-2009 at 11:39 am

  13. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blood-Brain-Barrier/124938600271?ref=ts

    posted by RBP on 11-23-2009 at 11:54 am

  14. I’m on board with joining the ‘God’ fan page, but maybe the moderator could just post scripture…. or something …. anything really.

    I’m also thinking of joining #7 too because, well, that picture is f’ing hilarious!

    posted by TXCherokee on 11-23-2009 at 12:08 pm

  15. Personally, I’m a fan of fans on Facebook, and there are several pages for people just like me.

    posted by CJ Casey on 11-23-2009 at 12:32 pm

  16. Am I the only one who thought the God fanpage was an Atheist’s attempt at subtle humor? Because if it is, sign me up.

    posted by Niyati on 11-23-2009 at 1:18 pm

  17. I don’t believe there is anything funny about atheists…

    posted by graham on 11-23-2009 at 1:32 pm

  18. My personal favorites (of which I am a fan) are:

    Pretending to text in awkward situations

    63 notifications later and I regret liking your status

    Not getting swine flu

    hahahha

    posted by Danielle on 11-23-2009 at 1:34 pm

  19. I’m a member of “fan of bacon clothing”

    posted by Frugatti on 11-23-2009 at 1:35 pm

  20. I just have to smile at the fact that Windows 98 now has 10 more Fans than they did yesterday.

    Gotta love the virality of the the _floss!

    posted by David K. Israel on 11-23-2009 at 1:36 pm

  21. I am the creator of The Glorious Dedication to the Almighty Mustache…I like the ideals and the values that come with the mustache.

    posted by Raymond on 11-23-2009 at 2:31 pm

  22. I still like the ” No, I Don’t Care If I Die At 12AM, I Refuse To Pass On Your Chain Letter”.

    That’s a fan page I can really get into

    posted by toomany2choose on 11-23-2009 at 3:48 pm

  23. I am a member of Fans of Morgan Freemans Voice.

    posted by Bigdog on 11-23-2009 at 4:41 pm

  24. Other curious Facebook fan pages:

    “Become a Fan”

    “Not Listening to Nickelback”

    “I talk around in circles when I talk on the phone”

    posted by Xavier on 11-23-2009 at 5:23 pm

  25. My favourite is yjr “I secretly mock you when you have poor spelling and grammar” page.

    Because I DO mock each and every one of you with poor spelling and grammar.

    posted by Luis on 11-23-2009 at 6:36 pm

  26. I don’t care how comfortable crocs are, you look like a dumbass!

    posted by Mindy on 11-23-2009 at 10:10 pm

  27. I have dark arm hair but I refuse to shave it. I have friends who do though. Plus one time I sat next to a girl in my Anthro lecture who shaved her arms and the stubble was growing back and she kept putting her arm on the armrest i was using to write– wow uncomfortable!! I can’t imagine how stubble on your arms would be attractive to guys.

    posted by Barbara on 11-23-2009 at 10:12 pm

  28. Vulcan Pick Up Lines is my favorite fan page:

    “You display superior taste in footwear. In an unrelated matter, I would like to mate with you.”

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vulcan-Pick-Up-Lines/97788434456?ref=sgm

    posted by Dan! on 11-23-2009 at 10:14 pm

  29. Turkey season…
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Turkey/41895736982?ref=ts

    posted by Weesa on 11-23-2009 at 10:37 pm

  30. Whaow… there are still any windows 98 fans..

    posted by Krisna on 11-23-2009 at 11:51 pm

  31. Philip Rivers is a Lynx…not a fan page, but a group…definitely not a fan of the QB who has the ugliest arm motion. ever.

    http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=184888493656&ref=ts

    posted by Guy on 11-24-2009 at 3:28 am

  32. Here’s my favorite. I Flip My Pillow Over To Get To the Cold Side. 956,171 fans. LOL

    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?src=fftb#/group.php?gid=2241554598&ref=search&sid=1485648258.855330902..1

    posted by Lana on 11-24-2009 at 7:34 am

  33. The Harold Lederman Fan Club.

    posted by Matt on 11-24-2009 at 11:23 am

  34. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/I-tape-my-thumbs-to-my-hands-to-see-what-it-would-be-like-to-be-a-dinosaur/96001929929?ref=ts

    This is my favorite page, not to mention it has over 11,000 members

    posted by Brian on 11-24-2009 at 9:31 pm

  35. I am a fan of Not Being Murdered by Clowns. However they just became notbeingmurderedbyclowns.com.

    posted by Lynda on 11-24-2009 at 11:57 pm

  36. Oh, and thanks to you I also became a fan of #7.

    posted by Lynda on 11-25-2009 at 12:08 am

  37. Not so much a fanpage, but a SHOW ME YOUR DESK page!

    http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=4695969996&ref=ts

    posted by Alf on 11-25-2009 at 4:48 am

  38. Ah, Jenuwefa beat me to the punch… Yes, soft contact lenses were invented in the Czech Republic, as was Semtex, the plastic explosive favored by terrorists. Good news, bad news.

    posted by Susan on 11-30-2009 at 9:51 am

  39. I belong to “Not Being Eaten By bears While On Fire”. There are 1,376 fans.

    I’m not even sure why I am a fan, I just thought it was funny.

    posted by Liz on 12-4-2009 at 12:11 pm

  40. Recently discovered fire breathing squirrels. I love the latest wall post about fire breathing squirrels and conspiracy theories.

    posted by Mike on 1-15-2010 at 3:15 am

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