Facebook Fridays: Sometimes we get scared

Last week, the buzz among Shine Facebook friends was the backside. Surprisingly, we weren't even discussing Pippa Middleton's royal rear (pause to make the shocked face that her derriere has its own Facebook fan page with gazillions...yes, GAZILLIONS...of followers).

This week, we've somehow veered away from the cakes conversation to comment on all the things that clearly scare us. Who knew the world (and fashion magazines and your underwear drawer and The Arnold) could be so frightening.

Here's the best, worst, and spookiest things you told Shine on Facebook this week.

We asked: Is Ronald McDonald so creepy he should get fired?

You said:
Oh, dear God. Then let's get rid of Smokey Bear (ever seen a REAL bear? they're not very friendly). OH, and that Red Robin is very scary! That beak could possibly hurt you! I'm just shocked and amazed that my generation ever grew up without being psychologically damaged by Ronald, Cap'n Crunch, the talking clown at Jack-In-The-Box drive-ins (now you can tell how old I am), or that HUGE Bob's Big Boy! (- Tracey)

There's nothing to be afraid of...he's a clown, not a priest. (- JoAnn)

Have they forgotten or ever seen the commercial featuring Ronald and some kids at an ice pond? I thought it was touching how he reached out to the little kid that couldn't skate. Perhaps they should go toward making him more of a goodwill ambassador; after all, the Ronald McDonald Houses help families of sick children. Sometimes marketers don't exercise their minds enough to see how something could work. ( - Robin)


We asked: Why does underwear keep getting more tortuous? Would you wear one of these babies?

You said:
i spent years pulling my panties outta my butt are u nuts??? Lol (- Sonia)

This is like the underwire bra for the hoo-ha.....mega fail. I'm pretty sure someone will injure themselves and sue, winning lots of money. ( - Fleur)



We asked: Could you forgive your spouse for cheating and having a love child?

You said:
Depends on what you mean by forgiving. I could forgive it. But that doesn't mean I'd stay. Forgiveness is just you not dwelling in a cesspool of negative emotions, not pretending the offense never happened and allowing the offender unlimited access. To borrow a phrase from Fiddler on the Roof, I would pray that God would bless and keep him.....far away from me. ( - Charity)

It's funny that cheaters never seem to use condoms... ( - Tamara)

Such a sad ending on another marriage. It is so hard to observe and model a marriage by those who seem to have made it work. I believe this is a strong woman and she will show us all what strong women do. ( - Terry)

i was laughing when i heard that ~~~thinking of kindergarten cop when he asked: lets play a fun game called who is your daddy & what does he do? hahahah but no seriously CHEATERS SUCK!!! trust is like a mirror..once its broken its impossible to put the pieces back together perfectly!! ( - Amber)


We asked: Why was this magazine cover banned?

You said:
Why are we all so embarrassed about our bodies? For years humans roamed around naked or barely clothed. I think that the human body should be celebrated in a tactful manner and we should all stop being so prudish and learn to love our bodies for what they are. We didn't come into the world fully dressed so why is nakedness such a bad thing? I am not a nudist or anything I just don't see why everything has to be so censored!! We are teaching kids to be ashamed of their bodies and to try to make yourself into something you are not and this is how we get people giving Botox to 8 year olds. ( - Ryan-Katie)

And yet, if it was an obese man with breasts that are much larger than many women, hardly anyone would bat an eye. How effin' twisted are we? Let me read your thoughts on THAT. ( - Rebecca)



What wigged you out on Facebook this week?