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A Husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart.

The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart. "What do you think you're doing?" asks the wife.

"They're on sale, only $10 for 24 cans," he replies.

"Put them back, we can't afford them," demands the wife, and so they carry on shopping.

A few aisles further on along the woman picks up a $20 jar of face cream and puts it in the basket.

"What do you think you're doing?" asks the husband.

I think this parody posted on YouTube.com accurately captures the more absurd aspects of both the Facebook and eHarmony web sites:

I found this cartoon this morning on my 2005 Daily Dilbert calendar and laughed so hard I'm certain a portion of my green tea passed through my nose. Yes, I've experienced moments similar to this one when meeting new ladies...giving serious thought to being completely (read "self-destructively") honest:

I'm tracing her face,
bamboo shoots served with ginger,
old pollen scatters.

Palpable tension,
former allies diverging,
lines bloom from hatred.

First phone call: I burst!
"Thoughtful and articulate"
Flatter me she does.

Three soured kisses,
seven pathetic passes,
two shying glances.

Three soured kisses,
seven pathetic passes,
two shying glances.