
Urban Dictionary confirms there is a deal of confusion as to what a poke means on Facebook these days.
We should probably sort it out so here we go.

Urban Dictionary confirms there is a deal of confusion as to what a poke means on Facebook these days.
We should probably sort it out so here we go.
Roundhead89 said :
Evil_Kitten said :
No one pokes on Facebook anymore. Or maybe it’s just me 🙁
I don’t think they even have the poke option on FB anymore. I think it went during the “upgrade” which also saw the removal of the favourite quote from your profile page.
Definitely still there, just hit the message down box, it says Poke…
Roundhead89 said :
Evil_Kitten said :
No one pokes on Facebook anymore. Or maybe it’s just me 🙁
I don’t think they even have the poke option on FB anymore. I think it went during the “upgrade” which also saw the removal of the favourite quote from your profile page.
My quotes of “ET-TI ET-TI ET-TI FETANG FETANG FETANG” and
“We can’t stop here, this is bat country” are still there…
Evil_Kitten said :
No one pokes on Facebook anymore. Or maybe it’s just me 🙁
I don’t think they even have the poke option on FB anymore. I think it went during the “upgrade” which also saw the removal of the favourite quote from your profile page.
Heh. I first read this as “What does a pokemon in Canberra c2012”. I need to wear glasses I think.
steveu said :
M0les said :
POKE53280,0
ahh yes, background colour to black.
+1
I do miss my C64.
johnboy said :
Well I think we’ve demonstrated a significant proportion of the population have a sexual interpretation of the poke.
But it started so many years ago on ICQ, which in turn turned into a nudge on MSN, then Facebook brought back the poke.
In Canberra doesn’t it mean ‘can you lend me $50 so I can go to the club for a poke?’
Well I think we’ve demonstrated a significant proportion of the population have a sexual interpretation of the poke.
…on Facebook, it simply means “Oi! Champ!”. Used anywhere else in Oz, it means the same thing it has for many, many years…
“I’ve lost the ability to communicate in the way of the ‘fore people”
Wow… Here I was thinking that a poke was just a way of getting someone’s attention on facebook…
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