Do you have good Facebook manners? Timmy and Alice don’t. Watch their bad behavior in this 50s instructional news reel to learn the do’s and don’ts of breaking up on Facebook, the “Electric Friendship Generator”.

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Meet Alice.
She has just arrived , from a hard day at work. She switched on her computing machine, and looks to see what her friends have been up to on Facebook, The electric friendship generator. First, she in to see what Timmy’s been up to. Alice and Timmy have been going steady for months. And she thinks he’s a real swell guy. Alice hasn’t to Timmy since last evening, and can’t wait to see what his day was like.
That’s . At 2:05, this morning, Timmy his relationship status from ‘in a relationship’ to ’single.’ Even more curious, he became with Donna Whitehouse at 2:07am.

Timmy just bungled rule #1 of Facebook relationship etiquette:
Don’t change your relationship status without consulting the other person.

What a dope. Alice decides there must be some sort of . The Timmy she knows would never disregard her feelings this way. She sends him a note to see if it was a mistake. Alice waits, and waits, and waits. Alice is tired of waiting, so she decides to stick it to Timmy. She uploads and tags, a few embarrassing of Timmy.
Timmy may have a hard time making new friends when they , that he likes to dress up in Alice’s undergarments. Those photographs sure are .

But Alice just [?] Facebook relationship etiquette rule #2:
Don’t post embarrassing photographs of other people.

Shame on you Alice. It’s OK, Alice. We all make mistakes.
It looks like Timmy has posted some messages on Alice’s wall.
I can’t believe you posted those photos of me! Sorry for being such a square. Baby, are you there? By the way, it was just a regular rash.

TMI Timmy, you’ve just [?] Facebook relationship etiquette rule #3:
Be discreet when posting messages on another person’s wall.

Alice doesn’t take the bait. She removes Timmy’s post, and tries to move on with her life. That’s . Timmy has been very busy on Facebook, making friends with all of Alice’s friends.
Who would want to be pals with a groaty jody like Timmy?

He has violated Facebook relationship rule #4:
Don’t [?] other people’s friends.

Cool it Alice. No one’s going to you, if you get frown lines. Alice is fed up. So she creates a group called ‘Timmy Gordan’s a real wet blanket.’ According to the group’s description, Timmy cries over spilled milk. Timmy buys things not made in the USA. Timmy wets the bed. And Timmy is a !
Be careful Alice.

This is clearly in of Facebook relationship rule #5:
Don’t start hate groups.

Nothing good can come of this. What did I tell you Alice? Timmy is in the slammer. And Alice is ashamed. All of this could have been avoided by the simple rules of Facebook Etiquette. Don’t be bungle heads like Alice and Timmy. Have good Facebook manners, and the electric friendship generator, will be more fun for .