The Art of
Poking !
We unravel the
mystifying
world of
Facebook
communication
by investigating
the nature of a
'poke’
With Facebook ruling the social networking roost, it
seems to be the preferred way of making friends.
You make friends on FB first and then meet them for
a drink. Apart from likes, dislikes comments ruling
our world, 'poke' is another quirky and interesting
way of reaching out to people you know, or you even
those you don't. According to FB, the ambiguous poke
can be interpreted in any which way you want to, and
can communicate a number of different things.
And so we hurled a volley of questions at Kenny Jones,
RJ at city-based FM station Radio Indigo 91.9, for his take on the
art of 'poking'. Presenting excerpts from our conversation:
What does a Facebook 'poke' mean to you?
Depends on who it's from. it?
Absolutely – millions of employees will now have something
worthwhile to do at work.
Have you ever poked someone?
If I had a rupee for every person I've 'poked', I'd have exactly…zero
rupees. So what would be the new definition of 'playing poker'?
'Playing poker' is the equivalent of “having too much time one one's
hands.”
Did your poke work, were you poked back?
I have to get back to you on that. Complete the sentence “a poke in time…”
A poke in time…makes your girlfriend mine!
Do you think we can extend pokes to the real world?
Yes, but lawsuits would probably ensue. Could you get naughty with a poke? Rattle off three ideas…
All 'pokes' must come from behind. 'Poke' your friend's mom.
'Poking' relatives is now acceptable!
As told to Annapoorna R Shinu
How would poking in the real world make it a more
interesting place?
It would be nice to see more guys get slapped in public after a 'poke'.
Hmm, where do you think poking would fail miserably?
At my mom's house. She would never let me poke someone under
her roof. Under her roof – it's her way or the highway!
Have you heard of a poke war? Would any good coming of
128
whats the word?