Oh, Internet: The ‘One Million Likes’ Photo Scheme Is Paying Off On Facebook


puppy Oh, Internet: The One Million Likes Photo Scheme Is Paying Off On Facebook

They want one million PUPPIES?! Oh, LIKES!

If you’re like me, you saw the photo of the family above making the rounds on the Facebook recently. The poster read “Hi World We want a puppy! Our dad said we could get one if we get 1 million likes! So ‘Like’ this! He doesn’t think we can do it!” and it linked to a page called Twogirlsandapuppy (which, PLEASE… that sounds WAY too much like two girls…and something else).

SURPRISE, DAD! The girls are closing in on 1.7 million likes since the photo was uploaded on January 15th. According to the Facebook page, the family has already adopted a dog they’ve named Millie, and have been a fixture on news programs everywhere. Well, isn’t that all adorable and sweet — and what a cute way to use social media, right?

In news that surprised exactly no one, it took just two days for someone to turn this idea into a raging doucheapalooza.

sexytime Oh, Internet: The One Million Likes Photo Scheme Is Paying Off On Facebook

It’s almost like you can see her realizing this is a bad idea as the picture was being taken.

One Petter Kverneng of Norway (who is apparently 20 years old? Do they count differently in Norway?) decided to make a similar sort of deal with a girl he had a crush on named Catherine, substituting a squirm-inducing payoff of obligation boning (WORST. BONING. EVAR.) for the girls sweet and guileless puppy payoff. His photo has been up for two less days and it’s already accumulated over 1.3 million likes.

Oh, interwebs. So good to know you’re being used for good and not evil… OH WAIT.

And if all this isn’t sad enough, go ahead and read some of the comments on the photo. GO ON, I DARE YOU.

They range from the concerned…

debbie Oh, Internet: The One Million Likes Photo Scheme Is Paying Off On Facebook

…to the, uhh, differently concerned.

Brant Oh, Internet: The One Million Likes Photo Scheme Is Paying Off On Facebook

 

Anyone care to place some wagers on what the next viral one-million-likes photo will be? Perhaps a house payment, or new car? *headdesk*

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Jenna, aka Mrs. Jenna, lives in Minneapolis and bows to the altar of Prince and the New Power Generation, as required by Minnesota law. When she's not being mom/wife/employee of the year, she blogs at Blogged Bliss and gets her Twitter on @jennamariebee.



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  • http://twitter.com/TheNextMartha The Next Martha

    Can someone else do one that takes that guys picture and then says “If you think this guy is a douchebag click like!”

  • the grumbles

    this us one of my least favorite current trends. just buy your kids a fucking puppy and quit being such a douchehose.

    • http://www.josetteplank.com/ Josette Plank

      Ditto. Seriously.

    • the grumbles

      IS. IS. Curse this pocket machine.

  • http://www.josetteplank.com/ Josette Plank

    Next Congressional election? Do we want to see another Oprah interview ever? Voting neighbors out of the subdivision? All would be comedy gold.

  • Mrs. CPA

    The mother of my best friend in Jr. high made us find the Jr. High principal in the mall and get him to sign a permission slip before she would let Ginger get her ears pierced on her 13th birthday. The before Facebook like version of this! I have no idea why jumping through ridiculous hoops delights parents so much.

  • SkiLine

    Actually she didn’t go through with it.. which is good! Good for her! Facebook and a million likes can’t make us do stuff we don’t want to do, – let us all remember that! :-)