The Throes

[mfan]

(to the tune of "The Rose") - by mfan 10/8/2012

 

Some say love, it is a website, that costs 5 bucks a week,

Some say love, it is a profile, written completely in text-speak

It's the guy who really likes you, who turns out to be a freak

It's the girl who loves her family, who thinks that she's unique

 

It's the photo in the mirror, taken with a cheap cell phone,

And the girl who hardly knows you, who asks you for a loan

It's the guy afraid to meet you, though you've been emailing for ten years;

And the girl that you can't look at until you've had ten beers

 

When the site has been too lonely, and the profiles have been too long

And you think that winks are only for the lucky and the strong

Just remember, in your sent mail, there is text you can reuse

for the next girl you send a message to, when your account renews.

[Celadon]

Bravo, mfan. I particularly liked the line about the guy who's been emailing for ten years. My friend is in that situation (but not yet 10 years, lol).