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Before we were snapchatting, periscoping and Insta-perfecting our lunch pictures, there was the raw, unedited world of Bebo.
It was a far more brutal time, featuring cut-throat top sixteens, elusive ‘luv’ hearts and biogs written like ~*~*~tHiS~*~*~.
In case you thought you were cool, these are the 11 things we all did on Bebo.
1. Edited Our Top Sixteens RUTHLESSLY
A subtle move from number 4 to number 6 was met with a “u ok with me hun?” private mail. Those things were realer than blood pacts.
2. Lied about our favorite bands
We did not know who half of the groups in our ‘Music’ section were, but the name ~~*Crystal Castles*~~ sounded good.
3. Sent quizzes layered with hidden meanings and traps to our crushes
1 – What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?
2 – Do you fancy me?
4. Shared the luv
The little red heart carried more value than any engagement ring ever will. Sharing these little things flippantly caused a LOT of drama and private messaging (see point 1.)
5. Became other halves with our best friends
Because we didn’t care that we were single. Lol not – it was everything to us. Which leads us on to…
6. Made our relationships Bebo-official way too soon
And then un-official even quicker – resulting in a lot of ‘:( ‘ comments. Some severely calculated revengeful luv-sharing ensued. And then…
7. Religiously checked our views
This was a highly competitive sport. We didn’t ACTUALLY sit around refreshing our own pages… but we thought about it.
8. Uploaded entire albums of Warhol-filtered photos.
Same photo set-up, 17 facial expression and early-era filter variations. Think sepia. Those photos are still floating around cyber-space. You are officially invited to the regret-party.
9. Motivational Marilyn Monroe quotes
Quotes were a great way of showing we had feelings. Also a great way to fish for concern.
10. Bebo-Stunnah selfies
The duck-face was truly born on bebo. High-angle shots that made you look absolutely nothing like yourself were GOLD. It was also your duty to comment under your friends’ selfies saying weird psycho-sounding things like “I want your skin and hair”.
11. Pimped our profiles daily
Between skins, flashboxes and whiteboards, we changed up our pages more often than we had hot dinners. Aww, bebo was fun. Just don’t show us our profiles.
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Obey Your Mouth.
