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13 November 2007

Bank Intern Busted by Facebook -- Kevin Colvin e-mailed his boss to say that he'd miss work due to what colleagues took to be a 'family emergency.' His boss turned to Facebook and found a photo of Colvin, dressed as a fairy at a Halloween party -- one which he apparently missed work to attend. The boss attached the image to his reply, copying the rest of the office as he did it. An Internet star/meme is born!

post by: ericb at: 16:52 | 10 comments

Heck -- I'm posting this as an FPP over at MeFi.

posted by ericb 13 November | 16:56

Meh, he's just an intern. It's not like he's a real employee. Good for a goofy pic though.

posted by mischief 13 November | 17:58

Bank intern busted by lying, I think, would be more to the point.

posted by chrismear 13 November | 18:15

Heck -- I'm posting this as an FPP over at MeFi.

Why?

posted by getoffmylawn 13 November | 18:20

Because it's a fine morality tale for all social network site users? I always double-check my privacy settings after reading stuff like that, just in case.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 November | 18:36

Good: I sent this to my boss.
Better: I'm having a sick day.

posted by theora55 13 November | 19:05

What a maroon.
/bugs

posted by elizard 13 November | 21:16

Scary: One of the first comments asks if it's legal for your boss to check out your publicly posted information.

posted by stilicho 13 November | 23:55

All that for a party in Worcester??

posted by jessamyn 13 November | 23:56

I'd be embarrassed too. I wouldn't be caught dead drinking that.

I kid. Sometimes you have to drink what's there.

posted by chillmost 14 November | 08:09

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