George Clooney Prefers Prostate Exams To Facebook

people.com:

Don't expect to "Facebook friend" George Clooney anytime soon -- one of the world's sexiest men would rather undergo an intrusive medical procedure than be your pal on the Internet.

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Comments

[KIVPossum]

04:59 AM on 09/17/2009

Who doesn't prefer them?

A prostate exam is the highlight of my annual physical.

[57eddie67]

12:44 AM on 09/17/2009

George loves being George, more power to him.

[veritas88]

07:29 PM on 09/16/2009

I bet people had the same attitude about email 15+ years ago.

[jukesgrrl]

12:05 AM on 09/17/2009

E-mail wasn't, by its very nature, a violation of privacy. But thanks to people who have no appreciation of or respect for privacy -- e.g. spammers, people who send out group E-mails and don't remove the bulk addresses, etc. -- E-mail isn't all that pleasant anymore either. (Although I did get a kick out of an offer I had last weekend from a person claiming to be Secretary of the United Nations.) I have a real social life -- I don't need a virtual one. If you enjoy that sort of thing, tweet away and "friend" people to your heart's content, but I'm with George.

[nakedhand]

04:21 AM on 09/17/2009

The two are hardly comparable. Facebook thrives on peoples urge to take part in a futile cycle of voyeurism and exhibitionism. Yes there sure are good things in it for a lot of people, and to them I say: Knock yourselves out while having all of it recorded and stored for future reference by a company that "deeply loves and cares" about your privacy.

[MissMisk]

04:45 PM on 09/16/2009

I guess it must be very nice to be famous enough not to need a Facebook page to help sell your work. Does Clooney realize how arrogant he sounds when he trashes a social network most of his fans--and former fans--use every day? Being a rich celebrity removes people from the messiness of real life, and that's too bad--for them.

[mikefina]

11:37 PM on 09/16/2009

When did digital communication between persons hardly known to one another, become real life?

Oh, MissMark, may I borrow some sugar?

[jukesgrrl]

11:54 PM on 09/16/2009

Good point.

[starrianna]

04:33 PM on 09/16/2009

He prefers prostate exams to:

1. Breathing
2. Normal heterosexual sex
3. Interviews

[SamRogers]

03:39 PM on 09/16/2009

And that surprises no one.

[Steamboater]

02:55 PM on 09/16/2009

I'd like to prostrate Clooney.

[Steamboater]

02:52 PM on 09/16/2009

This is too easy LMAOF!!!!!

[mediamarv]

02:26 PM on 09/16/2009

Hmmm.. I see a wonderful opportunity to combine the two... and Twitvids play into it too!!

[Melissa]

02:00 PM on 09/16/2009

I agree with him 100%. I guess people like having imaginery friends they can tweet to!

[SocialistBoy]

01:56 PM on 09/16/2009

I put my prostate exam results on "the twitter".

gwb

[PuddinPie]

01:39 PM on 09/16/2009

Where do we sign up!

[MontereyDean]

01:17 PM on 09/16/2009

I'm with George on this one. Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and on and on. So very, very stupid and a waste of human energy.

[bzb]

01:34 PM on 09/16/2009

Agreed.

[LittleSanityLeft]

01:35 PM on 09/16/2009

Agreed. It such a pointless waste of time an energy it's a wonder it's such a success.

[mikefina]

01:09 PM on 09/16/2009

When he meets a girl in a bar, and asks for her number, does she give him her digits?

[mediamarv]

02:28 PM on 09/16/2009

Sort of like a high five??

Ouch!

[mikefina]

03:27 PM on 09/16/2009

Better a high-five than a fist-bump.

[EJ2968]

01:01 PM on 09/16/2009

What does he need facebook for? He probably desires privacy more than anything else!