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LMAO! That's what I was doing when I read a status posting from my sister-in-law's sister, a Facebook friend.

It read: "Please put this on your status if you know someone who suffers from Rectal Cranial Inversion. Rectal Cranial Inversion, otherwise known as Head Up Your Own A-- Syndrome, affects the lives of many. There is still no known cure for Rectal Cranial Inversion, but we can raise awareness. 93% won't copy and paste this, mainly because they already suffer from this."

I just had to pass this on. I figured it would give my friends as big a laugh as it did to me. So, that night, I repeated the post on my status, attributing it to "Phillis." OMG! What a mistake!

A few of my friends commented on my post, saying they hadn't laughed so hard in ages. One friend said he was shocked to see this post come from me, but he had a huge laugh nevertheless.

One of my 200 FB friends is an East Coast-based executive director of a national association. I'd classify him more as an acquaintance than a friend. The next morning, I opened Facebook. To my utter horror, this "friend" had repeated the post, saying it was from ME! He didn't just say it was from "Patricia," he used my full name.

Why is my tale such a horror story? Because this man has 1,800 Facebook friends, many of whom are prominent members of the media. I was flabbergasted, flummoxed and furious. I immediately deleted my status post so no one else could copy and repost it. But, alas, there is no "delete" button for someone else's post. And I don't know the man well enough to ask him to delete it.

So, let my Facebook faux pas raise awareness. Think before you post.