University-based social networking tool Facebook is all the rage these days for the college and recently-graduated set. And sometimes social networking gets extremely socially intimate. For instance, take this story of girl sees boy’s Facebook profile and is intrigued, sends him a “poke,” he pokes back out of courtesy, and they set up a date. Three Stella Artoises later, they move from the common room into the girl’s bedroom to “see some of my books,” she says:

But when the conversation turned to late cultural theorist Michel Foucault’s interpretation of religion under late capitalism, Gold and Larson found themselves at an awkward impasse. “I was shocked when he said he believed in ‘a greater spirit,'” Larson told The Herald yesterday. “I mean, how was I supposed to respond to that?” Unsure of how to move beyond the topic of God and religion, copulation of the most “awkward, perfunctory variety” ensued, according to Larson.

Well, who hasn’t been there…when philosophy fails, there’s always fornication. Of course, there’s the awkwardness of him sneaking out the next morning, and her sending him a note asking him to be in an “It’s Complicated” relationship with her, which he thinks is too much of a commitment. Why be tied down, man? Especially to someone who doesn’t believe in “a greater spirit”? I mean, how would they raise the kids?

On an ending note, I do need to state that I believe this is a joke from the good people at Brown. The date on the story is April 3, which is close enough to April 1st to give one pause, and if you need any further convincing, check the woman’s thesis title. Still, entertainingly written and conceived, and not altogether impossible in today’s sexually casual but intellectually complicated world.