The Snipe

The poke is a nudge without prejudice. It encourages attention without distraction and allows friendship without conversation.   Its like a postcard announcing that a letter is coming.  Or headlights flashing to say Hi but not warning of a speed trap.  Pokes can't warn and pokes can't opine.  But some have suggested that since the Poke Salad plant was used to paint the faces of Native American warriors that inkberry be used to mark the battle faces of the combatants in a Facebook Poke war.  I fear this movement due to the high risk of virtual bruising and I would rather negotiate a Poke Free demilitarized zone.  But lest I be branded as poke-averse I will most probably actuate the snipe, which is a focused invisible targeted action that will come out of nowhere and still retain the harmless humility of the POKE or even the POKE BACK.