Online users who would like to virtually shove a nine-inch blade through someone’s pancreas will be disappointed now that Slide has removed its Shank application from the Facebook site.
According to a report published in PC Advisor, Shank was one of the “virtual activities” that Facebook users could use through the “Superpoke” application. But shank is also a slang term for stab, and the developer decided the app was in “poor taste.”
The app, which features a cartoon image of a knife, was originally designed as a lighthearted method for Facebook users to contact each other. Superpoke lets you wink, flirt with, hug and throw sheep at other people on Facebook – virtually, of course. But now that Slide has removed Shank, you can no longer stab your friends (or enemies) online through SuperPoke.
It's only a matter of time before someone develops an app that lets you shoot someone online. but there's no word yet on when the “take your patient’s pulse” app will be available to paramedics through SuperPoke.