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After nearly six months of exchanging witty bumper stickers and feeding each other's Farmville chickens, Facebook friends Christopher Burk and Evan Draughn decided to take their relationship one step further—by meeting in person.

The online buddies, who traded friend requests after finding that they were in the same Math 102 class, were reportedly "psyched" about the planned meet-up and had decided via Facebook chat to "chill" in the Cultural Arts Center during their free time.

But after finding an empty table and sitting down, the two freshmen soon realized that they had nothing to say to each other.

"It was really, really awkward," Burk, 19, recalled glumly. "I just drew a total blank. At first I tried poking him, but it's not actually funny like it is on Facebook. It's just creepy. And really hard to laugh off."

Draughn was able to temporarily relieve the situation by opening a bag of Doritos bought earlier from the vending machine. He tried using the obnoxious crinkle of the plastic bag and resulting crunch of the chips to mask the growing silence with Burk.

However, his valiant attempt only managed to waste an approximate three and a half minutes, due to the low number of chips in the bag.

"After that, I was just out of ideas," the 18 year old admitted," I didn't think there would be any problems. I mean, we're in all the same Facebook groups. We both raise tomatoes in Farmville. He always ‘likes' my quiz results. I don't get it. Is being friends with someone supposed to be this much work?"

With nearly half an hour left until their shared Psychology class, both students fell to surreptitiously glancing at their cell phones and comparing their times to the digital clock on the wall.

Burk, perhaps encouraged by Draughn's resourcefulness with the Doritos, found an inspiring way to save face and cut their botched rendezvous short.

He announced that his "tomatoes needed to be watered before they withered" and had to leave to find an open computer in the library. They parted without any further problems, and each quickly left to his own destination, relieved.

When asked later that day, Burk rejected the idea of "unfriending" Draughn despite their failed real-life encounter. "It's cool. He's still my best partner in Mafia Wars," Burk answered.

"I guess the whole real-life thing just doesn't work out for some friendships," Draughn added. "We'll just stick to Facebook and pretend this never happened."

Later in Psychology class, Draughn andpBurk were able to trade virtual bumper stickers back and forth on their iPhones with a clear conscience.