When one joins facebook, they feel compelled to add any person that they might know, resulting in cases with 20 or 30+ friends showing up in their "recent activity". This is common throughout the first few weeks of joining and usually slows down when around 200 friends accept.
Facebook Friend Binge: The act of sending many requests, at one time, to be friends with random individuals on facebook; adding people you wish to creep or learn more on.
Facebook Friend Purge: The act of deleting friends off of your friend list due to their incessant status' or knowing you will never see nor speak to the person ever again.
Ex. 1 Sarah: "Did you hear that Carolyn had a facebook friend purge recently?"
Eva: "Should I feel honored that I'm still on her list?"
Ex. 2 Chris: "I'm not proud; I facebook friend request binged last night."
Carolyn: "That's alright, at least they aren't calories. Facebook Friend Request Binge and Purge(s) happen to the best of us."