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Posted: 9/20/2007 5:47 PM
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alden
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I always wondered why smileys always go :) and not (: with the asymmetry of some characters, you could make amazing new emotions! or not. i guess it's because we read left to right and top to bottom, so it's easier to transform left into top. do smileys go the opposite way in, say, hebrew?
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Posted: 9/20/2007 6:11 PM
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Warp
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Phil wrote:
The point is that :) is also an ASCII art.
And the price for the first undistributed middle goes to you.
Posted: 9/20/2007 6:42 PM
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Phil
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... And the fallacy is Warp. He can't read some articles.
Posted: 9/20/2007 8:38 PM
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theenglishman
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Let's not forget these lost gems: :~) (broken nose) <=:-)=| (arrow stuck in head) :’) (tears of joy) o:-) (third eye)
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Posted: 9/20/2007 8:52 PM
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Tub
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the most important two: little girl: 8:-) big girl: :-) 8
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Posted: 9/20/2007 8:52 PM
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Warp
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I prefer a smiley quiz. What do these smileys mean? O :-) ~~:-( D|-| :-: @==[ {8^{l}
Posted: 9/20/2007 9:00 PM
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theenglishman
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Warp wrote:
{8^{l}
Does it mean "my cat is sitting on my keyboard and hitting random buttons?"
My current project: Something mysterious (oooooh!) My username is all lower-case letters. Please get it right :(
Posted: 9/20/2007 9:15 PM
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moozooh
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Warp wrote:
I prefer a smiley quiz. What do these smileys mean? O :-) ~~:-( D|-| :-: @==[ {8^{l}
#1: A holy person; alternatively, a person living their last happy moment before they're hit by a falling rock. #2: Very sad, perhaps gravely disappointed person; alternatively, someone disappointed with their poorly-made mohawk. #3: A poorly designed happy doll; alternatively, a poorly designed wine glass. #4: Маша! (Sorry, internal joke.) #5: A hilt of a blade; alternatively, a dildo. #6: Warp's face when coming up with the smileys. How many hits/misses?
Warp wrote:
Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.
Posted: 9/20/2007 10:03 PM
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Boco
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{8^{l} is Homer Simpson, who cares about the others
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Posted: 9/20/2007 10:05 PM
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Phil
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Boco wrote:
{8^{l} is Homer Simpson, who cares about the others
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Posted: 9/20/2007 10:30 PM
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Warp
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Boco wrote:
{8^{l} is Homer Simpson, who cares about the others
Funnily, that sentence can have two different meanings.
Posted: 9/20/2007 10:33 PM
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meepers
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Phil wrote:
Edit: On IRC,
meepers wrote:
<meepers> I didn't catch your post about the smiley thread
Obviously, if you didn't read those wikipedia articles, you can't understand what I mean.
Actually, you took it out of context. I was writing to say "I didn't catch your post" as in I missed it and wanted to reply to it. I also did read the article, so I'm not sure why you automatically assumed that I "obviously" didn't read those articles, but that's why I was talking with phunqsauce in IRC: <phunqsauce> lol at the ASCII art vs. smiley debate in the forums <phunqsauce> IMO the Piccolo ASCII art is not a smiley <meepers> it's not -_- <phunqsauce> and yes i did read the wiki <meepers> For the most part, I think smiley is pretty much the same meaning as emoticon (I should paraphrase this, as I meant "smiley = emoticon for the most part nowadays) <phunqsauce> yup to which you replied: <PhilCote> Well, it's pointless to argue with donkeys. We can't all be asses you know <3 Edit: And what if I didn't read those wikipedia articles? I would still understand what you mean because I'm one of the most smiley-using people in IRC (ascii art, emoticons, or otherwise)
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Posted: 9/20/2007 10:57 PM
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That Homer Simpson one really is awesome :).
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Posted: 10/3/2007 10:07 AM
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Warp
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This might be relevant to this thread: http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/smiley.asp
Posted: 10/3/2007 10:45 AM
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upthorn
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Warp wrote:
Boco wrote:
{8^{l} is Homer Simpson, who cares about the others
Funnily, that sentence can have two different meanings.
Actually, without a question mark, it can only have one meaning. And rightly, for the question mark meaning, it ought to be divided by a semicolon, or even a period, rather than simply a comma. Funnily, the one meaning it can have in its current form (within the rules of grammar), is most likely the meaning that was not intended by boco.
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