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Originally posted by Hiram Sedai:
Here is a bump. I have a year's supply of bumps.
I have a question for the forum. Why do I see insults followed up by smiley faces? Does it mean that the insult wasn't intended and the fingers just slipped? Does it mean "Hey I'm kidding" You know I don't use smiley faces because they seem a bit contrived and artificial. Thats just me. I don't condemn the use of them though. I'm just a curious fellow over here.
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I was thinking like you some time ago, and now I would say that smileys in a way are very useful to cope with the lack of any body language. I'm not very creative using them, I pretty much turn between
,
,
,
,
and the occasional copy-paste of one of the smileys on top of the posting window (although I have a fondness for the Bubbling girl
- still trying to bubble like that in RL
).
And yes, putting a smiley (
usually) after an insult means just that, "Hey I'm kidding" !
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The world is my oyster !
[This message has been edited by Moiraine (edited 10-25-2001).]
[This message has been edited by Moiraine (edited 10-25-2001).]