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I still remember the Virginian in Owen Wister's book "Smile when you call me that, stranger!"
(Or I'll whip out my .45 and blow your head off!) I type touch, and can "say it with a smile"
a lot easier than getting into the Tips section and learning how to do Smileys. Another smile.


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Let us not have a flamewar about Smileys and emoticons

Hey, Dr Bill, no flamewar going on. Just think it's a bit harsh to make a judgement on anyone's IQ based on whether they happen to put : and ) together to come up with :) Ya know? There's so much more to people than that. I thought I was doing that with a bit of humour to get my point across, but it seems that even emoticons can't save me from being misunderstood. [sigh-e]

Is everyone hyper-sensitive around here at the moment, or is it just me? Joke Joyce! Ha ha everybody! Remember? Laughter? Ha ha ha ... Love yas! Oh Sh*t! Another exclamation mark! Oops! Aargh...


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I'm waiting to hear jopublic's take on the flak he's getting.


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You need a sense of humor to thrive here so I sure hope he has a healthy one!!!!!!


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Dr Bill: waiting to hear from jopublic

Connie: need a sense of humor to thrive here so I sure hope he has a healthy one

I'm with Connie on this one, Bill. I'm not trying to give jopublic flak. (Where did that term come from BTW?) I'm just trying to let him know that he'll need to be tolerant of all types of people (emoticon-users and non) if he wishes to participate here. I'm not going to stop using them because someone thinks they are adolescent and indicate that I have a low IQ.

In hindsight, I should perhaps have just let his comments go but ... ah, what the hell - I couldn't resist! Perhaps I should merely have asked jopublic for some statistical data to back up his case. The research on something like that would be fascinating! Ha ha ha! More jokes everybody! Remember? Laughter?


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Just in case anyone was intrigued, as I was:

From Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry: flak
Pronunciation: 'flak
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural flak
Etymology: German, from Fliegerabwehrkanonen, from Flieger flyer + Abwehr defense + Kanonen cannons
Date: 1938
1 : antiaircraft guns
2 : the bursting shells fired from flak
3 : CRITICISM, OPPOSITION

So - another loanword from German, then. Thanks everybody, I've learnt something today.


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Connie, I'm offering 8 to 5 odds that Jopublic =/< 20 years old. That's the kind of comment that comes from the intolerant young parading some partial knowledge.
I ought to know -- I was like that at that age.



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I'm offering 8 to 5 odds that Jopublic =/< 20 years old

That's funny, Bob! I'd be prepared to put money on jopublic being >= the age at which one becomes resistant to change. Oops! Just broke my promise to myself to not comment on this thread any more! Oh well, next year...


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Eye...Cue...? Whassat?

John Entwistle just died, and one of my favorite Who tunes is
"Whooooo are you? Who, who!? Who, who!?" Do you like The Who, jopublic? And please excuse the interrobangs!


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I h8 all this kiddy talk that peoples r using 2!!!!!!

jopubic - shall we's be sartin' our ownz site, aight? :-())


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