#36817
08/01/2001 5:10 PM
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...clearly intended in jest. Lighten up, people! 
...those rare occasions when I resort to the imperative, it is in exhortation, not as a demand. So there! 
...In the end it does matter two hoots what you intended your imperative usage to be, but what it was understood to be... I object! Doesn't *anyone take these emoticon thingies seriously?  b'youth - Your generosity exceeds your honesty... 
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#36818
08/01/2001 5:31 PM
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>Doesn't *anyone take these emoticon thingies seriously?
some would use them as a cover for saying really nasty things. I seem to remember dr. bill saying this is the reason he wouldn't ever use them -- if what you say can't stand alone, maybe you should consider not saying it at all. (my apologies, bill, if i've misrepresented your views ;)
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#36819
08/01/2001 6:14 PM
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tsuwm - your point is well taken... if I assume I understand it. Emoticons may hurt the process of understanding (especially the way I use them ) but as long as one is aware of the potential for misunderstanding, and can take the time to correct it... they exist for a reason (although ®actually why may be in question). ...if what you say can't stand alone, maybe you should consider not saying it at all. To this, I say, they stand with words as part of what I say. There are times when I don't use them, and I would be happy to explain to anyone what they mean when I do use them, if my point in using them hasn't been taken. These aren't the only form of communication that needs clarifying... that is why this board exists. I would expect more "questions" regarding my use of elipses than emoticons, but, then again, I expect nothing...really.
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#36820
08/01/2001 9:13 PM
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#36821
08/01/2001 9:35 PM
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...and I pointed no cyber-fingers (I use them my own self). I'm just sayin'....
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#36822
08/01/2001 9:46 PM
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Yeah, like Max said. This medium is devoid of body-language nuance (she said, merrily stating the obvious), hence the emoticons. How many times has my dry humor been mistaken for something other than humor, because I failed to use a  or ? ~~~~ Meanwhile, Max, please say that "kick the neighbour's cat" is just an expression....
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#36823
08/01/2001 9:55 PM
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#36824
08/01/2001 10:09 PM
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#36825
08/01/2001 11:06 PM
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or course you wouldn't kick the cat.. its a well known fact that you kick the dog or the bucket, and as for the cat, if there is enough room, you swing it, or failing that, figure out a way to skin it!
either way, the cat comes back!
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#36826
08/01/2001 11:57 PM
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one emoticon that always irked me in text mode was the way LOL was used. folks would tack in on to the end of something they just typed and it always looked (to me) like they were just tickled pink at their own wit, and I was being *urged to see the humor of it all. now, I could see using it to respond to someone else's post, but laughing at one's own joke.... I tend to have the same reaction to other forms.
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#36827
08/02/2001 12:46 AM
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Anybody ever play "kick the emoticon"? [the-no-emoticon-emoticon]
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#36828
08/02/2001 10:17 AM
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kick the neighbour's cat
Have my cat. Please.
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#36829
08/02/2001 12:56 PM
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HEY !!! just lay off the cats, willya !!!! Any one wishing to kick, swing or skin their cat, or their neighbours cat (isn't there a biblical injunction against that,? there should be: "Thou shalt not kick thy neighbours cat, nor covet his wives") will have to kick, swing or skin ME FIRST !!!!!!!!!  Come all ye kittens that labour and are sorely pressed and lay you down beneath my shady leaves! Let me lead you on to a land flowing with milk and catnip!
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#36830
08/02/2001 1:39 PM
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#36831
08/02/2001 2:47 PM
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Our Commando writes :Come all ye kittens that labour and are sorely pressed and lay you down beneath my shady leaves! Let me lead you on to a land flowing with milk and catnip
Indeed, dear Rhuby ... and may I intrude with a sidebar on adopting pups and kittys ? Go first to your local vets ... they often know of good dogs and cats in neeed of loving homes... because current owner can no longer care for a pet or has a move that precludes taking a pet with them or because the family cannot take in a pet when the owner has died. That way, the vet has a health record for your adopted animal.
If the vet has no adoptees, try the local shelter or the breed rescues ... (any vet or shelter is glad to show you a list of local-to-you Rescue People, libraries often have lists, too) oft times a rescued pup or cat has been ill used and needs lots of love, in return they are so loving and grateful it breaks your heart.
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#36832
08/02/2001 6:34 PM
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#36833
08/02/2001 8:16 PM
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I have always loved cats. But far too many people are irresponsible about failing to limit their pets' reproduction. What is worse, they just stop feeding the kittens, forcing them to prey on wildlife and breed uncontrollably in the wild.
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#36834
08/02/2001 9:03 PM
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Cats are fine as long as they don't go to the bathroom everywhere except outside, don't throw up every once in a while, and aren't so old that humans of their age are legally dead.
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#36835
08/02/2001 9:03 PM
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ROTFLMAO that one's for you, tsuwm!
I love that comic strip!
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#36836
08/03/2001 1:58 AM
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ASp, sotto voce that one's for you, tsuwm! but... it was appropriately positioned!? oh, that was probably your point. never mind. http://members.aol.com/tsuwm/
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#36837
08/05/2001 10:42 AM
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Great cartoon, Faldage - thanks!
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