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Spike wrote on 2011-08-08 20:30
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Why do emoticons seem so pathetic?
They imply a lack of ability to communicate thoughts and feelings through words alone.
:)
can you find the intentions in that smile? Look deeply into the dot eyes of the colon. Is it a caring smile, or is it excited about its plan to rape you? You'll never know.
But luckily they're exclusively used by minors and females.
They practically scream "I'm an illiterate ape that can't communicate thoughts without simulating facial expressions with misused punctuation".
I mean, if you have to go ":)" to convey… whatever that's supposed to convey, and couldn't express your happiness or good humour or whatever more effectively linguistically, then… you might be autistic or retarded or something. I don't know.
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Hiccup wrote on 2011-08-08 20:31
:)
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Okami wrote on 2011-08-08 20:47
Well ****, I must be autistic or retarded.
:(
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Misaka wrote on 2011-08-08 20:49
I'm going to kill you.
I'm going to kill you :D
Tell me which of the two sounds like more of a joke.
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starpaw7 wrote on 2011-08-08 20:50
Let's all join this retarded club [Image: http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons/tuzki-bunnys/tuzki-bunny-emoticon-025.gif]
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Phunkie wrote on 2011-08-08 20:50
lmao!
Reading this is hilarious. But I don't agree with it, unless that's the only characters the other person types in a message. haha
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Chinaboy475 wrote on 2011-08-08 20:56
I joined the club :D
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Spike wrote on 2011-08-08 20:56
It's like this
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Chockeh wrote on 2011-08-08 20:57
:]
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Bakuryu wrote on 2011-08-08 20:58
I don't have a problem with emoticons as long as they are not overused or improperly used (what emoticon, where are you using it, what kind of discussion are you having).
They can be useful sometimes, you can't see a persons face through text, and an emoticon is easier than some extra words to represent that.
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Applefish wrote on 2011-08-08 21:04
[font="Tahoma"]It isn't hard for someone to abhor the repugnant emoticons that MSN (and Skype's, which are all the more irritating) supplemented. The "pathetic emoticons" you complain about are more or less of an alternative to those ones, which I presume you can agree are much worse. Some people use them to lighten the conversation. I don't use them in forum threads but I do occasionally toss in an emoticon if the mood sees fit (in casual chat with friends, et cetera). For the most part, emoticons used by others on forum and in chat don't irritate me in the slightest unless they are overused or used inappropriately.[/font]
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Misaka wrote on 2011-08-08 21:05
Well at least I for one hate those yellow smily face emoticons. They make me want to punch an unborn baby for some reason.
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Loopster wrote on 2011-08-08 21:15
You're so stupid >.<
You're so stupid :P
You're so stupid -.-
See the difference? It sets a tone.
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Piero wrote on 2011-08-08 21:18
But luckily they're exclusively used by minors and females.
[video=youtube;gvdf5n-zI14]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14[/video]
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Spike wrote on 2011-08-08 21:23
Quote from Loopster;544659:
You're so stupid >.<
You're so stupid :P
You're so stupid -.-
See the difference? It sets a tone.
If your intentions or tone can't be properly conveyed by context and words alone, it'd probably be best to not say anything.
Here's ways you can do it with text alone:
"You're so stupid >.<"
Your stupidity is frustrating!
"You're so stupid :P"
You're dumb lol.
Alternative: Ahah, you're so stupid.
"You're so stupid -.-"
You're hopelessly stupid...