-MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Morris Dovey wrote:
>> Good! Might I suggest submitting it to the browser development
>> groups?
>>
>> I think there /might/ be enough sarcasm on usenet to merit an
>> emoticon...
>>
>
> I thought sarcasm was just a given on usenet and didn't require an
> emoticon.
> You just assume it's there unless otherwise noted..... like ghost
> runners. :-)
>
>
We always had to call the ghost runner explicitly before leaving the
base. :-)
There's enough sarcasm on usenet that an emoticon is required for when
people aren't being sarcastic!
Puckdropper
--
"The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the
reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on
rec.woodworking
To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm
Buddy Matlosz wrote:
>
> I think smiley-face emoticons have reached their limit long ago. What we
> need now are emoticons that represent hand gestures.
>
> B.
Excellent idea! Have added several proposed HandGestureCons to the
previous Emoticons
http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/TemporaryStuff.html
Any suggestions for improvements - or additions?
On 5/24/2009 7:45 AM Morris Dovey spake thus:
> charlieb wrote:
>
>> http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/TemporaryStuff.html
>
> Good! Might I suggest submitting it to the browser development groups?
>
> I think there /might/ be enough sarcasm on usenet to merit an emoticon...
Anyone who requires cutesy smiley faces and such to recognize sarasm,
irony, etc., has a serious lack of comprehension skills.
--
Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
I think smiley-face emoticons have reached their limit long ago. What we
need now are emoticons that represent hand gestures.
B.
"charlieb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/TemporaryStuff.html
A bit labor-intensive, but that's a start.
B.
"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Buddy Matlosz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> I think smiley-face emoticons have reached their limit long ago. What we
>> need now are emoticons that represent hand gestures.
>
> Here's my hand gesture emoticon offering:
>
> ,-="""=.
> .' `.
> ( `.
> `. `..
> ,' .'
> `. '.
> `-. `-.
> ) `=-.
> .' `=-.
> .` .`-.
> _ ( \ `-.
> ,' `. `. /`. \
> / `. \ | `. `.
> ,' `. ) / \ \
> / .'`. `. ) | `. \
> ,' .' `. `./ \ `. \
> ,' .' `. \ \ \
> ,' .' `. \ `. \
> ,' .' `. ) ) (__.
> ,' ( `. ) `."""'
> _.-' __) `. .
> `""'"" `"""""""
>
>
charlieb wrote:
> Buddy Matlosz wrote:
>> I think smiley-face emoticons have reached their limit long ago. What we
>> need now are emoticons that represent hand gestures.
>>
>> B.
>
> Excellent idea! Have added several proposed HandGestureCons to the
> previous Emoticons
>
> http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/TemporaryStuff.html
>
> Any suggestions for improvements - or additions?
Live long and prosper!
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
Don't look now, Charlie, but I think about half a dozen street gangs just
put out a hit on you.
B.
"charlieb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Buddy Matlosz wrote:
>>
>> I think smiley-face emoticons have reached their limit long ago. What we
>> need now are emoticons that represent hand gestures.
>>
>> B.
>
> Excellent idea! Have added several proposed HandGestureCons to the
> previous Emoticons
>
> http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/TemporaryStuff.html
>
> Any suggestions for improvements - or additions?
"Buddy Matlosz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> I think smiley-face emoticons have reached their limit long ago. What we
> need now are emoticons that represent hand gestures.
Here's my hand gesture emoticon offering:
,-="""=.
.' `.
( `.
`. `..
,' .'
`. '.
`-. `-.
) `=-.
.' `=-.
.` .`-.
_ ( \ `-.
,' `. `. /`. \
/ `. \ | `. `.
,' `. ) / \ \
/ .'`. `. ) | `. \
,' .' `. `./ \ `. \
,' .' `. \ \ \
,' .' `. \ `. \
,' .' `. ) ) (__.
,' ( `. ) `."""'
_.-' __) `. .
`""'"" `"""""""
On May 24, 10:45=A0am, Morris Dovey <[email protected]> wrote:
> charlieb wrote:
> >http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/TemporaryStuff.html
>
> Good! Might I suggest submitting it to the browser development groups?
>
> I think there /might/ be enough sarcasm on usenet to merit an emoticon...
>
> --
> Morris Dovey
> DeSoto Solar
> DeSoto, Iowa USAhttp://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
Get to work on a sniley/tongue-in-cheek icon, please? I would make my
life a lot easier is such an icon existed.
Morris Dovey wrote:
> charlieb wrote:
>
>> http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/TemporaryStuff.html
>
> Good! Might I suggest submitting it to the browser development groups?
>
> I think there /might/ be enough sarcasm on usenet to merit an emoticon...
>
I thought sarcasm was just a given on usenet and didn't require an
emoticon.
You just assume it's there unless otherwise noted..... like ghost
runners. :-)
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
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> There's enough sarcasm on usenet that an emoticon is required for when
> people aren't being sarcastic!
>
> Puckdropper
That's true... and I'm being completely serious. ):-|
(there, how's that?)
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
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On Mon, 25 May 2009 14:02:53 -0500, the infamous Morris Dovey
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>charlieb wrote:
>> Buddy Matlosz wrote:
>>> I think smiley-face emoticons have reached their limit long ago. What we
>>> need now are emoticons that represent hand gestures.
>>>
>>> B.
>>
>> Excellent idea! Have added several proposed HandGestureCons to the
>> previous Emoticons
>>
>> http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/TemporaryStuff.html
>>
>> Any suggestions for improvements - or additions?
>
>Live long and prosper!
Or that heinous Vulcan curse "Laugh Loud and Perspire"
--
The only reason I would take up exercising is
so that I could hear heavy breathing again.
On Sun, 24 May 2009 08:21:18 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Get to work on a sniley/tongue-in-cheek icon, please? I would make my
>life a lot easier is such an icon existed.
(:-T)
?
Regards,
Tom Watson
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/
"Upscale" wrote:
> Here's my hand gesture emoticon offering:
>
> ,-="""=.
> .' `.
> ( `.
> `. `..
> ,' .'
> `. '.
> `-. `-.
> ) `=-.
> .' `=-.
> .` .`-.
> _ ( \ `-.
> ,' `. `. /`. \
> / `. \ | `. `.
> ,' `. ) / \ \
> / .'`. `. ) | `. \
> ,' .' `. `./ \ `. \
> ,' .' `. \ \ \
> ,' .' `. \ `. \
> ,' .' `. ) ) (__.
> ,' ( `. ) `."""'
> _.-' __) `. .
> `""'"" `"""""""
Now where have I seen that before?
Lew