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Bucky

(54,041 posts) Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:26 PM Oct 2012

The sarcasm "smily"

...isn't very "smily". I don't like it.

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The sarcasm "smily" (Original Post) Bucky Oct 2012 OP

. immoderate Oct 2012 #1

Maybe "emoticon" is a better word? CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #2

Properly speaking, an emoticon is not a graphic. It's ASCII characters that imitate a face. Bucky Oct 2012 #7

Smarty pants me b zola Oct 2012 #8

Try the "smilies" tab. It works much better! 11 Bravo Oct 2012 #3

Its not the most target friendly one in the bunch ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #4

See, without it I don't know if your post is sarcastic or not! hunter Oct 2012 #5

Completely sincere Bucky Oct 2012 #6

Oh please Fumesucker Oct 2012 #9

Yeah, that one's an acceptable compromise. Bucky Oct 2012 #10

Sooooooo META alcibiades_mystery Oct 2012 #11

There are sooooo many things i love about this post... especially the 'smily' spelling trailmonkee Oct 2012 #12

immoderate

(20,885 posts)

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Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:30 PM

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--imm

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,678 posts)

2. Maybe "emoticon" is a better word?

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:33 PM

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It is a useful graphic.

Bucky

(54,041 posts)

7. Properly speaking, an emoticon is not a graphic. It's ASCII characters that imitate a face.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:41 PM

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=8oO is an emoticon, but

is a graphic (or "smily" in the vernacular).

me b zola

(19,053 posts)

8. Smarty pants

Reply to Bucky (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:49 PM

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11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)

3. Try the "smilies" tab. It works much better!

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:34 PM

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ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)

4. Its not the most target friendly one in the bunch

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:34 PM

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hunter

(38,322 posts)

5. See, without it I don't know if your post is sarcastic or not!

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:36 PM

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Bucky

(54,041 posts)

6. Completely sincere

Reply to hunter (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:38 PM

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or am I?

My next post will be about liberating "it's" from the grammar nazis.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

9. Oh please

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:52 PM

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Bucky

(54,041 posts)

10. Yeah, that one's an acceptable compromise.

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:53 PM

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Thanks for the suggestion.

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

11. Sooooooo META

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:53 PM

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trailmonkee

(2,681 posts)

12. There are sooooo many things i love about this post... especially the 'smily' spelling

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:57 PM

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oh, I give up

(not?)

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