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RE: It Didn't Happen the Way You Think (by Robert Lockwood Mills) - GustD45 - 12-21-2018 01:46 PM
"Roger would kick me out if I did that... BTW: I used all capitals in my replies in order to distinguish where my answers began. I was not intending to appear rude, since there are now rules of etiquette regarding using capitals, exclamation points, etc. I was famous for that -- but I also hate emoticons."
Sorry Laurie, I was trying to break the tension.
RE: It Didn't Happen the Way You Think (by Robert Lockwood Mills) - L Verge - 12-21-2018 01:55 PM
(12-21-2018 01:46 PM)GustD45 Wrote: "Roger would kick me out if I did that... BTW: I used all capitals in my replies in order to distinguish where my answers began. I was not intending to appear rude, since there are now rules of etiquette regarding using capitals, exclamation points, etc. I was famous for that -- but I also hate emoticons."
Sorry Laurie, I was trying to break the tension.
I know you were, and I appreciate it. Gene is good at that also. Sometimes, I think I love my job too much and need a little levity (or cold water in the face) to calm down.
RE: It Didn't Happen the Way You Think (by Robert Lockwood Mills) - Gene C - 12-21-2018 02:59 PM
I'm, shocked
And can't quite understand
Why you just don't see the light
Using emoticons can be fun
I don't understand why you hate them
I think they are heavenly
And just love them
I'd say more, but it's time for my nap
RE: It Didn't Happen the Way You Think (by Robert Lockwood Mills) - L Verge - 12-21-2018 03:13 PM
That's cute. I actually learned to hate smiley faces back in the days before computers when I saw teachers using them as part of their grading of papers instead of writing useful comments that might benefit our secondary students.
RE: It Didn't Happen the Way You Think (by Robert Lockwood Mills) - Eva Elisabeth - 12-21-2018 06:15 PM
When Fido uses them they are cute, but I, too, just am not (fan) of the Twitter/FB kind of communication generation which is 80% emoticons and 99% shallow...
This said my favorite emoticon is she:
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...reminding me one this conversation:
“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. Your mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.”
The kind I feel when reading some of the wild theories lately brought forth...