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_Blixa
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Post by _Blixa »

Bond...James Bond wrote:I want to know the killjoys are who voted with Dr. Shades against smilies, because anyone who'd vote against smilies would steal Tiny Tim's crutch.


I voted no and if he hadn't kept waiving it in my face, I wouldn't have grabbed it.

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From the Ernest L. Wilkinson Diaries: "ELW dreams he's spattered w/ grease. Hundreds steal his greasy pants."
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_Bond...James Bond
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Post by _Bond...James Bond »

Blixa wrote:
Bond...James Bond wrote:I want to know the killjoys are who voted with Dr. Shades against smilies, because anyone who'd vote against smilies would steal Tiny Tim's crutch.


I voted no and if he hadn't kept waiving it in my face, I wouldn't have grabbed it.


Then that little bastard got what was coming to him.
"Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded."-charity 3/7/07
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_Dr. Shades
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Post by _Dr. Shades »

truth dancer wrote:I've pleaded, begged, offered enticing payments of one kind and another, all to no avail!

;-)


Truth Dancer, you know I love you, but you do realize that you're the #1 offender when it comes to smilie overuse, right?

Scottie wrote:Shades, please help me understand why you don't like them?


Simple:
  • They make the board look juvenile.
  • They make the board look unprofessional.
  • They make the board look like a lazy third-grader's scrapbooking project.
  • People use them as a crutch to avoid having to use the language effectively.

If you don't believe me, see Blixa's comments.
"Finally, for your rather strange idea that miracles are somehow linked to the amount of gay sexual gratification that is taking place would require that primitive Christianity was launched by gay sex, would it not?"

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_The Nehor
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Post by _The Nehor »

Dr. Shades wrote:Simple:
  • They make the board look juvenile.
  • They make the board look unprofessional.
  • They make the board look like a lazy third-grader's scrapbooking project.
  • People use them as a crutch to avoid having to use the language effectively.


Are you saying these are bad things?
"Surely he knows that DCP, The Nehor, Lamanite, and other key apologists..." -Scratch clarifying my status in apologetics
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_Tori
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Post by _Tori »

Dr. Shades wrote:
truth dancer wrote:I've pleaded, begged, offered enticing payments of one kind and another, all to no avail!

;-)


Truth Dancer, you know I love you, but you do realize that you're the #1 offender when it comes to smilie overuse, right?

Scottie wrote:Shades, please help me understand why you don't like them?


Simple:
  • They make the board look juvenile.
  • They make the board look unprofessional.
  • They make the board look like a lazy third-grader's scrapbooking project.
  • People use them as a crutch to avoid having to use the language effectively.
If you don't believe me, see Blixa's comments.


So, are we in trouble if we use an occasional emoticon like this?

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That's how I feel when I read Charity's posts. :-)
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who cold not hear the music. ----Nietzche
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_Who Knows
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Post by _Who Knows »

Dr. Shades wrote:
truth dancer wrote:I've pleaded, begged, offered enticing payments of one kind and another, all to no avail!

;-)


Truth Dancer, you know I love you, but you do realize that you're the #1 offender when it comes to smilie overuse, right?

Scottie wrote:Shades, please help me understand why you don't like them?


Simple:
  • They make the board look juvenile.
  • They make the board look unprofessional.
  • They make the board look like a lazy third-grader's scrapbooking project.
  • People use them as a crutch to avoid having to use the language effectively.
If you don't believe me, see Blixa's comments.


Translation:

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WK: "Joseph Smith asserted that the Book of Mormon peoples were the original inhabitants of the americas"
Will Schryver: "No, he didn’t." 3/19/08
Still waiting for Will to back this up...
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_The Nehor
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Post by _The Nehor »

First batch of nude pics enroute Shades....I think you'll crack quickly :)
"Surely he knows that DCP, The Nehor, Lamanite, and other key apologists..." -Scratch clarifying my status in apologetics
"I admit it; I'm a petty, petty man." -Some Schmo
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_KimberlyAnn
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Post by _KimberlyAnn »

So, I was looking for some smilies to download, and decided against it. They just don't thrill me that much--BUT--I couldn't believe some of the naughty smilies I found, lol!

They looked like two Skittles going at it! I like Skittles, but I don't really want to see them having sex. They can reproduce in the privacy of the bag, as far as I'm concerned.

Of course, the Sexy Skittles reminded of Marcy Playground's fantastic song, Sex and Candy. Mmmmm...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CKl_7zK3fbI

KA
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_Yoda

Post by _Yoda »

Shades wrote:Simple:
They make the board look juvenile.

As Nehor pointed out, this is bad...how? We pride ourselves on being juvenile. It's part of our charm. ;)

Shades wrote:They make the board look unprofessional.

And we're trying to look "professional"...why? Again, what are the merits of professionalism? Also, there are plenty of professional message boards that utilize smileys. Besides, I want to post here to get AWAY from my professional life.

Shades wrote:They make the board look like a lazy third-grader's scrapbooking project.

Again, this is bad...how? LOL

Shades wrote:People use them as a crutch to avoid having to use the language effectively.


I disagree. I don't think that smileys are used as anymore of a crutch than other "web" abbreviations such as "LOL", "ROTFL", etc. Actually, there are times when smileys can communicate the intention of what is being said more effectively. One of the disadvantages to communicating on a message board is that you CANNOT see body language, eye contact, etc. Smileys can help put some of those types of intangibles on a more even playing field.
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_Jersey Girl
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Post by _Jersey Girl »

Jason Bourne wrote:Yes

GIVE US SMILES and FACES!!


What? You don't have a face? How horrid!
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