Proposed SnileyCon

I think there /might/ be enough sarcasm on usenet to merit an emoticon...

life a lot easier is such an icon existed.

"Robatoy" 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. ================================= I could think of several sarcastic things to say.

But since I lack the proper emoticon, I won't say anything.

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. :-)

Robatoy's suggestion for a Tongue In Cheek version of the Snileycon

On 5/24/2009 7:45 AM Morris Dovey spake thus:

Anyone who requires cutesy smiley faces and such to recognize sarasm, irony, etc., has a serious lack of comprehension skills.

-MIKE- wrote in news:gvc11i$840$ snipped-for-privacy@news.eternal-september.org:

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

That's true... and I'm being completely serious. ):-|

(there, how's that?)

I think smiley-face emoticons have reached their limit long ago. What we need now are emoticons that represent hand gestures.

B.

Here's my hand gesture emoticon offering:

,-="""=. .' `. ( `. `. `.. ,' .' `. '. `-. `-. ) `=-. .' `=-. .` .`-. _ ( \ `-. ,' `. `. /`. \ / `. \ | `. `. ,' `. ) / \ \ / .'`. `. ) | `. \ ,' .' `. `./ \ `. \ ,' .' `. \ \ \ ,' .' `. \ `. \ ,' .' `. ) ) (__. ,' ( `. ) `."""' _.-' __) `. . `""'"" `"""""""

A bit labor-intensive, but that's a start.

B.

Excellent idea! Have added several proposed HandGestureCons to the previous Emoticons

Now where have I seen that before?

Lew

Live long and prosper!

Don't look now, Charlie, but I think about half a dozen street gangs just put out a hit on you.

B.

(:-T)

Regards,

Tom Watson

On Mon, 25 May 2009 14:02:53 -0500, the infamous Morris Dovey scrawled the following:

Or that heinous Vulcan curse "Laugh Loud and Perspire"