C’mon. If you want to say you’re happy say “I’m happy!” If you’re pissed say you’re pissed.
Don’t be lazy. Express yourself.
Don’t follow others. Be an individual.
Trends were made to be ignored.
Shame.
Shame to whoever infected the free-thinking and intelligent posters, normally found on this board, with this pox.
And you should be ashamed to inflict smilies on others.
Ok. I won’t follow you. I’ll be an individual and post whatever the hell I want. So there!
:eek:
We get the point, Chief.
Now get over it.
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge…others just gargle.
Har-dee fuckin’ har har.
How can you argue with idiocy?
Oh, come on, Chief. The smiley has been a constant companion to American writing. No author could ever communicate their ideas and opinions without the use of smileys.
Consider this:
When in the Course of human events 
, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another :mad:, and to assume among the powers of the earth 
, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them :), a decent respect to the opinions of mankind 
requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. :eek:
We hold these truths to be self-evident :rolleyes:, that all men are created equal :D, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness ;).–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed :), --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends :mad:, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it :eek:, and to institute new Government :D, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
(Just in case you didn’t note the sarcasm, Chief, I’m personally of the opinion that I’ll use smileys as soon as Hell freezes over.)
JMCJ
This could be YOUR sig line! For just five cents a post, JMCJ Enterprises will place YOUR sig line at the bottom of each message!
Hey, I’m Happy
Hey, I’m sad
You’re such a cutie, Chief
I’ve been to the dentist :E)
Horrors : %0
Just had to check this out! What’s the one for curious???
geez chief these smiles are really getting into under your skin. How many threads about them are you going to start?
How is saying. “I am pissed” more expressive than :mad:?
They are both just a series of symbols that are recognized as connotating meaning.
The only difference being that :mad: would be understood by someone who did not speak english.
Well, even someone who speaks english. Since, someone from the UK could take “I am pissed” to mean, “I am intoxicated” So,in that case :mad: would be a more efficient way to communicate an idea.
All these flames against the smiles will only get you responses that are filled with smiles. But, you knew that already.
pat
Even more annoying than the smilies are the 9000 topics created to bitch about them.
Get over it already.
>^,^<
KITTEN
Fluff yer hair Beula, I’s feelin frisky - M.S.
Chiefscott said:
Wow. Is that a straight line or what?
Nah, I’m feeling in a generous mood. I’ll let it pass.
Hmmm. They don’t seem to have a smiley for “generous mood.” We’ll have to invent one.
Gee Scottie, I’m not understanding your point. Maybe you should open yet another thread to explain.
Here’s a hint: you can’t do it with redundancy.
We gladly devour those who would subdue us.
You mean we have a way to communicate with BjOrn?
ChiefScott said:
I agree. People should do like I do, and grind their naked booty against the screen whenever they disagree. But not on a cold morning, or right after a shower. (Unless you’re dry; then you can have the clean screen booty sheen.)
For info on this topic, see the Flame War Rules at this link:
http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000501.html
That’ll help for starters. If you need more help, feel free to ask.
And John Corrado,
Still LOL.
David: I almost took the bait, though it really is too easy.
Is it just me or does this one: :mad: look like he needs to take a shit?
:o
:p
:eek: 
:mad:
What’s the matter?
:rolleyes:
<img src=http://fathom.org/opalcat/smileysex5.gif>
:eek:
:mad:
What’s the matter?
:eek:
:mad:
What’s the matter?
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O p a l C a t
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. . . I have mixed feelings about the subject.
– Sylence
I don’t have an evil side. Just a really, really apathetic one.
I shall abandon my hissy-fit and confine my anti-smiley campaign to my sig line.
I thank you for your tolerance.
You are now leaving a “Smiley-free zone”!
A public service message brought to you by G.R.O.S.S.
“Scrotes”
HA! Awesome. I agreed with the Chief before I even read the OP.
BTW, although the Declaration of Independence thing was kind of amusing, the eye-rolling after “We hold these truths to be self-evident” may not have been the most prudent choice.
The IQ of a group is equal to the IQ of the dumbest member divided by the number of people in the group.
I’d just like to point out that smilies are tacky.
That is all.
Breathtaking. Konrad identifying tackiness is like Madonna discussing ego.
Geeze Chief, get over it already. Damn, are you always this pissy at minor things? Do you not know how to just let things go? I haven’t seen someone bitch this much about something since I visited the elementary school where my mom works.
Now Chief, try to figure out if I am really flaming you or if I am not
Now, those smileys can serve a purpose, they help to disambiguate whether someone is joking or not, which without some sort of indicator, would not be very apparent. Anyway, no need to start 10,343,483 threads about this topic
It’s worth the risk of burning, to have a second chance…