# GuyNblueJeans, please lay off the fucking emoticons **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 19, 2007, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591 "2007-06-19T15:06:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591/61 "2007-06-20T10:20:12Z")
[QUOTE=Turek] I’ll go one step farther and ask that he stop posting all together. [/QUOTE] He doesn’t. He puts spaces in between the words like everyone else, and uses punctuation too. I don’t say he’s faultless, but he’s no worse than most. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591/62 "2007-06-20T12:12:35Z")
[QUOTE=NoClueBoy] Was it good for you? [/QUOTE] Sorry. It was over before I noticed. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591/63 "2007-06-20T14:37:08Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] All of the above. [/QUOTE] Dude, **Hippy Hollow** is one of the good guys. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591/64 "2007-06-20T15:03:22Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] Dude, **Hippy Hollow** is one of the good guys. [/QUOTE] Aw, thanks, **lieu**! I’m tempted to add an emoticon… nah, better let it rest… :o ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591/65 "2007-06-20T17:06:09Z")
I’ve never used an emoticon in my whole entire boring life. Are they fun? If I use them will I be popular and well liked? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591/66 "2007-06-20T17:09:34Z")
To give you a glimpse of what could be, **LouisB** , here’s how your post _could_ look: “I’ve never used an emoticon” :eek: “in my whole entire boring life.” ☹ “Are they fun?” 😕 “If I use them will I be popular” 🆒 “and well liked?” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Yag\_Rannavach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/858c86/32.png) [@Yag\_Rannavach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yag_Rannavach)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591/67 "2007-06-20T21:00:10Z")
Alternatively it could look like this: “I’ve never used an emoticon” :mad: “in my whole entire boring life.” :o “Are they fun?” 😕 “If I use them will I be popular” :dubious: “and well liked?” 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591/68 "2007-06-20T21:04:30Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] Dude, **Hippy Hollow** is one of the good guys. [/QUOTE] I never did like the good guys. I’m more of a Darth Vader than a Luke Skywalker type of guy. Maybe he does mean well, but I can’t be asked to show my disdain for pitting trolls by never commenting on it. That might be the ultimate in ‘don’t feed…’, but it’s a bit too subtle for anyone to pick up on, don’t ya think? ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591/69 "2007-06-20T21:07:31Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] I have to use emoticons. Nobody ever gets my extremely dry humour without them. Or else I’m just plain mean. You’ll never know, will you? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! {cough} [/QUOTE] What dry humor? 😃 😃 😃 😃 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guynbluejeans-please-lay-off-the-fucking-emoticons/408591.md?page=3)