# I demand a ban on the use of o\_O **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 22, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758 "2005-03-22T19:22:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/1 "2005-03-22T19:22:48Z")
It is stupid, pointless and irritating. Makes me feel like I have stumbled into a fucking chat room! It is teh sux, not teh h0t. lol. (I also expect some footware to be involved). That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/2 "2005-03-22T19:27:31Z")
You didn’t include a disclaimer expecting replies containing the offending three characters? Boy are you in for a world of hurt! :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/3 "2005-03-22T19:30:46Z")
Yeah, because in all of my years here I have seen that those disclaimes really put a halt to the smartass responses. Hell, I know that I would have a tough time resisting. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/4 "2005-03-22T19:31:39Z")
Learn how to spell, for the love of Jeebus. It’s “teh suxx0rs,” not “sux.” How in the world do you expect ANYONE to understand you? Yeesh. o\_O ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/5 "2005-03-22T19:32:00Z")
Oh, I dunno; two replies and nobody’s acting up yet. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/6 "2005-03-22T19:32:32Z")
I only remember seeing one poster use it (can’t remember his name) and he’s been banned. Who else does it? ---
**Author:** ![Greathouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greathouse/32/2992_2.png) [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/7 "2005-03-22T19:34:42Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > I only remember seeing one poster use it (can’t remember his name) and he’s been banned. Who else does it? I’ve seen it in ATMB. It is usually done by the same banned poster when he tries to get a sock. He is always banned under the new name rather quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Domokun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@Domokun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Domokun)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/8 "2005-03-22T19:42:49Z")
omg wtf!?!?!?!? o\_O kthxbye ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/9 "2005-03-22T19:43:12Z")
o\_Oo\_Oo\_Oo\_OO\_oO\_oO\_oO\_o :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/10 "2005-03-22T19:44:48Z")
omg!!!1111one ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/11 "2005-03-22T19:45:02Z")
Not to hijack, but what does it mean? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/12 "2005-03-22T19:45:42Z")
What th’ fuck _does_ o\_O mean? “Cyclops with a Long Crooked Nose is Surprised” ? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/13 "2005-03-22T19:46:25Z")
o\_O usually means :dubious: . ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/14 "2005-03-22T19:47:23Z")
> [@VenusProbe](#): > > Not to hijack, but what does it mean? It’s the text equivalent of :dubious: . ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/15 "2005-03-22T20:09:05Z")
I thought it meant your glasses were broken. Or some sort of motor sports thing. Top fuel rail dragster. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/16 "2005-03-22T20:10:06Z")
When my various Everquest friends from Japan use it, it signifies confusion, or embarassment, or sometimes a double take, shocked surpise, or near horror. Examples: "My brother’s girlfriend is pregnant. o\_O " “I didn’t realize I was upsetting her. o\_O” “I flunked my test today. o\_O My mother’s going to kill me.” “You did WHAT with that jerk? o\_O” It’s meant to be a semi deadpan google eyed expression for many of those examples. That is how I’ve usually seen it used, most recently from someone in Anarchy Online who said they were from Norway. I’ve rarely seen it used to mean a raised eyebrow. I don’t use that particular text emoticon here, but I’ve used it to sympathize or quickly convey shock or horror in more than one MMORPG game when talking with friends. One I WILL NOT use is \>.\< though. (Frustration or embarassament, the brackets are squinched eyes, the period is a nose.) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/17 "2005-03-22T20:12:33Z")
o-------allll– **0** ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/18 "2005-03-22T20:14:22Z")
Hear hear! Freakin’ HATE that stupid emoticon! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/19 "2005-03-22T20:22:42Z")
o-------allll– **O** That’s better. Looks more like a rail dragster now. ---
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758/20 "2005-03-22T20:35:41Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > I only remember seeing one poster use it (can’t remember his name) and he’s been banned. Who else does it? I have seen it come up with alarming frequency of late. I am sad to say that I can not tell you who is doing it as I immidiatly block the posters name as well as what they have to say out of my mind because it is so annoying and stupid.1eet spe@k fuckers. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-a-ban-on-the-use-of-o_o/295758.md?page=2)