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Jill
So, what column are you discussing? 
What’s going on here?? That URL doesn’t work! 
Tough crowd.
well, if you ask me ( which i don’t think any of you did ) i think smileys are great. i have yet to discover how to use them, but they do provide a slight sense of satisfaction every time i see them.
tagerine, go here to learn about the smilies.
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[[i think smileys are great. i have yet to discover how to use them, but they do provide a slight sense of satisfaction every time i see them.]]
Hmm, a “slight sense of satisfaction…” I knew that’s what I didn’t like about them.
Jill