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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 02:49 PM
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Should excessive use of certain smileys be banned?
:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
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Crazy Guggenheim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 02:51 PM
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1. Heck no.
:popcorn: :popcorn:
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 02:52 PM
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3. I wondered when you would chime in.
:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 10:34 PM
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12. Why not?
:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 02:52 PM
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2. Yes... like the spam filter... it could be automated.
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wovenpaint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 02:53 PM
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4. hmmmm. have to think about it......
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 03:11 PM
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5. Why do you hate America?
:shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug:
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 03:14 PM
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6. I think even one use of the following is "excessive"
:popcorn: :eyes:

unless, like now, it is for purposes of demonstration.
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 03:15 PM
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7. You made Baby Jesus cry!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 03:33 PM
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8. ...
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 03:59 PM
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10. Oh gosh!
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 03:58 PM
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9. Noooooooooooooo!
:bounce:
:rofl:

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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 04:12 PM
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11. Banned? No. Mocked, certainly, but not banned.
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 03:26 PM
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23. You're so reasonable
:hi:
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 10:43 PM
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13. nah






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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 03:12 PM
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14. Why not?
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 03:17 PM
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17. ...
The DU synchronised woohoo Olympic team look like they've been for a night on the sauce. ;)
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 03:21 PM
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20. I think I'm in love with your guitar playing smilie!
:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 03:23 PM
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21. Joe has that effect on people
He's so adorable! He used to live with JimmyJazz but now he lives with me. :hi:
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 03:19 PM
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18. I love those guys
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 03:20 PM
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19. ok....
how do you get them all unsynchronized?
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 03:24 PM
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22. Lots Of Beer
:D
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 08:12 PM
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25. Here's a link to a brief explanation.
A Brief History of The Unsynchronized Woohoos.

Thanks for playing Louis Armstrong two shows ago.

:hi:


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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 03:14 PM
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15. There are certain smilies for which even one use is too much...
Take the Clown-of-Doom smiley for example:

:+
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 03:17 PM
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16. The very idea scares me!
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 12:27 AM
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26. Glad to scare ya
Edited on Wed Feb-22-06 12:27 AM by ih8thegop
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 04:02 PM
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24. WTF? Is wrong with smilies?
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 01:03 AM
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27. Then I could no longer do this:



That would be sad. I am nothing without my quilt of smilies.

I would have no identity without my occasional use of too many smilies that cause others to be dizzy and nauseous.
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 08:17 PM
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28. So why do some of them not work?
Hm?

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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 08:48 PM
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29. hell no
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