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First, a thank-you to Rob for adding the newest one: Now, on the business. We all use the graemlin/emoticon/smileys. It's evident. Some more than others. Some, not at all (Animalman!). Still, I think it's time to make this system a bit more efficient. If it's going to take up space on the server, we need to have a list of ones that are truly, and inherently useful. Here is my list of graemlins that are, in my opinion, quite pointless. They're rarely used (except in forthcoming posts in this thread, I expect) and taking up needed space. To wit:
- -- Come on. What, he's wearing sunglasses, so that makes it the "cool" one? Listen, either you're cool, or you're not...and using this graemlin isn't going to prove one way or the other. NOTED EXCEPTION: Wednesday is the only one "cool" enough to get away with using this at any legitimate point.
- -- Haven't we already debunked this guy with the patented Elisa rip of " ;p " ? Is there really a need for this one? The answer is no. We don't.
- -- Yeah, I know the tag word used for this is "sigh". But, does anyone read that from the expression? Does anyone care? Absolutely not. It's just the unloved bastard child of the far superior . Lose it.
- -- Other than it being the one graemlin that closely resembles PJP, I find it unneccessary since we have a far more stern, and imposing statement of anger/irritation:
- -- You eliminate THIS one, and you force Mopius to do more work, and/or stick with the square version. It's win-win, either way.
- -- Oh it's a dancing green banana. That makes it sooo much more understandable as an emotional smiley than, say, the normal yellow dancing banana. Pointless.
- -- And look...a devil version! Hilarious. No...no, wait....the word I meant to type was "redundant".
- -- And, finally, the 80's rock-hands one. Why would ANYone want this around, when the less goofy is possible? Why?
- -- Something akin to an old joke we all heard when we were three. It was funny and meaningful the first thirty seconds we heard it. After that....meh. Not needed.
- -- I love you Uschi. Harley's current sig can attest to that. However, I would love a count on how many times this has actually been used. Four? Seven? None?
- -- Why this one? Is it a precursor to ? If so, is it needed or even used?
- -- WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS THING???
- -- Hey look, it's a graemlin that is supposed to signify "dizzy" or "confused". Hey look...no one uses it. Ever.
- -- How long do I have to wait before the loop replays and the guy wipes his brow in relief again? Meanwhile, it's a generic face just staring at me. Kill it before it kills the rest of us. Really.
Now, admittedly, it's much easier to point out the flaws than the solution. Therefore, I challenge everyone to fix this. I know you all visit other MBs. I know sometimes you see smileys that are cool, and would be useful here. So, my challenge is this: -Steal the fucker.
-Post it here.
-Convince Rob and everyone why we need it. See? Easy as cake. Right off, I think we need: 1) A vomit emoticon
2) A flip-off/middle-finger emoticon
3) A "no shit" sarcasm emoticon
4) A "Cunt!" emoticon (After all he's given these boards, Nowhereman deserves to be able to express himself with a graemlin)Can anyone think of others? So, that's my case. That's gripe. My suggestions. And my challenge. And, since I'm just springing this out of the blue, I don't know if Rob would even concede to changing anything. But, it's worth of try...
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I know it says it's "goatse" but it looks like "cunt!" to me: And I like the "Bueller?" emoticon, used or not!
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Uschi said: I know it says it's "goatse" but it looks like "cunt!" to me:
More like "gape". Still, it's possible...
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And I like the "Bueller?" emoticon, used or not!
Well, maybe he has room for ALL of them?
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I think I said that. Do you have one to offer?
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do we get a pink username at the end of this game too?
And, to be fair, one of my favorite friends there is blind and I take every opportunity available to make fun of that and we're still friends. That guy never fit there. He never got the spirit of the RKMBs. We're gonna keep an eye on the obits, see if he finally left or if he really did have a heart attack. 2,506,410.81 CAD Rack points
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I like the dancing bananas! And the blobby thingie that jumps up and down. I vote we keep 'em! I agree with Rex, we need a puking icon. Wow, that one would get over used quickly! I agree with Pro, get rid of the sleeping icon, doing that will annoy Mopius.
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Should be used instead of , in my opinion. The latter is horribly overused by Mx...er...uh...Mopius. and still have untapped potential and can still be used. Especially the dizzy one. It's uses include: confusing posts, roundabout ways of explaining a point, and making fun of someone when they contradict themselves. This can be used when no one is responding to a thread/post that you think can be a really good one. And by "you" I of course mean "me". I agree, get rid of it. Don't mock the nanners, except the not ripe one...that's kinda silly. Though I do like your 80's RAWK!! one Pro. can always precede Finally Pro, your comic book guy options? Helloooooo!! In conclusion
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Ask Rob. He's in charge of pinking-things. However, I think your snatch may be a lost cause...
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It's slow repeating but it's all I can track down right now.
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p.s. I've been campaigning for a puke (and fucking nana) emoticon for, litterally, years and Rob has never given in.
I remember haveing a really awesome one all lined up once, too.
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Jeremy said: Should be used instead of , in my opinion. The latter is horribly overused by Mx...er...uh...Mopius.
and still have untapped potential and can still be used. Especially the dizzy one. It's uses include: confusing posts, roundabout ways of explaining a point, and making fun of someone when they contradict themselves.
This can be used when no one is responding to a thread/post that you think can be a really good one. And by "you" I of course mean "me".
Coulda. Shoulda. Woulda.
And yet....isn't.
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Don't mock the nanners, except the not ripe one...that's kinda silly.
They're all silly. Hit puberty.
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Yes!!! But, it's Jeff's (Glacier)...
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I'm starting to see a pattern of you trying to vouch for emoticons only you use. Hmmm...
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Finally Pro, your comic book guy options? Helloooooo!!
It's called "options", Jeremy. As in, I'm offering some. How about yourself?
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It's slow repeating but it's all I can track down right now.
That works for me, really. I want to see others, too...
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Prometheus said:I'm starting to see a pattern of you trying to vouch for emoticons only you use. Hmmm...
He's on to me...
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It's called "options", Jeremy. As in, I'm offering some. How about yourself?
I submit to you:
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TK awhile ago had ashitload of these on rob's server...too bad rob dumped 'em all.
And, to be fair, one of my favorite friends there is blind and I take every opportunity available to make fun of that and we're still friends. That guy never fit there. He never got the spirit of the RKMBs. We're gonna keep an eye on the obits, see if he finally left or if he really did have a heart attack. 2,506,410.81 CAD Rack points
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this would be a popular one for the womens forum:
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Prometheus said: First, a thank-you to Rob for adding the newest one:
Now, on the business.
We all use the graemlin/emoticon/smileys. It's evident. Some more than others. Some, not at all (Animalman!). Still, I think it's time to make this system a bit more efficient. If it's going to take up space on the server, we need to have a list of ones that are truly, and inherently useful.
Here is my list of graemlins that are, in my opinion, quite pointless. They're rarely used (except in forthcoming posts in this thread, I expect) and taking up needed space.
To wit:
- -- Come on. What, he's wearing sunglasses, so that makes it the "cool" one? Listen, either you're cool, or you're not...and using this graemlin isn't going to prove one way or the other. NOTED EXCEPTION: Wednesday is the only one "cool" enough to get away with using this at any legitimate point.
- -- Haven't we already debunked this guy with the patented Elisa rip of " ;p " ? Is there really a need for this one? The answer is no. We don't.
- -- Yeah, I know the tag word used for this is "sigh". But, does anyone read that from the expression? Does anyone care? Absolutely not. It's just the unloved bastard child of the far superior . Lose it.
- -- Other than it being the one graemlin that closely resembles PJP, I find it unneccessary since we have a far more stern, and imposing statement of anger/irritation:
- -- You eliminate THIS one, and you force Mopius to do more work, and/or stick with the square version. It's win-win, either way.
- -- Oh it's a dancing green banana. That makes it sooo much more understandable as an emotional smiley than, say, the normal yellow dancing banana. Pointless.
- -- And look...a devil version! Hilarious. No...no, wait....the word I meant to type was "redundant".
- -- And, finally, the 80's rock-hands one. Why would ANYone want this around, when the less goofy is possible? Why?
- -- Something akin to an old joke we all heard when we were three. It was funny and meaningful the first thirty seconds we heard it. After that....meh. Not needed.
- -- I love you Uschi. Harley's current sig can attest to that. However, I would love a count on how many times this has actually been used. Four? Seven? None?
- -- Why this one? Is it a precursor to ? If so, is it needed or even used?
- -- WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS THING???
- -- Hey look, it's a graemlin that is supposed to signify "dizzy" or "confused". Hey look...no one uses it. Ever.
- -- How long do I have to wait before the loop replays and the guy wipes his brow in relief again? Meanwhile, it's a generic face just staring at me. Kill it before it kills the rest of us. Really.
Now, admittedly, it's much easier to point out the flaws than the solution. Therefore, I challenge everyone to fix this.
I know you all visit other MBs. I know sometimes you see smileys that are cool, and would be useful here. So, my challenge is this:
-Steal the fucker.
-Post it here.
-Convince Rob and everyone why we need it.
See? Easy as cake. Right off, I think we need:
1) A vomit emoticon
2) A flip-off/middle-finger emoticon
3) A "no shit" sarcasm emoticon
4) A "Cunt!" emoticon (After all he's given these boards, Nowhereman deserves to be able to express himself with a graemlin)
Can anyone think of others?
So, that's my case. That's gripe. My suggestions. And my challenge. And, since I'm just springing this out of the blue, I don't know if Rob would even concede to changing anything. But, it's worth of try...
Epic Take!
One problem: Rob's children are "Graemlins", not "emoticons".
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LOVE IT!
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The "G-Man" emoticon?
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LOVE IT!
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can't believe no one yet said: or Rob's blog!
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and then i would have said: that guy's name!
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AH HA HA HA!! HA HA HA HA HA! Is it just going that fast on my computer?
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you're all my children!
all of you.
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Uschi said: this would be a popular one for the womens forum:
Heh! Too bad it's not animated...
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Yeah, I've seen this elsewhere. It's a tad over the top, in my opinion...
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One problem: Rob's children are "Graemlins", not "emoticons".
What, exactly, is the difference between the names? I jumped back and forth using both, as I thought they were just the same thing...
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you're all my children!
all of you.
Awwww...that is sweet, Rob.
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Uschi said: AH HA HA HA!! HA HA HA HA HA! Is it just going that fast on my computer?
That's fucking great!! We need that one...
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For example:
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Now you're on to something.
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Rob Kamphausen said: you're all my children!
all of you.
Hey, you up for all of this? Or, are we just wasting our time here?
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you're all my children!
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Awwww...that is sweet, Rob.
That's pretty gay buddy.
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I have a confession to make: I just read the thread title...
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blah blah blah
i'll agree some are unnecessary.
i never wanted to get into the habbit of adding graemlins that weren't emotions.
like, you could be feeling innocent, so you'd post
but, you're never actually feeling unripened dancing banana enough to warrant posting
and, also, i dislike how some of the emoti...mlins are too tall to actually envelope in lines of text. like the shatner face or the koolaid man.
if ever you're saying those in a sentence, your sentence lines get all fucked up.
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Prometheus said: Now, on the business.
blah blah blah
actually... i'd quite like to see a "yeah yeah yeah" or "blah blah blah" graemlin for just sucha case! like that demoralizing thing you do in person, where you turn the other person's argument into a hand puppet gesture. graemlin that!
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