A great day for dork-kind
Yesterday was "International Talk like a Pirate Day."
Saddly I was stuck in a meeting all day so I was unable to really get out my "Yargh"s and my "avasts" and calling female employees wenches without being slapped with a sexual harassment suit.
I'm not sure what makes it "international" I was reading a story and both guys who founded it are from the states. Was it just "National Talk like a pirate day" until some guy in britain googled it by accident while looking for "PIrates" the soft-core porn movie and thought it was clever and signed on for it.
Personally, if I was just going to be in the office, I would've thrown on my eyepatch and totally overplayed the joke all day long, for if there is one thing I do well is talk like a pirate.
So maybe it wasn't a bad thing, I don't want to be known as "Nick 'Joke Killer' Brown Beard."
But more importantly, yesterday held signficance for all of us who use AIM, Y!, G-Talk, or portray emotions in an online enviroment, that many times has ended friendships because sarcasm can't be adequatly shown in type.
That is...this lil guy...
:-)
...the emoticon.
Oh yes, emoticon...because of you, friendships have been saved. It was but five years ago, at UMass when a friend from high school and I were talking and I made a sarcastic comment. He was silent for a few moments before I made the "colon, dash, close parenthisis." And we both shared an "l - o - l"
And while "l-o-l" and "r-o-f-l" are a blog for another time...I think we should pay tribute to those emoticons that have changed our life...
Working downward (I had wanted to go down next to each face...but it would've been too time consuming)
1) :-) Smiley face -- Good ole fasion smiley face. It exudes the happiness that you feel at a joke or comment made. Or just a good aura that you are feeling
2) ;-) Winky face -- Usually used to portray sarcasm or sexual innuendo...but mostly sarcasm
3) :-( Frownie face -- 'Nuff said
4) :-P The "I said something slightly terrible but it didn't need a winkie face" Face
5) :-O Surpise smiley....a.k.a. Mr. Blowjob Face
6) :- * The Kissie face ... when the sexual innuendo of face two doesn't work use face six.
7) >:-o The "What you talkin' about Willis" face or Mr. Angry Blowjob Face
8) :-D Big smiley...when just a smile won't cut it.
9) :-$ I'm not sure...maybe you like money. That one really makes no sense....
10) :-! A foot across the mouth smiley, as in you've said something stupid and now want to cover it up.
11) :-( Sad face...as in you hurt my feelings and the only way I can show it is with this face. I could just say "bye" and sign off, but this is way more passive aggressive face.
12) 0:-) Angel face. Can be used sarcastically or if the person is indeed angelic...and in that case they shouldn't be wasting their time online.
13) :-\ Unsure face
14) :-*( Shed a tear face...in case they weren't sure before that you were hurt.
15) :-X The foot just isn't big enough face.
I'm not sure what disturbs me more...the fact that there are more smileys out there...or the fact that I have the time to anaylze and blog about fifteen of them
So mark your calendars next year for Sept. 19 next year and give out a big :-D to everyone.
And btw Heroes volume 2 starts on Monday. Sweet, sweet Heroes.
Saddly I was stuck in a meeting all day so I was unable to really get out my "Yargh"s and my "avasts" and calling female employees wenches without being slapped with a sexual harassment suit.
I'm not sure what makes it "international" I was reading a story and both guys who founded it are from the states. Was it just "National Talk like a pirate day" until some guy in britain googled it by accident while looking for "PIrates" the soft-core porn movie and thought it was clever and signed on for it.
Personally, if I was just going to be in the office, I would've thrown on my eyepatch and totally overplayed the joke all day long, for if there is one thing I do well is talk like a pirate.
So maybe it wasn't a bad thing, I don't want to be known as "Nick 'Joke Killer' Brown Beard."
But more importantly, yesterday held signficance for all of us who use AIM, Y!, G-Talk, or portray emotions in an online enviroment, that many times has ended friendships because sarcasm can't be adequatly shown in type.
That is...this lil guy...
:-)
...the emoticon.
Oh yes, emoticon...because of you, friendships have been saved. It was but five years ago, at UMass when a friend from high school and I were talking and I made a sarcastic comment. He was silent for a few moments before I made the "colon, dash, close parenthisis." And we both shared an "l - o - l"
And while "l-o-l" and "r-o-f-l" are a blog for another time...I think we should pay tribute to those emoticons that have changed our life...
Working downward (I had wanted to go down next to each face...but it would've been too time consuming)
1) :-) Smiley face -- Good ole fasion smiley face. It exudes the happiness that you feel at a joke or comment made. Or just a good aura that you are feeling
2) ;-) Winky face -- Usually used to portray sarcasm or sexual innuendo...but mostly sarcasm
3) :-( Frownie face -- 'Nuff said
4) :-P The "I said something slightly terrible but it didn't need a winkie face" Face
5) :-O Surpise smiley....a.k.a. Mr. Blowjob Face
6) :- * The Kissie face ... when the sexual innuendo of face two doesn't work use face six.
7) >:-o The "What you talkin' about Willis" face or Mr. Angry Blowjob Face
8) :-D Big smiley...when just a smile won't cut it.
9) :-$ I'm not sure...maybe you like money. That one really makes no sense....
10) :-! A foot across the mouth smiley, as in you've said something stupid and now want to cover it up.
11) :-( Sad face...as in you hurt my feelings and the only way I can show it is with this face. I could just say "bye" and sign off, but this is way more passive aggressive face.
12) 0:-) Angel face. Can be used sarcastically or if the person is indeed angelic...and in that case they shouldn't be wasting their time online.
13) :-\ Unsure face
14) :-*( Shed a tear face...in case they weren't sure before that you were hurt.
15) :-X The foot just isn't big enough face.
I'm not sure what disturbs me more...the fact that there are more smileys out there...or the fact that I have the time to anaylze and blog about fifteen of them
So mark your calendars next year for Sept. 19 next year and give out a big :-D to everyone.
And btw Heroes volume 2 starts on Monday. Sweet, sweet Heroes.