I never realized that I talked a lot with smilies until a friend messaged me…. ‘ Why do you end everything with a :-)?” I was caught off-guard because it isn’t the kind of thing that you take notice of, you see. And my answer is simple, “That’s because whenever I am smiling, I type :-) and if I am not, then I end it just like that. That’s when I am serious.” I’m not lying….it’s seriously why I use the smilies. I smile, and my sentences smile with me….talk about writing like you’re talking. I walk my talk. :-) (yes, yes…I AM smiling)
Her question bored into my skull for a while because I remember using :-) in some emails and posts, not because I was smiling, but to let the other person know I write in jest. And it makes a world of difference! Here….let me compare some of them with you.
F**K Off!!!!!!!
Vs.
F**K Off!!!!!!! :-D
You’re a moron, you know
Vs.
You’re a moron, you know. :-)
Bitch-slapping is not allowed in this forum
Vs.
Bitch-slapping is not allowed in this forum ;-)
How many times do I have to remind you about the payment?
Vs.
How many times do I have to remind you about the payment? :-))))
Get lost
Vs.
Get lost :-)
Behave yourself. Be nice
Vs.
Behave yourself. Be nice. :-P
With smilies, you can also save a conversation or hold your poise on the fence by taking the edge off of whatever you’re saying using abbreviated words.
I hate you, sometimes
Vs.
I hate you, sometimes. LOL!
Don’t be an ass
Vs.
Don’t’ be an ass. ROFL!
Your work isn’t exactly what the client is looking for
Vs.
Your work isn’t exactly what the client is looking for *shrugging*
(but in actual fact, what you’re trying to say is that the work sucks, no wonder)
You’re talking with your other end, izzit?
Vs.
You’re talking with your other end, izzit? HAHHAHAHA!!
See? Shouldn't we be worshiping Smilies?
I was kind of a little sad when I read the news about this - there will be no live-in Indonesian maids in Malaysia anymore . There are pros and cons to having a live-in maid, as with everything else, but for us, we enjoyed more pros than cons. Back then, when my kids were little, we brought in a family of maids to help with...well, just about everything, and we were like two families merged into one. They ate what we ate, we sleep, they sleep, we shop, they shop, they joke, we laugh, we joke, they laugh...for me, the maid I hired was more like a sister and side-kick to me. For that few years, I was dependent on her to mind-read my schedule and when I need or don't need help. She picked things up quickly and we ended up having lots of moments whereby we were in sync. Today, two of them are on my Facebook and we were gleefully chatting over Facebook Messenger since they've just discovered the wonders of the Internet and Social Media. Since we were more like partners in crim...
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