Okay...

[conuly]

I've seen a new smiley lately, the <3 one. Took me a while to recognize that it's a heart. What is wrong with people? Can't they do a heart the old fashioned way, like this ♥?

For those who don't know how to do it. & hearts ; without the spaces. That's ampersand,hearts,semicolon. &hearts ; or & hearts; or &hea rts; or whatever, just without spaces. Just... stop using that stupid smiley.

Side note: Smiley or smily?

Comments

[joeymew.livejournal.com]

I prefer the <3 Half the time I just end up with a box for that other heart.

[conuly]

It's all perverted and EEEEEEvil. But, if you like it, go for it.

[feathered.livejournal.com]

How about we just don't use hearts at all? *shudders*

[conuly]

Where's the fun in that? How can I stir up controversy by not using hearts?

[feathered.livejournal.com]

It could be fun to rant about the stupidity of hearts... I bet that would stir people up!

[thelonetiel.livejournal.com]

On one of my other forums, someone used that and got everyone confused. For the next few days, everyone assed everyone... (the person used it in the context of "I <3 you") I dont believe I have ever laughed so hard in my life.

waxing pedantic

[mhari.livejournal.com]

Yes, but that only shows up in certain fonts. While a less-than-three is a less-than-three in any vaguely Roman alphabet -- and it's not a smiley, it's miniature ASCII art. ;)

It's all about compatibility. You and your ♥ are in fact a Fiendish Plot of the Microsoftocracy. *nods*

But that's okay. I <3 you anyway. ;)

Re: waxing pedantic

[conuly]

Look you. I just... the <3 thing bugs me, okay? It looks like a sick ice cream cone!

Re: waxing pedantic

[mhari.livejournal.com]

Only if you look at it one way. If you look at it the other way, it looks like...

...somebody mooning you?

Re: waxing pedantic

[conuly]

Ezzzzaaaaackly.

[shoumagic.livejournal.com]

I don't like the <3 I don't mind if someone uses it but I don't like to.

Oh, and I always use smiley, not smily.

[maladaptive.livejournal.com]

Personally, I like to say "I leftbracketthree you." Just to be an utter ass. I hate when people say "I heart this" because I'll invariably respond "that's nice, but that sentence lacked, you know. A verb."

[joeymew.livejournal.com]

I prefer the <3 Half the time I just end up with a box for that other heart.

[conuly]

It's all perverted and EEEEEEvil. But, if you like it, go for it.

[feathered.livejournal.com]

How about we just don't use hearts at all? *shudders*

[conuly]

Where's the fun in that? How can I stir up controversy by not using hearts?

[feathered.livejournal.com]

It could be fun to rant about the stupidity of hearts... I bet that would stir people up!

[thelonetiel.livejournal.com]

On one of my other forums, someone used that and got everyone confused. For the next few days, everyone assed everyone... (the person used it in the context of "I <3 you") I dont believe I have ever laughed so hard in my life.

waxing pedantic

[mhari.livejournal.com]

Yes, but that only shows up in certain fonts. While a less-than-three is a less-than-three in any vaguely Roman alphabet -- and it's not a smiley, it's miniature ASCII art. ;)

It's all about compatibility. You and your ♥ are in fact a Fiendish Plot of the Microsoftocracy. *nods*

But that's okay. I <3 you anyway. ;)

Re: waxing pedantic

[conuly]

Look you. I just... the <3 thing bugs me, okay? It looks like a sick ice cream cone!

Re: waxing pedantic

[mhari.livejournal.com]

Only if you look at it one way. If you look at it the other way, it looks like...

...somebody mooning you?

Re: waxing pedantic

[conuly]

Ezzzzaaaaackly.

[shoumagic.livejournal.com]

I don't like the <3 I don't mind if someone uses it but I don't like to.

Oh, and I always use smiley, not smily.

[maladaptive.livejournal.com]

Personally, I like to say "I leftbracketthree you." Just to be an utter ass. I hate when people say "I heart this" because I'll invariably respond "that's nice, but that sentence lacked, you know. A verb."