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- From: dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin)
- Newsgroups: soc.singles
- Subject: Re: What to do, What to do?
- Date: 20 Nov 1992 19:22:36 GMT
- Lines: 28
- Message-ID: <lgqensINNi1s@news.bbn.com>
- References: <1992Nov20.133124.1709@b8.b8.ingr.com>
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- In article <1992Nov20.133124.1709@b8.b8.ingr.com>, larry@b8.b8.ingr.com (Larry Billings) writes:
-
- > After several times of not thinking a smiley was necessary, or just forgeting
- > to add it at the end of a joke, and having several people tell me "Well you
- > should include a smiley, because voice inflection dosen't translate across
- > the net.", I decided to make a sig that I could call up, which I would not
- > forget. So I drew up a smiley face and added a couple of my all time favorite
- > cartoon characters quotes, and used that to insure noone took me seriously.
- > Unfortunately, many people felt that was insulting or demeaning, and said that
- > if I wrote well then jokes/satire/sarcasm (friendly or otherwise) should come
- > across without the smileys. If I had the time I would take a creative writing
- > course, but not having the time, I've muddled through as best as possible.
- > I did not mean to insult anyone's intelligence or upset anyone, it is just my
- > lack of writing skills combined with being in a hurry while posting.
- > How to correct the problem??? I really don't know.
-
-
- Don't take either group of people quite so seriously. Don't post when
- you're in a hurry. Don't use a huge sig.
-
- Take all of your money out of your bank account. Put the money in an
- envelope. Send the money to me. Let me run your life. Got that?
- Always follow my instructions, and no one will get hurt.
-
- Dawn
-
- Joseph Campbell gave me hope and now I have been saved.
- "Folk Song" by Bongwater
-