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[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 117 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Man we're all fucking old people here aren't we.

[–] PhreakyByNature@feddit.uk 50 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, back in 19-dickety-2, I used to wear an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Now, to take the ferry costs a nickel, and in those days nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. "Give me five bees for a quarter," you'd say. Now, where were we?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Back when a dime bag used to cost a dime!

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[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, it's more that :) and 🙂 give different vibes. I literally use both because of that lmao.

[–] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

No sir. This thread is about emoji, not GILFs.

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[–] mrbaby@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah maybe somebody can help me here. Is it 🤣 or 😂 the one that kids make fun of us for using?

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Both, grandpa. Now let’s get you to bed.

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[–] DragonOracleIX@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

I'm not even 30 yet. I'm not ready to be calling myself old. D:

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[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 88 points 2 years ago (6 children)

:D will forever be better than its emoji counterpart

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It just does not convey the same feeling.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 years ago (3 children)

:P is appropriate a lot of times when 😛 is not, and the latter is what slack converts it to. 😋 Is what they should use. One looks like you're being silly, the other looks sexually desperate.

[–] TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.com 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

:P can also be more neutral than happy at times, which is a nuance that the emoji lacks.

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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago
[–] Zealousideal_Fox900@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

:I is one of my favs

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[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 67 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You inspired me to make this meme OP:

[–] JimBeann@feddit.de 52 points 2 years ago (4 children)

We use an older version of Outlook at work and it turns :) into 🙂 but not the emoji but the Wingdings smiley which is the letter J when you use a different font. I only found out after months when somebody asked me why I put so many J's in my mails.

I don't remember asking you a god damn thing Outlook 🤨

[–] MildPudding@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

holy crap, is that where all the Js come from?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If there's a bad decision that can be made, the Outlook development team made it. It's a real shame that the industry standard is a hot garbage fire of a program.

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[–] mrbaby@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

When i was about 10 i sent an email to my uncle that said "K cool 🙂" with the wingding smile.

His client rendered it "K cool J" and he made fun of my "jive"

Never sent an email using multiple or nonstandard typefaces again. I guess it was a good lesson, but it's one of those hyper cringe core memories.

[–] rosymind@leminal.space 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's cure. You must have really liked that person :)

[–] JimBeann@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago

I guess I did J

[–] cantsurf@lemm.ee 51 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I work in a technical field. My work email changes "<3" to a heart emoji.

Pardon me, sir. I was not expressing my admiration, its just that your analyte concentration is less than the measuring range of my instrumentation.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 years ago
[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

Emotions take more effort than emoji these days.

[–] Transcriptionist@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

Image Transcription:

Black text on a white background reading:

"My phone: Changes :) to 🙂

"Me:"

Below the text is a screengrab from the movie Pulp Fiction showing Jules Winnfield looking off to the right and saying "I don't remember asking you a god damn thing".

[I am a human, if I’ve made a mistake please let me know. Please consider providing alt-text for ease of use. Thank you. 💜 We have a community! If you wish for us to transcribe something, want to help improve ease of use here on Lemmy, or just want to hang out with us, join us at !lemmy_scribes@lemmy.world!]

[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

Oh for duck sake I hate it when it does that!

[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago (4 children)

That's why I draw them the other way round (-:

[–] ErKaf@feddit.de 18 points 2 years ago

But please... Please without nose.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

I just use a space : )

...on PC.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I'm old. I don't understand what people are trying to tell me half the time they use emojis.

[–] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

Who in tarnation is cooking an eggplant peach dish that's splashing? I saw my daughter's text messages and her boyfriend didn't even bring any of this strange dish to share when he came over. Kids these days...

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

😶‍🌫️

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I'll raise you one better: I don't know what I'm saying when I use them. I'm sure some have meanings, but I just pick whatever looks funny. I've probably caused some confusion before.

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I see this as an example of either how little some people making decisions in tech companies know about what people want or about how different the things I want are from the majority of people.

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[–] IanSomnia@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago
[–] caesar_salad83@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I still use the full version :-)

[–] Guster@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Ah, the boomer smile

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[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've always just done it backwards, even before emojis were a thing.

I guess I'm just alternative, like Weezer.

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[–] Resol@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (9 children)

3(

Try turning this into an emoji, Apple. Oh wait, you can't, because I made it up. (Idea may be thought of by someone else before)

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