Smileys, People

[jjpor]

Someone commented in another thread about the very true problem of conveying "tone of voice" when you're communicating by text only, especially when you're trying to be humorous. Which is why I tend to pepper my posts with these: ;D

Which is why I was greatly amused to read this:

www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/11/oleg-teterin-russian-entr_n_150438.html

Why don't I ever think of shameless, underhanded moneymaking schemes like this? Better get a few more in before this Russian guy sues me:

[primsong]

Oh brother! Good luck, sir - though you have to admit, the guy has chutzpah.

[Stripes]

Priceless.

[angeleyes87]

Wow. Really, just wow. Ok absurd, yes definitely absurd.

[Starflower]

I rarely use emotes anyways. Normaly I use things such as =) =( =/ XD and XP

On rare occasions I use >=( but I normaly try not to post online when I'm in a bad mood. Just spreads the bad mood all over the world.

[teeceeoh]

So it's not "Smile, and the whole world smiles with you"? Rather "Smile, and this Russian guy will try and get you to pay for the privilege."

[jjpor]

Dec 28, 2008 15:45:37 GMT @teeceeoh said:

So it's not "Smile, and the whole world smiles with you"? Rather "Smile, and this Russian guy will try and get you to pay for the privilege."

Yeah, I think that is pretty much the business plan; the only trouble is, I think he's got about zero chance of making it stick anywhere outside of Russia, and quite possibly not even there. Still, as I said; why don't I ever think of brilliant entrepreneurial ideas like this?!

[schrodinger]

Lets hope that we are not from Russia then.

[Aldebaran]

Oh those Russians. ;D They make me smile.











































Take THAT, Oleg Teterin!