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Re: most annoying.

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Ben wrote:Smileys are the vermin of online communication.
Oh, yeah.
Soon, all we'll be doing is grunting and posting smileys.
As this thread makes clear.
It makes my blood run cold thinking that perhaps some of you are already there - beyond help...
Oh, yeah.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

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“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Ben wrote:Smileys are the vermin of online communication.
Soon, all we'll be doing is grunting and posting smileys.
It makes my blood run cold thinking that perhaps some of you are already there - beyond help...
:lol:

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Re: most annoying.

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tiltbillings wrote:
Ben wrote:Smileys are the vermin of online communication.
Oh, yeah.
Soon, all we'll be doing is grunting and posting smileys.
As this thread makes clear.
It makes my blood run cold thinking that perhaps some of you are already there - beyond help...
Oh, yeah.


:heart: Why hello again, Mr Tilt ! :hello: In the absence of my heart-shaped potato, :heart: I will leave this extra large heart-smilie for you instead ! :D

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Re: most annoying.

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Aloka wrote:
tiltbillings wrote:
Ben wrote:Smileys are the vermin of online communication.
Oh, yeah.
Soon, all we'll be doing is grunting and posting smileys.
As this thread makes clear.
It makes my blood run cold thinking that perhaps some of you are already there - beyond help...
Oh, yeah.


:heart: Why hello again, Mr Tilt ! :hello: In the absence of my heart-shaped potato, :heart: I will leave this extra large heart-smilie for you instead ! :D

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The potato was a thing of beauty. Smilies are artless. Alas, we are stuck with these things.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Well, they're not :alien: to me.
I've :hug: them whole- :heart: -edly.

:stirthepot:

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BlackBird wrote:Well, they're not :alien: to me.
I've :hug: them whole- :heart: -edly.

:stirthepot:

P.S.

:pig: :pig:
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>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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David N. Snyder wrote:
Ben wrote:Smileys are the vermin of online communication.
Soon, all we'll be doing is grunting and posting smileys.
It makes my blood run cold thinking that perhaps some of you are already there - beyond help...
:lol:

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tiltbillings wrote:
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wo! that's one crazy mofo smiley....

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christopher::: wrote:
tiltbillings wrote: Image
wo! that's one crazy mofo smiley....
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There's another version of that, don't know if I should post it :tongue: where blood comes pouring out of the microwave after it "pops."
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David N. Snyder wrote:
christopher::: wrote:
tiltbillings wrote: Image
wo! that's one crazy mofo smiley....
Image
There's another version of that, don't know if I should post it :tongue: where blood comes pouring out of the microwave after it "pops."
That would epitomize the subtly of these things.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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David N. Snyder wrote:
There's another version of that, don't know if I should post it :tongue: where blood comes pouring out of the microwave after it "pops."
doesn't sound like a crowd pleaser....

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"As Buddhists, we should aim to develop relationships that are not predominated by grasping and clinging. Our relationships should be characterised by the brahmaviharas of metta (loving kindness), mudita (sympathetic joy), karuna (compassion), and upekkha (equanimity)."
~post by Ben, Jul 02, 2009
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Let's all hug Peter together.

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Noooooooooooooooo!

But thanks for the thought Laura, you little rascal you. :anjali:
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