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more about #email more comments → kookla: This made me LOL. Sorry, couldn't resist! 8-) more » Ginmar Rienne: One emoticon is one thing. However, blinkies, banners, sparklies, flashing 'twu wuv forever' pics and so forth are entirely another, especially all at... more » casi nadie (loves MCC forever): I use emoticons unabashedly. I don't use them to punctuate sentences, I use them in place of sentences. They don't show up in my emails - there, I am ... more » LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman: I use emoticons in messages to friends and family. I have a boss who uses them in emails to the whole staff, and that bugs me. more » bluebears: I am not ashamed to loudly proclaim my love of emoticons. I mean the internet is faceless and they help put a "tone" to your statement. more » Katxyz: Apparently Jezebel/Gawker media won't display my favorite emoticon because of the coding. :( Greater than symbol, underscore, less than symbol rocks! more » Jack_Burton: I try to refrain unless responding in kind. Context is everything. Same with jargon, or l33tsp34k. more » Katxyz: "And if you write, 'I'm looking forward to seeing you tonight ;-),'I think your assumption of getting laid this evening may have been a bit premature,... more » cand86: Who else loves Current's Emoticons? more » clevernamehere: I'm a big fan of the well placed smiley face. Several years ago I had a listserv with some friends and some massive drama ensued that probably could ... more » TransFat: Until we can all agree on a sarcasm font I need the emoticons to not come off like Larry David in emails and texts. I nominate Futura Bold personally ;) more » GreyCat: As soon as emoticons were invented, porn emoticons were invented. 8===D So it goes... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Man oh man. How about we get the judgey-face larger population some rudimentary spelling and grammar skills first -- then we can focus on excoriating ... more » OneTwoPunch: Emoticons are the punctuation devices in the new era of digital communication. So use 'em, or get lost in the lingua franca of the young 'uns. Join o... more » prettycool: I just hate X0 when people :D use emoticons :/ in the middle of a sen ;* tence. Please use at the end, and maybe just one at a time. Thank you. :) more » -
#emogirls
The Great Emoticon Debate Rages On ;-)
Writes Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams, "Smart people, nay, brilliant ones use emoticons. Articulate, bright, funny people. Yet when I see a smiley, my first thought is, 'What are you, 12 years old?'" :-< More » -
#crapemails
Mailbox Hall Of Shame: More Of Our Craziest, Angriest, And Strangest Emails
It's been a while since we shared our worst emails with you, but that doesn't mean we haven't been getting them. After the jump, a sampling of requests, denunciations, and stories of masturbating celebrities.
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#alcoholassholery
"Beer" Ranking Makes Us Vomit
An email is making the rounds at Yale, "ranking" girls according to how many beers it would take to make them look hot. How many beers would we need to find this amusing? ∞. [NBC] -
#facetofacebook
Are Love And Hate On The Internet Just Love And Hate Of The Internet?
This week we wrote about the stigma (or lack thereof) of online dating. Now Virginia Heffernan asks whether an online love affair is really just a love affair with being online.
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#crapemailfromadude
The Mark Sanford Emails: A Textual Analysis
Last night, The State released a series of e-mails between Mark Sanford and his Argentinian paramour, a woman said to be a 43-year-old agribusiness exec. We analyze Sanford's communiques from a literary, cultural, theological, and numerological perspective, after the jump.
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#theannotatedprejean
Carrie Prejean's Emails Reveal Poor Character, Spelling
Fox News has apparently obtained a transcript of e-mails suggesting that Carrie Prejean lost her Miss California USA crown for making unauthorized public appearances and generally being incredibly difficult. We translate the exchange from Prejean into English, after the jump.
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#hallmarkmoments
Need To Tell A Bride to Diet? A Partner You Have Syphilis? Try A CDC E-Card!
The Centers For Disease Control's attempt to utilize late '90s technology to spread health information is probably well intentioned, but all they taught us is that the folks who work there are passive-aggressive busybodies. More » -
#crapemails
Love Letters Are Dead; Breakup Letters Are Blooming
Why is the internet so much better for breakups? More » -
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#weaselingout
"Crap Emails From A Dude" Brought To You By A Dude
Going through Crap Email withdrawal? Check out Psychotic Letters From Men, compiled by a guy named Weasel. More » -
#crapemailfromadude
The Twelve Days Of Douchebags
While we can't publish every crap email that we receive in our inboxes, we can select some of the crappiest nuggets of crap and deliver them as a special holiday present to you.
