Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed

Re:Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed by zamalek on Friday September 23, 2016 @09:53AM (#12564594)

I find that they're often too cutesy or overstated. In Whatsapp for example, they come across as incredibly flirtatious.

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Re:Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed by georgespencer on Friday September 23, 2016 @10:29AM (#12564866)

The winking smile should be jokey but I can only interpret it as flirty nowadays ;)

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Re:Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed by kbenson on Friday September 23, 2016 @01:17PM (#12566266)

Since I alternate between the smile and winking smile about evenly, you're making me reconsider my past text conversations. ;)

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Re:Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was proposed by jharger on Friday September 23, 2016 @12:57PM (#12566081)

I use the winking with tongue sticking out to mean a joke... but I don't know if everyone else interprets it that way ;) (that was a flirty wink)

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