Comments on: Blasphemy

By: Frank Key

Frank Key — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:30:01 +0000

Mr Webster has been as good as his word: see “Table” here…

http://www.hootingyard.org/archives/1030

By: Glyn Webster

Glyn Webster — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:00:37 +0000

This is all nonsense. The Wordpress smileys have a completely scientific and rational basis: they correspond to the twenty-two bodily humours of the Non-BlÃ¶tzmann Theory of Temperaments. I will have more to say about this later.

By: Outa_Spaceman

Outa_Spaceman — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:08:16 +0000

IWIKWWGOITTBID…:-(

By: G Riecke

G Riecke — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:56:47 +0000

Phil – based on the fact I still maintain that ‘LOL’ stands for ‘Lighting Oil Lamps’ (as used by lamplighters in Victorian times when they wanted to tell their wives where they were, but couldn’t be bothered to write it out in full) my opinion probably has little worth.
Were I to side with you, however, some reaction would be required regarding what it is, exactly, that is in the attic. To which I will say this: it’s a GHBCFAR, of course.

By: KeeperOfTheWelds

KeeperOfTheWelds — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:07:16 +0000

I think that smiley face was supposed to be yet another depiction of the Prophet Mohammed, as is this one –

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:50:30 +0000

G Riecke, is YKWITA the universally accepted code among texters and internet chatters for “You know what’s in the attic”?

Phil

By: G Riecke

G Riecke — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:10:13 +0000

I cannot tell from here whether Frank’s indignation was morally, medically, philosophically or deeply religiously based, though like many I base my own hatred of smiley faces on their dubious connection to the Wanessa Cult of Tennesse: a right-wing, proto-Christian, pseudo-new-age group, whose ideas have long been infiltrating popular culture. They can be blamed, I am told, not only for the aforementioned grinning, winking and thoroughly jaundiced little faces, but also for the vast array of initialisms that have crept, like a pestilence, into our language (YKWITA)

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:26:01 +0000

Goodness….If I had any idea such a furore of bushy raised brows would occur, I would have just left a row of smileys…

Hmmm…..well there you go, bit of indignation to jump start the system of a morning – you can thank me later (insert smiley here)

By: Frank Key

Frank Key — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:15:32 +0000

Wendy : Quite frankly, I am offended that you think it acceptable to use those abominable smiley faces when commenting here. Hooting Yard is (or aspires to be) a smiley-face-free zone, as you are well aware.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:11:37 +0000

Can I be bothered to pretend offence on the behalf of someone who might be offended…? Yawn….dunno. I think its a very cute lil cartoon

More cartoons of prophets through history please