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How do you perceive the :whistle: smilie?
Whistling at something, like a wolf whistle? 0 (0%)
Whistling like 'who, me?' innocence? 18 (72%)
Whistling like killing time waiting for someone to answer something? 7 (28%)
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A matter of interpretation
Topic Started: May 31 2011, 07:09 AM (431 Views)
Mikhailoh
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An urgent one, as well! What is the meaning of :whistle: ?


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John D'Oh
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Who, me?
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Luke's Dad
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Exactly, heck, isn't that the code?
The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it.
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Mikhailoh
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Nope, it's ':whistle:'. ':whome:' is :whome:
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Mark
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Killing time
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Mikhailoh
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Always a rebel, you are.
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Mark
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:whistle:

er, I meant :whome:
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o 0
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VPG
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The old phrase "Whistleing past the cemetery"......unease!
I'M NOT YELLING.........I'M ITALIAN...........THAT'S HOW WE TALK!


"People say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look."
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Renauda
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Killing time, waiting.
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blondie
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to me it's a matter of context, so either #2 or #3.
:)
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Kincaid
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VPG
May 31 2011, 07:48 AM
The old phrase "Whistleing past the cemetery"......unease!
This is my secondary interpretation.

I would not use it as a "waiting for an answer" smilie - that would be a smilie with a tapping foot.
Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006.
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brenda
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..............
Kincaid
May 31 2011, 09:47 AM
I would not use it as a "waiting for an answer" smilie - that would be a smilie with a tapping foot.
Do we have one of those? I've not seen it.
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
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Mikhailoh
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Mark
May 31 2011, 07:47 AM
:whistle:

er, I meant :whome:
:lol2:
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Kincaid
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brenda
May 31 2011, 09:49 AM
Kincaid
May 31 2011, 09:47 AM
I would not use it as a "waiting for an answer" smilie - that would be a smilie with a tapping foot.
Do we have one of those? I've not seen it.
I not seen anything like that either.
Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006.
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ivorythumper
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blondie
May 31 2011, 09:27 AM
to me it's a matter of context, so either #2 or #3.
:)
:whistle:

With you it's #1.
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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somebody else's sock
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Kincaid
May 31 2011, 10:49 AM
brenda
May 31 2011, 09:49 AM
Kincaid
May 31 2011, 09:47 AM
I would not use it as a "waiting for an answer" smilie - that would be a smilie with a tapping foot.
Do we have one of those? I've not seen it.
I not seen anything like that either.
One should show up any minute now.

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oohh...he looks impatient AND pissed off.
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Dewey
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Either b or c, depending on context.
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

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Qaanaaq-Liaaq
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Patiently waiting for a reply.
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Aqua Letifer
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Entirely depends on context for me.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Dewey
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The one that's always bothered me is the forehead slap smiley. I don't mind it being used if you're referring to yourself: "I can't believe I did something that dopey!" but I don't like it when it's used to say "I can't believe there are people who could be so stupid as to believe/think/do [X]!" There are plenty of people whose viewpoints I might disagree with, but I don't think they're stupid for holding those beliefs. So that smiley might be my least favorite. Anyway, just my two cents.
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

"Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011

I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14
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John D'Oh
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Dewey
May 31 2011, 05:08 PM
There are plenty of people whose viewpoints I might disagree with, but I don't think they're stupid for holding those beliefs.
:doh:
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Dewey
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Heh, I knew that would be the next post; I just didn't know who'd get there first. ^_^
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

"Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011

I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14
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Mikhailoh
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:lol2:
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big al
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May 31 2011, 11:19 AM
...One should show up any minute now.

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oohh...he looks impatient AND pissed off.
I hope that guy gets added to our clickable emoticon collection. I could use his attitude every now and then here. He reminds me of a school teacher tapping her pointer on the blackboard while waiting for an answer that we all should have known.

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