Why are there so many angry emoticons? by CaliforniaKaylee

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Why are there so many angry emoticons?

POSTED BY: CALIFORNIAKAYLEE
UPDATED: Saturday, September 2, 2006 08:27
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:21 PM

So of the emoticons included along the side of the Post A Reply window, we have:

-4 happy ones (smile, biggrin, wink, kiss)
-7 angry ones (finger, fork, blast, bash, banghead, pissed, censored)
-5 sad/dead/barfy ones (disappointed, crap, knife, hanged, vomit)
-6 others (blush, evil, stupid, smokin, naughty, tongue)

Leaving out the 6 "others", that leaves 4 happy emoticons vs. 12 sad/angry emoticons. What's up with that? Why so few happy emoticons? Don't most people use emoticons to show their tone -- which can be difficult to pick up in text -- so that other people won't assume they're angry? Or is that just me?

(Yeah, yeah, I know. But I've been working for 13 hours straight, give me a break, my mind is starting to go!

)

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:38 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

That's why I went looking for more.

Photobucket is my friend.

Of course, I've got some irritated, sad and angry ones, too. I notice there's not a sad face emote through the site, which is actually kinda basic...

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. - Gautama Siddharta

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:42 PM

MARINE

Good question, maybe not everyone is as happy as you are? I think its just because whoever made those faces knew we were going to have some angry emotions about Firefly never having a second season and came prepaired :)

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:44 PM

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Lol, leave it to PR to bring the joy! Mind if I borrow some of those from time to time?

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:44 PM

MARINE

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
That's why I went looking for more.

Photobucket is my friend.

I like your faces. Like the one spinning around and the cool one with the shades on just shinying away. :)

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:45 PM

PENGUIN

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:45 PM

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Ah, good point. Angry emoticons will always be needed, at least until someone brings Serenifly back.

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:57 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Quote:
Originally posted by CaliforniaKaylee:
Lol, leave it to PR to bring the joy! Mind if I borrow some of those from time to time?

'Course I don't mind

You should get a photobucket account, start your own collection. You're welcome to yoink any of mine that strike your fancy http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h121/PhoenixRoseStar/Emotes/?start=a
ll

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. - Gautama Siddharta

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:07 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Quote:
Originally posted by Penguin:

Wheeeeeeeeeee!

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. - Gautama Siddharta

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 9:37 AM

BROWNIEGIRL

I enjoyed the trip through you're photobucket account. Made my lunch break!

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 9:55 AM

SHINY

Quote:
Originally posted by CaliforniaKaylee:
Why so few happy emoticons?

Because Haken's an angry, angry man. ;)

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I don't need a gorram back-spaceship driver!!!

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:34 AM

CYBERSNARK

Personally, this is my favourite "sad/depressed" emoticon:

(from the Massassi.net forums).

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:39 AM

WASHSYOUNGERSEXIERBR

Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges

I use no emoticons as rebellion of the fact that i can only use ones that are next to me while im posting

see??

www.myspace.com/didxl
sexier.younger.brother@hotmail.co.uk

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:39 AM

KANEMAN

Whats the problem? I love this

!!!!!!

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:32 PM

RMMC

Quote:
Originally posted by CaliforniaKaylee:

-4 happy ones (smile, biggrin, wink, kiss)
-7 angry ones (finger, fork, blast, bash, banghead, pissed, censored)
-5 sad/dead/barfy ones (disappointed, crap, knife, hanged, vomit)
-6 others (blush, evil, stupid, smokin, naughty, tongue)

Actually you forgot one. It's not listed at the side but if you put your colons around cheers you get another happy one.

So it's still 5 to 12 against.

I'm thinkin' there's so many unhappy ones to handle the negative emotions for F*X *hawkspit* and what they did to our shiny show.

And for folks without their own emoticons, there's also sites like freesmileys.org (which is where I get mine.)

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RMMC

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 3:34 PM

EMBERS

because swearing isn't really approved of at a child friendly message board...
but it was necessary to express how people felt after Firefly was cancelled?

and what we wanted to do to the execs responsible?

and their belief that they needed more reality shows on Fox

it is kinda understandable

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 4:12 PM

ASORTAFAIRYTALE

Quote:
Originally posted by embers:
because swearing isn't really approved of at a child friendly message board...
but it was necessary to express how people felt after Firefly was cancelled?
and what we wanted to do to the execs responsible?
and their belief that they needed more reality shows on Fox

it is kinda understandable

Yeah, that makes the most sense to me. Sometimes words are simply not enough to expressour anger and frustration...at least not nice words...whereas it's pretty easy to express happiness and stuff. Besides how many variations of a smile can you make?

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 6:07 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownieGirl:
I enjoyed the trip through you're photobucket account. Made my lunch break!

Hooray!

Quote:

HAMPSTERS!!!

*yoink*

A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with them. - Gautama Siddharta

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 6:14 PM

YINYANG

You were busy trying to get yourself lit on fire. It happens.

Quote:
Originally posted by Shiny:
Quote:
Originally posted by CaliforniaKaylee:
Why so few happy emoticons?

Because Haken's an angry, angry man. ;)

::giggles::

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:02 PM

DEADNUMBAT

Generally, people are unhappy when shows they love and cherish are cancelled after 14 episodes.

That's my view on it, personally. << xP

She was over the top
And out of control
She ran away
At thirteen years old
But she had her feet on the ground
And nobody pushed her around

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:07 PM

SINGATE

Because anger is so much more fun...happiness is just plain boring.

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 10:55 PM

SOUPCATCHER

Not sure about the why...

But I figured it was a good time to remember (drum roll) the birth of the FFFn emoticons:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=204

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:19 PM

MRT

Every morning I commute in to work, sit down at my desk, log on to FFF.net read and then smile