Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!sun!amdahl!gam From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (gam) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Do the Great Moronic Masses Need Electronic Hand Jive? Message-ID: <1215@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Sat, 2-Mar-85 02:10:36 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.1215 Posted: Sat Mar 2 02:10:36 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Mar-85 06:11:22 EST References: <820@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Blue Mouse Trailer Resort, Hellmouth, CA Lines: 18 > Ken Arndt: > > That is, some persons reading my postings on the net can't tell when I am > > being serious or if I mean what I say because I don't make use of the 'smiley > > face' symbol to let everyone in on the tone of my voice. It was told to me > > that it was in the net 'rules' that use of the ( :- ) was incumbent upon me. > > > > Well, I have thought about that and I have decided that it's a bunch of bosh! > > I mean, I see no real substantive difference between what you are reading on > > this screen and what you would read in any type of hard copy. L S Chabot: > Big difference: what I normally choose to read in hard copy is written by > *professional writers*. Oh my God! I'm no longer qualified to use my native language! -- Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam