Comments on: In (Partial) Defense of (Some) Emoticons http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/06/in-partial-defense-of-some-emoticons/ A First Things Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: DennisM http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/06/in-partial-defense-of-some-emoticons/#comment-18592 DennisM Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:52:35 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=11184#comment-18592 Real men use emoticons sparingly, and make sure they have noses. ;-) Real men use emoticons sparingly, and make sure they have noses. ;-)

]]> By: KLS http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/06/in-partial-defense-of-some-emoticons/#comment-18555 KLS Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:59:11 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=11184#comment-18555 Wait.... real men use Facebook? Wait…. real men use Facebook?

]]> By: Chuck http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/06/in-partial-defense-of-some-emoticons/#comment-18537 Chuck Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:26:23 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=11184#comment-18537 I think number 1 is the best. I think number 1 is the best.

]]> By: Jonathan F. Sullivan http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/06/in-partial-defense-of-some-emoticons/#comment-18536 Jonathan F. Sullivan Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:25:11 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=11184#comment-18536 I absolutely agree; in informal discourse, especially in terse electronic formats where nuance is difficult to convey, emoticons can make the difference between well-intentioned snark and a flame war. But the real question is: <a href="http://xkcd.com/541/" rel="nofollow">how do you end parenthetical statements with an emoticon</a><a>?</a> I absolutely agree; in informal discourse, especially in terse electronic formats where nuance is difficult to convey, emoticons can make the difference between well-intentioned snark and a flame war.

But the real question is: how do you end parenthetical statements with an emoticon?

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