I absolutely love WhatsApp emojis. The eyes one and the see no evil monkey are top tier.

I like to combo them, like finger-pointing-right + ok-symbol for sex, or finger-pointing-up + peach for digital insertion.

I played a game of guess the film using emojis at one point, killed half an hour or so.

My average broadband speed is 1.6 Mb/s. I complained to my supplier and in fairness they're going to upgrade me to fibre broadband for only £17 a month.

I rarely use emojis. They’re like exclamation marks;  they’re generally used too often, and I worry that using them will make people think I’m an idiot. Mostly because I think people look like idiots when they use them. (I know, I know, and, yes, I’m speaking to my therapist about it.) The crying laughing emoji makes me wince. When I see my colleagues posting them in the group chat I want to reach through the screen, grab them, and shout, “YOU’RE A GROWN ADULT.” That see no evil monkey? Gah. Yes, it’s cute, but it doesn’t make you cute for using it.

I occasionally use the ‘cynical chin stroke’ one in response to the shite one of the young lads posts in another group chat. Or the winky smiley to point out that I’m being sarcastic. Apart from that, I noticed that their usage went up several fold when I was chatting to lassies on Tinder, because that seems to be how the eyebrow brigade communicate.

Depends if the person before you had it done.
They only thing they do is change the phone socket on the wall.
It'll be fibre to cabinet so that last stretch is just the old phoneline.

I think emojis are great. I think that the reason people look down on them is because they’re used in written communication, but they shouldn’t really be thought of as written communication, IMO. They should be thought of as a way of adding a tone of voice or facial expression in written communication.

And yes, of course it’s possible to express those things through the correct choice of words alone, but often takes a great deal more time and thought, not to mention skill, and written communication has become so commonplace in the modern world that thinking that carefully about what you write all of the time can easily become a not-insignificant mental burden.

Emojis make for quicker, easier communication which makes for more communication. Bring them on.

I do the occasional :thumbsup: to be all, yes I know how type emoji's out without using the menu :dealwithitshades:

It does indeed say Openreach on the top in massive letters I'd never noticed before. Cheers. The lady never mentioned any of this but I suppose why would she? Even when I asked if it needed any kind of installation she just said "No", which is fair enough really.

They used to ask and give pictures and all sorts but I guess most places that have fibre have had the job done now.

nick_md wrote:

:Harold:

I didn't know Harold meme guy was called Harold until recently, but he's up there with the best.

superflyninja wrote:

Bitmoji are where its at kids. Emojis are so yesterday. The toilet lids in the new house are those slow fall ones. Sometimes when "making it rain" the lid starts to fall of its own accord, threatening to break the stream. Gives the urination experience a bit more edge.

I share your pain there. I think the problem is people who tend to buy slow hinge also buy more expensive (thicker) wood for the seat and lid, therefore compromising that sacred >90 degree angle.

Are they ears or arms?

SpaceGazelle wrote:

Are they ears or arms?

I see them as arms. He’s showing off his guns with his serious mean face on.

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