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21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 481

Lady Scott

"smiley - musicalnotesmiley - musicalnotesmiley - musicalnote-smiley - musicalnotesmiley - musicalnote"

"smiley - musicalnotesmiley - musicalnotesmiley - musicalnote-smiley - musicalnotesmiley - musicalnote"


Actually, I don't think it was played by two banjos but by two guitars (or was it a guitar and a banjo?), but that's immaterial...


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 482

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

We need a smiley... smiley - tongueout


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 483

Lady Scott

I have to wonder what it would look like...

Can you design one?


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 484

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

Probably. But it would be depressingly predictable.


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 485

Lady Scott

Of course you realize the mental picture of differs from place to place in the world...


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 486

Johanna the Psychotic Bananna - - I'm back!!! I missed you, H2G2

my fishe's braeth smells like fish food....


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 487

Tonsil Revenge (PG)

smiley - sharksmiley - hsif Gee! You're right!

Actually, 'Duelling Banjos' was an arrangement of a traditional banjo duet, but it was done with guitars in the 'Deliverance' movie. That version has become the familiar one to those outside Appalachia.


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 488

Lady Scott

I do like the Appalachians... I went to uni there, Amy+ goes to uni there (for right now, anyway), my hubby is from there, and his mom still lives there.... Absolutely gorgeous scenery in Southwest Virginia! smiley - ok


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 489

Johanna the Psychotic Bananna - - I'm back!!! I missed you, H2G2

life, dont talk to me aboutlife, me with this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left side.


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 490

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

My best friend was a rat. He crawled into my left leg and died. I think he's still in there.


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 491

E G Mel

You scary scary people!

This is even more random than normal!

Mel smiley - hsif


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 492

Yes,I am the Lady Lowena!Get with the programme...


my cat waited for five weeks until I mistakenlyleft the bedroom door open and then murdered all of the gerbils in the space of three minutes.


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 493

Ripper, the Almost - recharging writer

I'm going to interrupt and be on-topic and ask for a rice pudding (aka. <ricepud&gtsmiley - winkeye smiley.

Then I'm going to eat some smiley - choc and let you all be off-topic again.

Rice Pud Forever!


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 494

Yes,I am the Lady Lowena!Get with the programme...


my gerbils were murdered by the way.....


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 495

E G Mel

My brother and sister tried to fly our guini-pig on a kite....

Mel smiley - hsif


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 496

Tonsil Revenge (PG)

smiley - sharkMurder...? No, it's the natural way of things...


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 497

Yes,I am the Lady Lowena!Get with the programme...


I was hoping for a smidgeon of sympathy here ;four dead gerbils! And having to go round the house finding their little stiff bodies.....


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 498

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

My sympathies are with your Gerbils. smiley - angelsmiley - angelsmiley - angelsmiley - angel


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 499

E G Mel

lets just hope you got to them sooner rather than later

Mel smiley - hsif


21 August, 2002: New Smileys

Post 500

Tonsil Revenge (PG)

umm...there's that one stage in the decay process I'd rather miss...having experienced it with kittens, squirrels and possums...smiley - yuk

never developed any affection for gerbils, though I have a favorite gecko on my window at night...


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