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Pinniped


That’s what Smileys are for, right?
There are loads of them I never use. They’ve all got standard meanings, more or less, but why not personally reconfigure them?
For future reference, if the following Smileys appear In Sealboy’s postings, they should be interpreted as indicated:

smiley - martianfrown
Your statement cannot be reconciled with my experience of the Universe.

smiley - handcuffs
You do realise you can be locked up for saying that?

smiley - diva
I’m sorry to hear that you suffer from the World’s Commonest Genetic Defect. The good news is that it’s now medically possible to modify your superficial gender to that of the less histrionic half of the species. The bad news is that passing the Intelligence Test is evidently going to take quite a bit longer.

smiley - elf
I would make a comment on this, but you are a weirdo and you are frightening me.

smiley - clown
I’d like to agree with you there, only that other guy might shout at me.

smiley - cappuccino
I am a world authority on this subject and I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

smiley - panda
I have no opinion on this matter, but I still don’t like you very much.

smiley - tickle
How come you haven’t been strangled?

smiley - cheesecake
I think I’m in love.

smiley - disco
I’m amazed you’re so angry about this. Maybe your piles are playing up?

smiley - envy
That really is a very clever insight.

smiley - porkpie
God, you’re boring.

smiley - xmastree
This is just what we need, Jordan. Another Entry about the early life of an American President.

smiley - mistletoe
...please be my guest and add your own!


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Post 2

J

smiley - rolleyes


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Post 3

Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor

smiley - tickle - more than just good friends


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Post 4

Mu Beta

Would it upset you if I told you that being male was, biologically speaking, the world's commonest genetic defect?

smiley - cappuccino

B


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Post 5

Hypatia

smiley - senior
If you expect me to remember all this, you're one deluded seal


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Post 6

Mu Beta

smiley - clown

B


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Post 7

Pinniped


smiley - envy


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Post 8

Mu Beta

smiley - porkpiesmiley - tongueout

B


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Post 9

Gnomon - time to move on

I remember explaining to my daughter El when she was very young about X and Y chromosomes, and she said "Boys are just girls with a bit missing".

smiley - biggrin


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Post 10

Mu Beta

I seem to remember my GCSE Biology teacher expressing it in almost precisely those words.

B


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Post 11

LL Waz

An addition,

smiley - spork
When the smiley - bleep is that heap of blubber going to get around to the QA?


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Post 12

Ancient Brit

That little bit missing may be ok in relation to X and Y chromosomes, but little girls would be better advised about that little bit extra.
smiley - biggrin unadulterated


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