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When is it appropriate to use the cool smiley

tech77 · 2007-11-11 01:36:21

Hi. I see the :cool: smiley used a lot but often i think it can be used inappropriately or needlessly. When do you guys use it? It's an odd emoticon to use online TBH. I mean coolness can usually be inferred from the quality of a statement alone without backing it up with a smiley right? What exactly does it imply:…

11-11-2007 1:36am

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tech77

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Hi.
I see the :cool: smiley used a lot but often i think it can be used inappropriately or needlessly.
When do you guys use it?

It's an odd emoticon to use online TBH.
I mean coolness can usually be inferred from the quality of a statement alone without backing it up with a smiley right?

What exactly does it imply: Insouciance/indifference/weariness?

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#2 11-11-2007 1:39am

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:cool:

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#3 11-11-2007 1:43am

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I'm not bothered with this thread :cool:

Pacman RIP btw.. I miss the little bugger

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#4 11-11-2007 1:50am

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How you doin? :cool:

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#5 11-11-2007 1:52am

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Never!

P. :cool:

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#6 11-11-2007 1:55am

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#7 11-11-2007 1:55am

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Never.
All of the strandard VBulletin emoticons are crap.

Go here and voice your opinion.

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#8 11-11-2007 2:36am

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:cool:

a silly emoticon indeed!

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#9 11-11-2007 2:58am

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When YORE MA says so. :cool:

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#10 11-11-2007 2:59am

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Hmm, buncha smarta$$es.. :cool:
Is that it?

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#11 11-11-2007 3:51am

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:rolleyes:

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#12 11-11-2007 4:43am

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Sometimes when i'm in a sun for too long i like to go into a :cool: area.

Only acceptable use.

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#13 11-11-2007 2:46pm

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When you are the moderator. :cool:

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#14 11-11-2007 2:47pm

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Karoma wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Damn, beaten to it.

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#15 11-11-2007 3:04pm

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When you know how to use it.

The rolleyes smilie is the most widely wrongly used icons ever. People just wtick it at the end of sentences where it makes absolutely no sense. There should be a sticky explaining what sarcasm means.

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#16 11-11-2007 4:00pm

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yeah right, that would work:rolleyes:

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#17 11-11-2007 4:20pm

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when you want to piss people off with your superiority.

:cool:

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#18 11-11-2007 4:26pm

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tech77 wrote: »

When is it appropiate to use the cool smiley?

See now this is exactly the type of thing which grinds my gears. You don't need a "reason" to be able to use a smiley. Listen dude, if you want to use the cool smiley (for no apparent reason), well then you use it dude!

Some people like Pighead seem to feel bothered by the use of "random smileys" but thats just cuz they're boring!:D

So; the answer is, you use that cool smiley dude if you want to use it! :cool:

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#19 11-11-2007 4:26pm

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The only time it is appropriate is if you suffer a stroke after watching the Matrix.

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#20 18-02-2010 12:57pm

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When u're wearing sun glasses.

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#21 18-02-2010 1:00pm

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when your awesomeness demands it!!! :cool:

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#22 18-02-2010 1:01pm

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mihaitza wrote: »

When u're wearing sun glasses.

That little chicken is the cutest fúcker I've ever seen.:D

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#23 18-02-2010 1:02pm

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mihaitza wrote: »

When u're wearing sun glasses.

How in the name of Jesus did you manage to resurrect this zombie thread?

Oh, and :cool:

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#24 18-02-2010 1:14pm

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When you want people to know you just got laid :cool:

Aw yeah.

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#25 18-02-2010 1:32pm

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This thread is soooo 2007. :cool:

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#26 18-02-2010 1:33pm

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When you're pretending to be someone who thinks they've done something cool but it's actually kinda pathetic. It's a sarcastic simley, not a genuine one.

For examlpe;

"last night, while my friend had sex with a girl, i made a condom blimp and threw it out the window, then i hacked into the hotel's tv and got free porn :cool:".

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