Banned Words List Carries Its First Emoticon 333
DynaSoar writes "Lake Superior State University in Michigan's Upper Peninsula ('The land of four seasons: June, July, August and Winter') has just published its 34th annual List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness. Besides such unsurprising inclusions such as 'green' corporations being 'game changing' due to concern with their 'carbon foot print,' this year's list contains an emoticon for the first time — not a smiley face or variant, but the 'heart' symbol made from the characters 'less than' and 'three.' It's perhaps a sign of the evolution of language, or at least of this volunteer linguistic watchdog group, that a symbol compounded of two characters, neither of them a letter, is considered not only a word, but a particularly egregious one."
A cause for celebration (Score:5, Funny)
Let's celebrate.
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wtf (Score:5, Funny)
I thought it was mammaries or butt-cheeks, depending
on the context.
Re:wtf (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Pity they didn't include "loosers" (Score:3, Funny)
Or maybe ban the losers who constantly spell lose as loose.
It's gotten to the point that I involuntarily flinch every time I see the word 'looser', even in the correct context.
bash.org (Score:1, Funny)
What's that one bash.org quote?
a: I love her with all my 3
b: You love her with all your less than three? Inches?
Wait I thought.... (Score:5, Funny)
But... (Score:5, Funny)
I <3 monkeys and have set up a green organization so to achieve our directive and maintain a low carbon footprint, along with my wife to protect them. My wife is a bit of a Maverick and is trying to run for president but I am ok with being First Dude.
Re:A cause for celebration (Score:5, Funny)
Is that a devil fist or a woman laying on her back?
Why the hate, LSSU? (Score:5, Funny)
Me: LSSU! <3 :( :D
LSSU: </3
Me:
LSSU: ( ^_^ )
LSSU: <(^_^<)
LSSU: (>^_^)>
LSSU: (o^_^)O
LSSU: O(^_^o)
Me:
LSSU: (>O<)
Me: D:
Re:wtf (Score:5, Funny)
( O )( O ) = Boobies with big nipples
[ . ][ . ] = Robot boobies
( : )( . ) = Triple Nipple Boobies
( % )( % ) = Pierced Boobies
( @ )( @ ) = Epic Boobies
( ^ )( ^ ) = Perky Boobies
( , )( ' ) = Lop-sided Boobies
( U )( U ) = Long nipple Boobies
\ .
| . | . | = Man Chested
( . )( . )( . ) = Total Recall
There are inevitably more. Add to the list.
This has been a public service announcement.
Re:wtf (Score:5, Funny)
my fav:
( . Y . )
Re:Wait I thought.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:3 is the emoticon (Score:1, Funny)
Well at least they didn't ban four or two, without those, we wouldn't have the answer to life, the universe, and everything.
Re:I thought it would have been this: (Score:5, Funny)
OMG my junk has just been censored by /. (Score:4, Funny)
The opposite of <3. (Score:5, Funny)
For some time now I've been using >=3 as an emoticon for "hate". Rarely do people seem to get it, though.
Re:wtf (Score:5, Funny)
Re:wtf (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why the hate, LSSU? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I thought it would have been this: (Score:3, Funny)
Re:A cause for celebration (Score:5, Funny)
\0/
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_/`\_
Woman
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_/^\_
Re:Look! Humor! (Score:3, Funny)
Well, all right...
zomg wtf why is this not in idle why did it appear on my home screen i wasted my precious time reading it ill never get that time back slashdot has gone downhill this isnt news for nerds why am i reading it i hate it why cant we just stick to news on my personal minutiae thats what news for nerds should be all about not this humor crap i traded my emotions for efficiency for a reason you insensitive clods stop that laughing one of these days youre going to wind up dead just like your idiot hyena cousins
There. That should do it. Happy to help!
goatse emoticon (Score:1, Funny)
=O=
Re:A cause for celebration (Score:4, Funny)
You're giving me a 3 on.
Re:Pity they didn't include "loosers" (Score:2, Funny)
Or maybe ban the losers who constantly spell lose as loose.
It's gotten to the point that I involuntarily flinch every time I see the word 'looser', even in the correct context.
I will become rich and famous when I invent a way to make loosers flinch over the internet.
Re:wtf (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A cause for celebration (Score:3, Funny)
<(^^)>
(>^^)>
dance for the <3 of it
I for one refrain from reading any comment until.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I thought it would have been this: (Score:5, Funny)
That's one big smiley face!
... or are you just glad to see me?
Re:wtf (Score:5, Funny)
Re:wtf (Score:5, Funny)
The first time I saw it I thought it was an emoticon for teabagging. Looks a lot more like a sac than a heart, imho.
That's what he WANTS you to say (Score:3, Funny)
Re:wtf (Score:3, Funny)
<3 is supposed to be a heart!? And all this time I thought it was mammaries or butt-cheeks, depending on the context.
It's actually "asshat".
Re:wtf (Score:5, Funny)
You kids and your fancy computer characters! Back in my day, we could only use numbers and calculators. It was 51358008 and we liked it. Now get off my lawn!
In my day we'd say "what's 44125687 + 11252321 ? It's what your girlfriend is! 55378008 Get it? Turn your calculator upside down!" Of course it was 4th grade, so they pretty much all were, except Fat Jason. Just don't call him that, 'cause he'll sit on you.
Re:A cause for celebration (Score:2, Funny)
actually i beleive /^\ is a woman laying on her back.
Pinocchio? (Score:3, Funny)
just a really long nose.
You've got to be lying.
Re:3 is the emoticon (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Pity they didn't include "loosers" (Score:2, Funny)
That site may say it's ok, but logically, it makes no sense.
That might be the case, but people still use it, irregardless.
Re:A cause for celebration (Score:5, Funny)
Oh god, help me! Half of my cock is severed underneath my feet!
Re:A cause for celebration (Score:2, Funny)
Ah, you found my watch, thanks
Re:A cause for celebration (Score:3, Funny)
What your women don't have breasts???
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_/^\_
Re:A cause for celebration (Score:2, Funny)
Throw up ya goats!
/,,/, ,/,,/