reddeer
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:19:48 PM
Sorry, but as much as I love dogs, I'm beginning to really hate German Shepherds, & the little rats that chase them back & forth.
P.S. I hate that crap on auctions as well.
hint-hint
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mrpotatoheadd
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:22:18 PM
You've got my vote. Where do I sign on?
edited to add...
I just wanted to clarify my position a little. I don't think the animations are inherently evil or anything like that, but when I come to AW, it is to read opinions regarding online auctions, not to see the latest graphic gimmick, and the animated ones are particularly distracting when I am trying to read.
There is another message board which I have read occasionally (starts with "O", ends with "A" and has a "T" and "W" in it), but I don't spend much time there. The sig-files of the posters are often 2 or 3 times the length of the posts. After reading them the first couple of dozen times, you get the point, and it tends to be a bit tedious trying to sift through the signatures to get to posts on the actual topics.
Ok- that's it. Carry on.
[ edited by mrpotatoheadd on Dec 7, 2000 06:45 PM ]
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Shoshanah
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:28:40 PM
I am not terribly fond of it either... I used to, then I grew up...(Shosh hides behind the other two posters... )
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Gosh Shosh!
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
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borgt
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:30:07 PM
Same here... hate 'em all, including the 'official' smilies.
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reddeer
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:31:41 PM
Shosh ..... Your gif was much easier on the eyes IMHO. wink-wink [to avoid a smilie gif]
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Shoshanah
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:37:40 PM
hi dear...you mean the "Spy" smiley? Love that one....But sometimes, the situation is just too serious...that gif was out of place....smile/smile....
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Gosh Shosh!
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
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reddeer
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:43:37 PM
Yes, Shosh the "spy", he was funny. smile/wink
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barrelracer
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:44:57 PM
I run Windows 98 IE. If I hit the escape button on a page with animation it stops the animation.
Someone told me that here when they had the monkey at the top of the page.
Happy Holidays to All!
~Not barrelracer on ebay, don't pick on them!~
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Pocono
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:46:37 PM
I'm with you's guys, but think that we should take it one step further and also ban words, because the...
....so there!
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AnonymousCoward
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posted on December 7, 2000 07:15:53 PM
You can get a dogcatcher to take care of them on your pc. Look for AtGuard and they will be gone.
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AnonymousCoward
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posted on December 7, 2000 07:16:59 PM
double post deleted
[ edited by AnonymousCoward on Dec 7, 2000 07:43 PM ]
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waspstar
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posted on December 7, 2000 07:17:56 PM
I think people who use those smiley face graphics are insipid losers.
"My possessions are causing me suspicion." - Neil Finn
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vargas
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posted on December 7, 2000 07:18:17 PM
Yes, make them go away! (Smilies, too. I hated 'em in the 70s and they haven't aged well at all.)
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Zazzie
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posted on December 7, 2000 07:29:12 PM
Is somebody cranky??
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Zazzie
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posted on December 7, 2000 07:29:40 PM
SPLAT !!!
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Shadowcat
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posted on December 7, 2000 07:30:20 PM
Wow, Pocono! I don't think I've ever seen you post in such a succinct, yet eloquent manner! And the paragraph in the middle of the post-I'd swear I saw influences of Faulkner and Wodehouse there.
*sigh* I'll never come close to such perfect prose...
(sorry. It seemed to be necessary to insert at least a winking smiley)
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number47
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posted on December 7, 2000 07:43:02 PM
Har har.
[ edited by number47 on Dec 7, 2000 08:22 PM ]
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heygrape
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posted on December 7, 2000 07:52:18 PM
I'm Innocent I tell ya! INNOCENT! 
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Zazzie
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posted on December 7, 2000 07:56:12 PM
[ edited by Zazzie on Dec 7, 2000 07:56 PM ]
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Pocono
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posted on December 7, 2000 08:05:44 PM
Zazzie:
KSJVUJGNUDbhvcrfuy*nbhvghfjyghjUDKMFMIJ*SPLAT*MCMRIVMKMBOTPnjbhghbjkbhjbh&ytrrd%^b;
gotcha dragon! .... ha!
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virakech
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posted on December 7, 2000 08:09:25 PM
and I wonder if people that endlessly use the smiley faces also wear sweatshirts with pictures on them, baseball caps with silly sayings and things adhered to them, rings on every finger, 6 pairs of earrings on each lobe, as well as optional tatoos, ankle bracelets, fingernail jewelry and underware with the days of the week printed on them, and I can't forget the necklace with their name on it, and they probably spend lots of money on ebay buying more stuff to hang on their rear view mirror, or attach to their already-loaded-down key chains...
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xardon
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posted on December 7, 2000 08:21:16 PM
I say we round up these animated gif people and teach'em a lesson they won't soon forget.
Wait right here, I'll go get the torches.
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llama_lady
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posted on December 7, 2000 08:53:21 PM
Hummm just one more step into socialism, trying to cram everyone into one little box. I for one enjoy the gifs AND I use those stupid little smilies.
Perhaps some of us are getting a little grouchy watching that spoiled brat on the television the last month.
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snowyegret
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posted on December 7, 2000 09:01:26 PM
Try rounding me up, Earthling. 
zazzie: Your dragon worked!!!! We found my daughter's scooter yesterday on the road- it was OK. Happy 7 year old.
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toyranch-07
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posted on December 7, 2000 09:06:34 PM
All these gifs make me wanna 
http://www.millionauctionmarch.com/
[email protected]
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Pocono
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posted on December 7, 2000 09:10:47 PM
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[ edited by Pocono on Dec 7, 2000 10:28 PM ]
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stockticker
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posted on December 7, 2000 09:22:04 PM
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xardon
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posted on December 7, 2000 09:29:17 PM
Pocono,
You've got entirely too much time on your hands.
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mzalez
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posted on December 7, 2000 09:33:27 PM
pocono and stockticker, I REALLY enjoyed that one!
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outoftheblue
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posted on December 7, 2000 09:43:23 PM
Animations are great! I hope they add sound clips in the future
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