Naim's graemlin menu and what they mean to you

Posted by: joerand on 12 July 2015

There've been several posts recently regarding appropriate use of the exploding sausage

Then there's this  and this

 

I wonder how others make use of the provided graemlins?

 

I'll start with this  . To me it can mean "irreprehensible outrage", but for the character-space limited Twitterers, simply OMG!

 

This one  can mean "ha-ha", but at times "in your face".

 

Your insights invited.

Posted on: 13 July 2015 by Jonn
Originally Posted by Mick P:

Wat

 

There seems to be just two choices.

 

1. Write in using a decent level of grammar where everyone understands what you mean. Something the average 12 year old is capable of.

 

or

 

2. Be lazy and write in without any thought of sentence construction with all the pitfalls that entails. Naturally you will have to resort to emoticons and your posting may look like a school boy's crayoning book.

 

Your choice.

 

Regards

 

Mick

Just corrected your grammar

Posted on: 13 July 2015 by Harry

And that's one choice, not two choices.

 

Shocking how standards are falling in here.

Posted on: 13 July 2015 by dayjay
Originally Posted by Mick P:

Wat

 

There seems to be just two choices.

 

1. Write in using a decent level of grammar where everyone understands what you mean. Something the average 12 year old is capable of.

 

or

 

2. Be lazy and write in without any thought of sentence construction with all the pitfalls that entails. Naturally you will have to resort to emoticons and your posting may look like a school boys crayoning book.

 

Your choice.

 

Regards

 

Mick

Oh, the irony!

Posted on: 13 July 2015 by sjbabbey
Originally Posted by Jonn:
Originally Posted by Mick P:

Wat

 

There seems to be just two choices.

 

1. Write in using a decent level of grammar where everyone understands what you mean. Something the average 12 year old is capable of.

 

or

 

2. Be lazy and write in without any thought of sentence construction with all the pitfalls that entails. Naturally you will have to resort to emoticons and your posting may look like a school boy's crayoning book.

 

Your choice.

 

Regards

 

Mick

Just corrected your grammar

Surely that should be "Something of which the average 12 year old is capable."

 

Posted on: 13 July 2015 by GraemeH
Originally Posted by dayjay:
Originally Posted by Mick P:

Wat

 

There seems to be just two choices.

 

1. Write in using a decent level of grammar where everyone understands what you mean. Something the average 12 year old is capable of.

 

or

 

2. Be lazy and write in without any thought of sentence construction with all the pitfalls that entails. Naturally you will have to resort to emoticons and your posting may look like a school boys crayoning book.

 

Your choice.

 

Regards

 

Mick

Oh, the irony!

There seem to be (just) two choices (which is actually one choice).

 

More contentious possibly.

 

G

Posted on: 13 July 2015 by rodwsmith

"Schoolboy" is one word.

 

In the way that "explodingsausage" isn't.

 

Posted on: 13 July 2015 by BigH47

Back to school time.  

 

Pot, "what did you just call me, Kettle?"

Posted on: 13 July 2015 by MikeT.

Dr. Albert Mehrabian, author of Silent Messages, conducted several studies on nonverbal communication. He found that 7% of any message is conveyed through words, 38% through certain vocal elements, and 55% through nonverbal elements (facial expressions, gestures, posture, etc). 

 

So Mick, based on this research, only 7% of your message is getting through.  (I am halfway kidding). 

Nonverbal communication is a huge part of what makes us human.  Graemlins, in my opinion, help express feelings and do not limit us to a question mark or an exclamation point.

 

Plus, I have to say it's fun, if not overdone.  I think I am beginning to understand the .