Exclamation! Marks!!! (!): Classic!!!!!!!!! or Dud!!?!??!!?!!!

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Is there use ever exceptable? Or has the entire concept been tainted by Ooh gosh! I just made a joke there! Laugh! Please! Isn't life absurd! Even a forced grin would be enough goddamnit! Oh please laugh! I'll give you a sweetie!-type uses?

― Graham, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(¡Suzy, I'm looking at you! ¡On the sandwiches thread! ¡And in conjunction with deprecated ILEtin! ¡Or is daggy the new cool?)

― Graham, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

And I notice Tom being even more brazen with them. God, they're everywhere!

― Graham, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Use as needed.

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

somebody once told me that I am one of the few people that make the use of many exclamation marks look cool. Actually I think it was you Maryann, do you remember?

I really feel that they should be used judiciously to avoid what you write making you sound twelve years old, but amongst friends that doesnt matter of course.

― rainy, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Aaaah

― Greg, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes! They express strong feelings.

― Lyra, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They are a fucking foolih waste of time. I hate you . LE ave me be please. I am a small pagoin.

― Mike Hanle y, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i feared thier power and had to slowly introduce them into my life !

― anthony, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"?"

― Geoff, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Graham, WTF? I rarely use the damn things.

― suzy, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

what s a damn thing!

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Only when they are wrapped around Question Marks do they look cool and sophisticated?!?

― travis bickle, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

dud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― gareth, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I went through a childhood phase of complete aversion but now I understand their possibilities. Don't be afraid of them! Not all humour must be delivered dry.

― Nick, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Necessary evil.

― Ronan, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I rarely use the damn things

Suzy, that's exactly it. I used to be *very* against them, but that threw me over the edge, into a pit of self doubt (cos you're generally quite cool). I think Nick and Anthony have the right idea. I'm comin' out!

Sorry for any offense caused.

― Graham, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I never, ever use 'em and my life isn't bereft. Though I do fear I am afrain of their twee teenage girliness.

― Pete, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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― mark s, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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― ?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This is the goddamn Internet! I will not be censored in my use of freaky ass exclamation marks!!! I don't even realise I use them half the time! I love them!!!

― jel, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They are classic if there is a 1 at the end.

!!!!!!!!!!!!1 all-one or none!1

― 1 1 2 3 5, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They are to the emoticon what the horse-and-cart was to the car. So classic and dud depending on how much you see the Internet as an environment, heh.

― Tom, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

¡Ay Carumba!

― El Nudo Spocko, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They had their hey day with the Lionel Bart musical.

I've noticed that their use is becoming self-referential in this thread. Self-referential! Amazing!

― Magnus, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Really?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

― DG, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

Eurosport's live text Premiership commentary is very keen on the use of the exclamation mark to spread excitement and fun.

I have to use that because our office is a no go area for AM radio. Farringdon Rd used to be bad, but here you can get absolutely *nothing*. It makes me a bit worried - there must be some serious electrical fields around this place.

Is there a better service for this than Eurosport? Sky's was quite neat but doesn't refresh automatically and is really just a scoreboard. The Guardian's service is a bit crap unless that funny bloke is doing it. The BBC's is kind of OK.

― N. (nickdastoor), Saturday, 28 December 2002 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38634000/jpg/_38634817_forlan300pa.jpg !!

― N. (nickdastoor), Saturday, 28 December 2002 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Becks: "Now lets hunt some Orc!"
Diego: "Si Si Senor Aragorn!"

actually, it looks like Forlan is RIDING Beckham...and Becks mouth has been replaced by a rift in the spacetime fabric, oh the wonders of JPEG compression...

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 30 December 2002 00:45 (twenty-two years ago)

twelve years pass...

started using these in texts to phenomenal results. no one ever asks me if i am mad at them anymore

― Treeship, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 04:40 (ten years ago)

Have a guess!!

― Mistah FAAB (sarahell), Tuesday, 19 May 2015 05:27 (ten years ago)

hehehehehe

― This comment was removed by a moderator because it didn't abide by (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 19 May 2015 07:27 (ten years ago)

you must seem pretty bloody cunting twatting well emphatic these days trìs!

― This comment was removed by a moderator because it didn't abide by (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 19 May 2015 07:28 (ten years ago)

heheheheheh!

― Mistah FAAB (sarahell), Tuesday, 19 May 2015 18:18 (ten years ago)

roffles

― zionsmommy (mattresslessness), Tuesday, 19 May 2015 18:35 (ten years ago)

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