Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aganzir · 10-09-2016, 10:25 AM

Finally,

and

. There actually is an emoji that works well enough for those two (the smug one, you know which one I mean - not the sunglasses one because it just looks like it's on holiday). The problem is, it's not enough to cover the nuances these two do.

And honestly, who of us has never wanted to convey the images

does in their everyday conversation?

All in all, could we please have an emoji keyboard with the Downs smilies?

Rune Son of Bjarne · 10-09-2016, 02:09 PM

Okay, I am with you on this one!

is perfect to me, when you have just said something fun and a bit cheeky.

These emoji also takes me back to the time of msn, back when Glirdan introduced me to a laughing emoji that would turn into the letters lol.

Thinlómien · 10-14-2016, 06:28 AM

Totally seconded! I believe I've actually saved the rolleyes image on my old computer to use elsewhere...

I also love

which has a lot more mirth than the average laughing emoji without seeming a little deranged (like the crying and laughing emojis), and the

is a lot more humorous and warm than most of its counterparts. And

looks devastatingly sad but fortunately I've hardly had any use for it.

Pitchwife · 10-14-2016, 10:28 AM

When the site is down for 24 hours and in spite of not having posted anything of substance for months you feel like your hometown has just been bombed.

Since Agan, Rune and Lommy talked about emojis above (what a newfangled word; when did we stop calling them smileys?) I'd like to say a few things about message icons, which are another nice way of nonverbal communicarion and come handy for indicating the tone of the following post. I mostly use Thumbs up (signing approval, obviously, e.g. in cases when I can't rep somebody right now) and 1420! (the tankard - for festive occasions, like birthday felicitations in the rare case that I remember to post them) and sometimes the Pipe (which has a somewhat scholarly air for me as well as an almost Legate-like smugness); also the Silmaril instead of a light bulb for sudden insight. Sting, the Eye and the Arrow (strangely mislabeled Eye as well) have their uses as Gifted hints in Werewolf. What are your favourite ones?

Galadriel55 · 10-15-2016, 01:19 PM

I couldn't agree more about the smileys (and also about the words emojis

). I sometimes habitually type in the code for one of ours on a different site, and they either come out all wrong or don't translate to a picture at all - let alone such a unique picture as our Merisu or Rolleyes.

Aside from that, you're also very addicted to the Barrow Downs when you can't resist clicking the button on your favourites bar on a regular basis even though you know it'll just bring you to a different site.

Galadriel55 · 12-11-2018, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Since Agan, Rune and Lommy talked about emojis above (what a newfangled word; when did we stop calling them smileys?)

And now there's also emoticons. Still can't tell the difference between them.

Fun fact: last year as the creative component of an application, I had to describe my favourite emoji. So I screenshotted the Down's emoji panel for them to see and wrote an essay on the Merisu smiley, with Rolleyes and Eek as runners up. Needless to say, I got the position.

THE Ka · 02-23-2019, 08:49 PM

It's been several years since you last posted, yet you still have the old habit of lurking through the threads reading and simply enjoying every last bit.

Love all of you, I promise I'll try to interact more over this year.

Inziladun · 02-24-2019, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by THE Ka

It's been several years since you last posted, yet you still have the old habit of lurking through the threads reading and simply enjoying every last bit.

Love all of you, I promise I'll try to interact more over this year.

A transition from treeish to Entish is always welcome.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 02-25-2019, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE Ka

It's been several years since you last posted, yet you still have the old habit of lurking through the threads reading and simply enjoying every last bit.

Love all of you, I promise I'll try to interact more over this year.

I think it would be awesome if some of the ancient wights would start to haunt the barrows again. Just on a semi-regular basis.

Pitchwife · 10-23-2016, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aganzir

And honestly, who of us has never wanted to convey the images

does in their everyday conversation?

So true! I just found myself using *merisu* in a Facebook comment, lacking an appropriate smiley (fortunately to a Downer, who'll understand).

Aganzir · 09-25-2018, 05:04 AM

You keep coming back.

I wasn't going to have a two-year hiatus. I was just a bit busy at work. But you know how it goes with this thing that all things devours; birds, beasts, trees, flowers...

Anyway, here I am.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-11-2018, 02:04 PM

I have definitely become treeish, but this is still a vital piece of home on the internet for me. There are Downs-specific things that splash over into other areas - still being amused over funny pics of skwerlz, for example, or missing the : rolleyes : smiley...

10-09-2016, 10:25 AM	#1
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Finally, and . There actually is an emoji that works well enough for those two (the smug one, you know which one I mean - not the sunglasses one because it just looks like it's on holiday). The problem is, it's not enough to cover the nuances these two do. And honestly, who of us has never wanted to convey the images does in their everyday conversation? All in all, could we please have an emoji keyboard with the Downs smilies? __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

10-14-2016, 06:28 AM	#3
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Totally seconded! I believe I've actually saved the rolleyes image on my old computer to use elsewhere... I also love which has a lot more mirth than the average laughing emoji without seeming a little deranged (like the crying and laughing emojis), and the is a lot more humorous and warm than most of its counterparts. And looks devastatingly sad but fortunately I've hardly had any use for it. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

10-14-2016, 10:28 AM	#4
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	When the site is down for 24 hours and in spite of not having posted anything of substance for months you feel like your hometown has just been bombed. Since Agan, Rune and Lommy talked about emojis above (what a newfangled word; when did we stop calling them smileys?) I'd like to say a few things about message icons, which are another nice way of nonverbal communicarion and come handy for indicating the tone of the following post. I mostly use Thumbs up (signing approval, obviously, e.g. in cases when I can't rep somebody right now) and 1420! (the tankard - for festive occasions, like birthday felicitations in the rare case that I remember to post them) and sometimes the Pipe (which has a somewhat scholarly air for me as well as an almost Legate-like smugness); also the Silmaril instead of a light bulb for sudden insight. Sting, the Eye and the Arrow (strangely mislabeled Eye as well) have their uses as Gifted hints in Werewolf. What are your favourite ones? __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

10-15-2016, 01:19 PM	#5
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,541	I couldn't agree more about the smileys (and also about the words emojis ). I sometimes habitually type in the code for one of ours on a different site, and they either come out all wrong or don't translate to a picture at all - let alone such a unique picture as our Merisu or Rolleyes. Aside from that, you're also very addicted to the Barrow Downs when you can't resist clicking the button on your favourites bar on a regular basis even though you know it'll just bring you to a different site. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

02-23-2019, 08:49 PM	#7
THE Ka Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: As with the flygja Posts: 1,403	It's been several years since you last posted, yet you still have the old habit of lurking through the threads reading and simply enjoying every last bit. Love all of you, I promise I'll try to interact more over this year. __________________ Vinur, vinur skilur tú meg? Veitst tú ongan loyniveg? Hevur tú reikað líka sum eg, í endaleysu tokuni?

09-25-2018, 05:04 AM	#11
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	You keep coming back. I wasn't going to have a two-year hiatus. I was just a bit busy at work. But you know how it goes with this thing that all things devours; birds, beasts, trees, flowers... Anyway, here I am. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

12-11-2018, 02:04 PM	#12
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I have definitely become treeish, but this is still a vital piece of home on the internet for me. There are Downs-specific things that splash over into other areas - still being amused over funny pics of skwerlz, for example, or missing the : rolleyes : smiley... __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'