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November 14, 2013, 08:12
<Proofreader>
What the %#&!
What the $#%@ is an "obscenicon"?
November 14, 2013, 08:22
Geoff
I think it's when you you use a proctolological photo as your avatar.


It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
November 14, 2013, 09:13
zmježd
obscenicon


—Ceci n'est pas un seing.
November 14, 2013, 10:26
arnie
What Language Log has to say on the subject.


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
November 14, 2013, 20:50
Kalleh
Here is an interesting article about it in Slate. This article says that in 1964 Mort Walker (creator of Beetle Bailey) called the term grawlix .
November 15, 2013, 11:44
bethree5
quote:
Originally posted by zmježd:
obscenicon


Thank you for my snicker of the day-- directed at "Cat on the Mat." Gad I'm sick of seeing that character plaster the preschool halls every yr while B&N or Scholastic or somebody makes a buck off him!
November 15, 2013, 20:45
Kalleh
In case you didn't see this...