The ‘thing’, or better known as, the ‘happy thing’, has, over the recent years, successfully covered just about every facet of our digital lives. It knows no boundaries. It is merciless in it’s choice of propagation. It infects the living host, and floods the individual with emotions that subdue the consciousness of the host, and consequently encourages it’s spread. This ‘happy thing’ is notorious to the point of invading into every text space known to mankind, every email, every word processor document, even spreadsheets, and well, just about anything attached to a keyboard.
This ‘thing’, while seen as nothing but a pest to some, is seen by many (myself included), as the ultimate expression of sincerity, friendship, passion, and even love. The ‘happy thing’, as implied by the word ‘happy’, is supposed to convey joy, and of course, ‘happiness’ (duh).
The ‘happy thing’ is pictured below.
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Cute and dangerous… :-) (don’t you see why now?) :-D
Yes, you have got that right. The ‘happy thing’ is really just a smiley face. Oh wait! I don’t just mean a smiley face, but it’s the smiley face. Read on to find out why.
Variations and Themes of the ‘thing’
Yes, the unassuming smiley comes in many forms and shapes. Commonly ‘written’ as a:
:)
Mr. Smiley was eventually changed to look more ‘complete’, with a ‘nose’:
:-)
The ‘very happy thing’:
:-D
The big-‘eyed’, happy ‘thing’:
=D
The ‘winky thing':
;)
or…
;-)
or…
;-D
Uses of the ‘happy thing’…
In spite of it’s cute look, the smiley is tremendously useful when used correctly, but like all good thing, abuse can happen. Below are some of its uses in Live Messenger.
‘Good’ Uses:
1. To convey excitement:
2. To convey agreement:
‘Bad’ Uses:
1. To convey ‘bad intentions’:
2 To convey sarcasm:
See? The ‘thing’ does afford us the power to choose between ‘good’ and ‘evil’.
With great power, comes great responsibility, so use the ‘happy thing’ wisely! :)
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