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The smiley is an attack on writers and readers alike. If it is funny,
it doesn't need a smiley. If is not funny, a smiley won't help it. The
smiley teaches writers that anything they write will pass as humor as
long as it is punctuated properly. It teaches readers that they must
ignore their better judgment, and look only at punctuation to
determine intent.
		-- Russell Turpin
		   http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=18581%40cs.utexas.edu

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