Winky Faces and Status Messages

'Toby is feeling sardonic.'

I just wrote that on my facebook status message. Apparently, status messages are the new email.

I do like the idea of casting my inner thoughts and feelings out into the darkness. A modern day 'message in a bottle'.


I'm a particular fan of the 'willfully ambiguous' status message. It's not one I use myself so much, but I've noticed it's a big favourite with girls.

'Tracy can not believe what just happened...'

- to which her facebook buddies hurriedly comment:

'What's wrong hun?!'

- to which Tracy replies:

'Oh nothing. I just dropped my coffee ;)'


The winky face - ;) - is one of my favourite typological developments. You can say anything you like, as long as you follow it with a winky face:

'You're fat and you're stupid! ;)'

'One day I will stand over your corpse and laugh! ;)'

'I would not spit on you if you were on fire! ;)'


Here's a song that needs a winky face: Archive's 'F*ck U'

*It's a youtube link, as deezer is acting up.

Los Lyricos Disgustos:

There's a look on your face I would like to knock out
See the sin in your grin and the shape of your mouth
All I want is to see you in terrible pain
Though we won't ever meet I remember your name
Can't believe you were once just like anyone else
Then you grew and became like the devil himself
Pray to god I can think of a nice thing to say
But I dont think I can so f*ck you anyway
You are scum, you are scum and I hope that you know
That the cracks in your smile are beginning to show
Now the world needs to see that it's time you should go
There's no light in your eyes and your brain is too slow
Can't believe you were once just like anyone else
Then you grew and became like the devil himself
Pray to god I can think of a nice thing to say
But I don't think I can, so f*ck you anyway
Bet you sleep like a child with your thumb in your mouth
I could creep up beside put a gun in your mouth
Makes me sick when I hear all the sh*t that you say
So much cr*p coming out it must take you all day
There's a space kept in hell with your name on the seat
With a spike in the chair just to make it complete
When you look at yourself do you see what I see
If you do why the f*ck are you looking at me

Why the f*ck why the f*ck are you looking at me
(Repeat x 4)

There's a time for us all and I think yours has been
Can you please hurry up 'cos I find you obscene
We can't wait for the day that you're never around
When that face isn't here and you rot underground
Can't believe you were once just like anyone else
Then you grew and became like the devil himself
Pray to god I can think of a nice thing to say
But I dont think I can so f*ck you anyway

So f*ck you anyway (Repeat x 11)

;)