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Mastering contemporary emojis is hard work; in order to use them efficiently, one has to be fluent in Internet culture, and that's not something you become overnight.
But some old people are having trouble with even the most basic emojis. Like the face with tears of joy -- hysterical laughter -- which they use to express sadness. In their defense, it's quite easy to mix the two in digital form if you don't give it much thought or your eyesight is weakening. However, receiving bad news from someone who appears to be so happy about it, they're happy-crying is wrong on so, so many levels.
Continue scrolling to check out what I mean.
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Terd Fergison 3 years ago
Prayer is less than useless, itās detrimental. Scientific studies have shown that petitionary prayer has the same outcome as random chance. Please pray to regrow the limbs of an amputee. See how that works out for you. Prayers didnāt stop the holocaust. There are children born in parts of Africa, born to Christian parents and some born to Muslim parents, and some of those children are born starving and or born with AIDS. The children pray and pray and pray to your god and your god does nothing while many suffer and die in ways we canāt even comprehend. Why would god answer your prayers, but not the prayers of starving children? Prayer seems deeply selfish to me. Two hands actually working do more than a million folded in prayer.
M Kate McCulloch 5 years ago
For some it looks like wailing and crying - intense grief. Kinda makes sense.
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Rissie 5 years ago
Either that or they really, really hated the woman... It makes for an awkward thing to read for sure... Even if you know what they mean...
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chi-wei shen 5 years ago
Communication is what arrives (a rough translation of a German saying). In this case it seems to me both understood the same thing.
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Mama Panda 5 years ago
I think what is sadder than the post is that at least 63 people couldn't clue this person in as to why that emoji background was wrong.
LONDYN BROWN 4 years ago
0_o ...........................................................................mur.....................der.................
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Joan Rogers 5 years ago
It has nothing to do with being old, just clueless and excuse me but kind of stupid. Has no one ever heard of laughing so hard I cried????
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Dave van Es 5 years ago
To quote Meatloaf again; You took the words right out of my mouth
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Parrot Person 5 years ago
i think that anyone would have to be slightly suicidal to swear at their mother
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Stacie Sterling 5 years ago
I totally relate to this, thinking I can safely text without wearing my glasses and later seeing the disaster - - or at least mockery - - I sent out.š³š„ š
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Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
How it's even confusing.? My mom send mostly both and I never know if she is laughing of so much crying or the other way around.
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Bennett Hansen 5 years ago
This seems like my siblings. except they know what the emoji means.
Dragonfruit'nrollerskates 5 years ago
Seems like the only thing they talk about is this guy's knee
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ElusiveIntrovert 5 years ago
Or may be your grandma is super happy that she doesn't have to meet you. JK :D
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Upstaged75 3 years ago
I wonder if they are talking about Eric Roner? He died in a skydiving accident.
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JessG 5 years ago
*all* of these people genuinely don't know, that's the whole point here
Load More Replies... bryguy 5 years ago
Doesn't something in your mind realize 'hey this person used the wrong emoji' or are you that dense that you just immediately go on the defensive and freak out
Catlady6000 5 years ago
A lot of people really are just that defensive. Just turn on the news here lately,
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Night Owl 5 years ago
Damn, she just showed mom the correct one but mom still insist on the š
Danny Heath 5 years ago
It could be eyesight problem also, especially depending on screen size!
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Night Owl 5 years ago (edited)
It's from Apr 21, 2016 ... which after quick googling means the same day
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FireStone Beware 5 years ago
OOOOOOOOOH CANNOLI IS THE CAT! I thought thet were talking about the foood
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Doggo Georgia 5 years ago
Lmao as soon as I read that comment I look at my phone and it's at 10% lol.
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Night Owl 5 years ago
Ok, this one made me laugh (because of the emojis and not because of the death of the cat, of course)
Bennett Hansen 5 years ago
they used the crying one too. they are happy that the drapes will no longer be shredded
PokƩmonlover 4 years ago
Ok so you used the right one in the sentence but not for the background
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Catlady6000 5 years ago
People move away, different jobs, etc. they loose touch. People I was close to on my first job30 years ago, haven't seen since, I would be sad if I heard they died
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Mama Panda 5 years ago
Maybe because that was his most Iconic role and not everyone knows him as Gene Wilder...sheesh!
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Ivana Bogdan 5 years ago
It's much easier to text it. It's highly possible they would start crying during call.
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Paul Jordan 5 years ago
Oh muck fee... I read that as I'm so so glad you are suffering... see what this threads done to me??? Evil, evil thread...
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b l a n c 5 years ago
no you're correct. @Mama Panda, yes emojis were made from emoticons, but emoticons are made from symbols, letters & numbers to make faces. emoji's are different and @JessG is right
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Kaspar Kristiansen 5 years ago
This is actually sad and not funny...Hopefully every one of those "old" people was told what the true meaning of the emoji is, so they correct it.
Kesam 5 years ago
I agree. But I also see this as a failure of the emoji developers. If you make something people misunderstand a lot, you need to improve it.
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chi-wei shen 5 years ago
I understand old people sometimes use the wrong emoji but usually the context of the message makes it clear what they really tried to say. Emojis are a language they don't understand. However, there is no reason to give a rude answer to these seniors as it happened a few times in above screenshots.
Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago
and young people misuse language / slang etc all the time too, because they don't know what other generations do. Mocking someone for not knowing everything about *your* generation, rather than include and educate them, is basically just being a jerk. (and this goes for every generation of jerks out there)
Transat 5 years ago
I don't think the intention here is to be mean against old people, its just that these messages are so inappropriate that its hilarious (at least for me)
Load More Replies... Elizabeth Almiel 5 years ago
I had something similar with a friend, she thought 😆 was a sad emoji, in despair or horrified something like that.
Val Izhakevich 5 years ago
It might sound a bit twisted but deep inside I'd want them have at least the faintest smile or drop of humour in the saddest moment. It's the only power one is left with before joining that dreadful club.
Stille20 5 years ago
... I mean sense of humor and gratefulness (yea I know that sounds a bit ridiculous when a family member is dying of cancer) is what got me through.....but that emoji doesn't exactly capture sense of humor.
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Jace 5 years ago
Old? I don’t know if that’s the only cause... or even at all relevant to all people. Some devices have very different graphics for the same emoji. In this case, I’m not sure THAT is even relevant. Especially with the big huge laughing spheres. How can you not see that as laughing?
Kaspar Kristiansen 5 years ago
This is actually sad and not funny...Hopefully every one of those "old" people was told what the true meaning of the emoji is, so they correct it.
Kesam 5 years ago
I agree. But I also see this as a failure of the emoji developers. If you make something people misunderstand a lot, you need to improve it.
Load More Replies... chi-wei shen 5 years ago
I understand old people sometimes use the wrong emoji but usually the context of the message makes it clear what they really tried to say. Emojis are a language they don't understand. However, there is no reason to give a rude answer to these seniors as it happened a few times in above screenshots.
Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago
and young people misuse language / slang etc all the time too, because they don't know what other generations do. Mocking someone for not knowing everything about *your* generation, rather than include and educate them, is basically just being a jerk. (and this goes for every generation of jerks out there)
Transat 5 years ago
I don't think the intention here is to be mean against old people, its just that these messages are so inappropriate that its hilarious (at least for me)
Load More Replies... Elizabeth Almiel 5 years ago
I had something similar with a friend, she thought 😆 was a sad emoji, in despair or horrified something like that.
Val Izhakevich 5 years ago
It might sound a bit twisted but deep inside I'd want them have at least the faintest smile or drop of humour in the saddest moment. It's the only power one is left with before joining that dreadful club.
Stille20 5 years ago
... I mean sense of humor and gratefulness (yea I know that sounds a bit ridiculous when a family member is dying of cancer) is what got me through.....but that emoji doesn't exactly capture sense of humor.
Load More Replies... Jace 5 years ago
Old? I don’t know if that’s the only cause... or even at all relevant to all people. Some devices have very different graphics for the same emoji. In this case, I’m not sure THAT is even relevant. Especially with the big huge laughing spheres. How can you not see that as laughing?
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