If blog software had its way, eight would be the new 13; one trending fail WTPWB has been noticing lately is the inadvertent smiley in numbered lists, where the 8 should be. Take, for example, this list of “types of bitches,” found here.
(cropped at number 12, my personal fave)
This: is an emoticon, you see, depicting a smiling face with some sort of glasses on. I guess this is as good a time as any to see if THIS blog will make the same mistake.
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If blog software had its way, eight would be the new 13; one trending fail WTPWB has been noticing lately is the inadvertent smiley in numbered lists, where the 8 should be. Take, for example, this list of “types of bitches,” found here.
(cropped at number 12, my personal fave)
This:
is an emoticon, you see, depicting a smiling face with some sort of glasses on. I guess this is as good a time as any to see if THIS blog will make the same mistake.
UPDATE: So umm anyone know how to turn that off?