[ale] Fwd: [mil-oss] US military uses 8-inch floppy disks to coordinate nuclear force operations

[Lightner, Jeffrey]

+1

I'll have to admit I've not seen the /s before (or if I did I didn't recognize it then) but from context today I rather thought it must have been an indicator of some sort of humor.

They say it ain't funny if you have to explain it.  :p

[pedantic mode]
By the way ":p" = smiley with tongue sticking out  :-)

P.S.   ":-)" = Broad grin.
[/pedantic mode]

Have a good holiday weekend everyone.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Ben Coleman
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 11:15 AM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] Fwd: [mil-oss] US military uses 8-inch floppy disks to coordinate nuclear force operations

On 5/26/2016 09:27 PM, dev null zero two wrote:
> do ya'll not realize "/s" indicates sarcasm? Internet much?

I Internet plenty, and have for 20 or so years.  I've never before seen "/s" as a sarcasm indicator.  "</sarcasm>", sure.  But not "/s".

<sarcasm>Must be something those lazy young whippersnappers have come up with.>/sarcasm>

Ben
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