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How do I use :colons: appropriately in eve?

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Jason Butte
#1 - 2014-09-17 04:57:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Jason Butte
I noticed most people in EVE speak with colons around the most random words and its TOO funny. I want to know how they do it.

For instance this dude was in local and he was like :smith: HAHAHAHA I bet he meant the guy from Men in Black haha, that movie is hilarious. Will Smith is a great actor. Or maybe he meant Smith from the Matrix LOL, I love that guy. Matrix is a classic movie

So :question:

How do I use colons like EVE veterans and everyone else in :EVE: , or just generally be really cool and hip in EVE

LOL XP : P :
Yang Aurilen
State War Academy
Caldari State
#2 - 2014-09-17 04:59:00 UTC
Get a PI COLONy up and running.

Post with your NPC alt main and not your main main alt!
Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2014-09-17 04:59:37 UTC
Because Falcon?

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Jason Butte
#4 - 2014-09-17 05:01:56 UTC
Remiel Pollard wrote:
Because Falcon?


+1
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#5 - 2014-09-17 05:08:03 UTC
Half the threads in GD came from colons....





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KnowUsByTheDead
Sunlight...Through The Blight.
#6 - 2014-09-17 05:10:04 UTC
:reasons:

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Ssabat Thraxx
DUST Expeditionary Team
Good Sax
#7 - 2014-09-17 05:20:20 UTC
there is no :colon:

\m/ O.o \m/

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Alphea Abbra
Project Promethion
#8 - 2014-09-17 05:32:22 UTC
Your next question could then be how to use ~tildes~ correctly, that one is also fascinating.
And with that accomplished, perhaps that many uses literally in place of figuratively.

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Derrick Miles
Death Rabbit Ky Oneida
#9 - 2014-09-17 05:34:20 UTC
Jason Butte wrote:
... or just generally be really cool and hip in EVE

Start by not using colons.
Yang Aurilen
State War Academy
Caldari State
#10 - 2014-09-17 05:51:46 UTC
Alphea Abbra wrote:
Your next question could then be how to use ~tildes~ correctly, that one is also fascinating.
And with that accomplished, perhaps that many uses literally in place of figuratively.

EVE lingo is a weird and wonderful thing, you could lose your sanity if you dig too deep.



8==D~~~( ):

Post with your NPC alt main and not your main main alt!
alpha36
Northern Freight Unlimited
Young Miners Christian Association
#11 - 2014-09-17 05:52:00 UTC
I use my colon every morning right after the first cup of coffee
Alphea Abbra
Project Promethion
#12 - 2014-09-17 06:00:09 UTC
Yang Aurilen wrote:
Alphea Abbra wrote:
Your next question could then be how to use ~tildes~ correctly, that one is also fascinating.
And with that accomplished, perhaps that many uses literally in place of figuratively.

EVE lingo is a weird and wonderful thing, you could lose your sanity if you dig too deep.



8==D~~~( ):
That wasn't exactly what I meant, but close enough.
Those jokes are always better in local though.
Vyl Vit
#13 - 2014-09-17 06:13:37 UTC
I hear bran works well.

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Rockstede
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2014-09-17 06:25:00 UTC
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:
Half the threads in GD came from colons....








UaE just won the internet imo lol.
Sibyyl
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2014-09-17 06:26:46 UTC

Tried to make you a list, but :effort:

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Code Agent AC
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#16 - 2014-09-17 06:42:46 UTC
I used to use a colon in Eve.... but then my name was changed. I think that you are walking on thin ice at this point.

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Vortexo VonBrenner
Doomheim
#17 - 2014-09-17 08:33:40 UTC
Solecist Project
#18 - 2014-09-17 08:38:31 UTC
I've noticed this first from people from NZ.

It's interesting.

Specifically german speaking people or maybe even western europeans in general
tend to use *action* ... actually that seemed to originate from german speaking countries,
when I recall this correctly.

English speaking countries seem to stick to /me mostly.

Nowadays it's all mixed up mostly,
but in general I can say that *action* hints at german speaking people
and /me hints at english speaking ones.

Seriously interesting topic.

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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#19 - 2014-09-17 08:40:17 UTC
:cripes:
Solecist Project
#20 - 2014-09-17 08:42:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Solecist Project
baltec1 wrote:
:cripes:

Excuse me but ... couldn't you change your sig to ...

... "Solecist Dictatorship" ... until November 8th?

That'd be so awesome...


*snickers xD*

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