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Original poster

Darling MNHQ, please, please, please could you arrange for the Biscuit Emoticon to fucking do one?

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HoneyDragon · 02/04/2014 19:41

Really, please, just make it go.

If people don't wish to comment, than they can simply

Not write anything at all

Or it's meant to be sneery.

Or someone misunderstands it and offers it nicely with tea. And then gets flounced at with impunity. As no one really knows whether it's offensive or not.

In fact there are so many interpretations of what the biscuit means according to each individual, that technically you could probably have an entire thread using only the biscuit, with each poster making a unique comment.

There's another election due soon, it stopped being ironic and funny about 5 months after the thread that birthed it.

Seriously, just retire it.

I'm sick of trying to figure out why someone may have posted a biscuit. Post something clever, post something stupid. But don't post Gordens fucking biscuit Angry

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DowntonTrout · 03/04/2014 09:09

I like the biscuit. I've never handed one out (yet) but I think it makes a statement.

I do know how it came about but I think it's evolved into a general "you take the biscuit" kind of thing, which makes sense.

Although I'm not sure why it's a jammy dodger.

Maryz · 03/04/2014 09:07

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OwlCapone · 03/04/2014 09:06

The bear is, IMO, first up against the wall come the revolution. It is meaningless. Biscuit does at least have a meaning.

OwlCapone · 03/04/2014 09:05

And the fucking winky thing that used to mean ponders and now means sceptical.

What, Hmm? It's always meant sceptical.

Maryz · 03/04/2014 09:03

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Pagwatch · 03/04/2014 09:02

If there has to be a reason for the alternative then let it be an asshat.
It's simple . I'm not going to comment other than to say asshat.

Or a pile of steaming horse crap?

Or [jeez] . That could be a tiny Jesus . That wouldn't upset anyone.

But yes - biscuit begone.

LineRunner · 03/04/2014 08:58

I love the word provenance.

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JustineMumsnet · 03/04/2014 08:56

Well, can't change the biscuit into a random something else - that wouldn't make any sense imho - at least there is some rationale for the biscuit. We could retire it from the list of emoticons showing - so only those really in know would use - but that would prob cause even more confusion.

So our choices are to disable entirely or to offer a bit more explanation/historical context so more folks understand it's provenance/usage...

Innogen · 03/04/2014 00:44

A cheese! Please!

To go with all the wine. Or when someone saying something particularly cheesy.

Rummikub · 02/04/2014 23:18

Ah ok, get it now.

Original poster
HoneyDragon · 02/04/2014 23:09

*assed

It's the fumes from MNTowers ..... I think I've got blowback high.

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Original poster
HoneyDragon · 02/04/2014 23:08

We are hard added straight talking vipers who don't do hugs when we think people are looking

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Rummikub · 02/04/2014 23:04

I agree honeydragon, let's lose the biscuit. It's not nice nor helpful.

Suggestions

Vom
Faints

I want to say hugs, but I haven't been around too long too understand why you have to say 'un mumsnetty hugs'? I don't know if I got that right?

purplecrocus · 02/04/2014 22:47
Grin
Original poster
HoneyDragon · 02/04/2014 22:46

Already covered that Purple.

I don't expect MNHQ to do everything

Darling MNHQ, please, please, please could you arrange for the Biscuit Emoticon to fucking do one?
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PacificDogwood · 02/04/2014 22:45

He'll eat them all

I agree: get shot of Gordon's Biscuit and introduce VomFace.

purplecrocus · 02/04/2014 22:43

How about a wooden spoon or a billy goat emoticon?

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HoneyDragon · 02/04/2014 22:41

(.) (.)

Same way as every other 10 yo boy does on the Internet?

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TiggyKBE · 02/04/2014 22:40

And do you remember when they accidentally put that message up: "Mumsnet offline to visit our dealer. We'll be back whenever man."

AnnieLobeseder · 02/04/2014 22:39

But how will we make boobies with no biscuit emoticon?

BiscuitBiscuit

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 02/04/2014 22:38

Please can we just rename envy to vom, I'm sure that would be more relevant.

SanityClause · 02/04/2014 22:37

Mmmm! Biscuits!

LineRunner · 02/04/2014 22:35

The seasonal emoticons are often the weirdest looking things.

MichonnesSamuraiSword · 02/04/2014 22:33

While you're listening MNHQ - the green 'envy' face Envy is represented as a green heart on the Ipad app. Confuses the hell out of me that does.

We really really need a vom face emoticon though.

I quite like the jammy dodger though, although I think those who use it for passive aggressive purposes are just... silly or lacking imagination.

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HoneyDragon · 02/04/2014 22:33

Because they thought it was a pink two headed elephant?

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