Who started the <<adds witty comment in double arrow brackets>> thing on MN? And is it a bit overused?

[PuppyMonkey]

You know what I mean, where there's a thread and someone posts something like..

and someone else replies with a

Is it just me or do you sometimes find it a bit off-putting....?

I think it has a place But it can be a little OTT too

i quite like it

You realise loads of smart alecs like me are going to post examples now don't you!

It is just another way of communicating. I quite like it as it is creative and puts over scenarios and ideas from mners imaginations which helps to build a story. It is the online equivalent of being playful, I think.

yes it does get overused I think

Agreed. It can be funny, can be plain irritating, but then I suppose the same is true of lots of things. When it's I want to start lobbing things at the screen.

I don't mind it actually don't do it myself much but it can be quite amusing at times.
I think it has always been around on forums and in emails and stuff every forum has a slightly different assortment of brackets.

Tee hee, i knew you'd all do

Told you!

It gets my goat when someone posts something like

near the beginnning of what they deem to be a potentially controversial thread.

But them I'm just an intolerant person generally

yes Roobie, I agree.

It's annoying isn't it?

Actually,what really gets my goat is this

heh heh heh

Oh, how cute, doggies waving at each other. Look at their furry paws!