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What punctuation mark would you be?
August 24, 2007
Here’s one from the archives.
Every so often when I have the time I go back and read some of my older blogs, just to remind myself that I was once younger, wittier and with less body hair than I currently have. I enjoy the nostalgia of it, and I enjoy reading some of the things I used to write and seeing how my perspective has changed over the years.
I guess I’ve grown up. I no longer get drunk and steal things that I find attached to buildings or a neighbour’s garden, and my view on relationships and such like isn’t as black and white as it once was.
I feel also that I’ve lost a stupid and spontaneous element that I once had, and which I want back.
6 years ago I asked random people on the internet “If you could be a punctuation mark, which would it be and why?”. At the time I pretty much used ICQ, but who knows what types of devices would be at my disposal now…digg and all manner of social networking sites spring to mind.
Here are the answers from 6 years ago, which still make me laugh. Perhaps one day soon I’ll do something similar.
“If you could be a punctuation mark, which would it be and why?”
“Alex 77 - ? because I like intrigue”“Angel #3: you sond hot
Angel #3: are you a guy
Murphy: thank you - it is quite warm…yes I am - I am just sending out messages to random people so I can ask them a question, do you mind?
Angel #3: no
Murphy: If you could be any punctuation mark, which would it be and why?
Angel #3: where do you live
Murphy: Scotland UK, soon to be London (also UK)
Angel #3: holly shit i love you and i love London
Murphy: really? will you answer my question then? in the name of love?
Angel #3: no
Angel #3: maybe
Angel #3: ok
Murphy: thanx
Angel #3: ?
Murphy: and why is that?
Angel #3: because you sound hot
Murphy: Thanx, seeya
Angel #3: nonono
Angel #3: what color are your eyes
Murphy: erm, brown – I think
Angel #3: what is your last name
Murphy: Murphy
Angel #3: how old are you
Murphy: 22
Angel #3: i knew that
Angel #3: i don’t believe that you are 22
Murphy: believe it - I was born in 1979
Angel #3: yah right i belive you
Angel #3: what’s your name
Murphy: Murphy
Angel #3: well Murphy Murphy that seems od
Murphy: nope, just murphy
Angel #3: on my screen it says your 13
Murphy: what else does it say?
Angel #3: lots about you
Murphy: anything interesting?
Angel #3: very
Murphy: such as
Angel #3: your nick name Murphy
Murphy: does it have the url of my webpage?
Angel #3: yes
Murphy: go there
Angel #3: but i can’t read can you tell me what it is
Murphy: Sorry, I would do but I can’t type
Angel #3: yah right
Murphy: you lie I lie”“AnNaBeLL : alrighty…i guess a exclamation mark cuz it’s happy”
“barbarian: probably “@” singn … :)) is round and looks like yin and young ..
also suggest a circle …”
“Blnd_bomb - A period…. cause it seems like i’m always on it. Lmao.”
“Bruce: I would be a colon…. self explanatory if you know me…
Murphy: ah, thanx for the answer, but I don’t know you - could you give me a little hint?
Bruce: I’m an arshole!!
Murphy: lol, okay then”“BUG JUICE ROX!!!!: uh…. the ! because um…. it shows excitement? i dunno”
“Murphy: If you could be any punctuation mark, which would it be and why?
Chappel: that’s ridiculous. don’t you have anything better to do? fuck off
Murphy: okay, thanx anyway”“123606043: hi your nothing but numbers what is your cm name
Murphy: murphy - I am just sending out messages to random people so I can ask them a question, do you mind?
cm_beast: oh sure
Murphy: If you could be any punctuation mark, which would it be and why?
cm_beast: um well belive it or not that is my worst subject in school but a quistion mark because I ask alot of quistions”“crow: to be honest with u i wouldn’t want to be any punctuation mark
Murphy: why not? what would you be?
crow: well i wouldn’t want to be anything cause i like myself the way i am now
Murphy: cool, but in a hypothetical situation…which would it be?
crow: ok i would be a question mark cause im always confused”“cusp: an exclaimation mark… because it makes a point as soon as it is seen”
“Dark Preppie: a qotation mark, becuse there would always be 2 of me :)”
“db1736: I would be a period so I’d know what it’s like to be a woman.”
“Dee: maybe a commer cos iv always got something else to say”
“Erica: i would say a question mark
Murphy: and why is that?
Erica: it suits me
Murphy: can you be more specific as to why?
Erica: hey man, I”m on vacation, cut it with the questions. I guess I’ma mysterious kinda person, and I like asking questions, and it takes me a while before I’m convinced of something.”“~*~ET-ette~*~: so i’ve noticed…..i guess i’d be an exclamation point, because i always make everything seem like an exclamation of some sort”
And further words of wisdom from that one….
“~*~ET-ette~*~: uhhhhh…..don’t meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.”
“figment: without even hesitation, an exlamation point, as I am who I am and here I am”
“Firemo - an exclaimation mark….cos I never seem to stop!”
“Goon_22: THats easy an !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exclamation mark because I like to be noticed as a exciting burst of emotion be it anger laughter or anything else might as well not be half assed about it”
“Gti boy: it would be…” £ ” because i plan on living a full and rich life”
“hardcore hobbs: ? because i am always asking questions or ! because my life is filled with excitement and hardcoreness
Murphy: thanks ver much - what exactly do you mean by hardcoreness? is that just music related?
hardcore hobbs: nope like my friend call me hardcore cause i always get in fights and wrestle people”“iCeBoXeR: i would be a plus simbol as i am value added lol”
“Jade: well, I don’t know, i guess an esclamation point…
Murphy: any reason why?
Jade: it sounds happy”“~*Jilly May*~: an exclamantion point because i am always like excited or hyper and out going”
“{^juju^}: !!!!!!!!
Murphy: and why would you be the ! ?
{^juju^}: it´s the most beutiful…i don’t know why”“Karim: I would be a ?; doubt is the base of improvement…”
“kathy: !!!! because i like yellin why did you ask that gay question?
Murphy: that question is gay? what would you have asked?
kathy: hi whats your name and what are you doing or sumthin not (what punctuation mark woyuld you be) that is gay i mean noone cares about punctuation marks.I mean people are gonna think you are a freaking physco”“Ki: lol, thats a diffrent one….i think I’d be a colin, bacuse there so rare but theres so many uses for it”
I already know 2 people called Colin
“laudi: i would be the semicolon cuz i love to be in between two different things that make complete sense on its own as well.”
“(little boy): a period…i like to end things”
“@!LoveGuy!@: 100,BECAUSE I’M A GOOD GUY AND I LIKE MYSELF!!! WHY?
Murphy: is 100 a punctuation mark?
@!LoveGuy!@: YES,WHY NOT…?
Murphy: well, it kinda has to fall into the dictionary - and not be a number. for example 1 2 3 4 5 = numbers, : , . ? ! = punctuation marks!
Murphy: anything?
@!LoveGuy!@: DO YOU KNOW THIS”He shouted a lot and kinda scared me!
“markt: ! because I am straight up”
“Mel: exclamation point…… it is more likely to be heard”
“Musem Mike - A Question Mark. Because I’m a puzzle to everyone.”
“OPTIMO: how about the $ sign because money is what makes the world go round”
“parrot: an explanation mark cause it would make what i say stand out”
“peetah: sorry im wrong personality for your test. i cant comprehend the q
Murphy: if you could choose a punctuation mark - such as ? ! , . : ; ‘ ” and so on, which would it be? I would be the question mark ? as I ask a lot of weird questions
peetah: u misunderstand i know what you want me to say but i cannot be a punctuation mark
Murphy: why not?
peetah: i am a human being i am not a number i am not a punctuation mark i am a free man
Murphy: very good. Can’t you just pretend? for mepeetah: no i cannot pretend i am a human being…”
“Rancor: Well i am Danish and my enlish would be called above average but what exactly is a punctuation mark ?
Murphy: things such as ? ! , . : ; ‘ * and so on
Rancor: Well then I would be a : or a ) because its the marks used in a smileyA stupid answer for a stupid question”
“Sue Sue: an exclamation
Murphy: and why is that?
Sue Sue: I dont know
Sue Sue: I just like them”So good they named her twice!
“— -underdog- —: i think << ! >> will be my mark
Murphy: and why is that?
— -underdog- —: coz every day i am wondring more abut this crazy world every time i get cloz to a friend i found that he is fooling me”“unwritten: A question mark cuz my life is full of questions”
“wwebcam: lol full stop cos i cant”
“Loree - An “Astrick”. So I can be used to point out important things.”
“Steve - I think I would be a quotation mark due to the fact that people keep telling me I never shut up…although I disagree with this completely and only talk when I’m bored and if I know the person, as for the people I don’t know I never say anything and people actually think I’m quiet…..very strange.”
“Dianne - I would be an exclamation mark! Cos it looks cute and i totally over use it!”
Conclusions:
Out of 49 people asked – the most popular punctuation wannabe was the exclaimation mark ‘!’ with 16 votes equalling 34%.
Second was a question mark ‘?’ with 18% and 9 votes.
6 people – 12% - didn’t answer the question.
8% (4 people) wanted to be a period – aka fullstop – ‘.’
6% - 3 people – wanted to be a colon ‘:’The other punctuation marks voted for by one or two people were – “ @ , ) $ £ + ; * and – for some strange reason – ‘100’
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whats the point of this blog?
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Mxx
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