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EmoMom
05-06-2004, 12:03 AM
Okay, down at the bottom of the page, it has the little "legend" that tells what all the pictures of the envelopes mean. So what does it mean if an envelope (these are the envelopes going all the way down the left side of the page, next to the threads) is gray with a black dot in the middle?

Thanks!!

cathleenc
05-06-2004, 12:07 AM
it means that you are an eemo mom

(sorry, couldn't help myself)

lillaurensmomma
05-06-2004, 12:24 AM
I think those are the threads that you have responded to...but I could be wrong, they confuse me;)

J

EmoMom
05-06-2004, 12:27 AM
har de har har. :hahaha: That's EMO to you, Cathy. Actually, the last person who answered that said it came from the word emotional, and that's exactly the clues that Christopher was trying to give me when I asked him what it meant:

ME: What's that supposed to mean?
HIM: Figure it out.
M: How am I supposed to figure it out? Give me a clue.
H: Duh. Use context clues.
M: What's the context? Is it an acronym?
H: No, it's an abbreviation.
M: I don't get it.
H: eeeee-mooooo
M: I still don't get it.
H: eeeeee-moooooo-shuuuuuun-uhlllllllllll
M: Emotional? I don't get it.

And on and on. You just wait. Your turn's coming. ;)

EmoMom
05-06-2004, 12:36 AM
Jamie, you could be right. After you said that, I went back to look for some posts I'd responded to. And guess what I found? YELLOW envelopes that were open with black dots on them. So I looked at the thread again and when I went back to the forum, it was the closed grey envelope with a black dot in the middle. Curiouser and curiouser......

KD
05-06-2004, 12:50 AM
Originally posted by cathleenc
it means that you are an eemo mom

(sorry, couldn't help myself)

:joker: Bah!!!

lillaurensmomma
05-06-2004, 02:28 AM
I think when they're yellow with black dots it means that you responded and then someone else responded after you but you havent read it yet...maybe? Make any sense? I've never really paid much attention to them before!

Guess we'll figure it out together!
j

RocketScientist
05-06-2004, 07:24 AM
Originally posted by FairyMama
Jamie, you could be right. After you said that, I went back to look for some posts I'd responded to. And guess what I found? YELLOW envelopes that were open with black dots on them. So I looked at the thread again and when I went back to the forum, it was the closed grey envelope with a black dot in the middle. Curiouser and curiouser......

closed and blue envelopes http://www.amitymama.com/vb/images/folder.gif mean that you've either already read that thread, or you've marked the forum as read, or something of the sort... ie, they've been marked as already-read. Grey with a dot in the middle http://www.amitymama.com/vb/images/dot_folder.gif means that you've posted in the thread. If you have a dot in the middle and the envelope is yellow http://www.amitymama.com/vb/images/dot_newfolder.gif, then someone has replied to the thread after you, and you haven't read it yet. If the envelope is blue and has no dot http://www.amitymama.com/vb/images/newfolder.gif, then either the thread is totally new, or it has a reply that you haven't read yet. If it's purple with a pink dot in the center, then you're on some other forum and I can't help you. :D

EmoMom
05-06-2004, 08:43 AM
Thank you, Margaret! No wonder you're the Rocket Scientist!! ;) So when I first got here, this thread was the open yellow envelope with a black dot. Now I'm going to go back out and EXPECT to see a closed gray envelope with a black dot. Thank you again for clearing up the mystery!!!

peachymomma
05-06-2004, 10:25 AM
i have been using this forum for around 4 years and just recently (think this week) figured out the little black dot! LOL
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Fairy mama I am looking for house around Denton!
My husband works at Nucon Steel on S. Locust.

griffin
05-06-2004, 10:38 AM
gosh, THANK YOU to the original poster for asking this.

i always thought that there was something wrong with the way i registered since it seemed that only the posts i replied to had these dots. i was so embarrassed!! and too chicken to ask.

so, THANK YOU again mama lol.

barbs who doesn't feel too yucky now.

peachymomma
05-06-2004, 11:02 AM
Originally posted by griffin
gosh, THANK YOU to the original poster for asking this.

i always thought that there was something wrong with the way i registered since it seemed that only the posts i replied to had these dots. i was so embarrassed!! and too chicken to ask.

so, THANK YOU again mama lol.

barbs who doesn't feel too yucky now.


LOL I felt this way too!!! My posting has really increased since I dont feel singled out :o

EmoMom
05-06-2004, 07:49 PM
Hey Carla! I was on Locust today -- went by Healing Hands Day Spa to get a gift certificate for my mom's birthday. What a cool place!!! And I never even noticed the Steel place before, but I saw it -- in the old hospital building? There are LOTS of houses in Denton right now -- to buy OR rent. This is the time of year when all the students go home for the summer. Oops -- Belle's up -- gotta run!!! Will pm you later on about Denton -- Glad to meet someone so close!