Wednesday, July 13, 2005

What the fuck is this 'heart' crap?

Ok, so a long time ago, someone came up with the idea to replace the word 'love' with a big red heart for bumper stickers and t-shirts and stuff, which is fine, that definitely makes for a better visual representation than the words would. But recently, I'm seeing and hearing more and more people now replacing the big red heart with the actual word 'heart'. So, instead of saying, "I love ...", they say "I heart ...." What the fuck is that about? This doesn't make any sense to me, and frankly, I don't like it.

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19 comments:

The Disgruntled Chemist said...

I think it's supposed to be ironic.

But really it just makes them sound stupid.

Ace Cowboy said...

I like it. I don't know why, I just do.

Anonymous said...

Well, you shouldn't.

Ace Cowboy said...

Good point. Well taken.

MDC said...

Blame the film I (Heart) Huckabees. Great film, but I had never heard of this "heart" rubbish before it came out.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, I think you're right MDC.

Blogger said...

Could be a cannibalistic thing? I heart = I want to eat your heart.

Anonymous said...

I'm not sure exactly how you got from "I heart" to "I want to eat your heart," Rob, but I am sure that I don't want to know.

Melissa McEwan said...

It is ironic - and it was around long before I Heart Huckabees. I used to say it sarcastically back in high school, when those I Heart My [Insert Dog Breed Here] bumper stickers were popular, which I hated. Faced with, for example, some preppy shit-for-brains asking me if I wanted to sign up for the pep rally, clearly not understanding that six layers of black goth gear was meant to signal disinterest in, well, everything, especially pep rallies, I'd reply drolly, "Oh sure - I heart pep rallies," then walk away.

Anonymous said...

I still don't like it.

not in use said...

(_!_)

Anonymous said...

Faced with, for example, some preppy shit-for-brains asking me if I wanted to sign up for the pep rally, clearly not understanding that six layers of black goth gear was meant to signal disinterest in, well, everything, especially pep rallies, I'd reply drolly, "Oh sure - I heart pep rallies," then walk away.

LOL!!!!!!

Sister, from one ex-goth to another: I heart you. Even though that sounds stupid.

Frankly, whats worse I think than the ridiculous "I heart..." business is people who can't be bothered to spell shit out when they're writing online. Whole sentences made up of chat-speak like "Well, OTOH the GWOT is str8t up the bomb, IMHO." How fucking hard is it to actually type out "in my opinion..."?

Anonymous said...

I had another post a while back about how much I hate stupid abbreviations.

But heart is longer to type than love, so I don't know how that could be the excuse for this.

sumo said...

I take it that you don't "heart" that expression much eh? Heh heh!

PaulNoonan said...

It is annoying. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go get my dog spade and club my wife.

not in use said...

DOH!

That reminds me of this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v304/ytrewq/bushmarinecopy.jpg

John Howard said...

I had a whole bunch of GI Joe action figures. I don't remember any SKAR. But yeah, that is stupid. I hate acryonyms and abbreviations.

Melissa McEwan said...

Sister, from one ex-goth to another: I heart you. Even though that sounds stupid.

Right back atcha, D. :-)

not in use said...

What is with all this ex-goth nonsense? Once a goth, always a goth at heart.