inausertoo??? On the 3 parentheses thing. Never heard of it, ever, and please realize that your close friends will not use it around you out of respect for you. The poster, Andy Man, doesn't seem to be using it in any derogatory fashion, simply to draw emphasis, which is the purpose of punctuation. I am growing weary of common symbols, words, even colors, being co-opted and labeled as offensive to 'groups', and then eliminated or stigmatized in use in daily discourse. Examples: The US Flag, "America", rainbows, the word 'gay', the word 'faggot' (a bundle of sticks since before Hansel and Gretel's day), 'cracker', and other common signage and words. Now, I am reading that punctuation is under attack. Since many words in common usage have double or triple meanings, the reader needs to take them within the context of the conversation. "You probably don't know what it means." No, it means nothing to me. And it would mean nothing to you and would cause you and your similarly minded friends little or no harm if you would refuse to give it any power in your mind. The feeling behind the offensive word/character would never gain traction and would die a quick death but for some people giving it power (spez: over themselves) where it should have none. No offense meant to you, but enough is enough.

inausertoo??? On the 3 parentheses thing. Never heard of it, ever, and please realize that your close friends will not use it around you out of respect for you. The poster, Andy Man, doesn't seem to be using it in any derogatory fashion, simply to draw emphasis, which is the purpose of punctuation. I am growing weary of common symbols, words, even colors, being co-opted and labeled as offensive to 'groups', and then eliminated or stigmatized in use in daily discourse. Examples: The US Flag, "America", rainbows, the word 'gay', the word 'faggot' (a bundle of sticks since before Hansel and Gretel's day), 'cracker', and other common signage and words. Now, I am reading that punctuation is under attack. Since many words in common usage have double or triple meanings, the reader needs to take them within the context of the conversation.

"You probably don't know what it means." No, it means nothing to me. And it would mean nothing to you and would cause you and your similarly minded friends little or no harm if you would refuse to give it any power in your mind. The feeling behind the offensive word/character would never gain traction and would die a quick death but for some people giving it power where it should have none. No offense meant to you, but enough is enough.