Iconic communication

[jaunthie]

I received the following message from fisherbear on IM today:

+o( (au) (c) (L)

For those of you unfamiliar with IM icon code, that tranlates into: a "smiley" type face with an unhappy expression and a thermometer sticking out of the mouth; a miniature car; a steaming cup; and a heart.

From these four pictures, I immediately (and correctly) translated the following meaning:

"I'm feeling really sick and I need to go home. Can you come pick me up, preferably really soon? I think I'll need to drink a lot of ThroatCoat tea as soon as we get back to the house (and maybe I'll just curl up and die, this really sucks). I love you."

All in four little pictures.

I think this says something scary about my chosen profession.

What do we humans need written words for again, exactly? ;-)

Comments

[miz-hatbox.livejournal.com]

Wow. It's almost like kanji.

[jaunthie.livejournal.com]

I tell you, those logographic languages make a lot more sense when you think about how they evolved, and what part of the human brain they were wiring into.

[miz-hatbox.livejournal.com]

Yep.

I hope Fisherbear feels better soon.

nasal issues

[ceekayeff.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth - I find using a Nettie pot daily and my prescription Flomax have helped me survive the allergy and crud season so far. Hope everyone is feeling better.