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Can people who overuse italics die from the plague?

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Peril
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Can people who overuse italics die from the plague?

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I swear on my hooker boots that something is wrong with people who need to italicize one phrase per sentence.

"I threw up in the toilet.
It was bad.
I fainted.
It was super duper embarrassing."

What the fuck

A fanfic is a 2/10 instantly if I see too much italicization.
"He needed it." Every other goddamn fic.

The worst part is when they don't even emphasize the right word.
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Oh my god, have I got just the fic for you :twisted: It's. Well. It's worse than overuse of italics, it's *overuse* of *asterisks*. I wish *I* had the *gall* to show you *the fic* in *public*, but I don't want to point out specific people :lol: It's much worse than this. An example from the pinned messages of a server I'm in, where we were shamelessly poking fun at it:
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Edit: I wish this was exaggerated, but it isn't.
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HopeForTheWitch wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 6:02 pm Oh my god, have I got just the fic for you :twisted: It's. Well. It's worse than overuse of italics, it's *overuse* of *asterisks*. I wish *I* had the *gall* to show you *the fic* in *public*, but I don't want to point out specific people :lol: It's much worse than this. An example from the pinned messages of a server I'm in, where we were shamelessly poking fun at it:
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Edit: I wish this was exaggerated, but it isn't.
That author is either 12 or 49.
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HopeForTheWitch wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 6:02 pm Oh my god, have I got just the fic for you :twisted: It's. Well. It's worse than overuse of italics, it's *overuse* of *asterisks*. I wish *I* had the *gall* to show you *the fic* in *public*, but I don't want to point out specific people :lol: It's much worse than this. An example from the pinned messages of a server I'm in, where we were shamelessly poking fun at it:
► Show Spoiler
Edit: I wish this was exaggerated, but it isn't.
I'd wanna set fire to this pinned message.
Stannis Baratheon, first of his name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Protector of the Realm and Lord of the Seven Kingdoms.
This is my name. Say it every time we speak.
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onetrueking wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 12:51 am
HopeForTheWitch wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 6:02 pm Oh my god, have I got just the fic for you :twisted: It's. Well. It's worse than overuse of italics, it's *overuse* of *asterisks*. I wish *I* had the *gall* to show you *the fic* in *public*, but I don't want to point out specific people :lol: It's much worse than this. An example from the pinned messages of a server I'm in, where we were shamelessly poking fun at it:
► Show Spoiler
Edit: I wish this was exaggerated, but it isn't.
I'd wanna set fire to this pinned message.
Wdym set it on fire, it inspires me on a spiritual level :lol:
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HopeForTheWitch wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:43 am
onetrueking wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 12:51 am
HopeForTheWitch wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 6:02 pm Oh my god, have I got just the fic for you :twisted: It's. Well. It's worse than overuse of italics, it's *overuse* of *asterisks*. I wish *I* had the *gall* to show you *the fic* in *public*, but I don't want to point out specific people :lol: It's much worse than this. An example from the pinned messages of a server I'm in, where we were shamelessly poking fun at it:
► Show Spoiler
Edit: I wish this was exaggerated, but it isn't.
I'd wanna set fire to this pinned message.
Wdym set it on fire, it inspires me on a spiritual level :lol:
It's like that one sirry fic that I absolutely refuse to read on principle. You know which one I mean.
Stannis Baratheon, first of his name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Protector of the Realm and Lord of the Seven Kingdoms.
This is my name. Say it every time we speak.
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onetrueking wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:46 am
HopeForTheWitch wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:43 am
onetrueking wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 12:51 am

I'd wanna set fire to this pinned message.
Wdym set it on fire, it inspires me on a spiritual level :lol:
It's like that one sirry fic that I absolutely refuse to read on principle. You know which one I mean.
If you won't read it, that says something
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onetrueking wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:46 am
HopeForTheWitch wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:43 am
onetrueking wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 12:51 am I'd wanna set fire to this pinned message.
Wdym set it on fire, it inspires me on a spiritual level :lol:
It's like that one sirry fic that I absolutely refuse to read on principle. You know which one I mean.
Aksuallee I can't remember which one that is lmao.
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Peril wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 4:15 pm
onetrueking wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:46 am
HopeForTheWitch wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:43 am

Wdym set it on fire, it inspires me on a spiritual level :lol:
It's like that one sirry fic that I absolutely refuse to read on principle. You know which one I mean.
If you won't read it, that says something
It really does. I read trash pretty often, you know. So if I won't read it, it means the fic actually belongs in a shit hole.
Stannis Baratheon, first of his name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Protector of the Realm and Lord of the Seven Kingdoms.
This is my name. Say it every time we speak.
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