Is this a fish?

[Aloe Vera]

Random question but one of my customers has this at the very end of her email signature: 

<*)\\\)><*(

Is this a fish? Is this the Jesus fish?

[lilac05]

Usually, I just see the Jesus fish typed <><.

[tiki]

Seems too fancy to be a Jesus fish

[tacokick]

Maybe she is a tinned fish enthusiast

[fernweh]

I think it’s a fish but not a Jesus fish. Not sure why someone would have another elaborate fish in their email signature though - unless they own a fish market or are an avid fisherman.

[deadwing]

I can't imagine what else it could be except a fish. No clue if it's religious or not.

[Vespasia]

Undercover Jesus fish?

[waverly]

Fancy fish? I have no idea.

[sonrisa]

People put "Jesus fish" in their signatures? I would have assumed they were a sloppy typist who doesn't proofread. (like me on here!)

[meganew]

How old is this person? I bet their MySpace page was lit.

[Nonny]

Nov 8, 2024 13:59:52 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

People put "Jesus fish" in their signatures? I would have assumed they were a sloppy typist who doesn't proofread. (like me on here!)

This was 25 years ago, but when I was a cashier in college there was a regular who signed his checks and credit card slips with a Jesus fish at the end of his name as part of his actual signature. It was on the CC signature line on the back of his card too. I can't remember if it was on his driver's license.

[joy]

People make pictures with characters and put that in their email signature? This is a thing?

[cmeon]

(ｕ_ｕ*)

[Jalapeñomel]

Nov 8, 2024 18:01:19 GMT -5 joy said:

People make pictures with characters and put that in their email signature? This is a thing?

Nov 8, 2024 13:59:52 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

People put "Jesus fish" in their signatures? I would have assumed they were a sloppy typist who doesn't proofread. (like me on here!)

I’m thinking the same thing! Very bizarre to me.

[cmeon]

It's just ASCII art- she probably grabbed it from somewhere (like I did, not my personal style of art, but I'm not knocking it).

You could always throw a shark into your replies, see if she says anything! Or just ask why the fish in her signature has a butthole. It's kind of an interesting choice!

[cmeon]

I mean, really- this is still a fish. Weird.

<*)\\\)><(

[basilosaurus]

If I saw that I wouldn't think any kind of fish. And I grew up on a Christianist island in northern Caribbean.

I would think a cat walked across the keyboard.

This is why I have ire against such people. Why do you need to profess your religion in business communication?! I don't care if your plaster business or grifting gig acupuncture (imo all acupuncture is grift) is from a thumper.

Prove your worth with results.

Sorry for tangent but I've long hated such shit

[maudefindlay]

Nov 9, 2024 9:42:30 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

If I saw that I wouldn't think any kind of fish. And I grew up on a Christianist island in northern Caribbean.

I would think a cat walked across the keyboard.

This is why I have ire against such people. Why do you need to profess your religion in business communication?! I don't care if your plaster business or grifting gig acupuncture (imo all acupuncture is grift) is from a thumper.

Prove your worth with results.

Sorry for tangent but I've long hated such shit

Same people who bitch though about pronouns in a signature, you know something very important to actually know.

[circa1978]

I worked with someone once who signed everything "In Christ's Love, X." He was fired after an embezzlement scandal.

[sju]

Nov 8, 2024 19:05:39 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Nov 8, 2024 18:01:19 GMT -5 joy said:

People make pictures with characters and put that in their email signature? This is a thing?

Nov 8, 2024 13:59:52 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

People put "Jesus fish" in their signatures? I would have assumed they were a sloppy typist who doesn't proofread. (like me on here!)

I’m thinking the same thing! Very bizarre to me.

Yes. There are a couple people I interact with every so often, who have a fish, AND who include God bless in their salutations. Super friendly but yeah, not appropriate in a professional setting.

[HRH Queen Dick I]

Nov 9, 2024 15:30:44 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

I worked with someone once who signed everything "In Christ's Love, X." He was fired after an embezzlement scandal.

Legit lols. Here's my signature.

╭∩╮( •̀_•́ )╭∩╮

[livinitup]

A million years ago I liked the smooth simplicity of the 2 arched lines that overlapped and made the fish sign. I was bright eyed and going into social work as a career and felt inspired by the story that when galvanized, people would dig into their baskets and share what they brought and it would seem as if god intervened to turn 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish into enough to feed 5 thousand people. Isn’t that the spirit of community ? Of activism ?

Now, I think it means you are a fundamentalist AH.

[sofamonkey]

I bought so much today. 😝 but it was SO fun! I already volunteered for next year. Hahaha!

[sequins]

I learn something new here every time, lol


Google tells me it's a secret way for christians to communicate their faith to other christians. is that true? why is this necessary?

[livinitup]

Nov 9, 2024 22:52:55 GMT -5 sequins said:

I learn something new here every time, lol


Google tells me it's a secret way for christians to communicate their faith to other christians. is that true? why is this necessary?

Its an old story of when early Christians were persecuted. Romans would make them fight lions for sport and entertainment & they used to get killed by the lions (or something like that). They like to pretend that they are persecuted. As if anyone in the Krogers grocery store gives a shit and they need to signal each other. Like a secret society.

They do it because it makes them feel special. Worthy of keeping a secret.

Also, maybe because the end of the world is coming soon (rapture?) and they are part of the people going into heaven? (This one is less clear to me bc I did not grow up with it.)

I thinks there are a couple of kinks (or whatever this is).
going on to be a secret society.

[basilosaurus]

Nov 9, 2024 23:56:41 GMT -5 livinitup said:

Nov 9, 2024 22:52:55 GMT -5 sequins said:

I learn something new here every time, lol


Google tells me it's a secret way for christians to communicate their faith to other christians. is that true? why is this necessary?

Its an old story of when early Christians were persecuted. Romans would make them fight lions for sport and entertainment & they used to get killed by the lions (or something like that). 

This is basically what I was taught. I have no idea why it justifies its use today because it's not secret. I think they want it to be a loud and proud sign.

[icedcoffee]

()___CRAYOLA___))>~~~~

This used to be my favorite back in AOL times. 🤣

[penguingrrl]

Nov 9, 2024 23:56:41 GMT -5 livinitup said:

Nov 9, 2024 22:52:55 GMT -5 sequins said:

I learn something new here every time, lol


Google tells me it's a secret way for christians to communicate their faith to other christians. is that true? why is this necessary?

Its an old story of when early Christians were persecuted. Romans would make them fight lions for sport and entertainment & they used to get killed by the lions (or something like that). They like to pretend that they are persecuted. As if anyone in the Krogers grocery store gives a shit and they need to signal each other. Like a secret society.

They do it because it makes them feel special. Worthy of keeping a secret.

Also, maybe because the end of the world is coming soon (rapture?) and they are part of the people going into heaven? (This one is less clear to me bc I did not grow up with it.)

I thinks there are a couple of kinks (or whatever this is).
going on to be a secret society.

Thanks for the explanation. I was raised Catholic(ish) and have always wondered what “Jesus fish” meant or how fish had anything to do with Jesus. The most I knew were friends who got Darwin fish for their cars as teens.