| :-C Just totally unbelieving |
8-O "Omigod!!" (done after "rm -rf *" ?) |
|~( "Someone just busted my nose" |
| :-, "Hmmmm " |
:-o Wow! |
:-c Real unhappy |
| :-| Grim |
:= | Baboon |
8-] "wow, maaan" |
| :-B Drooling |
:-v Speaking |
:-, Smirk |
| :-V Shout |
:-|| Anger |
:-w Speak with forked tongue |
| :-) Smiling |
:-D Said with a smile |
:-( Frowning |
| :-[ Pouting |
:-r Sticking tongue out |
:-* Oops! |
| 8-| Eyes wide with surprise |
%-<|> Drunk with laughter |
:-T Keeping a straight face |
| '-) Wink |
:-# My lips are sealed |
>-< Absolutely livid!! |
| :-x Kiss kiss |
:-" Pursing lips |
;-) Sardonic Incredulity |
| :-Y A quiet aside |
&-| Tearful |
:-P Tongue hanging out in anticipation |
| :-X A big wet kiss! |
%-) User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight |
(-: User is left handed |
| :*) User is drunk |
[:] User is a robot |
8-) User is wearing sunglasses |
| B:-) Sunglasses on head |
::-) User wears normal glasses |
B-) User wears horn-rimmed glasses |
| 8:-) User is a little girl |
:-)-8 User is a Big girl |
:-{) User has a mustache |
| :-{} User wears lipstick |
{:-) User wears a toupee |
}:-( Toupee in an updraft |
| :-[ User is a Vampire |
:-E Bucktoothed vampire |
:-F Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing |
| :-7 User just made a wry statement |
:-* User just ate something sour |
;-) User is so happy, s/he is crying |
| :-@ User is screaming |
;-( User is crying |
:-# User wears braces |
| :^) User has a broken nose |
:<) User is from an Ivy League School |
+-:-) User is the Pope or holds some other religious office |
| :-& User is tongue tied |
|-I User is asleep |
:-Q User is a smoker |
| |-O User is yawning/snoring |
`:-) User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning |
,:-) Same thing other side |
| :-? User smokes a pipe |
:-P Nyahhhh! |
:-C User is really bummed |
| O-) Megaton Man On Patrol! (or else, user is a scuba diver) |
O :-) User is an angel (at heart, at least) |
:-S User just made an incoherent statement |
| :-D User is laughing (at you!) |
K:P User is a little kid with a propeller beenie |
:-: Mutant Smiley The invisible smiley |
| (8-o It's Mr Bill! |
:-/ User is skeptical |
C=:-) User is a chef |
| @= User is pro-nuclear war |
*<:-) User is wearing a Santa Claus Hat |
:-X User's lips are sealed |
| :-o Uh oh! |
*:o) And Bozo the Clown! |
3:] Pet smiley |
| 3:[ Mean Pet smiley |
%-6 User is braindead |
-) User only has one eye |
| d8= Your pet beaver is wearing goggles and a hard hat |
E-:-) User is a Ham radio operator |
:-9 User is licking his/her lips |
| [:-) User is wearing a walkman |
@:-) User is wearing a turban |
:-0 No Yelling! (Quiet Lab) |
| (:I User is an egghead |
<:-I User is a dunce |
,-) Ditto but he's winking |
| X-( User just died |
C=}>;*{O) Mega-Smiley A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an
updraft, a mustache, and a double chin |
=)- a friendly midget smiley who will gladly be your friend |
| :O - Yelling |
:) - Happy |
:] - Gleep midget smileys |
| :} - What should we call these? (what?) |
:@ - What? |
:> - hmm, let me think |
| :D - Laughter |
:I - Hmmm, not funny! |
:( - Sad |
| :[ - Real Downer |
:< - what pretences! |
:{ - oh boy, the headmaster! |
| ;( - Crying |
[] - Hugs and:* - Kisses |
|I - Asleep |
| |o - Snoring |
:-` smiley spitting out its chewing tobacco |
:-1 smiley bland face |
| :-$ smiley face with it's mouth wired shut |
:-6 smiley after eating something sour |
:-* smiley after eating something bitter |
| 8-) smiley swimmer |
:-& smiley which is tongue-tied |
:-0 smiley orator |
| (:-( unsmiley frowning |
=:-) smiley punk-rocker |
=:-( (real punk rockers don't smile) |
| +-:-) smiley priest |
:-o smiley singing national anthem |
:-p smiley sticking its tongue out (at you!) |
| :-[ un-smiley blockhead |
:-] smiley blockhead |
:-{ smiley variation on a theme |
| :-} ditto |
{:-) smiley with its hair parted in the middle |
g-) smiley with pince-nez glasses |
| }:-) above in an updraft |
:-/ lefty undecided smiley |
:-\ undecided smiley |
| :-| have an ordinary day |
;-) winking smiley |
:-< real sad smiley |
| :-x "my lips are sealed" |
:-c bummed out smiley |
:-v talking head smiley |
| :-? smilely smoking a pipe |
0-) smiley cyclops (scuba diver? |
:< midget unsmiley |
| :> midget smiley |
:-) ha ha |
~~:-( net flame |
| |-) hee hee |
O |-) net religion |
|-D ho ho |
| :-> hey hey |
8 :-I net unix-wizards |
:-( boo hoo |
| X-( net suicide |
:-I hmm |
E-:-I net ham-radio |
| :-O uh oh |
>:-I net startrek |
:-P nyah nyah |
| 3:o[ net pets |
|-P yuk Male |
:- Female |
| >- Birth |
|-O Death |
8-# Infinity |
| 8 %\v Picasso |
:) smiley |
>:) a little devil |
| %-| been working all night |
::-) wears glasses |
}:-( bull headed |
| :-{) has a mustache |
:-# braces |
:-& tounge-tied |
| :-D big smile |
C|:-= Charlie Chaplin |
=|:-)= Abe Lincoln |
| :-W speak with forked tongue |
:-@ "I swear" |
:-X my lips are sealed |
| :-C really bummed out |
C=:-) chef |
*<:-) Santa Claus |
| :*) Ed McMahon |
:-)) double chin |
:-7 smokes a pipe |
| C:# football player |
:-)8 man with bowtie |
:-() I stubbed my toe |
| :-( ) You stepped on my toe |
:-( ) You backed your car over my toe |
:------------) Big liar |
| 7=^> User is happy (3/4 view) |
/\/:/\ User is the Mummy |
(P-| User is a Borg |
| (-::-) Siamese twins |
@*&$!% You know what that means... |
@%&$%&$\&*@%$#@ You know what that means too... |
| @}->-- A rose |
<3 A heart |
__/\o_ A swimmer |
| / A caterpiller |
<:3 )-- Mouse |
----{,_,"> Mouse |
| *|:^)(.)(...) Snowman |
_\|/_ Sunset |
~Y~ ^Y^ `Y' Trees |
Now here are some abbreviations
you may often see ... CIS = Consumer Information Service (of CompuServe) RTFM = Read the,
uh, Friggin' Manual PITA = Pain in the "acronym" BTW = By the way BFN = Bye, for
now TSR = Terminate and Stay Resident program OTOH = On the other hand OTTH = On the third
hand FWIW = For what it's worth RSN = Real Soon Now WYSIWYG = What you see is what you get
PPN = Programmer Project Number. Ie, a CIS user's ID#. OIC = Oh, I see! IMHO = In my
humble opinion [the speaker is never humble] IMCO = In my considered opinion g,d&r =
grinning, ducking, and running OOTB = Out of the box That's it! :) BRB = Be Right
Back BBL = Be Back Later GBT= Gerekan Bawah Tanah
_/^\/^\_ Mountains '! Grim
(profile) '" Pursing lips (profile) 'J Smiling (profile) 'P Sticking tongue out
(profile) 'T Keeping a straight face (profile) 'U Yawning (profile) 'V Shouting (profile)
'Y Whistling (profile) '\ Frowning (profile) 'r Sticking tongue out (profile) 'v Talking
(profile) 'w Speaking with forked tongue (profile) O-&-< Doing nothing (has arms
crossed) (mini whole body) O-(==< Chastised and/or chagrined, or is merely asleep.
O-G-< Pointing to self (mini whole body) O-S-< In a hurry (mini whole body) O-Z-<
In a big hurry (mini whole body) O>-<|= Of interest to women ^^ Happiness (Japanese
symbol) ;; Sadness (Japanese symbol) ^^; Embarrasment (Japanese symbol) ^^;;; Embarassed
smilie; cold sweat (Japanese symbol) (^^)y-~~~ Smoking (sideways) (@ @) You're kidding!
^_^ Basic smilie (Japanese symbol) ;_; Crying smilie (Japanese symbol) @_@ Boggled eyes
smilie, or glasses (Japanese symbol) *^_^* Cute little girl / Blushing smilie (Japanese
symbol) ^_^;;; Embarassed smilie; cold sweat (Japanese symbol) (^o^) User is joyously
singing (sideways) (-.-)Zzz... Sleeping (sideways) (^.^)/ User is waving hello (sideways,
Japanese style) (;.;)/~ User is waving goodbye (sideways, Japanese style) (>_<) User
is furious (sideways) / User is hurt (Japanese style) (=_=)~ User is sleepy (sideways,
Japanese style) {{(>_<)}} User is cold (sideways, Japanese style) (*_*) User is in
love (sideways) ($_$) User is being greedy (sideways) / Yuppie (x_x) User is dead
(sideways) (u_u) User is sleeping (sideways) (OvO) User is an owl (sideways) (g_g) User is
sleepy (^_^) Ear to ear smile / Asian smiley O_O Shocked (Japanese style) ^_- Winking
(Japanese style) ^_~ Winking 2 (Japanese style) \ ^_^ / Joyful! (Japanese style)
\(^o^\)(/^.^)/ Happy! (Japanese style) (*^_^*) Shy! (Japanese style) (^)_(^) Basic smilie
(Japanese symbol) wearing glasses /*^_^*\ Sailor Moon ___m_oo_m___ Spying at the wall
___m_OO_m___ REALLY spying at the wall ^^m^^oo^^m^^^ Spying at the wall with nails
__\/_oo_\/__ Crab spying at the wall ____V@_____ Snail spying at the wall __m_(-O-)_m__
Koala spying at the wall __m_.(%)._m__ Yet another pig spying at the wall ______,________
Yet another ant spying at the wall _____,P________ Ant with banner spying ___m_O_m___
Cyclops spying at the wall ___m_@^@_m___ Man with glasses spying at the wall __m_oo_?__
Cap. Hook spying at the wall __m_oo__ One-handed spying at the wall ____________ Invisible
Man spying at the wall (-o-) Imperial Tie Fighter ("Star Wars") |-o| Tie Bomber
|o| Tie Fighter (o) Tie Interceptor T_,--- Starship (-|-) Terrok Nor (DS9)