Just for the fun of it

"Introducing: The Netizens' Unofficial Smiley   Dictionary   and   other
useless stuff to pass the time.

:-o Wow!    :-,  Smirk   :-c Real unhappy      :-| Grim     :-||  Anger    := | Baboon  
  :-C Just totally unbelieving         :-B Drooling     :-v Speaking     :-V  Shout 
:-w  Speak with forked tongue        :-)  Smiling         :-r  Sticking tongue out 
:-( Frowning         :-*  Oops!         '-) Wink   Also ;)         :-I  Keeping a straight face
;-) Sardonic Incredulity        :-D Said with a smile        %-<I> Drunk with laughter 
:-x Kiss kiss        :-" Pursing lips        :-[ Pouting         :-# My lips are sealed 
:-X A big wet kiss!        :-Y A quiet side         :-P Tongue hanging out in anticipation8-|Eyes wide with surprise         >-< Absolutely livid! 
&-| Tearful         |-{ "Good 
Grief!" (Charlie Brown?)        :-} "Thish wine tashted pretty good"        8-]"Wow, 
maaan"         8-O"O'my god!"        |~( "Someone just busted my nose"      :^D"Great! I like it!"        B-D "Serves you right, dummy!"       :-)  Your basic smiley, used to inflect a sarcastic or joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection       ;-)Winky smiley, user just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark, more of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smiley       :-(Frowning smiley, user did not like that last statement or is upset or depressed about something       :-IIndifferent smiley, better than a Frowning smiley but not quite as good as a happy smiley         :->   User just made a really biting sarcastic remark, worse than a:-)         >:->  User just made a really devilish remark 
>;->  Winky and devil combined, a very lewd remark       ;-D--->  later (Means turning 
back while going out the door, with a wink & a big smile).       >;-D--->   later   (Means
user just made a teasing statement worthy of a good slap, but you will have to catch 
him/her first!)       g,d&wvvf   Grinning, ducking, & walking very, very fast 
g,d&r   Grinning, ducking, & running away      (-: Left-handed                :*)  Is drunk 
%-) Has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight             8-)   Wearing sunglasses       B:-)   Sunglasses on head         ::-)  Wears normal glasses        :-{)   Has a mustache        :-7   Made a wry statement        B-)   Wears horn-rimmed glasses 
 8:-)   A little girl        :-{}   Wears lipstick        :-)-8   Big girl        {:-)   Wears a toupee        }:-(   Toupee in an updraft        :-[   Vampire         :-E   Bucktoothed vampire 
  :-F   Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing        :-*   Ate something sour 
  ;-(   Crying         ;-)   So happy, is crying        :-@   Screaming        :-#   Wears braces        :^)   Has a broken nose        +-:-)   User is the Pope or holds some other religious Office        `:-)   Shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning         ,:-)   "same" - other side         ;|-I   Asleep         [:]   Robot         |-O   Yawning         :-Q   Smoker  
  :-?  Smokes a pipe        O-)   Megaton Man On Patrol! (or else, a scuba diver) 
   0 :-)   User is an angel (at heart, at least)         :-P   Nyahhh!         :-D   Laughing (at you!)         :-S   Just made an incoherent statement        :-X   Lips are sealed        :-C   User is really bummed        C=:-)   A chef         @=   Pro-nuclear war        *<:-)   Wearing a Santa Claus Hat        :-o   Uh oh!         :-/   Skeptical        (8-o   It's Mr. Bill!        *:o) &   Bozo the Clown!           3:]   Pet smiley           3:[   Mean Pet smiley       d8=   Your pet beaver is wearing goggles & a hard hat         E-:-)   A Ham radio operator        :-9   Licking his/her lips           %-6   Braindead           (:I   An egghead           <:-I   Dunce           K:P   Little kid with a propeller beenie         @:-)   Wearing a turban        @:-{)===   Smiling Sikh with a turban & a long beard          :-0   No Yelling! (Quiet Lab)        :-:   Mutant Smiley The Invisible Smiley         .-)   User only has one eye        ,-)   Ditto, but he's winking 
X-(   User just died          => Note: You can type most of these without noses to make midget smileys         :)            <=         :]   Gleep, friendly midget who will gladly be your friend         :)   Happy         :>   Hmm, let me think           :D   Laughter         :I   Hmm, not funny!           :(   Sad         :[   Real Downer           :<   What pretenses!           :{   Oh boy, the headmaster!         :O   Yelling         ;(   Crying           []   Hugs and         :*   Kisses 
:-`   spitting out its chewing tobacco          :-o   singing national anthem           :-1  bland face ( also :-!)         :-$ mouth wired shut           :-6 after eating something sour         :-* "Ditto" something bitter           :-0 orator            (:-( frowning           ==:-) punk-rocker  
   +-:-) priest           8-) swimmer           =:-( real punk rockers don't smile            :-p sticking its tongue out (at you!)           :-[ frowning blockhead            :-] smiley blockhead           :-{ smiley variation on a theme         :-} ditto         {:-) hair parted in the middle            }:-) prior in an updraft           g-) with pince-nez glasses           :-\ undecided            :-/ lefty undecided 
:-| "have an ordinary day"            ;-) winking           :-< real sad            :-x "my lips are sealed"           :-c bummed out            :-v talking head           0-) cyclops (scuba diver?) 
  :< midget frown            :> midget smiley           :-) ha ha          |-)   hee hee           |-D     ho ho           :->   hey hey                          :-(    boo hoo                     :-I      hmm           :-O  uh oh            :-P   nyah nyah                  |-P     yuk           ~~:-(   Net flame            X-(   Net suicide           >:-I   Net startrek            3:o[   Net pets           :-   Male            >-   Female         8   Infinity            %\v   Picasso            >:)   a little devil           %-|   been working all night           ::-)   wears glasses            {:-(   bull headed           :-{)   has a mustache            :-#   braces  
:-&   tongue-tied            :-D   big smile            C|:-=   Charlie Chaplin            =|:-)=   Abe Lincoln            :-W   speak with forked tongue            :-@   "I swear"            :*)   Ed McMahon            [:-)   wearing a Walkman            :-))   double chin            :-7   smokes a pipe            C:#   football player           :-)8   man with bowtie           :-()   I stubbed my toe  
   :-( )   You stepped on my toe        8-(  )     You backed your car over my toe

=>  Some abbreviations/phrases you may often see:> <=

<g> = Grin                                 (<bg> = Big Grin)                               BRB = Be Right Back
CGI = Common Gateway Interface
CIS = Consumer Information Service
daemon = daemon,
a module performing specialized Internet tasks such as delivering HTML pages/email services
(not a devil).
FTP = File Transfer Protocol
(used to transfer files from one Internet-connected computer to another).
Telnet = Telnet (remote users log into a server).
MIME = Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
(used to transfer binary data (files)   attached to regular Internet mail messages).
F2F = Face-to-Face
HTML = Hypertext Markup Language (for the www)
HTTP = Hypertext Transport Protocol (for the www)
TCP/IP = Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (for communications on the Internet).
WWW = World Wide Web (also, Web or W3) - It's Hot. ;)
Webmaster = Person administering a WWW server.
RTFM = Read the, ah, Friggin' Manual
PITA = Pain in the "a__"
MYOB = Mind Your Own Business
SFB = S___ For Brains
WRT = With Respect To (RE:)
IOW=In Other Words...
BTW = By the way
BFN = Bye, for now
TTFN = 'Ta ta,' for now (Tigger)
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TSR = Terminate & Stay Resident program
OTOH = On the other hand
OTTH = On the third hand
FWIW = For what it's worth
FYI= For your information
IANAL = I am not a lawyer (but...)
LOL = Lots of Laughs
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RSN = Real Soon Now
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
PPN = Programmer Project Number-a CIS user's ID#
OIC = Oh, I see!
IMCO = In my considered opinion
IMHO = In my humble opinion [the speaker is never humble]
g,d&r = grinning, ducking, & running
OOTB = Out of the box
PMJI = Pardon my jumping in
TIA = Thanks in advance
JIT = Justin Thyme Marketing (tm)
(tm)= Trademark
(sm)= Servicemark
(c)= Copyright notice
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