Title :Emoticons... :*) | Electronic Arcs By :Pete Dahl | Volume 1, Number 2 Filename :Articles3 | (c) 1987, Brad Grier & Authors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Here is a little something I found in a system that might help to make some of our notes a little more fun to read. It's a little bit long ... but worth it. :-) Pete Dahl cut here ------------------------------------------------------------ To help telecom-sters clarify just how humerous their postings are intended to be, here is a collection of the many faces of humour, emoticon-style. emoticon: n. a figure created with the symbols on a keyboard that is read with the head tilted to the left. Used to convey the spirit in which a line of text was typed. *********************************************************************** * * * Tilt your head slightly to the left to read the following emoticons * * * *********************************************************************** :-) Humour :-) (-: Masking theatrical comments :<) For those with hairy lips :<)= For those with beards too :/) Not funny '-) Wink P-) Pirate ;-) Sardonic incredulity (@ @) You're kidding :-" Pursing lips :-v Just another face (speaking) profiled from side :-V Shouting :-w Speak with forked tongue :-W Shout with forked tongue :-r Bleaahh (sticking tongue out) :-f " :-p " :-l Smirk :-' " <:-O Eeek! :-* Ooops (cover mouth with hand) :-T Keeping a straight face (tight lipped) :-D Said with a smile :-0 Another version of shouting :-o " :-{ Count Dracula =|:-)= Uncle Sam 7:) Reagan :-# Censored :~i Smoking :~j And smiling :/i No Smoking :-I It's something, but I don't know what ... :-x kiss kiss :-> Alternate happy face :-( Unhappy :-c Real unhappy :-C Unbelieving (jaw dropped) :-< Forlorn :-B Drooling (or overbite) :-| Disgusted :-? Licking your lips <:>== A turkey emoticon :-) :-) :-)Load Guffaws :-j Tongue-in-cheek comments :*) Clowning around :-8 Talking out of both sides of your mouth (:-) Messages dealing with bicycle helmets @= Questions about nuclear war <:-) For dumb questions o= A burning candle for flames -= A doused candle to end a flame OO Headlights on message :_) I used to be a boxer, but it really got my nose out of joint B-) Smiling and wearing glasses or sunglasses (or a message from Batman) 8-) Same as previous, only with wide-eyed look #:-) :-) done by someone with sort of matted hair :-o "Oh noooo!" (a la Mr. Bill) #:-o Same as previous |-( Late night messages :^) Message concerning people with broken noses :-{#} Messages teasing people about their braces (:-$ Message indicating person is ill ... (:-& Mesage indicating person is angry ... (:-( Message indicating person is VERY sad ... (:^( Message concerning people with broken noses (:<) Message concerning blabber-mouths :-(=) Message about people with buck teeth &:-) Message from a person with curly hair @:-) Message from a person with wavy hair ?-( Message about a person with a black eye *:* Message about fuzzy things *:** Message about fuzzy things with fuzzy mustaches %-) Message about people with broken glasses +<:-| Message from a munk/nun {0-) Message from a cyclops (:-|K- Formal message ...---... S.O.S. @%&$%& You know what that means ... ||*( Handshake offered ||-) Handshake accepted <&&> Message concerning rubber chickens ><>< Message about someone wearing argyle socks 2B|^2B Message about Shakespeare (-_-) Secret smile <{:-)} Message in a bottle ... <:-)<<| Message from a space rocket ... (:-... Heart-breaking message <<<<(:-) Message from a hat salesman ... (0--< Fishy message (:>-< Message from a crook: hands up! --->--- A rose _____________________________________________________________________ "I try to keep an open mind, but not so open that my brains fall out." - Judge Harry Stone