:-) Standard smiley ;-) Wink :-( Frowning :-I Indifferent :-> 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 was just made. (-: User is left handed %-) User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight :*) 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 drools :-~) User has a cold :'-( User is crying :'-) User is so happy, s/he is crying :-@ User is screaming :-# User wears braces :^) User has a broken nose :v) User has a broken nose, but it's the other way :_) User's nose is sliding off of his face :<) User is from an Ivy League School :-& User is tongue tied. =:-) User is a hosehead -:-) User is a punk rocker -:-( (real punk rockers don't smile) :=) User has two noses +-:-) User is the Pope or holds some other religious office `:-) User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning ,:-) Same thing...other side |-I User is asleep |-O User is yawning/snoring :-Q User is a smoker :-? User smokes a pipe O-) Megaton Man On Patrol! (or else, user is a scuba diver) O :-) User is an angel (at heart, at least) :-P Nyahhhh! :-S User just made an incoherent statement :-D User is laughing (at you!) :-X User's lips are sealed :-C User is really bummed <|-) User is Chinese <|-( User is Chinese and doesn't like these kind of jokes :-/ User is skeptical C=:-) User is a chef @= User is pro-nuclear war *<:-) User is wearing a Santa Claus Hat :-o Uh oh! (8-o It's Mr. Bill! *:o) And Bozo the Clown! 3:] Pet smilie 3:[ Mean Pet smilie 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 %-6 User is braindead [:-) User is wearing a walkman (:I User is an egghead <:-I User is a dunce K:P User is a little kid with a propeller beenie @:-) User is wearing a turban :-0 No Yelling! (Quiet Lab) :-: Mutant Smilie The invisible smilie .-) User only has one eye ,-) Ditto...but he's winking X-( User just died 8 :-) User is a wizard C=}>;*{)) Mega-Smilie... A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, mustache, and a double chin :-) smile :-D laughing smile :-* kiss ;-) wink :-X my lips are sealed :-P blah [slip of the tongue] :-| indifferent :-( frown :'( crying :-o oh! 0:-) angel >:-> devil :-> biting sarcastic smile >;-> devilish wink \\//_ Vulcan salute \o/ Praise the Lord, pray, whatever... ->>>>-- Feather=just teasing, tickling () Cuddling (example: ((((John)))) John is being sent cuddles by the user.) {} Hug (example: {{{Jane}}} Jane is being sent hugs by the user.) <> Making Love >< Opposite of above - not to be used in polite company @-`-,-- A rose for you (this one even has thorns!)... AFK away from keyboard J/K Just Kidding BAK back at keyboard LOL Laughing Out Loud BBL Be Back Later NIFOC Nude In Front Of Computer CUL8er See you Later OIC Oh I See BRB be right back PU That Stinks! BTW By The Way... ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing OTOH on the other hand DITYID Did I Tell You I'm Distressed? GMTA Great Minds Think Alike GTRM Going To Read Mail SOL You're Out of Luck (or Smiling Out Loud) Txs Thanks or Texas BFD Big Deal! IÕm not impressed... WGFF? Who Gives A Flying Flood? (a different way of saying ÒI don't careÓ) :) = Midget smilie :} = Sheepish smilie :> = Impish smilie :( = Sad :@ = look at my tonsils! :{ = pout :D = Laughter :[ = Real Downer :I = Hmmm... :< = disappointed :O = Yelling :,( = Crying :C = jutting lower lip pout |I = Asleep :Q = shouting with a cold sore |^o = Snoring [] = Hugs :* = Kisses :] = Gleep...friendly midget smilie who'll gladly be your friend. =) and 8) = Variations on a theme |_|} = cup of coffee (or other beverage) >-I = martini glass _}] = beer mug ]-| = champagne glass )-I = wine glass }-I = margarita glass :V = woodpecker ) = Cheshire cat. 3:-o = cow ~~~~8} = snake 8:] = a gorilla 8) = a frog B) = a frog who is wearing sunglasses 8P = a bullfrog and it's mating season 8b = ditto |) = a salamander :8) = a pig 3:-o = a cow :3-< = a dog pp# = a cow pq`#' = a bull +O:-) = the Pope C=:-) = the Galloping Gourmet =):-) = Uncle Sam =|:-) = Abe Lincoln 4:-) = George Washington 5:-) = Elvis Presley 7:-) = Fred Flintstone = Helen Keller :/7) = Cyrano de Bergerac >:*) = Bozo the Clown #:o+= = Betty Boop _:^) = an Indian >>-O-> = Gen. Custer 8(:-) = Walt Disney 7:^) = Ronald Reagan :-ª = user is a lawyer :-£ = English banker :-¢ = penny pincher :-° = tongue-tied :-¤ = one heck of a cold sore! :-¦ = licking upper lip in anticipation or satisfaction :-¥ = woah! :-Ð = ooh! :-­ = mouth is wired shut! :-Ç = debonair moustache :-À = confused in Spanish :-Å = hare lip :-× = open-mouthed kiss :-· = monster frown :-© = unhappy cuz of double chin :-Æ = talking sideways :-~) = runny nose :-º = wishy washy smile :-Ã = eck! :-Î = Vampire with thick upper lip (-: = User is left handed %-) = Been staring at green screen for 15 hours straight :*) = Drunk (hiccup!) [:] = 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 :-{) = 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 drools :-~) = User has a cold :'-( = User is crying :'-) = User is so happy, s/he is crying :-@ = User is screaming :-# = User wears braces :^) = User has a broken nose :v) = User has a broken nose, but it's the other way :_) = User's nose is sliding off of his face :<) = User is from an Ivy League School :-& = User is tongue tied. =:-) = User is a hosehead -:-) = User is a punk rocker -:-( = (real punk rockers don't smile) :=) = User has two noses +-:-) = User is the Pope or holds some other religious office `:-) = User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning ,:-) = Same thing...other side |-I = User is asleep |-O = User is yawning/snoring :-Q = User is a smoker :-? = User smokes a pipe O-) = Megaton Man On Patrol! (or else, user is a scuba diver) O :-) = User is an angel (at heart, at least) :-P = Nyahhhh! :-S = User just made an incoherent statement :-D = User is laughing (at you!) :-C = User is really bummed :-/ = User is skeptical C=:-) = User is a chef @= = User is pro-nuclear war *<:-) = User is wearing a Santa Claus Hat :-o = Uh oh! (8-o It's Mr. Bill! *:o) = And Bozo the Clown! 3:] = Pet smilie 3:[ = Mean Pet smilie d8= = Your pet beaver is wearing goggles and a hard hat. =:H = What a cute rabbit! E-:-) = User is a Ham radio operator :-9 = User is licking his/her lips %-6 = User is braindead [:-) = User is wearing a walkman (:I = User is an egghead <:-I = User is a dunce K:P = User is a little kid with a propeller beenie @:-) = User is wearing a turban :-0 = No Yelling! (Quiet Lab) :-: = Mutant Smilie = The invisible smilie .-) = User only has one eye ,-) = Ditto...but he's winking X-( = User just died 8 :-) = User is a wizard :-` = smiley spitting out its chewing tobacco :-1 = smiley bland face :-! = smiley bland face with a cold sore :-#| = smiley face with bushy mustache :-$ = smiley face with it's mouth wired shut :-% = smiley banker :-6 = smiley after eating something sour :^) = smiley with pointy nose (righty) :-7 = smiley after a wry statement 8-) = smiley swimmer :-* = smiley after eating something bitter :-& = smiley which is tongue-tied {:-) = smiley with its hair parted in the middle }:-) = above in an updraft :-a = lefty smilely touching tongue to nose :-s = smiley after a BIZARRE comment :-d = lefty smiley razzing you g-) = smiley with ponce-nez glasses :-j = left smiling smilely :-k = beats me, looks like something, tho. :-v = talking head smiley :-o = smiley singing national anthem :-p = smiley sticking its tongue out (at you!) 0-) = smiley cyclops (scuba diver?) :-=) = older smiley with mustache :u) = smiley with funny-looking left nose :n) = smiley with funny-looking right nose :-q = smiley trying to touch its tongue to its nose =:-( = frowning punk-rocker (real punk rockers don't smile) =:-) = smiley punk-rocker = smiley invisible man (:-) = smiley big-face ):-( = unsmiley big-face ):-) = smiley big-face )O-) = scuba smiley big-face :-e = disappointed smiley :-t = cross smiley :-i = semi-smiley :-[ = Un-smiley blockhead +:-) = smiley priest :-{ = variation on a theme :-] = smiley blockhead :-} = ditto :-0 = smiley orator :-l = y. a. s. :-: = mutant smiley :-\ = Undecided smiley .-] = one-eyed smilely :-| = "have an ordinary day" :-? = smilely smoking a pipe ;-) = winking smiley ,-} = wry and winking :-< = real sad smiley :< = midget unsmiley :-> = y.a.s. :v) = left-pointing nose :-z = y.a.c.s. :-b = left-pointing tongue :-c = bummed out smiley :-/ = lefty undecided smiley :-) = ha ha |-P = yecch ~~:-( = net.flame :-} = beard |-) = hee hee :-{ = mustache O |-) = net.religion :-# = braces |-D = ho ho :-X = bow tie :-> = hey hey :-Q = smoker 8 :-I = net.unix-wizards <:I = dunce :-( = boo hoo (:I = egghead X-( = net.suicide @:I = turban :-I = hmm 8-) = glasses E-:-I = net.ham-radio B-) = horn-rims :-O = Uh oh 8:-) = glasses on forehead >:-I = net.startrek 3:o[ = net.pets >:-< = mad :- = Male :-( = Drama >- = Female :-) = Comedy |-O= = Birth :-o = Surpise 8-# = Death 8-| = Suspense 8 = Infinity :-8( = condescending stare }:^#}) = mega-smiley: updrafted bushy-mustached pointy-nosed smiley with a double-chin. C=}>;*{)) = Ultra-Mega-Smilie... A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin. :-(*) = sick of recent netnews and is about to barf [:|] = a robot (or other appropriate AI project) :>) submitter has a big nose :<| submitter attends an Ivy League school :%)% submitter has acne #-) submitter partied all night :-* submitter just ate a sour pickle :-'| submitter has a cold :-R submitter has the flu :-)' submitter tends to drool ':-) submitter accidentally shaved off one of his eyebrows this morning 0-) submitter wearing scuba mask P-) = getting fresh |-) = falling asleep .-) submitter has one eye :=) submitter has two noses :-D submitter talks too much :-{) submitter has moustache :-)} submitter has goatee/beard :-d~ submitter smokes heavily Q:-) = a new grad (-: = Australian M:-) = saluting (: (=| submitter is going to be a ghost for Halloween... =:-H submitter plays for NFL (V)=| = a pacman champion M-),:X),:-M submitter sees no evil, hears no evil, speaks no evil C):-O C):-O C):-O C):-O submitter is a barbershop quartet >:-( is sick and tired of reading this nonsense ;^? was punched out for submitting sexist article |-O is bored by the article that you submitted *-) was shot for the last posting ~~\8-O needs to fix frayed cord on terminal 8-O has taken too many nodoz to work on thesis L:-) just graduated B-)-[< is wearing sunglasses and swimming trunk :-# has been punched in the mouth R-) has broken glasses . . | is lying down |:-) has heavy eyebrows {:-) has new hair style {:-{)} has new hair style, mustache and beard (:-) has no hair :~) has ugly nose (needs nose job) :-E has major dental problems C:-) has large brain capacity |:-| is excessively rigid :-G- smokes cigarettes :-p~ smokes heavily \:-) wears a french hat $-) is a yuppie