From: mlau@mothra.syr.EDU (Michael  Lau)
Subject: Abbreviations and Symbols
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 00:06:13 EST

For those who asked about all those abbreviations, here it is.  It's
by no means complete, but a good start.  While we're on the subject,
there's also a list of symbols.  Since this is s.c.a.a, make a special
note about the symbol regarding Chinese.  Enjoy.  Quiz to follow.

CYA:    cover your ass
BTW:    by the way
IMHO:   in my humble opinion
IMNSHO: in my not-so-humble opinion
IMO:    in my opinion
PIA:    pain in the ass
SOB:    son of a bitch
SOL:    shit out of luck
TDB:    too damn bad
ROTL:   rolling on the floor laughing

 :-o    Wow!                       :-c     Real unhappy

 :-|    Grim                       :-C     Just totally unbelieving

 := |   Baboon                     :-B     Drooling

 :-v    Speaking                   :-,     Smirk

 :-V    Shout                      :-||    Anger

 :-w    Speak with forked tongue   :-)     Smiling

 :-r    Sticking tongue out        :-(     Frowning

 :-*    Oops!                      '-)     Wink

 :-T    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!            :-P     Tongue hanging out in anticipation

 :-Y    A quiet aside              8-|     Eyes wide with surprise

 >-<    Absolutely livid!!         &-|     Tearful

 |-{    "Good Grief!"  (Charlie Brown?)

 :-}	"Thish wine tashted pretty good"

 8-]	"wow, maaan"

 8-O	"Omigod!!" (done after "rm -rf *" ?)

 :-,	"Hmmmm."

 |~(	"Someone just busted my nose".

 :^D	"Great! I like it!"

 B-D     "Serves you right, dummy!!"

:-)   Your basic smiley. This smilie is used to inflect a sarcastic or
      joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection over Unix.
;-)   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.
:-I   Indifferent smiley. Better than a Frowning smilie 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 was just made.

Those are the basic ones...Here are some somewhat less common ones:

(-:   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 is crying
;-)  User is so happy, s/he is crying
:-@   User is screaming
:-#   User wears braces
:^)   User has a broken nose
:<)   User is from an Ivy League School
:-&   User is tongue tied.
+-:-) 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 smiley
3:[   Mean Pet smiley
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 Smiley
      The invisible smiley
.-)   User only has one eye
,-)   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
:] - Gleep...a friendly midget smiley who will gladly be your friend
:) - Happy
:> - hmm, let me think...
:D - Laughter
:I - Hmmm, not funny!
:( - Sad
:[ - Real Downer
:< - what pretences!
:{ - oh boy, the headmaster!...
:O - Yelling
;( - Crying
[] - Hugs and
:* - Kisses


  :-1	smiley bland face
  :-!		"
  :-$	smiley face with it's mouth wired shut
  :-6	smiley after eating something sour
  8-)	smiley swimmer
  :-*	smiley after eating something bitter
  :-&	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
  }:-)	above in an updraft
  g-)	smiley with pince-nez glasses
  :-\	undecided smiley
  :-/	lefty undecided smiley
  :-|	"have an ordinary day" smiley
  ;-)	winking smiley
  :-<	real sad smiley
  :-x	"my lips are sealed" smiley
  :-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
|-D	ho ho
:->	hey hey
:-(	boo hoo			  X-(	net.suicide
:-I	hmm
:-O	uh oh			 >:-I	net.startrek
:-P	nyah nyah		 3:o[	net.pets
|-P	yuk

Male	:-
Female	>-

\:^)  - gumby smiley
8-o   - Mr. Bill smiley
:-{)  - moustache smiley
:^{)> - moustache and beard smiley
B^)   - Hornrimmed glasses smiley

   =|;()***<=====|    <---laughing monocled man in tux and cummerbund
                            sideways -- this is the basic figure

   =};()****<=====|   laughing monocled man in tux and cummerbund,
        F                   holding a gun

   =};()****<====|    laughing monocled man in tux and cummerbund,
       =]                  carrying bedtray w/ glass of milk

   =};()****<^===|    lauging monocled man in tux and cummerbund,
                           w/ erection

   =};()****<====|    laughing monocled man in tux and cummerbund,
         P                 carrying klaxon or posthorn


          /_
        /
   =}8()****<=====|   laughing monocled man in tux and cummerbund,
        \  _               and opera cape and mask
          \

   =};()****<=====|   laughing monocled man in tux and cummerbund,
       o0               carrying a large puffin
       v

   =};()****<=====|   laughing monocled man in tux and cummerbund,
       <)___)= oooo     and Jetson jet-pack.

   =};()****<=====|   laughing monocled man in tux and cummerbund,
         -- - - O        dropping a bowling ball or pumpkin.

   =};()****<=====|   laughing monocled man in tux and cummerbund,

                =o     and pet rabbit, noticeably  fatigued
     v           G
     |
   =};()****<=====|   laughing monocled man in tux and cummerbund,
     |                and unusually long Steve Martin-arrow-through-head trick
     V


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 Michael Lau           | "The surest sign that intelligent life exists
                       |  elsewhere in the universe is that none of it
 mlau@mailbox.syr.edu  |  has contacted us."                   -Calvin
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