From: hmsee@usho98.hou281.chevron.com (M.R.Sees)
Newsgroups: rec.humor
Subject: Re: REQUEST: Smiley's
Keywords: smileys
Date: 22 Dec 92 13:08:46 GMT
Organization: Chevron

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The smileys..... They illuminate postings so well. But how many are they?
What do they mean? 

I was able to put my hands on two lists of smileys. Enjoy and use in your
postings.

    :-)		        Humor
    :-) )-:   	  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 the side
    :-V         	Shout
    :-w          Speak with forked tongue
    :-W         	Shout with forked tongue
    :-r	         Bleahhh (sticking tongue out)
    :-f
    :-p
    :-1         	Smirks
    :-,
    <:-O        	Eeek!
    :-*         	Oooops (covering mouth with hand)
    :-T         	keeping a straight face (tight-lipped)
    :-D	         said with a smile
    :-P
    :-y
    :-o         	More versions of shouting
    :-O
    :-{         	Count Dracula
    =|:-)=      	Uncle Sam
    7:)         	Reagan
    :-#         	Censored
    :Ui         	Smoking
    :Uj         	(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
    :-) :-) :-) 	Loud guffaw
    :-J         	Tongue-in-cheek comments
    :*)         	Clowning around
    :-8         	Talking out both sides of your mouth
    (:-)        	Msgs dealing with bicycle helmets
    @=          	Warning about nuclear war
    <:-)        	For dumb questions
    o=          	A burning candle for flames
    -=          	A doused candle to end a flame
    OO          	Headlights on msg
    :_)         	I used to be a boxer, but it really got	mynose out of joint
    B-)          Smiling and wearing glasses	(or a message from Batman)
    |-(         	Late night messages
    8-)         	Diito but also for a wide-eyed look
    #:-)     	   :-) done by someone with matted hair
    :-o         	"Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
    #:-o        	Same as previous
    :^)         	teasing people about their noses
    :-{#}       	teasing people about their braces
    (:-$        	indicating person is ill...
    (:-&        	indicating person is angry...
    (:-(        	indicating person is VERY sad...
    (:^(        	concerning people with broken noses
    (:<)        	concerning blabber mouths
    :-(=)       	about people with big teeth
    &:-)        	from a person with curly hair
    @:-)        	from a person with wavy hair
    ?-(         	about people with a black eye
    *:*         	Message about fuzzy things
    *:**         fuzzy things with fuzzy moustaches
    %-)         	about people with broken glasses
    +<:-|       	Message from a monk/nun...
    {0-)        	Message from cyclops...
    (:-|K-      	Formal message.
    ---...      	S.O.S.
    @%&$%&  	    You know what that means...
    ||*(        	Handshake offered
    ||*)        	Handshake accepted
    <&&>        	Message concerning rubber chickens
    >< ><       	about/to 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 sales-man...
    (O--<   	    A fishy message...
    (:>-<   	    Message from a thief: hands up!
    <I==I)  	    A message on four wheels
    :^{     	    For those with moustaches
    {       	   	Alfred Hitchcock
    @>--->----  	A rose.
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