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Date:         Thu, 20 Aug 1992 12:30:26 EDT
From:         Annie Senghas <annie@PSYCHE.MIT.EDU>
Subject:      IMHO and more

I am passing on a list of conventions that have been going around MIT.
I have seen a fair amount of the smilies on this list, and I bet some
of you are missing out on these expressions completely.  I couldn't
bear the thought of everyone missing out on such crucial information!

Actually, this is an edited version.  You will discover that when it
is the middle of the night and you are still at your terminal you get
a bit punchy and you can invent pages of different smilies.  Some people
have done exactly that and are passing around screenfuls of the things.
These are the basics.  From these, you will probably get any new smilies
you come across.  Have fun!

Annie  :+)

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        Please find attached some network mail conventions picked up from
another electronic discussion group (Computer and Composition).  I do not
use all of those but it is of interest to those who use network mail very
often.

Original Contributor : Michael E. Cohen <IBZ2MEC@UCLAMVS.BITNET>
in Computer and Composition Digest 3.38 Oct 1989

B4        before
BRB       be right back
BTW       by the way
CO        on line conference
CUL8R     see you later
d/l       download
FYI       for your information
GA        go ahead (used in realtime online conversations)
GMTA      great minds think alike
GD&R      grinning, ducking, and running
ILY       I love you
IMHO      in my humble opinion
LOL       laughing out loud
MORF      male or female
MOTSS     members of the same sex
MOTOS     members of the opposite sex
MOTAS     members of the apropriate sex
msg       message
OTOH      on the other hand
OIC       Oh, I see
POTS      pounding on table, shrieking
PROLLY    probably
PJTER     computer
REHI      Hello, again
ROFL      rolling on floor, laughing
RSN       real soon now
SK	  stop keying (used in realtime conversations)
TPTB      the powers that be
u/l       upload
WAEF      when all else fails

*xxxxxx*       asterisks around word for emphasis
_xxxxxx_       italicized word
ALL CAPS       capitalized words for emphasis
               an all capitalized msg indicates shouting

The Unofficial Smilie Dictionary
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        (You must turn your head +90 degrees or you terminal -90
        degrees and imagine really hard.)

:-)   Your basic smilie. This smilie is used to inflect a sarcastic or
      joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection over Unix.
;-)   Winky smilie. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark.
      More of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smilie.
:-(   Frowning smilie. User did not like that last statement or is upset
      or depressed about something.
:-I   Indifferent smilie. Better than a Frowning smilie but not quite as
      good as a happy smilie
:->   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

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