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Posted on 07/27/2002 2:14:37 PM PDT by vannrox
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posted on
07/27/2002 2:14:37 PM PDT
by
vannrox
To: vannrox
The PRE and /PRE command doesn't seem to work.
2
posted on
07/27/2002 2:15:23 PM PDT
by
vannrox
To: vannrox
Emoticons Emoticons are facial expressions made by a certain series of keystrokes. Most often producing an image of a face sideways.
!-( |
Black eye |
!-) |
Proud of black eye |
#-) |
Wiped out, partied all night |
#:-o |
Shocked |
$-) |
Won the lottery, or money on the brain |
%(|:-) |
Propeller-head |
%*} |
Inebriated |
%+{ |
Got beat up |
%-( |
Confused |
%-) |
Dazed or silly |
%-6 |
Brain-dead |
%-\ |
Hung over |
%-{ |
Ironic |
%-| |
Worked all night |
%-} |
Humorous or ironic |
%\ |
Hangover |
>>:-<< |
Furious |
>- |
Female |
>-> |
Winking devil |
>-< |
Furious |
>-) |
Devilish wink |
>:) |
Little devil |
>:-> |
Very mischievous devil |
>:-< |
Angry |
>:-< |
Mad |
>:-( |
Annoyed |
>:-) |
Mischievous devil |
>=^ P |
Yuck |
<:> |
Devilish expression |
<:-> |
Devilish expression |
<:-( |
Dunce |
<:-) |
Innocently asking dumb question |
<:-| |
Dunce |
<:| |
Dunce |
( 8(|) |
Homer |
( <> .. <> ) |
alienated |
(( )):** |
Hugs and kisses |
((())) |
Lots of hugging (initials or a name can be put in the middle of the one being hugged) |
() |
Hugging |
(-: |
Left-handed smile, or smiley from the southern hemisphere |
(:& |
Angry |
(:- |
Unsmiley |
(:-& |
Angry |
(:-( |
Unsmiley |
(:-) |
Smiley variation |
(:-* |
Kiss |
(:-\ |
Very sad |
(::()::) |
Bandaid, meaning comfort |
(:| |
Egghead |
* |
Kiss |
*<:-) |
Santa Claus |
*<|:-) |
Santa Claus, or a clown |
*-) |
Shot to death |
+<:-) |
Religious leader |
+<:-| |
Monk or nun |
+<||-) |
Knight |
+:-) |
Priest |
+O:-) |
The Pope |
-) |
Tongue in cheek |
-= |
Snuffed candle to end a flame message |
-=#:-) |
Wizard |
/\/\/\ |
Laughter |
0:-) |
Angel |
12x@>--->--- |
A dozen roses |
2B|^2B |
To be or not to be |
5:-) |
Elvis |
7:) |
Ronald Reagan |
7:^) |
Ronald Reagan |
8 |
Infinity |
8 :-) |
Wizard |
8) |
Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses |
8-# |
Death |
8-) |
Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses |
8-o |
Shocked |
8-O |
Astonished |
8-P |
Yuck! |
8-[ |
Frayed nerves; overwrought |
8-] |
Wow! |
8-| |
Wide-eyed surprise |
: ( |
Sad |
: ) |
Smile |
: [ |
Bored, sad |
: | |
Bored, sad |
:( ) |
Loudmouth, talks all the time; or shouting |
:* |
Kiss |
:*) |
Clowning |
:**: |
Returning kiss |
:+( |
Got punched in the nose |
:,( |
Crying |
:- |
Male |
:-# |
My lips are sealed; or someone wearing braces |
:-& |
Tongue-tied |
:-> |
Smile of happiness or sarcasm |
:->< |
Puckered up to kiss |
:-< |
Very sad |
:-( |
Frown |
:-) |
Classic smiley |
:-* |
Kiss |
:-, |
Smirk |
:-/ |
Wry face |
:-6 |
Exhausted |
:-9 |
Licking lips |
:-? |
Licking lips, or tongue in cheek |
:-@ |
Screaming |
:-C |
Astonished |
:-c |
Very unhappy |
:-D |
Laughing |
:-d~ |
Heavy smoker |
:-e |
Disappointed |
:-f |
Sticking out tongue |
:-I |
Pondering, or impartial |
:-i |
Wry smile or half-smile |
:-J |
Tongue in cheek |
:-j |
One-sided smile |
:-k |
Puzzlement |
:-l |
One-sided smile |
:-M |
Speak no evil |
:-O |
Open-mouthed, surprised |
:-o |
Surprised look, or yawn |
|
:-P |
Sticking out tongue |
:-p |
Sticking tongue out |
:-p~ |
Heavy smoker |
:-Q |
Tongue hanging out in disgust, or a smoker |
:-Q~ |
Smoking |
:-r |
Sticking tongue out |
:-s |
What?! |
:-t |
Unsmiley |
:-V |
Shouting |
:-X |
My lips are sealed; or a kiss |
:-x |
Kiss, or My lips are sealed |
:-Y |
Aside comment |
:-[ |
Unsmiling blockhead; also criticism |
:-\'| |
Sniffles |
:-] |
Smiling blockhead; also sarcasm |
:-{) |
Smile with moustache |
:-{)} |
Smile with moustache and beard |
:-{} |
Blowing a kiss |
:-| |
Indifferent, bored or disgusted |
:-| :-| |
Deja vu |
:-|| |
Very angry |
:-} |
Mischievous smile |
:-~) |
A cold |
:-~| |
A cold |
:.( |
Crying |
:/) |
Not funny |
:/i |
No smoking |
:> |
What? |
:@ |
What? |
:C |
Astonished |
:e |
Disappointed |
:P |
Sticking out tongue |
:X |
Hear no evil |
:x |
Kiss |
:\' |
Crying |
:\'( |
Crying |
:\'-( |
Crying |
:\'-) |
Tears of happiness |
:^D |
Happy, approving |
:`-( |
Shedding a tear |
:{ |
Having a hard time |
:~) |
A cold |
:~-( |
Crying |
:~/ |
Confused |
; ) |
Wink |
; P |
Wink with a raspberry |
;( |
Crying |
;-( |
Angry, or got a black eye |
;-) |
Winkey |
;-D |
Winking and laughing |
= O |
Surprised |
= X |
My lips are sealed |
=):-)= |
Abraham Lincoln |
=:-) |
Punk, or hosehead |
=====:} |
Snake |
=^* |
Kisses |
=^D |
Big grin |
?( |
Black eye |
?-( |
Black eye |
@>--->--- |
A long-stemmed rose |
@== |
Atomic bomb |
@}->-- |
Rose |
B:-) |
Sunglasses on head |
d :-o |
Hats off to you! |
IOHO |
In Our Humble Opinion |
M-) |
See no evil |
M-), :X, :-M |
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil |
M:-) |
A salute |
O 8-) |
Starry-eyed angel |
O :-) |
Angel |
O+ |
Female |
O-> |
Male |
O8-) |
Starry-eyed angel |
O:-) |
Angel |
P* |
French kiss |
Q:-) |
College graduate |
X-( |
Just died |
[:-) |
Wearing a Walkman |
[:-] |
Square head |
[:-| |
Frankenstein |
[:] |
Robot |
[:| |
Frankenstein |
[:|] |
Robot |
[[ ]] |
Hug Insert a name in the brackets of the one who is being hugged, as: [[Marcia]] |
[] |
Hug |
\') |
Winky |
\'-) |
Winky |
\_/ |
Empty glass |
\~/ |
Full glass |
]:-> |
Devil |
]:-) |
Happy devil |
][ |
Back to back |
^ ^ ^ |
Giggles |
^5 |
High five |
`:-) |
Raised eyebrow |
{{ }} |
Hug; the one whose name is in the brackets is being hugged Example: {{MJ}} |
{} |
No comment |
|( |
Sleepy (on late night email message) |
|-<> |
Puckered up for a kiss |
|-( |
Sleepy, struggling to stay awake, or sleeping badly |
|-D |
Big laugh |
|-O |
Yawn |
|-{ |
Good grief! |
|-| |
Asleep |
|I |
Asleep |
|^o |
Snoring |
}-) |
Wry smile |
}: [ |
Angry, frustrated |
}{ |
Face to face |
~ :-( |
Steaming mad |
~:-( |
Flame message |
~:-\ |
Elvis |
~:o |
Baby |
~:\ |
Elvis |
~= |
Lit candle, indicating a flame (inflammatory message) |
~== |
Begins a flame (inflammatory message) |
~~:-( |
Especially hot flame message |
~~:[ |
Net flame |
~~~~8} |
Snake |
~~~~~8} |
Snake |
|
3
posted on
07/27/2002 2:16:58 PM PDT
by
vannrox
To: vannrox
Was the Monica Lewinsky emoticon in the list?
To: vannrox
USEFUL INTERNET EMOTICONS
|
EMOTICON |
MEANING |
:)
|
Happy person |
:(
|
Sad person |
:-)
|
Happy person with a nose |
:-(
|
Sad person with a nose |
:---(
|
Person who is sad because he or she has a large nose |
: (
|
Person who is sad because he or she has a large fish for a nose |
:-D
|
Person laughing |
:-D*
|
Person laughing so hard that he or she does not notice that a 5-legged spider is hanging from his or her lip |
:-|
|
Person unsure of which long-distance company to choose |
>8-O-(&)
|
Person just realizing that he or she has a tapeworm |
;-)
|
Person winking |
.-)
|
Person who can still smile despite losing an eyeball |
:-0WW
|
Person vomiting a series of Slim Jims |
:-Q
|
Person who just had cybersex and is now enjoying a post-coital cybercigarette |
>:-Q -...
|
Person who was enjoying a post-coital cigarette until he suddenly noticed, to his alarm, that there is some kind of discharge dribbling from his cybermember |
:-{8
|
Person who is unhappy with the results of her breast-enlargement surgery |
:V:-|
|
Person who cannot figure out why nobody wants to talk to him or her, little suspecting that there is an alligator on his or her head |
~oE]:-|
|
Fisherperson heading for market with a basket on his or her head containing a three-legged octopus that is giving off smell rays |
>:-[ -{9
|
Person who is none too pleased to be giving birth to a squirrel |
5
posted on
07/27/2002 2:20:13 PM PDT
by
matrix
To: vannrox
6
posted on
07/27/2002 2:20:57 PM PDT
by
Consort
To: vannrox
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/smile.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/smile.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/frown.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/frown.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/wink.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/wink.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/glasses.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/glasses.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/happy.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/happy.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/tongue.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/tongue.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/grin.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/grin.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/ohwell.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/ohwell.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/mad.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/mad.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/indifferent.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/indifferent.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/embarassed.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/embarassed.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/sick.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/sick.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/tired.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/tired.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/eek.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/eek.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/nerd.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/nerd.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/alien.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/alien.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/smokin.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/smokin.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/pimp.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/pimp.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/roll.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/roll.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/eyes.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/eyes.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/laugh.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/laugh.gif |
![](http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/devil.gif) http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/devil.gif |
7
posted on
07/27/2002 2:21:14 PM PDT
by
vannrox
To: vannrox
I wonder if anyone else has ever used mine >:*3 Too bad it doesn't work as well on Courier or other new fonts as it did on older computer creens which used a six-pointed asterisk.
8
posted on
07/27/2002 2:21:30 PM PDT
by
supercat
To: vannrox
Sheesh what a waste of bandwidth
9
posted on
07/27/2002 2:23:32 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
To: Paul Atreides
:^{}
To: vannrox
Emoticons? Are they the same things as Decipticons? What does Optimous Prime think of this?
11
posted on
07/27/2002 2:27:40 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
To: jumpstartme
The Monica Lewinsky emoticon, invented by your's truly...
Q:-O<=8
To: Paul Atreides
OMG, that's so BAD! You WICKED boy! Hahaha....
To: Paul Atreides
ROTFLMAOPIMP!!!!!
To: vannrox
-=#:-) can I turn Democrats into toads now?
15
posted on
07/27/2002 2:31:14 PM PDT
by
weikel
To: KLT
Take a look at #12. :D
To: Paul Atreides
Except that it needs to be bent...
Q:-O<~~8
To: jumpstartme
Another Monica emoticon...
Q:-b~
To: Paul Atreides
Wouldn't it be:
Q:-Þ <\_/3
Hmm, it's hard to depict a crooked, um, er,.....with emoticons.
19
posted on
07/27/2002 2:41:09 PM PDT
by
Randjuke
To: vannrox
The things you learn on the Internet... ^ (¿) ^ Hello From New York ;-)
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