The spelling and abbreviations seem to me very similar to the old telex shortenings but some of the symbols and emotions are beyond me.
Off I go to mass. I will check in this afternoon. Nice seeing all of you!
In the school supplies at Target, there was a folder of net lingo. I think there was or is one here at FR - like LOL. I heard of a web site - http://netlingo.com/ - that might help.