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  • Subject: Re: Surely OS/400 can host e-mai
  • From: "Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 10:41:41 -0500


----- Original Message ----- 
From: L. S. Russell <leslier@datrek.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: Surely OS/400 can host e-mai


> ;^
> 
> > <what's the emoticon for "tongue-in-cheek"?>

http://www.cs.stedwards.edu/~imzadi/plan/emoticons.html
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EMOTICONS
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emoticon: n. a figure created with the symbols on a keyboard that
             is read with the head tilted to the left. Used to
             convey the spirit in which a line of text was typed.

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Tilt your head slightly to the left to read the following emoticons.
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:-)    Smile / Humor          %-)    Alternate Smile
'-)    Wink                   ;-)    Alternate Winking Smile
:-}    Ironic Smile           :-]    Grim Smile
:->    "impish grin"          :*)    Clowning around
:-#    Censored
:-*    Oooops (covering mouth with hand)
:-!    Foot in mouth          :_)    Tongue in cheek
:-(    Unhappy / Sad          :-<    Forlorn
:-{    Alternate Sad         (:-(    VERY sad
:-|    Disgusted             (:-&    Angry...
:-[    Severe Displeasure
:-X    Won't say a word, lips are sealed

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More Emoticons - Somewhat obscure, and many silly ones
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:-) )-:     Masking theatrical comments
:<)         For those with hairy lips
:-*)        Mustache variation
:><)=        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!
:-T         keeping a straight face (tight-lipped)
:-D         said with a smile
:-P
:-y
:-o         More versions of shouting
:-O
:-{         Count Dracula
:-#         Censored
:~i         Smoking
:~j         (and smiling)
:/i         No smoking
:-I         It's something, but I don't know what....
:-x         Kiss kiss
:->         leer
:->         Alternate happy face
:-(         Unhappy
:-c         Real unhappy
:-C         Unbelieving (jaw dropped)
:-<         Forlorn
:-B         Drooling (or overbite)
:-|         Disgusted
:'-(        Shedding a tear
:-?         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 my nose out of joint
B-)         Smiling and wearing glasses or sunglasses 
            (or a message from Batman) 
8-)         Same as previous; also used to denote wide-eyed look
B-)**       Wearing glasses and a beard
#:-)        :-) done by someone with sort of matted hair
:-o         "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
#:-o        Same as previous
|-(         Late night messages
:^)         Messages teasing people about their noses
:-{#}       Messages teasing people about their braces
(:-$        Message indicating person is ill...
(:-&        Message indicating person is angry...
(:-(        Message indicating person is VERY sad...
(:^(        Message concerning people with broken noses
(:<)        Message concerning blabber mouths
:-(=)       Message about people with big teeth
&:-)        Message from a person with curly hair
@:-)        Message from a person with wavy hair
?-(         Message about people with a black eye
*:*         Message about fuzzy things
*:**        Message about fuzzy things with fuzzy mustaches
%-)         Message about people with broken glasses
+<:-|       Message from a monk/nun...
{0-)        Message from cyclops...
(:-|K-      Formal message.
.---...     S.O.S.
||*(        Handshake offered
||*)        Handshake accepted
<&&>        Message concerning rubber chickens
>< ><       Message 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!
--->----  A rose.
#-)         partied all night
:-(*)       about to vomit
%-\         hungover
:-|         man playing an harmonica
O:-)        for those innocent souls
=:-)        from a hosehead
:-)8        well dressed
8:-)        from a little girl
:x(         habe a code in by dose
:-)....     drool
8:]         from a gorilla
(:)-)       scuba diver
|-)         getting tired
:-D         big mouth
:-)))       reeeel happy, big smile
:~)         yummee - lick lips
(-:|:-)     Siamese twins
{:V         sounds like a duck
%+{         from the loser of a fight
d :-)       hats off to your great idea
d:-)        message about baseball
q:-)        for those who ware their caps backwards
:-$         put your money where your mouth is 

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