Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cornell.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!pugh From: pugh@cornell.UUCP (William Pugh) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Re: The new hugging symbol Message-ID: <519@cornell.UUCP> Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 14:51:42 EDT Article-I.D.: cornell.519 Posted: Sun Sep 15 14:51:42 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 16-Sep-85 00:15:04 EDT References: <1211@ihlpg.UUCP> Reply-To: pugh@cornell.UUCP (William Pugh) Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept. Lines: 25 Summary: In article <1211@ihlpg.UUCP> sed408@ihlpg.UUCP (s. dugan) writes: >> >> Gee... I thought that in written correspondence, "X X X" was conventionally >> used to mean "hugs", and "O O O" was conventionally used to mean "kisses". >> Isn't anyone else familiar with this? >> > >I think you have it backwards. "X X X" is for kisses and "O O O" is for hugs. >My family always put them in pairs: "X O X O X O". > I'm not really sure, but I thought "X X X" represented the crossed arms of a hug and "O O O" represented the puckered lips of a kiss. Where might one look for a definitive answer on this type of thing? I don't think it's listing in the dictionary... -- Bill Pugh Cornell University ..{uw-beaver|vax135}!cornell!pugh 100 Graham Rd, Apt. 6G Ithaca, NY 14850 607-257-6994 Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com