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From: figmo@lll-crg.ARpA (Lynn Gold)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Smileys and other symbols
Message-ID: <1308@lll-crg.ARpA>
Date: Sun, 9-Mar-86 10:47:15 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar  9 10:47:15 1986
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The original posting on these came from CMU a few years ago and got
knocked around the ARPAnet a bit.  Here are the ones I've seen most
commonly used:

:-)	Smiling, happy face; don't take me too seriously
B-)	Above, but poster wears glasses or sunglasses
8-)	Same as previous; also used to denote wide-eyed look
|-)	Same as :-) but poster is Oriental
#:-)	:-) done by someone with sort of matted hair
:-(	Sad or angry face
~==	Flame follows (supposed to be a lit match or candle)
@=	Flame about nuclear war, power or weapons follows (mushroom cloud)
;-)	Winking happy face (something said tongue-in-cheek)
:-P	Tongue stuck out
:-b	Same as previous
:-D	Wider happy face (or mouth open too much)
:-o	"Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
#:-o	Same as previous

--Lynn

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