:-) "don't take this seriously" (the original) :-( "shame!" |-{ "Good Grief!" (Charlie Brown?) :-} "Thish wine tashted pretty good" 8-] "wow, maaan" ;-) variation of :-) with a `wink'. 8-O "Omigod!!" (done after "rm -rf *" ?) :-, "Hmmmm." |~( "Someone just busted my nose". :^D "Great! I like it!" >*( "Who put that damn tree there?" 8^{} Stronger version of 8-O B-D "Serves you right, dummy!!" :-) :-( The obvious cases have led to other, rather esoteric ones: :-<) (smiling man with mustache) '-) (wink) ;-) (sardonic incredulity) :-{ (Dracula!) All those icons are starting to make me drunken with laughter! ..Paul %-} \:) Reagan (the first character is a backslash) :-" Pursing lips :-v Just another face (speaking), but profiled from the side :-V Shout (unfortunately, these only work on 3270's) :-w Speak with forked tongue :-W Shout with forked tongue :-r Bleahhh (sticking tongue out) :-f :-1 Smirk <:-0 Eeek! :-* Ooops (covering mouth with hand) :-T Keeping a straight face (tight-lipped) :-D Said with a smile! :-P :-y :-b :-o Versions of shouting :-O :-[ Count Dracula! (Last character is a left bracket) :-i Smoking :-j (and smiling) :-I It's something, but I don't know what.... :-x Kiss kiss :-) Standard happy face :-> alternate happy face :-l Disgusted :-( Unhappy :-c Real unhappy :-C Just totally unbelieving! (jaw dropped) :-< Forlorn :-B Drooling :-, Smirk :-? Licking your lips \:) Reagan (the first character is a backslash) :-" Pursing lips :^v Just another face (speaking), but profiled from the side :^V Shout (unfortunately, these only work on 3270's) :^w Speak with forked tongue :^W Shout with forked tongue :^r Bleahhh (sticking tongue out) :^f :^1 Smirk <:^0 Eeek! :^* Ooops (covering mouth with hand) :^T Keeping a straight face (tight-lipped) :^D Said with a smile! :^P :^y :^b :^o Versions of shouting :^O :^[ Count Dracula! (Last character is a left bracket) :^i Smoking :^j (and smiling) :^I It's something, but I don't know what.... :^x Kiss kiss :^) Standard happy face :^> alternate happy face :^l Disgusted :^( Unhappy :^c Real unhappy :^C Just totally unbelieving! (jaw dropped) :^< Forlorn :^B Drooling :^, Smirk :^? Licking your lips @-) Smiling cyclops <:>== Turkey MVS Turkey variant (from Kent Taylor) :-0 Wow! :-() Bigger and better Wow! :-| Grim :-|| Anger := | Baboon >-v scowling >-) sly as a fox >-( displeasure (-::-( two-faced :~| punchy (middle char is tilde; right char is broken vert bar) :-$ 'put your money where your mouth is' -( OCO (can't see what's going on) :-: Frenchman (speaks wiz ze accent) :-& Tongue-tied 8-) Smily glasses-wearer ::-) ditto (four-eyes) i-) detective (private eye) .-) "keeping an eye out" &-) theatre patron (with opera glass) Article 1193 of misc.misc: Xref: puukko junk:7359 misc.misc:1193 Path: puukko!santra!tut!enea!mcvax!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!ucsd!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!pixar!unicom!greywolf From: greywolf@unicom.UUCP ("You mean I get credit for this?") Newsgroups: rec.humor,misc.misc Subject: Re: These 8-) (Let's see yours) Message-ID: <365@unicom.UUCP> Date: 14 Jun 88 21:17:38 GMT References: <656@inuxm.UUCP> <363@unicom.UUCP> Reply-To: greywolf@unicom.UUCP ("You mean I get credit for this?") Organization: UNIx at the College Of Marin, Kentfield, CA Lines: 20 Well, let's see... there's always: 8-) The Madman Strikes Again 8-( Something is MAJORLY wrong... *-} "But ossifer, I only had one or tee li'l martoonis..." #-) Lieutenant LaForge :-| Have a day. %-{ I've been hacking too long %~v (God, I hate line noise!) B-) Cool guy with shades. C:-) Bonjour, Monsieur... @:) Welcome to India |-) I done so good... And, my reaction to the local cafeteria's coffee... 8-P -- /* " ** / | \ ...!{sun,ucbvax}!pixar!unicom!greywolf Roan Anderson, Local Guru ** : | : war: Invalid argument. (which doesn't say much) ** : /|\ : OSF: Bad file number. ********************************* =_|_= ************************************/ Article 1187 of misc.misc: Xref: puukko junk:7332 misc.misc:1187 Path: puukko!santra!tut!enea!mcvax!uunet!husc6!think!ames!oliveb!intelca!mipos3!cadev4!rstear From: rstear@cadev4.intel.com (Robert Stear ~) Newsgroups: rec.humor,misc.misc Subject: Re: These 8-) (Let's see yours) Message-ID: <2389@mipos3.intel.com> Date: 14 Jun 88 16:36:09 GMT References: <656@inuxm.UUCP> Sender: nobody@mipos3.intel.com Reply-To: rstear@cadev4.UUCP (Robert Stear ~) Organization: Purple Penguin Society Lines: 17 In article <656@inuxm.UUCP> micl23@inuxm.UUCP (W E Miller) writes: >It's interesting to see the different little smiley faces that people >insert into their articles. Here are some: > :-) :-] 8^) :v0 :vO :vo ;-) ;-] 8') 8`) 8`o 8`O :-} X-( > 8>) 8~} I can add a few extras to this listing: B-) |-) {:-) and of course my favorite O-) <----mutants for nukes Robert Stear (Penguin) | SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND........................ The Lost Boys of Berkeley | Disclaimer: My employer never agrees with me!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UUCP:{amdcad,decwhrl,hplabs,oliveb,pur-ee,qantel}!intelca!mipos3!cadev4!rstear ARPA:rstear%cadev4.intel.com@relay.cs.net Article 1182 of misc.misc: Xref: puukko junk:7228 misc.misc:1182 Path: puukko!santra!tut!enea!mcvax!uunet!husc6!bu-cs!bucsb!robotron From: robotron@bucsb.UUCP (Aaron Fager) Newsgroups: rec.humor,misc.misc Subject: Re: These 8-) (Let's see yours) Message-ID: <1763@bucsb.UUCP> Date: 14 Jun 88 19:55:05 GMT References: <656@inuxm.UUCP> Reply-To: robotron@bucsb.bu.edu (Aaron Fager) Followup-To: rec.humor Organization: Boston Univ Comp. Sci. Lines: 15 In article <656@inuxm.UUCP> micl23@inuxm.UUCP (W E Miller) writes: > >It's interesting to see the different little smiley faces that people >insert into their articles. Here are some: > > :-) :-] 8^) :v0 :vO :vo ;-) ;-] 8') 8`) 8`o 8`O :-} X-( > > 8>) 8~} How about these little gems: P-) b-) (and variations) as PIRATES!!! 8-, (and variations) as smirks...... -- Article 1232 of misc.misc: Xref: puukko junk:7648 misc.misc:1232 Path: puukko!santra!tut!enea!mcvax!uunet!husc6!think!bloom-beacon!athena.mit.edu!mugambo From: mugambo@athena.mit.edu (Tim Shippert) Newsgroups: rec.humor,misc.misc Subject: Re: These 8-) (Let's see yours) Message-ID: <5834@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> Date: 20 Jun 88 05:14:43 GMT References: <2389@mipos3.intel.com> <1988Jun17.093740.114@mntgfx.mentor.com> Sender: daemon@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU Reply-To: mugambo@athena.mit.edu (Tim Shippert) Organization: Hell Lines: 23 A few more (like I don't have anything better to do): :8) pig 8() duck 8+() Tina Turner *~8-} Idiot w/fuse coming out of his head B-{= Vampire. Or a beaver. Or maybe just a big dork... @-} Uh...a cyborg w/targeting sight. (oh, alright, that's pretty lame, but it looks cool). :(\ ! Bum w/cigarette B(\ ! Movie producer w/cigarette :-[ ] Jaws of doom Later, -ts -- "Ma! Fetch me my shotgun!" Article 1240 of misc.misc: Xref: puukko junk:7700 misc.misc:1240 Path: puukko!santra!tut!enea!mcvax!uunet!husc6!think!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!pixar!unicom!dorsai From: dorsai@unicom.UUCP (Shai Dorsai) Newsgroups: rec.humor,misc.misc Subject: Re: These 8-) (Let's see yours) Message-ID: <368@unicom.UUCP> Date: 16 Jun 88 16:49:59 GMT References: <656@inuxm.UUCP> Reply-To: dorsai@unicom.UUCP (Shai Dorsai) Organization: Science Computer Center, MCC, Kentfield, CA Lines: 7 You left out my personal favorite: };*> (a lewd, drunken friend of mine) -- Karsten D Agler Shai Dorsai "Theories are enough, sometimes." -Cletus Grahaame, _Tactics_of_Mistakes_ UUCP: ...!{ames,cbosgd,ihnp4}!pacbell!unicom!dorsai DisClaymore: You donna like my opinion? Argue with my Claymore.