Mastering Intranet and Internet Technology

EMOTICONS -- a simple method of showing your feelings about a topic. The 'Smilies' shown below are a form that has really taken off in the last few years, and this is a very condensed list of some of what's out there. The 'smilies' make more sense if you rotate your head (or your way of looking at things) 90 degrees.

Emoticon   Meaning

<G>        Grin
<BG>       Big Grin
<BFG>      Big Fat Grin
<BFGWST>   Big Fat Grin, With Sharp Teeth (for those
           particularly pointed comments ...
:-)        Your basic smilie. This smilie is used to inflect a
           sarcastic or joking statement since we can't hear
           voice inflection over electronic media.
;-)        Winking smilie. User just made a flirtatious and/or
           sarcastic remark. More of a "don't hit me for what I
           just said" smilie.
:-(        Frowning smilie. User did not like that last
           statement or is upset or depressed about something.
:(         Abbreviated form of the frown ...
:-I        Indifferent smilie. Better than a Frowning smilie but
           not quite as good as a happy smilie
:->        User just made a really biting sarcastic remark.
           Worse than a :-).
>:->       User just made a really devilish remark.
>;->       Winky and devil combined. A very lewd remark was just
           made.
(-:        User is left handed
:-{)       User has a mustache
:-7        User just made a wry statement
:-@        User is screaming
:http://www.nim.com.au/master/)        User has a broken nose
:-&        User is tongue tied.
:-P        Nyahhhh! (Sticking tongue out)
:-D        User is laughing
:-/        User is skeptical
:-o        Uh oh! (Mr. Bill?)
-'-,--{@   A rose

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