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| The Emoticons :-) - Humor :-) (-: - Masking theatrical comments :-T - Keeping a straight face (tight-lipped) :-D - Said with a smile :-> - Alternate happy face :-) :-) :-) - Loud guffaw :*) - Clowning around :-? - Licking lips %-} - Silly :/) - Not funny :-" - Pursing lips :-r - Bleahhh (sticking tongue out) :-f - Smirks :-p - Smirks :-1 - Smirks :-, - Smirks :-| - Disgusted :-J - Tongue-in-cheek comments :-! - Foot in mouth :-$ - Put your money where your mouth is :-D - Talks too much :-I - Chewing on bone %&$%& - You know what that means... :-P - Shouting :-y - Shouting :-o - Shouting :-( - Unhappy :-c - Real unhappy (:-& - Anger (:^( - Broken nose (:<) - Blabber mouth ?-( - Black eye %-) - Broken glasses :-b - Tongue stuck out :-p - Left-handed tongue stuck out >--->---(@ - A rose ||*( - Handshake offered ||*) - Handshake accepted :-x - Kiss kiss o= - A burning candle to start a flame ~= - Flaming message -= - A doused candle to end a flame |-<> - Kissy face [] - Hug (-_-) - Secret smile '-) - Wink ;-) - Say no more; nudge, nudge :-* - Oops! (Covering mouth with hand) :-# - Censored :-8 - Talking out both sides of your mouth >:> - Leer :-X - Not saying a word (:-... - Heart-breaking message... :-o - "Oh, noooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill) #:-o - Same as previous ...---... - S.O.S. :-< - Forlorn |-( - Late night messages (:-$ - Ill (:-( - Sad %- - Hung over :~/ - All mixed up #-) - Another all-night partier :-'| - With a cold %+{ - Loser in a fight ( ) - You're kidding! <:-O - Eeek! :-C - Unbelieving (jaw dropped) :-(*) - About to vomit E-mail Shorthand 2U2 - To You, Too AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact AFAIK - As Far As I Know AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell AFK - Away From Keyboard ASAP - As Soon As Possible BAK - Back At Keyboard BBL - Be Back Later BITMT - But In The Meantime BOT - Back On Topic BRB - Be Right Back BTW - By the way C4N - Ciao For Now CRS - Can't Remember "Stuff" CU - See You CUL(8R) - See You Later CWOT - Complete Waste Of Time CYA - See Ya DIY - Do It Yourself EOD - End Of Discussion EZ - Easy F2F - Face To Face FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions FBOW - For Better Or Worse FOAF - Friend Of A Friend FOCL - Falling Off Chair Laughing FWIW - For What It's Worth FYA - For Your Amusement FYI - For Your Information /ga - Go Ahead GAL - Get A Life GBTW - Get Back To Work GFC - Going For Coffee GFETE - Grinning From Ear To Ear GMTA - Great minds think alike GR&D - Grinning, Running & Ducking GTG - Got To Go GTGTTBR - Got To Go To The Bathroom GTRM - Going To Read Mail HAND - Have A Nice Day HHOK - Ha Ha Only Kidding HTH - Hope This Helps IAC - In Any Case IAE - In Any Event IC - I See IDGI - I Don't Get It IMCO - In My Considered Opinion IMHO - In my humble opinion IMNSHO - in My Not So Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion IMPE - In My Personal Experience IMVHO - In My Very Humble Opinion IOW - In Other Words IRL - In Real Life ISP - Internet Service Provider IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean JIC - Just In Case J/K - Just kidding KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid L8TR - Later LD - Later dude LOL - Laughing Out Loud LTNS - Long Time No See MorF - Male or Female, or person who asks that question MTCW - My Two Cents Worth NRN - No Reply Necessary ONNA - Oh No, Not Again! OTOH - On The Other Hand OTTOMH - Off the top of my head OIC - Oh I See OTF - On The Floor OLL - Online Love PLS - Please PU - That Stinks! REHI - Hello Again (re-Hi!) ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing ROTF - Rolling On The Floor ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing RSN - Real Soon Now RTDox - Read The Documentation/Directions RTFM - Read The Frickin' Manual RUOK - Are You OK? SNAFU - Situation Normal; All Fouled Up SO - Significant Other SOL - Smiling Out Loud (or Sh*t Out of Luck) TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TAFN - That's All For Now TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It THX - Thanks TIA - Thanks In Advance TLK2UL8R - Talk to you later TMK - To My Knowledge TOS - Terms Of Service TPTB - The Powers That Be TSWC - Tell Someone Who Cares TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now TTYL(8R) - Talk To You Later TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern Txs - Thanks URL - Web Page Address w/b - Welcome Back w/o - Without WRT - With Regard To WTG - Way To Go WU? - What's Up? WWW - World Wide Web WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get Y2K - Year 2000 YGIAGAM - Your Guess Is As Good As Mine YGWYPF - You Get What You Pay For YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary ZZZ - Sleeping |
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