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EDITOR'S NOTE: This file of acronyms and 'emoticons' was compiled by C.J.Sonnack for the Post Database BBS and forwarded to TESL-l by Lloyd Holliday. Minor additions by Bill Blinn on Copyediting-L.
///// BASIC ABBREVIATIONS///// AFAIK - As Far As I Know AISI - As I See It ANFAWFOS - And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor ASAFP - As Soon As [*CENSORED*] Possible AWGTHTGTTA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again? AWGTHTGTATA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through ALL ThisAgain? BOT - Back On Topic BTW - By The Way BNF - Big Name Fan CUL - Catch You Later CWYL - Chat With You Later DILLIGAF - Do I Look Like I Give A [*CENSORED*]! FeFeFe - Used in Copyediting-L to indicate IRONy FITB - Fill In The Blank FTASB - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet FWIW - For What It's Worth FYI - For Your Information GIWIST - Gee I Wish I'd Said That HHOK - Ha Ha Only Kidding HHO 1/2 K - Ha Ha Only Half Kidding HTH - Hope this Helps! HUA - Heads Up [*CENSORED*] IAC - In Any Case IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer IITYWTMWYKM - If I Tell You What This Means Will You Kiss Me? IITYWIMWYBMAD- If I Tell You What It Means Will You Buy Me ADrink? ILSHIBAMF - I Laughed So Hard I Broke All My Furniture! IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion INPO - In No Particular Order IOW - In Other Words LAGNAF - Let's All Get Naked And [*CENSORED*] LLTA - Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering)Applause LOL - Laughing Out Loud LTIP - Laughing Til I Puke MYOB - Mind Your Own Business NFW - No [*CENSORED*] Way!! OAUS - On An Unrelated Subject OATUS - On A Totally Unrelated Subject OTOH - On The Other Hand OTOOH - On The Other Other Hand ONNA - Oh No, Not Again ONNTA - Oh No, Not This Again=D4ligatory On-Topic Comment OWTTE - Or Words To That Effect PPP - Petty Pet Peeve POV - Point Of View ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing! ROFLGO - Rolling On Floor Laughing Guts Out! ROFLASTC - Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat! RSN - Real Soon Now RTFM - Read The Freaking Manual! " - Read The Friggin' Manual! " - Read The Flaming Manual! " - Read The Farging Manual! " - Read The Fershlugginer Manual! " - Read The [*CENSORED*] Manual! RTFMA - Read The Manual, Sir (from the military) RYFM - Read Your [*CENSORED*] Manual! SICS - Sitting In Chair Snickering SOI - Stunk On Ice TANJ - There Ain't No Justice (Niven) TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch(Heinlein) TGAL - Think Globally, Act Locally TINWIS - That Is Not What I Said TLGR - ???? TPTB - The Powers That Be TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN - Ta Ta For Now TTYL - Talk To You Later WDYMBT - What Do (or Did) You Mean By That? WGAS - Who Gives A [*CENSORED*]?! WMMOWS - Wash My Mouth Out With Soap! WTH - What the Heck WYLABOCTGWTR - Would You Like A Bowl Of Cream To Go With ThatRemark? WYLASOMWTC - Would You Like A Saucer Of Milk With ThatComment? YAOTM - Yet Another Off-Topic Message YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
////////////////////////////////////////// OTHER ABBREVIATIONS///// APA - Amateur Press Association FIAWOL - Fandom Is A Way Of Life FIJAGH - Fandom Is Just A Goddamn Hobby LASFS - The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society RAEBNC - Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment (an APAabbreviation) SF - Science Fiction or Speculative Fantasy DDD - Direct Distance Dial (i.e. the phone system) DTMF - Dialing Tones, Multi Frequency (i.e. TouchTone(c))* POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service FTL - Faster Than Light SnailMail - The U.S. Postal Service
*CORRECTION: DTMF noted above is DUAL-TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY -- B. Blinn
///// THE FACES /////
Happy Face (grin) :-) :-> :-] (-:
Winking Happy Face ;-) ;-> ;-]
Smiling w/ Glasses 8-) B-) 8-] <-8
Happy Face w/ Beard :-)} :->} :-]} {(:
Sticking Out Tongue ;-P :-b d-;
Devilish Smile };-> ];>
Huge Smile :-)) :->> ((-:
Surprised/Yelling :-O :o O-|
Straight Face :-| B-| :-I |-8
Frown/Sad :-( :-< )-:
Very Unhappy :-c :-C
Shedding a Tear :'-( :'(
Crying :"-( :"< }-":
A Kiss :-* |-* (eyes closed on thesecond one)
Very Tired |-( |-)
Asking a Dumb Question <:-) <:-(
///// OTHER SYMBOLS/////
[!] - A hug
@>--->---- - A rose
[( ) - Cup of coffee or beer mug
<grin> - I'm smiling as I write/wrote this.....
_text_ - Underline text=D4ext
TEXT - YELLING
=3D|:-)=3D - Uncle Sam
:-o - Mr. Bill ("Oh, nooooooo!")
...---... - S.O.S.
#@$!%@#!! - [*CENSORED*]
///////////////////////////////////////// compiled by:CJSonnack/////
////////////////////////////////////// with many contributions!/////
:/7) Cyrano de Bergerac >:*) Bozo the Clown #:o+= Betty Boop _:^) an Indian )>-O-> Gen. Custer 8(:-) Walt Disney ):^( a headhunter (Amazon style) -=#:-) has wizard status (: (=| is going to be a ghost for Halloween. =:-H plays for NFL (V)=| a pacman champion M-),:X),:-M sees no evil, hears no evil, speaks no evil C):-O C):-O C):-O C):-O a barbershop quartet ):-( is sick and tired of reading this nonsense L:-) just graduated B-)-[< is wearing sunglasses and swimming trunk :-(O) is yelling (:-) has no hair :-))) is very overweight |:-) has heavy eyebrows (:-) has new hair style (:-() has new hair style, mustache and beard C:-) has large brain capacity |:-| is excessively rigid ._) suffers from Lorentz contractions :-G- smokes cigarettes :-p~ smokes heavily \:-) wears a french hat ]:-> is The Devil :(() is an African tribesman (:-) is a Vietnamese peasant
(|-) Chinese (|-( Chinese and doesn't like these kind of jokes C=:-) chef 8=:-) chef *<:-) wearing a Santa Claus Hat (8-o Its Mr. Bill! *:o) And Bozo the Clown! E-:-) Ham radio operator [:-) wearing a walkman (:-I a dunce @:-) wearing a turban (-:|:-) Siamese twins the invisible man :-#| bushy mustache (:-) smiley big-face ):-) smiley big-face ):-( unsmiley big-face )8-) scuba smiley big-face :^# ) mega-smiley: updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a double-chin ~~:-( net.flame 8 :-I net.unix-wizards E-:-I net.ham-radio :-)X bow tie 3:o[ net.pets :-d~ smokes heavily Q:-) a new grad M:-) saluting (symbol of respect) =):-) Uncle Sam =|:-) Abe Lincoln 4:-) George Washington 5:-) Elvis Presley 7:-) Fred Flintstone
8) frog B) frog who is wearing sunglasses 8P bullfrog and its mating season 8b ditto |) salamander :8) pig 3:-o cow pp# cow II pq`#' bull :3-< dog duck .\/ duck II :V woodpecker ~~~~8 snake ^..^ cat . elephant `\ ) Cheshire cat.
N O N - S M I L E Y S
@= for messages dealing with nuclear war. o>-<|= for messages of interest only to women. ~= a candle, to annotate flaming messages. oo for somebody's head-lights are on messages. :- Male )- Female o/ raised hand \o/ PTL (praise the lord, or pass the loot?) _\\// Vulcan salute ( o ) ( o ) hooters ___ / \ | RIP | |_____| from someone who is dead -------
M I S C E L L A N Y
Some people on America Online are using unrotated smileys:
^L^ happy
^(^ happy II
@l@ too many hours at terminal
*L* blotto
^)^ ^(^ two people talking
.-] CIS User has one eye
.-) CIS User has one eye
:-] Smiley blockhead
:-% CIS User has beard
:-o CIS User singing national anthem
:-t CIS User is cross
:-( Drama
:-) Comedy
:-? CIS User is smoking a pipe
:-=) Older user with mustache
:-\ Undecided user
:-p CIS User is sticking their tongue out (at you!)
:-)' CIS User tends to drool
:-'| CIS User has a cold
:-)8 CIS User is well dressed
:-D CIS User talks too much
:-# CIS User's lips are sealed.
:-o CIS User is shocked
:-* CIS User just ate a sour pickle
:-s CIS User after a BIZARRE comment
:-o CIS User is surprised
:-{ CIS User has a mustache
:-| No expression face, 'that comment doesn't phase me'
:-% CIS User has beard.
:-& CIS User which is tongue-tied
:-9 CIS User licking it's lips
:-( Sad
:-* CIS User after eating something bitter
:-> Hey hey
:-X CIS User is wearing a bow tie
:-6 CIS User after eating something sour
:-0 CIS User is an orator
:-7 CIS User after a wry statement
:-#| CIS User with bushy mustache
:-@ CIS User face screaming
:-% CIS User is a banker
:-} CIS User wears lipstick
:-) Humor (or smiley)
:-v Talking head Smiley
:-x "my lips are sealed" Smiley
:-| "have an ordinary day" Smiley
:-e Disappointed Smiley
:-< Real sad Smiley
:-I Hmm
:-( Boo hoo
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