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 back in the mists of time. Minor edits have
been made over the years by Bill Blinn and Katharine O'Moore-Klopf
of Copyediting-L.
///// BASIC ABBREVIATIONS/////
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
AISI: As I See It
ANFAWFOS: And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor
AWGTHTGTTA: Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?
AWGTHTGTATA: Are We Going To Have To Go Through ALL This Again?
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 on 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 A Drink?
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
LLTA: Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering) Applause
LOL: Laughing Out Loud
LTIP: Laughing Till I Puke
MMV: Mileage May Vary
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
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!
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
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
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
///// 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 the second 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.....
=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
8(:-) Walt Disney
-=#:-) 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
C:-) has large brain capacity
|:-| is excessively rigid
._) suffers from Lorentz contractions
C=:-) chef
8=:-) chef
*<:-) wearing a Santa Claus Hat
(8-o It's Mr. Bill!
*:o) And Bozo the clown!
:-#| bushy mustache
(:-) smiley big-face
):-) smiley big-face
):-( unsmiley big-face
)8-) scuba smiley big-face
~~:-( net.flame
8 :-I net.unix-wizards
:-)X bow tie
3:o[ net.pets
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 that is wearing sunglasses
|) salamander
:8) pig
3:-o cow
pp# cow II
pq`#' bull
:3-< dog
duck
.\/ duck II
:V woodpecker
~~~~8 snake
^..^ cat
N O N - S M I L E Y S
~= a candle, to annotate flaming messages
o/ raised hand
_\\// Vulcan salute
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M I S C E L L A N Y
Some people use unrotated smileys:
^L^ happy
^(^ happy II
@l@ too many hours at terminal
*L* blotto
^)^ ^(^ two people talking
:-( 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 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 faze me"
:-% CIS User has beard
:-( 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
:-) Humor (or smiley)
:-v Talking-head smiley
:-x "my lips are sealed" smiley
:-| "have an ordinary day" smiley
:-e Disappointed smiley
:-< Really sad smiley
:-I Hmm
:-( Boohoo
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