Subject: TIA, ROTFL, etc., etc., etc. ... (fwd)
To: None <pett0019@gold.tc.umn.edu>
From: Adam Forsyth <forsytad@martin.luther.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 03/09/1996 21:09:49
> >As Far As I Know... It took me awhile to figure it out. Not as bad as
> >ROTFL...
>
> OK, I'll bite. What's ROTFL?
>Rolling On The Floor Laughing. You know, there should be some reference
>somewhere with all these Acronyms... I started an "acronym" list on my
>homepage, but I never got around to adding to it...
Here's a pretty definitive list that somebody sent to me when I asked
about the e-mail lingo on one of the other lists I'm on.
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0 Luther College SPO 713 0 e-mail: forsytad@luther.edu 0
0 Decorah IA 52101 0 phone: (319) 387-2489 0
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0 web: http://www.lookup.com/Homepages/73086/home.html 0
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 95 16:20:29 EST
From: Vince Sabio, ARL/S3I uWave Sensors Branch <vsabio@msc.arl.mil>
To: forsytad@martin.luther.edu
Cc: scatcat@tyrell.net
Subject: TIA, ROTFL, etc., etc., etc. ...
Since you guys had inquired about 'net acronyms (spec. TIA), I have
attached a file that got me up to speed some time ago ... it contains
a rather complete list of "emoticons" (the "faces" used in e-mail
and chat correspondence), as well as a definition of some of the
more commonly-used acronyms (TIA, ROTFL, etc.).
HTH!
- Vince S.
vsabio@arl.mil
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THE SMILIE FACE DICTIONARY
Tilting your head to the left helps you to see the faces. These
smilie faces express feelings and show actions or body language.
You'll find smilie faces used in chat, electronic bulletin boards,
tee shirts, in electronic mail - everywhere!
Here are your basic faces:
:-) = smile :-D = laughing smile
:-* = kiss ;-) = wink
:-X = my lips are sealed :-P = blahh [slip of the tongue]
:-| = indifferent :-( = frown
:'( = crying :-o = oh!
0:-) = angel >:-> = devil
:-> = biting sarcastic smile >;-> = devilish wink
In addition to faces, the following symbols express emotions and/or
actions:
\\//_ = Vulcan salute
\o/ = Praise the Lord, pray, whatever...
->>>>-- = Feather=just teasing, tickling
() = Cuddling (example: ((((John)))) John is being sent
cuddles by the user.)
{} = Hug (example: {{{Jane}}} Jane is being sent hugs by
the user.)
<> = Making Love
>< = Opposite of above - not to be used in polite company
@-`-,-- = A rose for you (this one even has thorns!)...
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Also, users can use shorthand (or abbreviations) of commonly
used expressions:
AFK = away from keyboard J/K = Just Kidding
BAK = back at keyboard LOL = Laughing Out Loud
BBL = Be Back Later NIFOC = Nude In Front Of Computer
CUL8er = See you Later OIC = Oh I See
BRB = be right back PU = That Stinks!
BTW = By The Way... HTH = Hope This Helps
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
DITYID = Did I Tell You I'm Distressed?
GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike
GTRM = Going To Read Mail
SOL = You're Out of Luck (or Smiling Out Loud)
Txs = Thanks or Texas
BFD = Big Deal! IUm not impressed...
WGFF? = Who Gives A Flying Flood? (a different way of I don't care)
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Plus, you can offer someone a drink:
|_|} = cup of coffee (or other beverage) )-I = wine glass
>-I = martini glass ]-| = champagne glass
_}] = beer mug }-I = margarita glass
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Here are some more faces:
(-: = User is left handed
%-) = User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight
:*) = User is drunk
[:] = User is a robot
8-) = User is wearing sunglasses
B:-) = Sunglasses on head
::-) = User wears normal glasses
B-) = User wears horn-rimmed glasses
8:-) = User is a little girl
:-{) = User has a mustache
:-{} = User wears lipstick
{:-) = User wears a toupee
}:-( = Toupee in an updraft
:-[ = User is a Vampire
:-E = Bucktoothed vampire
:-F = Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing
:-7 = User just made a wry statement
:-* = User just ate something sour
:-)~ = User drools
:-~) = User has a cold
:'-( = User is crying
:'-) = User is so happy, s/he is crying
:-@ = User is screaming
:-# = User wears braces
:^) = User has a broken nose
:v) = User has a broken nose, but it's the other way
:_) = User's nose is sliding off of his face
:<) = User is from an Ivy League School
:-& = User is tongue tied.
=:-) = User is a hosehead
-:-) = User is a punk rocker
-:-( = (real punk rockers don't smile)
:=) = User has two noses
+-:-) = User is the Pope or holds some other religious office
`:-) = User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning
,:-) = Same thing...other side
|-I = User is asleep
|-O = User is yawning/snoring
:-Q = User is a smoker
:-? = User smokes a pipe
O-) = Megaton Man On Patrol! (or else, user is a scuba diver)
O :-) = User is an angel (at heart, at least)
:-P = Nyahhhh!
:-S = User just made an incoherent statement
:-D = User is laughing (at you!)
:-C = User is really bummed
:-/ = User is skeptical
C=:-) = User is a chef
@= = User is pro-nuclear war
*<:-) = User is wearing a Santa Claus Hat
:-o = Uh oh! (8-o It's Mr. Bill!
*:o) = And Bozo the Clown!
3:] = Pet smilie
3:[ = Mean Pet smilie
d8= = Your pet beaver is wearing goggles and a hard hat.
=:H = What a cute rabbit!
E-:-) = User is a Ham radio operator
:-9 = User is licking his/her lips
%-6 = User is braindead
[:-) = User is wearing a walkman
(:I = User is an egghead
<:-I = User is a dunce
K:P = User is a little kid with a propeller beenie
@:-) = User is wearing a turban
:-0 = No Yelling! (Quiet Lab)
:-: = Mutant Smilie
= The invisible smilie
.-) = User only has one eye
,-) = Ditto...but he's winking
X-( = User just died
8 :-) = User is a wizard
C=}>;*{)) = Mega-Smilie... A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an
updraft, a mustache, and a double chin.
%Note: A lot of these can be typed without noses to make midget smilies:
:) = Midget smilie :} = Sheepish smilie
:> = Impish smilie :( = Sad
:@ = look at my tonsils! :{ = pout
:D = Laughter :[ = Real Downer
:I = Hmmm... :< = disappointed
:O = Yelling :,( = Crying
:C = jutting lower lip pout |I = Asleep
:Q = shouting with a cold sore |^o = Snoring
[] = Hugs and ... :* = Kisses
:] = Gleep...a friendly midget smilie who will gladly be your friend.
=) and 8) = Variations on a theme
:-` = smiley spitting out its chewing tobacco
:-1 = smiley bland face
:-! = smiley bland face with a cold sore
:-#| = smiley face with bushy mustache
:-$ = smiley face with it's mouth wired shut
:-% = smiley banker
:-6 = smiley after eating something sour
:^) = smiley with pointy nose (righty)
:-7 = smiley after a wry statement
8-) = smiley swimmer
:-* = smiley after eating something bitter
:-& = smiley which is tongue-tied
{:-) = smiley with its hair parted in the middle
}:-) = above in an updraft
:-a = lefty smilely touching tongue to nose
:-s = smiley after a BIZARRE comment
:-d = lefty smiley razzing you
g-) = smiley with ponce-nez glasses
:-j = left smiling smilely
:-k = beats me, looks like something, tho.
:-v = talking head smiley
:-o = smiley singing national anthem
:-p = smiley sticking its tongue out (at you!)
0-) = smiley cyclops (scuba diver?)
:-=) = older smiley with mustache
:u) = smiley with funny-looking left nose
:n) = smiley with funny-looking right nose
}:^#}) = mega-smiley: updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley
with a double-chin.
:-q = smiley trying to touch its tongue to its nose
=:-( = frowning punk-rocker (real punk rockers don't smile)
=:-) = smiley punk-rocker (:- = Unsmiley frowning
= smiley invisible man (:-) = smiley big-face
):-( = unsmiley big-face ):-) = "
)O-) = scuba smiley big-face :-e = disappointed smiley
:-t = cross smiley :-i = semi-smiley
:-[ = Un-smiley blockhead +:-) = smiley priest
:-{ = variation on a theme :-] = smiley blockhead
:-} = ditto :-0 = smiley orator
:-l = y. a. s. :-: = mutant smiley
:-\ = Undecided smiley .-] = one-eyed smilely
:-| = "have an ordinary day" :-? = smilely smoking a pipe
;-) = winking smiley ,-} = wry and winking
:-< = real sad smiley :< = midget unsmiley
:-> = y.a.s. :v) = left-pointing nose smiley
:-z = y.a.c.s. :-b = left-pointing tongue smiley
:-c = bummed out smiley :-/ = lefty undecided smiley
:-) = ha ha |-P = yecch
~~:-( = net.flame :-} = beard
|-) = hee hee :-{ = mustache
O |-) = net.religion :-# = braces
|-D = ho ho :-X = bow tie
:-> = hey hey :-Q = smoker
8 :-I = net.unix-wizards <:I = dunce
:-( = boo hoo (:I = egghead
:-I = hmm 8-) = glasses
E-:-I = net.ham-radio B-) = horn-rims
:-O = Uh oh 8:-) = glasses on forehead
>:-I = net.startrek 3:o[ = net.pets
>:-< = mad :- = Male
:-( = Drama >- = Female
:-) = Comedy |-O= = Birth
:-o = Surpise 8-# = Death
8-| = Suspense oo = Infinity
:-8( = condescending stare
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Animals:
:V = woodpecker
) = Cheshire cat.
3:-o = cow
~~~~8} = snake
8:] = a gorilla
8) = a frog
B) = a frog who is wearing sunglasses
8P = a bullfrog and it's mating season
8b = ditto
|) = a salamander
:8) = a pig
3:-o = a cow
:3-< = a dog
pp# = a cow
pq`#' = a bull
where's the Kitten? :-^)
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If the medium supports the Apple option-key characters, you can have
the following faces:
:-* = user is a lawyer
:-# = English banker
:-" = penny pincher
:-0 = tongue-tied
:-$ = one heck of a cold sore!
:-& = licking upper lip in anticipation or satisfaction
:-% = woah!
:-P = ooh!
:-- = mouth is wired shut!
:-G = debonair moustache
:-@ = confused in Spanish
:-E = hare lip
:-W = open-mouthed kiss
:-7 = monster frown
:-) = unhappy cuz of double chin
:-F = talking sideways
:-~) = runny nose
:-: = wishy washy smile
:-C = eck!
:-N = Vampire with thick upper lip
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Credits:
Smilie Face Dictionary DA 1.0 by the Rome Dome using the utility
application called:
Make a TEXT DA
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
by
James H. Moore, Jr.
4125 Arroyo Trail
Carmel, CA 93923
Credits for all those who created or collected the faces & shorthand
presented here: A to Zen, AFA Kathy, AFL MacArt, AFL TracyP,
ApleWizard, BigSkyMac, Bwain, Darsys, Kristian Gallagher, Randalltoo,
Rome Dome, Sakko, Sports Fan, and any uncredited here...
True Origin of smilie faces: ?
Thanx yUall! };^> = devilish wink! 11/90
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Updated 11/91 by Wierd OlU Uncle Larry, from the Basin of Free Time
to get rid of the old, itsy-bitsy text window and use the real nice
DisplayDA by Bill Steinberg.
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Saved as Text by John E. Harrah 12/91
to be used with TypeIt4Me INIT
:-)