Friday, November 16, 2007

Get with the 90's

Well, I was on one of the forums I frequent, and someone posed this: <3
Surprisingly enough, there were multiple people who did not have a clue what that meant. The comments ranged from, "what's less than 3" to "Umm, I think you mistyped something" to " <3 ? I dont get it".
This was kind of a shock to me seeing as the email emoticons started around the early to mid 90's, but alas there are still people who don't know what they are and what they mean. This is my time to "teach" the computer illiterate a little techiness to impress friends and family. (assuming they also missed the 90's and have never seen You got Mail or for the advanced crowd ygm)
Smiley’s ( smilley faces, emoticons for email ) if you do not see them try turning your head sideway on most of them<3 Love or heart
:-) happy
:-( sad
:-& tongue-tied
:-< realy upset
:- angry
:-(O) yelling
:-d laughing
;-) winking
:-} grinning
8-) wide-eyed
:- apathetic
:-o shocked or amazed
:-] apply sarcasm
:-[ sad sarcasm
:-( fell like crying
:!-( crying
%-) happy confused
:-* kiss
:-\ undecided
:-# my lips are sealed
8-0 shocked
:-/ skeptical
:-> Sarcastic smile
;^) Smirking smile
X-( brain dead
>:-) devilish
0:-) Angelic
:-P sticking tongue out
<.)))-< dead fish
<*(((-< alive fish

Thank the “John” above, we now have real emoticons that make a whole lot more sense!!!

























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