Not that I'm a great proponent of this practice
LOL	Laugh Out Load
ALT 0222 = Þ which can be used to make a :oÞ ALT 0169 = © which is the copywrite sign ALT 0174 = ® which is the registered trademark sign ALT 0214 = Ö which is a...dunno...someone looking surprised? Or amazed? ALT 0220 = Ü which is a big smile
Sentimental Symbols (name) Cuddling (((Tom))) Tom is being sent cuddles {{name}} Warm, fuzzy hug @>-->-- Rose @--`-,-- Rose with thorns :-x Kiss Offering Some Drink and Food: |_|} Cup of coffee >-| Martini Glass (_)] Beer Mug )-| Wine glass ]-| Champagne glass }-| Margarita Glass Emoticons Basic Faces: :o) happy face :-) smiley with a nose :-* kiss :-X my lips are sealed :-| indifferent :'( crying :-( sad 0:-) angel :-D laughing smile/big happy face ;-) wink :-( frown :-o oh! >:-> devil >;-> devilish wink :P nyah nyah

• wb= welcome back

• r u= are you

• k= o.k.

Everyone smiles and speaks the same. Well, just about.

:-) . . . basic smile

:) . . . smiley

:( . . . sad smile

:* . . . kiss

:-/ . . . skeptical smiley

:> . . . sarcastic smiley

:@ . . . screaming smiley

:X . . . a big wet kiss!

:-\ . . . undecided smiley

>:> . . . a very lewd remark was just made

%) . . . smiley after starting the screen for 15 hours straight

:)~ . . . Drooling smiley

:'( . . . crying smiley

:-P . . . Poky Tounge

X( . . . you are brain dead!

<g> . . . grin

<s> . . . sigh

<jk> . . . just kidding

... . . . back in a sec

l8r . . . later

wtf . . . what the f*rk!

irl . . . in real life

craft . . . can't remember a f*rking thing

otoh . . . On The Other Hand

fwiw . . . For What It's Worth

imho . . . In My Humble Opinion

iirc . . . If I Remember Correctly

rtfm . . . Read The Fantastic Manual

rfc . . . Request For Comment

rsn . . . Real Soon Now

wysiwyg . . . What You See Is What You Get

Chat Lingo AFAIK As far as I know AKA Also known as ATM At the moment A/S/L Age/Sex/Location BBIAS Be back in a second BTW By the way BF Boyfriend CYA See you CUL8R See you later D/C Disconnected GF Girlfriend GR8 Great GTG Got to go heh Heh. Hah. (as in something funny) Heya/Hiya Hello J/K Just kidding L8R Later LTNS Long time no see NP No problem OIC Oh I see Pls Please RE Hi again SMT Something 'Sup What's up TTYL Talk to you later TTFN Ta ta for now W8 Wait

Basic Smileys : - ) Used to reflect a sarcastic or joking statement. ; - ) Winky smiley : - ( Frowning smiley :-I Indifferent smiley :-> Worse than a ;-) >:-> User just made a really devilish remark >;-> Winky and devil combined : - P Sticking out your tongue by the side Widely Used Smileys (-: 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. :-)-8 User is a Big girl. :-{) User has a mustache. :-{ 2 User wears lipstick. :-~) User has a cold. :'-( User is crying. :'-) User is so happy, s/he is crying. :-@ User is screaming. :-# User wears braces. :=) User has two noses. |-I User is asleep. |-O User is yawning/snoring. :-Q User is smoking. :-? User smokes a pipe. :-D User is laughing (at you!) :-X User's lips are sealed. :-C User is really bummed. C=:-) User is a chef. @:-) User is wearing a turban. :-0 No Yelling! (Quiet Lab) .-) User only has one eye. ,-) Ditto...but he's winking. : - P ~~ Drooling : - Þ Sticking out your tongue in the middle ( - : Lefty's smile : ~~ ( Crying Emotional Smileys |-) hee hee |-D ho ho :-> hey hey :-( boo boo :-I hmm... ;-0 oops... :-P nyahhhh!

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