Offtopic: What do these emoticons mean?
Posted by Greg Berge
Offtopic: What do these emoticons mean?
Posted by: Greg Berge (---.metro1.com)
Date: February 04, 2002 03:33PM
as opposed to 
as opposed to :´-(
And
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Re: Offtopic: What do these emoticons mean?
Posted by: Tom Lento (---.twcny.rr.com)
Date: February 04, 2002 03:44PM
Well is just a really big grin, while is a winking guy
I think that means crying, but I'm not sure
:´-( No, that means crying. I guess the other one isjust sad?
) I don't know, but I like it. I think it's laughing.
Anyone have a better idea?
is just a really big grin, while is a winking guy I think that means crying, but I'm not sure:´-( No, that means crying. I guess the other one isjust sad?
) I don't know, but I like it. I think it's laughing.Anyone have a better idea?
Re: Offtopic: What do these emoticons mean?
Posted by: CowbellGuy (---.biotech.cornell.edu)
Date: February 04, 2002 03:46PM
Ermm... well, if I had to guesstimate...
just kidding
winking
) sticking tongue out (need to find a better one for this
exasperated/confused vs sad for the other one
just kidding
winking
) sticking tongue out (need to find a better one for this
exasperated/confused vs sad for the other one
Re: Offtopic: What do these emoticons mean?
Posted by: Tom Lento (---.twcny.rr.com)
Date: February 04, 2002 04:28PM
Hm. Odd. I was basing my guesses on what they look like underneath the fancy graphics.
Somehow, that sounded dirty. . . I'll try again.
I meant the ascii text symbols that they used as the basis for the graphic. Like (-: would be a smiley face. Only backwards.
I really have GOT to get some work done today. . .
Somehow, that sounded dirty. . . I'll try again.
I meant the ascii text symbols that they used as the basis for the graphic. Like (-: would be a smiley face. Only backwards.
I really have GOT to get some work done today. . .
Re: Offtopic: What do these emoticons mean?
Posted by: CowbellGuy (---.biotech.cornell.edu)
Date: February 04, 2002 04:52PM
The ASCII versions are pretty arbitrary. In fact I just changed the crying one because it had an issue with one browser. It just does a replace.
Re: Offtopic: What do these emoticons mean?
Posted by: Tom Lento (---.twcny.rr.com)
Date: February 04, 2002 04:54PM
Well, so much for my theory. ) (I still think this one is laughing, though)
Actually, isn't
sticking out its tongue?
) (I still think this one is laughing, though)Actually, isn't
sticking out its tongue?
Re: Offtopic: What do these emoticons mean?
Posted by: CowbellGuy (---.biotech.cornell.edu)
Date: February 04, 2002 04:56PM
OK. Fine...
Re: Offtopic: What do these emoticons mean?
Posted by: Greg Berge (---.metro1.com)
Date: February 04, 2002 06:07PM
Jesus, you guys are a big help. I meant, what does the "just kidding" grin connote that the "winking" smile doesn't? Is it a matter of degree? I have always used the wink for irony/sarcasm. Now suddenly I'm questioning my emoticon etiquette.
Re: Offtopic: What do these emoticons mean?
Posted by: Tom Lento (---.twcny.rr.com)
Date: February 04, 2002 06:33PM
If it's any consolation to you, Greg, I always used the wink as irony/sarcasm, and the big grinning green face as, well, a big grinning green face.
You know, it occurs to me that this is the exact *opposite* of getting work done. . .
You know, it occurs to me that this is the exact *opposite* of getting work done. . .
Re: The Grin
Posted by: zg88 (---.twcny.rr.com)
Date: February 04, 2002 07:31PM
OK... so, how 'bout...
= mock self-satisfaction (??)
= mock self-satisfaction (??)
Re: The Grin
Posted by: Al DeFlorio (---.ne.mediaone.net)
Date: February 04, 2002 07:35PM
In my day it would have been called an S.E.G.
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