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BASIC Smilies

:-) Your basic smilie. This smilie is used to inflect a sarcastic or joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection ;-) Winky smilie. Writer just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark. More of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smilie.
:-( Frowning smilie. Visitor did not like that last statement or is upset or depressed about something. :-I Indifferent smilie. Better than a Frowning smilie but not quite as good as a happy smilie
:-> Writer just made a really biting sarcastic remark. Worse than a :-). >:-> Writer just made a really devilish remark.
>;-> Winky and devil combined. A very lewd remark was just made.

LESS COMMON Smilies:

(-: Writer is left handed %-) Writer has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight
:*) Writer is drunk :*) Writer is drunk
[:] Writer is a robot 8-) Writer is wearing sunglasses
B:-) Sunglasses on head ::-) Writer wears normal glasses
B-) Writer wears horn-rimmed glasses :-{) Writer has a mustache
:-{} Writer wears lipstick {:-) Writer wears a toupee
}:-( Toupee in an updraft :-[ Writer is a Vampire
:-E Bucktoothed vampire :-F Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing
:-7 Writer juust made a wry statement :-* Writer just ate something sour
:-)~ Writer drools :-~) Writer has a cold
:'-( Writer is crying :'-) Writer is so happy, s/he is crying
:-# Writer wears braces :^) Writer has a broken nose
:v) Writer has a broken nose, but it's the other way :_) Writer's nose is sliding off of his face
:<) Writer is from an Ivy League School :-& Writer is tongue tied.
=:-) Writer is a hosehead -:-) Writer is a punk rocker
-:-( (real punk rockers don't smile) :=) Writer has two noses
+-:-) Writer is the Pope or holds some other religious office `:-) Writer shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning
,:-) Same thing...other side |-I Writer is asleep
|-O Writer is yawning/snoring :-Q Writer is a smoker
:-? Writer smokes a pipe O-) Megaton Man On Patrol! (or else, writer is a scuba diver)
O :-) Writer is an angel (at heart, at least) :-P Nyahhhh!
:-S Writer just made an incoherent statement :-D Writer is laughing (at you!)
:-X Writer's lips are sealed :-C Writer is really bummed
:-/ Writer is skeptical C=:-) Writer is a chef
*<:-) Writer 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. E-:-) Writer is a Ham radio operator
:-9 Writer is licking his/her lips %-6 Writer is braindead
[:-) Writer is wearing a walkman (:I Writer is an egghead
<:-I Writer is a dunce K:P Writer is a little kid with a propeller beenie
:-0 No Yelling! (Quiet Lab) :-: Mutant Smilie
The invisible smilie .-) Writer only has one eye
,-) Ditto...but he's winking X-( Writer just died

Many of these can be typed without "noses"
to make MIDGET smilies, as shown below:

:) Midget smilie :] Gleep...a friendly midget smilie who will gladly be your friend =) Variation on a theme...
:} What should we call these? (what?) :) Happy :> what?
:D Laughter :I Hmmm... :( Sad
:[ Real Downer :< what? :{ what?
:O Yelling :C what? :Q what?
:,( Crying [] Hugs and :* Kisses
|I Asleep |^o Snoring :-` smiley spitting out its chewing tobacco
:-1 smiley bland face :-! smiley incredulous face :-#| 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 :-0 smiley orator
(:-( unsmiley frowning (:-) smiley big-face ):-) smiley devil bug-face
):-( unsmiley big-face )8-) scuba smiley big-face =:-) smiley punk-rocker
=:-( (real punk rockers don't smile) +:-) smiley priest :-q smiley trying to touch its tongue to its nose
:-e disappointed smiley :-i semi-smiley :-o smiley singing national anthem
:-p smiley sticking its tongue out (at you!) :-[ un-smiley blockhead :-] smiley blockhead
:-{ smiley variation on a theme :-} ditto {:-) 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. :-: mutant smiley :-\ undecided smiley
:-| "have an ordinary day" smiley ;-) winking smiley :-< real sad smiley
:-x "my lips are sealed" smiley :-c bummed out smiley :-v talking head smiley
:-/ lefty undecided smiley :-? smilely smoking a pipe .-] one-eyed smilely
,-} wry and winking 0-) smiley cyclops (scuba diver?) :-=) older smiley with mustache
:u) smiley with funny-looking left nose :n) smiley with funny-looking right nose :< midget unsmiley
:> midget smiley }:^#}) mega-smiley: updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a double-chin

Of course, we can't leave out
these PERSONALITY-filled ones:

:-) ha ha |-) hee hee |-D ho ho
:-> hey hey :-( boo hoo :-I hmm
:-O uh oh :-P nyah nyah |-P yuk
:-} beard :-{ mustache :-# braces
:-X bow tie :-Q smoker :lt;:I dunce
(:I egghead 8-) glasses B-) horn-rims
8:-) glasses on forehead :-8( condescending stare ;-) wink
>:-< mad

Some for the internet NEWSGROUPS
deserve to be in a group all alone:

~~:-( net.flame O |-) net.religion 8 :-I net.unix-wizards
X-( net.suicide E-:-I net.ham-radio >:-I net.startrek
3:o[ net.pets

OTHER: There's something for everything!!

:-( Drama :-) Comedy :-o Surprise
|-O Birth 8-# Death 8-| Suspense

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