:-) The normal smiling face, appended to a sentence or an article means 'this is a joke' or 'this is supposed to make you laugh' :-> Normal smiling face with deformed lips, same as above except person who submitted it has problems with their lips :-{) Normal smiling face with a mustache, same as #1 except submitter has mustache :-} Normal smiling face with pretty lips, same as #1 except person that submitted it is wearing lipstick or some other lip appearance improving device :-| No expression face, 'that comment doesn't phase me' :-( Sad face, 'that comment makes me sad [mad]' ;-) Smiling face gets his lights punched out (could be pirate smiling face??), submitter is a practical joker who played one too many and got beat up ;-| No expression face gets his lights punched out, says nothing but still gets beat up ;-( Sad face gets his lights punched out, sad or mad and got beat up, or 'that makes me so mad that if I ever see you I'll punch your lights out' :-\ Popeye smiling face, for people who look like popeye ;-\ Popeye gets his lights punched out :-] Biting sarcasm smiling face, used when sarcasm is intended, since we cannot inflect our voice over the net :-[ Biting criticism smiling face, ditto for criticism :*) Drunk smiling face, for those of us who like get intoxicated before or while reading netnews : ) Smiling face needs a nose job, no explanation necessary : Submitter is a robot (or other appropriate AI project) }:^#}) Mega-smiley: updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with :-)/2 Remark was only half in jest "We laugh because it hurts so much" %-) Submitter has been staring at the terminal for 36 hours B-| Submitter is wearing cheap sunglasses :^( SUbmitter has had his nose put out of joint. Useful for replying to flames :-(*) Submitter is getting sick of most recent netnews articles and is about to vomit ':-) Submitter accidentally shaved off one of his eyebrows this morning (-: Submitter is Don Ellis from Tektronix 8:] Normal smiling face except that submitter is a gorilla -:-) Submitter sports a mohawk and admires Mr. T :<| Submitter attends an Ivy League school '-) Submitter only has a left eye, which is closed :-{ Submitter has read too many of the toilet paper articles previous to lunch :-@ Respondent's beard has permanent wave *or* was drawn by Picasso <|-(= Submitter is Chinese and doesn't like this article :-( Submitter has read too many 'smiley' articles :-` Smiley spitting out its chewing tobacco <|-)= Submitter is Chinese. (sorry bout that) :-q Smiley trying to touch its tongue to its nose :-p Smiley sticking its tongue out (at you!) :-* Submitter just ate a sour pickle *<|:-) Submitter is Santa Claus (Ho Ho Ho) }(:-( Submitter, wearing toupee in wind :-#| Smiley face with bushy mustache :-$ Smiley face with it's mouth wired shut :-6 Smiley after eating something sour :^) Smiley with pointy nose (righty) :-* Smiley after eating something bitter =:-( (Real punk rockers don't smile) =:-#} Smiley punk with a mustache.... :-o Smiley singing national anthem {:-) Smiley with its hair parted in the middle :-a Lefty smiley touching tongue to nose :-s Smiley after a BIZARRE comment :-k Beats me, looks like something, tho :u) Smiley with funny-looking left nose :n) Smiley with funny-looking right nose :>) Submitter has a big nose :%)% submitter has acne =:-) Submitter is a hosehead :-)8 submitter is well dressed 8:-) Submitter is a little girl :-)-{8 submitter is a big girl %-) Submitter is cross-eyed #-) submitter partyed all night (:)-) Submitter likes to scuba dive :-'| submitter has a cold :-)' Submitter tends to drool %-^ submitter is Picasso (-: Submitter is left-handed 0-) submitter is an arc-welder *:o) Submitter is a Bozo 8-) submitter wears glasses o-) Submitter is a cyclops %-) submitter with long bangs (-) Submitter needing a haircut 0-) submitter wearing scuba mask *-( Cyclops got poked in the eye |-) Submitter is asleep (boredom) .-) Submitter has one eye :=) Submitter has two noses :-D Submitter talks too much :-o Submitter is shocked :-% Respondent has beard :-# Respondent's lips are sealed -(:-) Submitter is the pope ::-) Respondent wears glasses :-} Respondent wears lipstick {(:-) Submitter is wearing toupee :-) Ha ha :-( Net.flame |-) Hee hee O |-) Net.religion |-D Ho ho :-> Hey hey 8 :-I Net.unix-wizards :-( Boo hoo X-( net.suicide :-I Hmm E-:-I Net.ham-radio :-O Uh oh >:-I Net.startrek :-P Nyah nyah 3:o[ Net.pets |-P Yuk :-} Beard :-{ Mustache :-# Braces :-X Bow tie :-Q Smoker <:I Dunce (:I Egghead 8-) Glasses B-) Horn-rims 8:-) Glasses on forehead :-8( Condescending stare ;-) Wink :-< Mad :-1 Smiley bland face :-! Smiley bland face :-@ Smiley face screaming :-% Smiley banker :-7 Smiley after a wry statement 8-) Smiley swimmer :-& Smiley which is tongue-tied :-9 Smiley licking it's lips :-0 Smiley orator :-( Unsmiley :-) Smiley standard Smiley invisible man (:-( Unsmiley frowning (:-) Smiley big-face ):-) Unsmiley frowning ):-( Unsmiley big-face )8-) Scuba smiley big-face =:-) Smiley punk-rocker :-) Smiley priest :-e Disappointed smiley :-t Cross smiley :-i Semi-smiley :-[ Unsmiley blockhead :-] Smiley blockhead :-{ Smiley variation on a theme :-} Smiley variation on a theme }:-) Above in an updraft :-d Lefty smiley razzing you g-) Smiley with pince-nez glasses :-j Left smiling smilely :-l y. a. s. :-: Mutant smiley :-\ Undecided smiley :-| "Have an ordinary day" smiley ;-) Winking smiley :-< Real sad smiley :-> y.a.s. :-z y.a.c.s. :-x "My lips are sealed" smiley :-c Bummed out smiley :-v Talking head smiley :v) Left-pointing nose smiley :-b Left-pointing tongue smiley :-/ Lefty undecided smiley :-? Smiley smoking a pipe .-] One-eyed smiley ,-} Wry and winking 0-) Smiley cyclops (scuba diver?) :-=) Older smiley with mustache :< Sidget unsmiley :> Midget smiley P-) Submitter is getting fresh