Ever get one of these along with one of your messages? In case you were in doubt to what they meant, here's their explanations. :-) Humorous :-( Be prepared for trouble (:-) Messages dealing with bicycle helmets <:-) Dumb questions oo Somebody's head-lights are on messages O>-<|= Messages of interest to women o>8<|= Messages about interesting women ;-) Wink (take this message with a grain of salt) |-( Late night messages :^) Messages teasing people about their noses :-{#} Messages teasing people about their braces - P.= Messages about nuclear war Thanks to Don Hopkins of Roosevelt H.S. for inventing these.. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Yuval J Pecht (CVPECHTP.WEIZMANN)... More faces and funny messages!! (:-# Message concerning something that shouldn't have been said... (:-$ Message indicating person is ill... (:-& Message indicating person is angry... (:-* Kiss... (:+) Message concerning Jews...(i.e. big nose...) (:=) Message concerning people with TWO noses (???) (:-: Message indicating person is VERY sad... (:^( Message concerning people with broken noses (:<) Message concerning blabber mouths :-(=) Message about people with big teeth &:-) Message from a person with curly hair P.:-) Message from a person with wavy hair ?-( About people with a black eye *:* Message about fuzzy things *:** Message about fuzzy people with a fuzzy mustache %-) Message about people with broken glasses +<:-| Message from a monk/nun... {0-) Message from cyclops... (:-D Message cocerning another blabber mouth... (:-|K Formal message B-) Message from Batman !!! =0== Message about mexican on a railroad! =t== Message about mexican run over by train P.%&$%&$:&*P.%$#P. You know what that means... ---...--- S.O.S ---------------------------------------------------------------- Designed, planned and otherwise electricuted by The Griaciorus Moshe Raccah and Venerable Yuval J. Pecht <{:-)} Message in a bottle... <:-)<<| Message from a space rocket... (:-... Heart-breaking message... >|-> Message from China... <<<<(:-) Message from a hat sales-man... (O--< A fishy message... (8-) Message from a four-eye... (:>-< Message from a thief: hands up! {(^_^)} Message to somebody wearing headphones {(-_^)} Wink at somebody wearing headphones <^_^> ? <-v-> Message to somebody with a beak <-_^> Wink Message to goggly eyes Message to somebody with funny looking glasses (^U^) Message to big nose <^*^> Message to somebody with a flattened nose [O!O] Message to a surprised goggly eyes (*v*) Message to somebody with two black eyes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: hesP.ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer) :-O Wow :-| Grim :- | Baboon :-v Speaking :-V Shout :-w Speak with forked tongue :-r Sticking tongue out :-* Oops! :-x Kiss kiss :-c Real unhappy :-C Just totally unbelieving :-B Drooling :-, Smirk :-|| Anger :-( Frowning '-) Wink ;-) Sardonic incredulity %-} Drunk with laughter :-" Pursing lips