EDITOR'S NOTE: This file of acronyms and 'emoticons' was compiled by
C.J.Sonnack for the Post Database BBS and forwarded to
TESL-l by Lloyd Holliday. Minor additions by Bill Blinn
on Copyediting-L.
///// BASIC ABBREVIATIONS/////
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AISI - As I See It
ANFAWFOS - And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor
ASAFP - As Soon As [*CENSORED*] Possible
AWGTHTGTTA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?
AWGTHTGTATA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through ALL ThisAgain?
BOT - Back On Topic
BTW - By The Way
BNF - Big Name Fan
CUL - Catch You Later
CWYL - Chat With You Later
DILLIGAF - Do I Look Like I Give A [*CENSORED*]!
FeFeFe - Used in Copyediting-L to indicate IRONy
FITB - Fill In The Blank
FTASB - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
GIWIST - Gee I Wish I'd Said That
HHOK - Ha Ha Only Kidding
HHO 1/2 K - Ha Ha Only Half Kidding
HTH - Hope this Helps!
HUA - Heads Up [*CENSORED*]
IAC - In Any Case
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
IITYWTMWYKM - If I Tell You What This Means Will You Kiss Me?
IITYWIMWYBMAD- If I Tell You What It Means Will You Buy Me ADrink?
ILSHIBAMF - I Laughed So Hard I Broke All My Furniture!
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
INPO - In No Particular Order
IOW - In Other Words
LAGNAF - Let's All Get Naked And [*CENSORED*]
LLTA - Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering)Applause
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LTIP - Laughing Til I Puke
MYOB - Mind Your Own Business
NFW - No [*CENSORED*] Way!!
OAUS - On An Unrelated Subject
OATUS - On A Totally Unrelated Subject
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OTOOH - On The Other Other Hand
ONNA - Oh No, Not Again
ONNTA - Oh No, Not This Again=D4ligatory On-Topic Comment
OWTTE - Or Words To That Effect
PPP - Petty Pet Peeve
POV - Point Of View
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing!
ROFLGO - Rolling On Floor Laughing Guts Out!
ROFLASTC - Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat!
RSN - Real Soon Now
RTFM - Read The Freaking Manual!
" - Read The Friggin' Manual!
" - Read The Flaming Manual!
" - Read The Farging Manual!
" - Read The Fershlugginer Manual!
" - Read The [*CENSORED*] Manual!
RTFMA - Read The Manual, Sir (from the military)
RYFM - Read Your [*CENSORED*] Manual!
SICS - Sitting In Chair Snickering
SOI - Stunk On Ice
TANJ - There Ain't No Justice (Niven)
TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch(Heinlein)
TGAL - Think Globally, Act Locally
TINWIS - That Is Not What I Said
TLGR - ????
TPTB - The Powers That Be
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTYL - Talk To You Later
WDYMBT - What Do (or Did) You Mean By That?
WGAS - Who Gives A [*CENSORED*]?!
WMMOWS - Wash My Mouth Out With Soap!
WTH - What the Heck
WYLABOCTGWTR - Would You Like A Bowl Of Cream To Go With ThatRemark?
WYLASOMWTC - Would You Like A Saucer Of Milk With ThatComment?
YAOTM - Yet Another Off-Topic Message
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
////////////////////////////////////////// OTHER ABBREVIATIONS/////
APA - Amateur Press Association
FIAWOL - Fandom Is A Way Of Life
FIJAGH - Fandom Is Just A Goddamn Hobby
LASFS - The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
RAEBNC - Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment (an APAabbreviation)
SF - Science Fiction or Speculative Fantasy
DDD - Direct Distance Dial (i.e. the phone system)
DTMF - Dialing Tones, Multi Frequency (i.e. TouchTone(c))*
POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service
FTL - Faster Than Light
SnailMail - The U.S. Postal Service
*CORRECTION: DTMF noted above is DUAL-TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY -- B. Blinn
///// THE FACES /////
Happy Face (grin) :-) :-> :-] (-:
Winking Happy Face ;-) ;-> ;-]
Smiling w/ Glasses 8-) B-) 8-] <-8
Happy Face w/ Beard :-)} :->} :-]} {(:
Sticking Out Tongue ;-P :-b d-;
Devilish Smile };-> ];>
Huge Smile :-)) :->> ((-:
Surprised/Yelling :-O :o O-|
Straight Face :-| B-| :-I |-8
Frown/Sad :-( :-< )-:
Very Unhappy :-c :-C
Shedding a Tear :'-( :'(
Crying :"-( :"< }-":
A Kiss :-* |-* (eyes closed on thesecond one)
Very Tired |-( |-)
Asking a Dumb Question <:-) <:-(
///// OTHER SYMBOLS/////
[!] - A hug
@>--->---- - A rose
[( ) - Cup of coffee or beer mug
<grin> - I'm smiling as I write/wrote this.....
_text_ - Underline text=D4ext
TEXT - YELLING
=3D|:-)=3D - Uncle Sam
:-o - Mr. Bill ("Oh, nooooooo!")
...---... - S.O.S.
#@$!%@#!! - [*CENSORED*]
///////////////////////////////////////// compiled by:CJSonnack/////
////////////////////////////////////// with many contributions!/////
:/7) Cyrano de Bergerac
>:*) Bozo the Clown
#:o+= Betty Boop
_:^) an Indian
)>-O-> Gen. Custer
8(:-) Walt Disney
):^( a headhunter (Amazon style)
-=#:-) has wizard status
(: (=| is going to be a ghost for Halloween.
=:-H plays for NFL
(V)=| a pacman champion
M-),:X),:-M sees no evil, hears no evil, speaks no evil
C):-O
C):-O
C):-O
C):-O a barbershop quartet
):-( is sick and tired of reading this nonsense
L:-) just graduated
B-)-[< is wearing sunglasses and swimming trunk
:-(O) is yelling
(:-) has no hair
:-))) is very overweight
|:-) has heavy eyebrows
(:-) has new hair style
(:-() has new hair style, mustache and beard
C:-) has large brain capacity
|:-| is excessively rigid
._) suffers from Lorentz contractions
:-G- smokes cigarettes
:-p~ smokes heavily
\:-) wears a french hat
]:-> is The Devil
:(() is an African tribesman
(:-) is a Vietnamese peasant
(|-) Chinese
(|-( Chinese and doesn't like these kind of jokes
C=:-) chef
8=:-) chef
*<:-) wearing a Santa Claus Hat
(8-o Its Mr. Bill!
*:o) And Bozo the Clown!
E-:-) Ham radio operator
[:-) wearing a walkman
(:-I a dunce
@:-) wearing a turban
(-:|:-) Siamese twins
the invisible man
:-#| bushy mustache
(:-) smiley big-face
):-) smiley big-face
):-( unsmiley big-face
)8-) scuba smiley big-face
:^# ) mega-smiley: updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a
double-chin
~~:-( net.flame
8 :-I net.unix-wizards
E-:-I net.ham-radio
:-)X bow tie
3:o[ net.pets
:-d~ smokes heavily
Q:-) a new grad
M:-) saluting (symbol of respect)
=):-) Uncle Sam
=|:-) Abe Lincoln
4:-) George Washington
5:-) Elvis Presley
7:-) Fred Flintstone
8) frog
B) frog who is wearing sunglasses
8P bullfrog and its mating season
8b ditto
|) salamander
:8) pig
3:-o cow
pp# cow II
pq`#' bull
:3-< dog
duck
.\/ duck II
:V woodpecker
~~~~8 snake
^..^ cat
. elephant
`\
) Cheshire cat.
N O N - S M I L E Y S
@= for messages dealing with nuclear war.
o>-<|= for messages of interest only to women.
~= a candle, to annotate flaming messages.
oo for somebody's head-lights are on messages.
:- Male
)- Female
o/ raised hand
\o/ PTL (praise the lord, or pass the loot?)
_\\// Vulcan salute
( o ) ( o ) hooters
___
/ \
| RIP |
|_____| from someone who is dead
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M I S C E L L A N Y
Some people on America Online are using unrotated smileys:
^L^ happy
^(^ happy II
@l@ too many hours at terminal
*L* blotto
^)^ ^(^ two people talking
.-] CIS User has one eye
.-) CIS User has one eye
:-] Smiley blockhead
:-% CIS User has beard
:-o CIS User singing national anthem
:-t CIS User is cross
:-( Drama
:-) Comedy
:-? CIS User is smoking a pipe
:-=) Older user with mustache
:-\ Undecided user
:-p CIS User is sticking their tongue out (at you!)
:-)' CIS User tends to drool
:-'| CIS User has a cold
:-)8 CIS User is well dressed
:-D CIS User talks too much
:-# CIS User's lips are sealed.
:-o CIS User is shocked
:-* CIS User just ate a sour pickle
:-s CIS User after a BIZARRE comment
:-o CIS User is surprised
:-{ CIS User has a mustache
:-| No expression face, 'that comment doesn't phase me'
:-% CIS User has beard.
:-& CIS User which is tongue-tied
:-9 CIS User licking it's lips
:-( Sad
:-* CIS User after eating something bitter
:-> Hey hey
:-X CIS User is wearing a bow tie
:-6 CIS User after eating something sour
:-0 CIS User is an orator
:-7 CIS User after a wry statement
:-#| CIS User with bushy mustache
:-@ CIS User face screaming
:-% CIS User is a banker
:-} CIS User wears lipstick
:-) Humor (or smiley)
:-v Talking head Smiley
:-x "my lips are sealed" Smiley
:-| "have an ordinary day" Smiley
:-e Disappointed Smiley
:-< Real sad Smiley
:-I Hmm
:-( Boo hoo
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