Smileys and Emoticons

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Basic Smileys

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

Widely Used Smileys

`(-:`	User is left handed.
`%-)`	User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight.
`:*)`	User is drunk.
`[:]`	User is a robot.
`8-)`	User is wearing sunglasses.
`:-)`	User wears normal glasses.
`::-)`	User wears normal glasses.
`B-)`	User wears horn-rimmed glasses.
`8:-)`	User is a little girl.
`:-)-8`	User is a Big girl.
`:-{)`	User has a mustache.
`:-{}`	User wears lipstick.
`{:-)`	User wears a toupee.
`}:-(`	Toupee in an updraft.
`:-[`	User is a vampire.
`:-E`	Bucktoothed vampire.
`:-F`	Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing.
`:-7`	User just made a wry statement.
`:-*`	User just ate something sour.
`:-)~`	User drools.
`:-~)`	User has a cold.
`:'-(`	User is crying.
`:'-)`	User is so happy, s/he is crying.
`:-@`	User is screaming.
`:-#`	User wears braces.
`:^)`	User has a broken nose.
`:v)`	User has a broken nose, but it's the other way.
`:_)`	User's nose is sliding off of his face.
`:<)`	User is from an Ivy League School.
`:-&`	User is tongue tied.
`=:-)`	User is a hosehead.
`-:-)`	User is a punk rocker.
`-:-(`	Real punk rockers don't smile.
`:=)`	User has two noses.
`+-:-)`	User is the Pope or holds some other religious office.
`:-)	User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning.
`,:-)`	Same thing...other side.
`\|-I`	User is asleep.
`\|-O`	User is yawning/snoring.
`:-Q`	User is a smoker.
`:-?`	User smokes a pipe.
`O-)`	Megaton Man On Patrol! (or else, user is a scuba diver)
`O :-)`	User is an angel (at heart, at least).
:-`	User spitting out its chewing tobacco.
`:-S`	User just made an incoherent statement.
`:-D`	User is laughing (at you!)
`:-X`	User's lips are sealed.
`:-C`	User is really bummed.
`<\|-)`	User is Chinese.
`<\|-(`	User is Chinese and doesn't like these kind of jokes.
`:-/`	User is skeptical.
`C=:-)`	User is a chef.
`@=`	User is pro-nuclear war.
`*<:-)`	User is wearing a Santa Claus Hat.
`:-o`	Uh oh!
`(8-o`	It's Mr. Bill!
`*:o)`	And Bozo the Clown!
`3:]`	Pet smiley.
`3:[`	Mean Pet smiley.
`d8=`	Your pet beaver is wearing goggles and a hard hat.
`E-:-)`	User is a Ham radio operator.
`:-9`	User is licking his/her lips.
`%-6`	User is braindead.
`[:-)`	User is wearing a walkman.
`(:I`	User is an egghead.
`<:-I`	User is a dunce.
`K:P`	User is a little kid with a propeller beenie.
`@:-)`	User is wearing a turban.
`:-0`	No Yelling! (Quiet Lab)
`:-:`	Mutant smiley; the invisible smiley.
`.-)`	User only has one eye.
`,-)`	Ditto...but he's winking.
`8 :-)`	User is a wizard.
`X-(`	User just died.
`-=*:-)`	User is a TeX wizard.

Midget Smileys

`:)`	Midget smiley.
`:]`	Gleep...a friendly midget smiley who will gladly be your friend.
`=)`	Variation on a theme...
`:}`	What should we call these? (what?)
`:)`	Happy.
`:(`	Sad.
`:>`	What?
`:@`	What?
`:D`	Laughter.
`:I`	Hmmm...
`:[`	Real Downer.
`:<`	What?
`:{`	What?
`:O`	Yelling.
`:C`	What?
`:Q`	What?
`:,(`	Crying.
`[]`	Hugs and ...
`:*`	Kisses.
`\|I`	Asleep.
`^o`	Snoring.

Mega Smileys

`}:^#})`	Updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a double-chin.
`C=}>;*{))`	A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin.

Usenet Smileys

`~~:-(`	Net.flame
`O \|-)`	Net.religion
`8 :-I`	Net.unix-wizards
`X-(`	Net.suicide
`E-:-I`	Net.ham-radio

Emotional Smileys

`:-)`	ha ha
`\|-)`	hee hee
`\|-D`	ho ho
`:->`	hey hey
`:-(`	boo hoo
`:-I`	hmmm
`:-O`	oops
`:-P`	nyahhhh!