As is known, on the IBM PC, especially in networks, it is good
The vocabulary of smiles is widespread. Any text flavored with their good
portion, takes on a completely different look. Typically smiles
used as subtext, often help to find out the secret meaning
phrases. And it's just more fun with them...
And here I thought and decided that it wouldn’t be bad and
Sinclairists should use this dictionary more actively. And there,
look, we'll bring our SPECCY out of deep oblivion. How
know...
To be honest, I don't quite understand the meaning of existence.
some smiles, but maybe they will come in handy, who knows.
So, the dictionary itself.
The Official Smiley Dictionary
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:-) Your basic smilie. Your basic smile. Use
This smilie is used to express sarcasm
inflect a sarcastic or marks of a comic statement
joking statement since waiting, because we can't hear
we can't hear voice
inflection over DOS or DOS or Unix.
Unix.
;-) Winky smilie. User just Winking smile. Play-
made a flirtatious and/ howling and/or sarcastic
or sarcastic remark. smile. Rather means: ~not
More of a "don't hit me"me for what I am now
for what I just said".
:-( Frowning smilie. User Gloomy smile. You don’t nohpa-
didn't like that last statement
statement or is upset or you are upset about something.
depressed about smth.
:-I Indifferent smilie. Independent smile. Better than
Better than a Frowning the previous one, but not as good,
smilie but not quite as happy smile.
good as happy smile.
:-> User just made a really Threatening, harsh, malicious
biting sarcastic remark. smile. Worse than :-)
Worse than :-)
>:-> User just made really
devilish remark. tariy.
>;-> Winky and devil combined. Winking and devilish
Very lewd remark was just a combination. Very obscene-
made. naya remark.
. . .
Those are the basic ones... These were the basic smiles...
Here are some somewhat less
common ones:
Changing the mouth: With a changed mouth:
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:-[ A vampire. Vampire.
:-E Buck-toothed vampire. Vampire with a protruding tooth.
:-F Buck-toothed vampire withsticking out and broken
one tooth missing. teeth.
:-7 Just made a wry statement. Disgusting/distorted
approval.
:-* Just ate something sour. Ate something sour.
:-@ Screaming. Yells.
:-# Wears braces. In handcuffs. "I'm silent... I'm silent"
:-& Tongue-tied. Tongue-tied. Lost the gift of re-
chi.
:-Q Smoking. Smokes.
:-? Smoking a pipe. Smoking a pipe.
:-P Sticking out tongue. Tongue stuck out.
:-S Just made an incoherent Incoherent statement.
statement.
:-D Laughing out loud. Laugh out loud.
:-X Lips are sealed. The lips are sealed.
:-C Really bummed. It's gotten really bad!
:-/ Skeptical. Skeptical.
:-o Uh-oh. Ah-oh.
:-9 Licking his/her lips. Licking his/her lips.
:-O No yelling! (quiet hours Don't shout! (Silence during the hours
in the dorm) - also an sleep) - also a speaker.
orator.
:-' Spitting (tobacco). Spit.
:-1 and :-! Normal. Fine.
:-$ Mouth wired shut. The mouth is locked.
:-%Banker. Banker.
:-q Trying to touch tongue
to nose.tongue.
:-a Same as above on other The same, but on the other side.
side.
:-e Disappointed. Disappointed.
:-t Cross. Contradictory smile.
:-i Semi-smiley. Half smile.
:-] Blockhead. Blockhead.
:-[ Unsmiley-blockhead. Unsmiling idiot.
:-} Chapped lips, or bearded. Chapped lips. Beard.
:-{ Indifferent with mustache. Independent smile with mustache.
:-j Left smiley. Left (doubtful) smile.
:-d Left smiley razzing reader. Left teasing the reader
smile.
:-k Beats me. Hit me.
:- Undecided. A hesitant smile.
:-| Have a day. Indifference.
:-< Real sad. Absolutely sad.
:-x Lips are sealed. The lips are sealed.
:-c Bummed out. Badly.
:-v Talking head. Talking head.
:-b Stinging out tongue. ~Ugh, what disgusting!~. Stinging.
Changing the nose: With a changed nose:
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:*) Drunk. Drunk.
:^) Has a broken nose. The nose is broken.
:v) Broken nose in the other
direction. NI.
:_) Nose is sliding off his/herThe nose moved away from his/her face.
face.
:<) From an Ivy League school. From the Ivy Union school (?)
:=) Two noses. Two noses.
:o) Clown. Clown.
:u) Funny looking nose (left). Funny nose (left).
:n) Funny looking nose (right). Funny nose (right).
Changing the eyes: With changed eyes:
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%-) Staring at the screen for Staring at the screen for 15 hours
15 hours straight. contract.
8-) and B-) Wearing sunglasses. Wear dark glasses.
O-) Megaton, cyclop, or Megaton, cyclops, or allotted
wearing a diving mask. underwater mask.
.-) One-eyed. One-eyed.
,-) Winking, one-eyed. Winking, one-eyed.
g-) Ponce-nez glasses. In pince-nez.
Changing more than one With changes in several traits:
character:
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|-I Sleeping. Sleeping.
|^o Snoring. Snoring.
|-O Yawning. Yawning.
:,( Crying, but without a nose.
%-6 Brain dead. Lost consciousness.
8-| Suspenseful. The unknown.
Adding extra characters: With the addition of other traits:
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::-) Wears glasses (four eyes). Wear glasses (4 eyes).
B:-) Glasses on top of head. Glasses on forehead.
8:-) Little girl. Little girl.
:-)-8 Big girl. Big girl.
:-{) Has mustache. With a mustache.
:-#) Bushy moustache. Thick mustache.
{:-) Wears a toupee. Wear a wig.
}:-) Toupee in an updraft. Wig worn inside out.
:'-) So happy, he/she is crying. Cries with happiness.
=:-) Hosehead. Skinhead.
-:-) Punk rocker. Punk.
+-:-) The Pope. (Roman) Pope.
`:-) Shaved off one eyebrow. One eyebrow shaved.
,:-) Shaved off other eyebrow. Another eyebrow shaved.
O :-) Angel. Angel.
C=:-) Chef. Cook.
*<:-) Wearing a Santa Claus hat. In a Santa Claus hat.
E-:-) Ham radio operator. Radio amateur.
8 :-) Wizard. Wizard.
@:-) Wearing a turban. In a turban.
[:-) Listening to a walkman. Listen to the player.
:-)) Double chin. Double chin.
>:-) Devil. Demon, devil.
(:-) Big smile. Big smile.
+:-) Priest. Priest.
:-)X Wearing a bow tie. In a bow tie.
Misc: Rest:------------------
(-: Left handed. Left-handed.
[:] Robot. Robot.
:-{} Wearing lipstick. Apply lipstick.
:'-( Crying. Cry.
<|-) Chinese. Chinese.
<|-( Chinese, but doesn't like Gloomy Chinese.
these kind of jokes.
-:-( Real punk rockers don't Gloomy punk (~Real punks
smile. don't smile~).
@= Pro-nuclear war. Nuclear war.
(8-o Mr.Bill (from original Mr. Bill.
Saturday Night Live).
*:o) Bozo the Clown. Bozo the Clown.
3:] Pet smile. Pout.
3:[ Mean pet smile. Very offended.
d8= Beaver with goggles and Beaver with goggles and helmet
hard hat
(:I Egghead. Egghead.
<:-I Dunce. Stupid.
K:P Kid with propeller beanie. Child with a propeller.
:-: Mutant. Mutant.
Unvisible. Invisible (Ha ha ha!!!)
X-( Dead. Died.
[] Hugs. Hugs.
O |-) Religious. Believer.
8 :-I Unix wizard. A thoughtful wizard.
>:-I Trekkie. Cyclist.
3:o[ Pet clown. Offended clown.
8Infinity. Infinity.
Miniatures: Miniatures:
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:) Standard. Standard smile.
:] Glee. Funny.
:@ Yelling. Yelling.
:D Laughing. Laughing.
:I Thinking. Thought about it.
:( Sad. Sad.
:[Really bummed. Really bad.
:O Talking loudly. Loud speaker.
:Q Smoking. Smoking.
:* Kissing. Kissing.
|I'm Sleeping. Sleeping.
|O Yawning. Yawning.
:P Sticking out tongue. Sticking out your tongue.
=) Have a nice day. Nice day, holiday.
Many characteristics of Many different smiles together
different smileys to create form Super Smiles:
Mega-smileys:
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C=}>;*{)) A drunk, devilish Drunk mustachioed menacing cook in
chef with a toupee wig inside out and double
an updraft, a chin.
mustache, and a
double chin.
}:^#}) Updrafted In a wig inside out, with fluffy
bushy-moustached with my mustache, pointed nose, double-
pointy nosed smiley nomchin, smiling.
with a double-chin.
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