Do the Smilies Have Names?

[+ Hoover42]

Most of them are obvious, but I've had to figure out a few from context, and a few seem ambiguous to me (maybe it's time for glasses?).

 

Anyway, I was wondering...do the the smilies have official names?

[Guest Les]

Any chance of adding new ones? This selection is rather pathetic.:+

[+ deej]

You, of all people, Les, know how to post graphics.

 

Include any emoticon you want. :7

[Chuck50]

Les I happen to like yours better they bring the ultimate smile. HUGS chuck

[VaHawk]

Curley, Larry, Moe and Shemp perhaps????

[+ deej]

They actually do have names, and it comes from hacker lore of long ago when the internet was something only nerds participated on.

 

The smile is ...ummm... a smile. The wink is a wink. You can probably figure out the frown. There's an "evil grin" }( and surprise :o .

 

There's a frown with tears ;( and a smile with tounge (hi, Rick).

 

There's a big-ass grin :7 and a kiss :* , and a tounge in cheek grin :9 .

 

The only one that doesn't have any long-standing meaning is the drunken fool. :+

 

These are long-standing online traditions.

[VaHawk]

:+ Well, I would be honored if you called him HAWK! :) :)

[+ Hoover42]

Thanks, Deej. :*

[Guest Les]

You are right Deej,http://64.207.13.28/mysmilies/cwm/cwm/circle.gif just thought it would be more interesting for everyone to have a wider selection of smilies. My favorite site for linkable smilies is somewhat slow and often down...but here it is if anyone wants to try:

 

http://www.mysmilies.com/?archive=index&frame=main

[Guest Les]

I thought this guy :9 was licking his lips...LOL...shows you where my mind is! :o

[+ deej]

Close enough, Les. LOL

 

The meaning comes more from usage anyway.

 

There are entire websites devoted to emoticons (smiley faces) and TLA's (three-letter abbreviations like LOL, many of which aren't 3 letters at all).

 

Some naughty individuals will occasionaly make up their own TLA's, but it usually flops because nobody knows WTF they're talking about. (Yes that's a valid TLA.)

 

It started as a way to convey "body language" in messages when every flipping character sent across the wire carried a price tag (either $ or time). They could convey meaning and cost less to send.

 

They're less important today, but more used. Also abbreviations like

 

IMO (In my opinion)

IMHO (In my humble -or honest- opinion, almost always the latter, rarely the former)

IANAL (I am not a lawyer)

 

The web brought us graphical emoticons, but in the text-only days we had things like <g> (a grin), <gd&r> (grin, duck & run -- obviously a taunt), etc. To this day, I have to make a concerted effort to strip out all the <g>'s from a business letter I type.

[VaHawk]

LOL! I love this one! What do I type on the keyboard to get this great emoticon? Thanks,

[Guest Les]

Hi VaHawk!:7

To get this guy http://64.207.13.28/mysmilies/cwm/cwm/circle.gif

all you do is click it and copy the url...then paste him wherever you want. You could go to the link I provided and on his site there are hundreds of smilies for every emotion. When you click one the http address will appear in the top box. Just copy that...you won't need the img in brackets part here on M4M just the part starting with http:// and ending with gif. Try it you'll like it!http://216.40.249.192/mysmilies/otn/happy/11zwinky.gif

[Guest Les]

After a funny post like yours Deej this guy if perfect! http://jeeptalk.org/crack/smilies/contrib/blackeye/lol.gif

[+ deej]

http://216.40.249.192/mysmilies/otn/laughing/icon_smile_lachuh.gif

[VaHawk]

Thanks, Man. Great site, I see what I'll be testing out for a while.

http://64.207.13.28/mysmilies/contrib/blackeye/GCeekpink.gif

[kjun]

Thanks. Think I got it.http://216.40.249.192/mysmilies/contrib/dvv/sconf.gif

[VaHawk]

Most welcome, sir! Keep posting them! http://64.207.13.28/mysmilies/cwm/cwm/spin2.gif