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< g >   Grin

:-)     Smile

:-(     Frown

;-)     Wink

:-X     Lips sealed

:-D     Laughing or big grin

:-*     *SMACK*  a Kiss

(*)     Hug and kiss

:-P     Stick tongue out 

:-|     Bored

:-]     Happy 

:-I     Indifferent

:-}     Burp - Excuse me

:->     Sarcastic

:-')    Tongue In Cheek

>;-) or >:-)   Diabolic or lewd

:-)~    Razzing

|-D     Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ho, Ho, Ho....

:-(     Bummer

:-||    Gggg....Snickering

:-[     Depressed

:-O     Surprised

=:-()   Scared

:-/     Stumped

:-b...  Drooling

=-o     Argh!

:-(     Unhappy

:-c     Bummed out

~:)  or   @:-]    Baby

<):^)   Clown

(~.~)   Glamour Girl

%+)     Beat up

O:-)    Who? ME???? - Innocent or Saint

:-[  or :-)=   Vampire

[:-)    Headphones

:-i  or  :-Q   Smoker

|-I   or  |-Z  Asleep

|-O  Yawn or snore

:-?  or :-7    Smokes a pipe

:-D     Laughing Out Loud

:-o     Surprise!

:-()    SHOUTING 

7:-)  or d:-)   Baseball fan

9:-)    Baseball catcher

C:#     Football player 

:-{     Mustache

(-(     Really Grumpy

8-)     Sunglasses at night

|-)     Star Trek

<:-)    Witch

:-!     Foot in mouth

:-$     Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

%-/     Hung over

<:-)    Dunce

C:-)    Egghead

[:-|]   Robot

8:-)    Little Girl

8:)-}<|=   Little Girl

:-)-8   Big girl

:-|     Playing a harmonica 

:-8     Ate a pickle 

:-)=---    Man With Tie 

:-)8    Bow Tie

%-|     Working / surfing all night 

%-)     Online several hours

:-W     Forked Tongue  

:-@     Swear or scream

:-/\    Shouting or Stop

+-:-)   the Pope

*<:-)   Santa Claus

8(:-)   Mickey Mouse

@@@@@:-)    Marge Simpson

(_8^(|)     Homer Simpson

(:-O    Mr Bill

*<:O)   Bozo the Clown

8o)     Goofy

:-o     Uh oh!

|-)  or [-)    Robocop

B-)     Batman

5:-)    Elvis

&:-)3   Pamela Sue Anderson

=[:-)=     Uncle Sam or Abe Lincoln

|`:*)   Frankenstein

8)      Frog

3:-)    Cow

8:)     Gorilla

)       Cheshire Cat

:8) or :c)     Pig

{:v     Duck

(8-)    Owl

:-)===     Giraffe

<}}}}><    Fish 

=^. .^=    Fox

>^..^<     Cat

C[a!a]O    Mouse

(:<=       Walrus

@( * O * )@    Koala

@--->---       Rose

(----U)[       Beer

(----Y)        Champagne

:-)--}-------|          Martini

()))))))))))>   Crayon

{|?:~)     Bellhop

***(::()::)   Kiss and make it better!

\-8        REALLY Bored

:-'/'      Half a smile (half wit)

:-o*       Surprise kiss!

:-@~       Cussing

q:-{       VERY Confused

bz         Health fiend

{}         Hugs

{:-*}      Hugs and Kisses

(-:        Left handed

:*)        Drunk

8-)        Sunglasses

B:-)       Sunglasses on head

B-)        Glasses

{:-)       Toupee

}:-(       Toupee in an updraft

:-7        Wry statement

:-*        Ate something sour

:-)^       Drools

:-^)       Has a cold

:'-(       Crying

:'-)       So happy s/he's crying

:-@        Scream

:-&        Tongue tied

=3D:-)     Hosehead

-:-)       Punk rocker

-:-(       Real punk rockers don't smile

O-)        Megaton Man On Patrol! or scuba diver

O :-)      Angel

:-S        Incoherent 

:-/        Skeptical

C=3D:-)    Chef

@=3D       Pro nuclear war

3:         Pet smilie

E-:-)      Ham radio operator

:-9        Licking his/her lips

%-6        Brain-dead

K:P        Propeller beanie

@:-)       Turban

X-(        Died

8 :-)      Wizard

_O-)       Aquanaut

:=8)       Baboon

cl:-=      Charlie Chaplin

}:->       Devil

:-[        Dracula

(:)-)      Scuba

8-)        Swimmer

{:-)       Wig

BUGS! When a relay failed, a dead moth was found inside the computer, hence the term Bug.

CORPORATE BUZZWORDS

Uninstalled: Fired. Voicemail of a Vice President at a downsizing computer firm: You've reached the number of an uninstalled Vice President. Please dial our main number and ask the operator for assistance. See also Decruitment.

Vulcan Nerve Pinch: Taxing hand positions required to reach appropriate keys for certain commands. Warm Mac II re-boot involves simultaneously pressing Control, Command, Return and Power On.

Prairie Dogging: Somebody yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm and people's heads pop up over the walls to see what's going on

Blamestorming: Group discussion why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible

Body Nazis: Hard-core exercise and weight-lifting fanatics who look down on anyone who doesn't work out obsessively

Seagull Manager: Manager who flies in, makes noise, craps on everything and leaves

Chainsaw Consultant: Outside expert brought in to reduce employee headcount, leaving top brass with clean hands

Swiped Out: ATM or credit card rendered useless because the magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use

Assmosis: Absorbing success and advancement by kissing up to the boss rather than working hard

Flight Risk: Employees suspected of planning to leave a company or department soon

Irritainment: Annoying entertainment and media spectacles you can't stop watching

Alpha Geek: The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person there

Percussive Maintenance: Whacking the crap out of a device to make it work again

GOOD job: Well-paying Get-Out-Of-Debt job 

Cube Farm: Office full of cubicles

Idea Hamsters: People with their idea generators always running

Mouse Potato: Online, wired couch potato

SITCOM: Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage

Squirt the Bird: Transmit a signal to a satellite

Stress Puppy: A person who thrives on being stressed out and whiny

Tourists: People in classes for vacation from their jobs.

Treeware: Documentation or other printed material

Xerox Subsidy: Swiping free photocopies from one's workplace

Chips = hardware, Salsa = software

PCMCIA  People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms  

CD-ROM  Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months  

BASIC  Big Attempt to Seize Industry Control  

ISDN  It Still Does Nothing  

DEC  Do Expect Cuts  

CA  Constant Acquisitions  

OS/2  Obsolete Soon, Too

SCSI  System Can't See It  

DOS  Defunct Operating System  

ATM  Another Technical Mistake

2U2 = To You Too

AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact

AFAIC = As Far As I'm Concerned

AFAICT = As Far As I Can Tell

AFAIK = As Far As I Know

AFK = Away From Keyboard

ASAP = As Soon As Possible

BAK = Back At Keyboard

BBL = Be Back Later

BITMT = But In The Meantime 

BOT = Back On Topic

BRB = Be Right Back

BTW = By the way

C4N = Ciao For Now

CRS = Can't Remember Stuff

CU = See You

CUL8R = See You Later

CWOT = Complete Waste Of Time

CYA = See Ya 

DITYID = Did I Tell You I'm Distressed/Disgusted?

DIY = Do It Yourself

DL = Download, downloading

EOD = End Of Discussion

EZ = Easy

F2F = Face To Face

FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions

FBOW = For Better Or Worse

FCOL For Crying Out Loud

FOAF = Friend Of A Friend

FOCL = Fall Off Chair Laughing

FWIW = For What It's Worth 

FYA = For Your Amusement

FYI = For Your Information

GA = Go Ahead

GBTW = Get Back To Work

GFC = Going For Coffee

GFETE = Grin From Ear To Ear

GMTA = Great minds think alike

GR&D = Grin, Run & Duck

GTG = Got To Go

GTGTTBR = Got To Go To The Bathroom

GTRM = Going To Read Mail

HAND = Have A Nice Day

HHOK = Ha Ha Only Kidding

HHOS Ha Ha Only Serious

HTH = Hope This Helps

IAB = I am BORED

IAC = In Any Case

IAE = In Any Event 

IC = I See

IDGI = I Don't Get It

ILY = I Love You

IMCO = In My Considered Opinion

IMHO = In my humble opinion

IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion

IMO = In My Opinion

IMPE = In My Previous/Personal Experience

IMVHO = In My Very Humble Opinion

IOTTMCO = Intuitively Obvious To The Most Casual Observer 

IOW  = In Other Words

IRL = In Real Life

IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean

JIC = Just In Case

JK = Just kidding

KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid

L8TR = Later

LMBO = Laughing My Butt Off 

LOL = Laughing Out Loud

LTNS = Long Time No See

MorF = Male or Female, or person who asks

MTCW = My Two Cents Worth

NRN = No Reply Necessary

OMG = Oh my GOSH

ONNA = Oh No, Not Again!

OTOH = On The Other Hand

OTTOMH = Off the top of my head

OIC = Oh I See

OTFL = On The Floor Laughing

PCMCIA = People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms

PLS = Please 

PTB = Powers That Be

PU = Stinks!

REHI = Hello Again (re-Hi!)

ROTFL = Roll On The Floor Laughing

ROFWTIME = Rolling On Floor With Tears In My Eyes

RSN = Real Soon Now

RTDox = Read The Documentation/Directions

RTM = Read The Manual

RUOK = Are You OK?

SOL = Smile Out Loud (or Out of Luck)

NFL = No Free Lunch

TAFN = That's All For Now

TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It

THX or TXS = Thanks

TIA = Thanks In Advance

TMK = To My Knowledge

TOS = Terms Of Service

TSWC = Tell Someone Who Cares

TTBOMK = To The Best Of My Knowledge

TTFN = Ta-Ta For Now

TTYL = Talk to You Later

TWIMC = To Whom It May Concern

UGG = You Go Girl/Guy!

w/b = Welcome Back

WBW = Way Back When

WIWAK/WIWYA = When I Was a Kid/ When I was Your Age

WRT = With Regard To

WTG = Way To Go

WU? = What's Up?

WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get

YGIAGAM = Your Guess Is As Good As Mine

YGWYPF = You Get What You Pay For

MMV = Mileage May Vary

ZZZ = asleep


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