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To: H Peterson who wrote (32005)	12/31/1997 11:07:00 PM
From: Dan Merfeld	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 55532

Glad someone asked the question that has had me wondering also.

To: H Peterson who wrote (32005)	12/31/1997 11:36:00 PM
From: Kurt N	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 55532

The unofficial guide to smiley faces. infolab.iupui.edu Like prehistoric cave dwellers, the devotees of electronic bulletin-boards and "e-mail" have struggled to find a new way to express themselves. Wall painting would not work. Words, it seems, are not enough. Inarticulate sounds cannot be displayed on screens. To make their messages feel more like personal contact, they have hit on using the punctuation marks on an ordinaty keyboard in order to pull faces at each other. To read these signs, you have to put your head on your left shoulder. The basic unit is: :-) the "smiley", a standard smiling face. In context, this can mean "I'm happy to hear from you", or other pleasantries. The smiley can also wink: ;-) or frown: :-( among other things. The language can express many things about the user's appearance: 8-) :-{) 8:-) :-)-8 :-Q @:-) These signs mean, respectively, that the user wears sunglasses, has a moustache, is a little girl, is a big girl, smokes, wears a turban. ......