The Cute Little Computer Symbols That Many Of Us Use...

I have a question for you:

;-)

How big of a computer user are you?

:S

Do you use online chats on websites such as Facebook or MySpace??

(?_?)

Do you have a way to express your feelings???

(<.<)

If so, you probably know what chat icons are, right????

If not, well let's recap with some classic examples:

NOTE: One rule-of-thumb is that you SHOULD use these things on informal occasions such as at home computer networking (such as Facebook). You should NEVER do this in the place of your employment or profession. You might get fired from your job if you do. That goes for same with the chat abbreviations (ie. luv, c u l8tr, h8, etc. etc.).

Western Examples

Smiling or happy:
:-)
:)
=]
=)

Frowning or sad:
:-(
=(
:[
:<
=[
:(

Wink:
;-)
;)
;]

Large grin or laugh:
:D
=D
XD
BD

Tongue out, or after a joke, I'm an idiot:
:P
=P
XP

Love:
<3 br="br">
Shocked or surprised:
:O
=O
D:
o_o

Bored, annoyed or awkward; concerned; 'what?' face:
=I
:/
:-\
:|
O_o

Confused, embarrassed or uneasy:
:S
=S
:?


Eastern Examples

(^_^) smile
(^o^) laughing out loud
d(^_^)b thumbs up (not ears)
(T_T) sad (crying face)
(-.-)Zzz sleeping
(Z.Z) sleepy person
\(^_^)/ cheers, "Hurrah!"
(*^^*) shyness
(-_-); sweating (as in ashamed), or exasperated.
(*_*) "Surprise !."
(?_?) "Nonsense, I don't know."
(^_~) wink
(o.O) shocked/disturbed/raised eyebrow
(<.<) shifty, suspicious
v(^_^)v Peace


Now you MAY not know this, but there are also "@*$ Icons" That's right! *** icons! If you find these offensive, please don't give me crap about. I only found online randomly one day... I find it funny, but rarely use them myself. But it's a good way to get-back at people that MAY have insulted or crossed you >;-)

(_!_) a regular ***
(__!__) a fat ***
(!) a tight ***
(_*_) a sore ***
{_!_} a swishy ***
(_o_) an *** that's been around
(_x_) kiss my ***
(_X_) leave my *** alone
(_zzz_) a tired ***
(_E=mc^2_) a smart ***
(_$_) Money coming out of his ***
(_?_) Dumb ***


Did I miss some icons? Drop me a line and let me know pronto!

Questions? Comments?? Complaints??? Hate mail???? Comments section! That's all there's to it. :-)

Okay! I'm gonna stop using these for now!