X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,3995aff87613e7af X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-12-09 07:28:41 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!netnews.upenn.edu!msunews!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: "Benjamin C. Elgin" Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Subject: Line-talk: Japanese emoticons Date: 9 Dec 1994 09:28:41 -0600 Organization: Harvey Mudd College Lines: 50 Sender: boba@gagme.wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <3c9t39$3ji@gagme.wwa.com> References: <3c7coo$c2a@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com In article <3c7coo$c2a@gagme.wwa.com>, boba@wwa.com (Bob Allison) wrote: > David Mediavilla emailed me some goodies > and said: "I've received this short list of Japanese emoticons. Perhaps > you find them interesting. Feel free to post it to the Ascii art groups > if you find it worths it." > > International icons: > > :-) :smile > :-O :stunned or shocked > > Typical Japanese icons for these are: > > (^-^) :smile > <^O^> :laughing loudly > (@_@) :stunned > (o_o) :shocked > m(_ _)m :deep bow used for apologizing or expressing thanks. > As a resident of Rec.arts.anime, i see these all the time; however, they more often show up it this simpler form: ^_^ smile O_O shocked etc. also: ;_; crying ^_- winking ^_~ winking2 \ ^_^ / joyful! Heh.. i guess you'll never know when the odd assortment of groups you read will run int one-another. ^_^ -- -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+ Ben Elgin Benjamin_Elgin@hmc.edu KUMQUAT! Harvey Mudd College; East 116, x4855 Lum & Skuld! [ O[UY] Of++ Os++ OY- !!Ov O.++ O#>+ OM>+ Od-(15) Oc++(-) ] The opinions above are mine! All mine! You can't have them! -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+ "listen:there's a hell of a good universe next door;let's go"