X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 110f55,2b879be11bfc68b X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,2b879be11bfc68b X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,2b879be11bfc68b X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-09-25 22:00:16 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: rl3s@netcom.com (Zeus Paleologos) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk: Newbies and Codgers symbols Followup-To: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Date: 25 Sep 1994 23:57:25 -0500 Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Lines: 18 Sender: boba@wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <365kbl$5uq@gagme.wwa.com> References: <35s6fq$1r8@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: bga.com rec.arts.ascii:1781 alt.ascii-art:12321 alt.binaries.pictures.ascii:1198 Bob Allison (boba@wwa.com) wrote: : Carl Grimes wrote: : >Internet Newbie is such a common term now that it ought to have a : >universally recognized symbol, either .sig sized or perhaps single line, like : >the smilies. Any ideas? : How about :-? I think it's been used for a joke smiley, but it : might be a good one for newbies. : >As for Internet Codger, these are the old timers that grumpily defend the : >nuances of the old ways and protest - sometimes even humorously - that the I believe the proper term is 'oldie' not 'codger,' thank you. -- "Smile! Someone is logging your activities." --ZP