X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,b020e9e4abf07dd3 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: Subject: Re: [pic] Warm Weather Santa Date: 1997/11/27 Message-ID: <347d1d7e.0@203.63.254.9>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 293083968 References: <347a7556.0@206.103.97.91><19971125230401.SAA14776@ladder02.news.aol.com> <0V4PKFAks2e0Ew+L@l00aker-wood.demon.co.uk> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Organization: =?iso-8859-1?Q?A_diner_at_an_overcrowded_Wireless_Caf=E9?= Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art >Btw, this is off topic, but what does LOL stand for? I've come across >quite a lot of TLA's, but I hadn't met that one before I saw it in this >ng... > Stymied by the acronyms and symbols used by experience Net heads? Wonder no more. --------------------------------------------- [A] Common abbreviations --------------------------------------------- Acronyms are endemic in the computer industry, and you'll come across plenty on the Net, in particular in e-mail, IRC and newsgroups. Here's a guide to the most common. brb: Be right back. btw: By the way. fwiw: For what it's worth. iow: In other words. imho: In my humble opinion. imnsho: In my not so humble opinion. lol: Laughing out loud. rotfl: Rolling on the floor laughing. rtfm: Read the frigging manual. tanstaafl: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. ttfn: Ta-ta for now. ttyl: Talk to you later. Some abbreviations are used to convey your emotions often at the end of sentences: : Grin. : Big grin. : Very big grin. This list came from Australian PC User Magazine's Net Guide. http://www.pcuser.com.au/netguid/START/NETINTRO.HTM Here are some more Internet related material... --------------------------------------------- [B] Emoticons(or those funny-looking symbols) --------------------------------------------- Because online communications usually still involves boring type, we often miss out on the subtle indications of emotion that humans use when speaking to one another. Emoticons or `smileys' attempt to fill that huge gap by giving plain sentences a bit of character. :) or :-) The original smiley. If you turn your head sideways to the left you'll clearly see a pair of eyes above a big grin -- with latter also include a nose! But you don't have to be happy all the time: :-| Non-plussed. :-/ Disappointed. :-( Unhappy frown. ;-( Crying. ;-) Wink. :-P Poking tongue out (indicates cheekiness). :-* Blowing a kiss. %-) Confused or drunk. :-)) Big grin (or a double chin). :-D Really big smile. :-# Swearing or angry. :-@ Mad or screaming. :-0 Surprised. :-& Tongue-tied. :-x Not telling any secrets. 8-) User wears glasses. :{} User wears lipstick. {:-) User wears a wig. d:-) User wears a baseball cap. [:) User wears a walkman. 3:-8 User is a cow. 8:] User is a gorilla. B-) User is Batman. As you can see, smileys are heaps of fun and with a little imagination you can come up with all sorts of hilarious combinations. Quang Quach quangquach@remove-this-bit-for-my-real-address.netspeed.com.au