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Deborah

Deborah Report 10 Mar 2010 23:45

:)
- What does that mean? I keep seeing it, but I don't know what it's about?

TeresaW

TeresaW Report 10 Mar 2010 23:47

Its a smile.....two eyes : and a smily mouth )

sad face is :(

Just tilt your head to one side

Researching:
Lovell, Morse, Baker, Duval, Mortlock, Gibbs and Bristow.

Deborah

Deborah Report 10 Mar 2010 23:49

Oh Thank you! :) :)

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 10 Mar 2010 23:57

This nose is better than your nose - lol (laugh out loud)

:¬0

(Ok, it's a bit off centre!)

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 10 Mar 2010 23:58

I like the rotund nose :o)

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)

Sally

Sally Report 11 Mar 2010 00:04

...... or you could be like me......

:0/ ....

........ a bit unsure...... :0)

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 11 Mar 2010 00:07

And this is a wink:

;)

["shared joke" or "don't be taking too seriously"]


And this

:^)

of my own invention ... any guesses?

;)

Researching:
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Sally

Sally Report 11 Mar 2010 00:12

Its nearly Easter.......sooooo it must be a chick.....

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 11 Mar 2010 00:16

Mm hm. And I use it when I'm feeling ... peckish.

HAR HAR HAR.

Oops.

:-D


It's a tongue in cheek.

I sometimes try to remember to decorate my posts with a couple of dozen of them for people to sprinkle around at will when in doubt ...

;)

Researching:
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Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 11 Mar 2010 14:16

U?.....\~/

mug of tea, LOL.........1/2 glass .....
@--->-->---.............rose.
Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Merlin

Merlin Report 11 Mar 2010 14:25

Lopsided Grin.Or TeresaW doing a Posh Display.:o)))))>pmsl.**M**.

Researching:
Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Wend,Prickly,Island,GG.+CC.+DIZZY & Mersey.

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 11 Mar 2010 18:17

:^)

when you're not being entirely honest? ;)

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 11 Mar 2010 18:29

General Smileys
If you are having trouble reading the smileys, just tilt your head to the left!

:) or :-)


Smile
^-^ Delighted; happy face

O:) or O:-)


Smiling angel

:D or :-D


Big, toothy smile

}:> or }:->


Devilish smile

:X or :-X


Lips are sealed

;) or ;-)


Wink

:( or :-(


Frown

:C or :-C


Big frown / Grumpy

:'( or :'-(


Crying

:-/


Sarcasm

:> or :->


Big grin

:p or :-p


Sticking out tongue

:* or :-*


Kiss

:o or :-o


Surprise; outcry

:O or :-O


Scream

:V or :-V


Talking; yakking

8) or 8-)


Smiley with glasses; author wears glasses

|:o


Ooooohhh noooooo!
O_O Shocked; surprised; bug face
O_o Confused face
<_< Disappointed; ashamed; upset face
-_- Equivalent to latter


edit to say copied from a smiley site on the net


Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 11 Mar 2010 18:30

":^)
when you're not being entirely honest? ;)"


Hmm. You were playing fair and didn't read ahead to the answer? ;)


;^) = tongue in cheek


"Meant or expressed ironically or facetiously."
"Ironically or as a joke"
"cleverly amusing in tone"
"in a bantering fashion"
"not meant to be taken seriously"

Wiki says:
Tongue-in-cheek is a term used to refer to humour in which a statement, or an entire fictional work, is not meant to be taken seriously, but its sarcasm is subtle. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as "Ironic, slyly humorous; not meant to be taken seriously".


I wouldn't call "tongue-in-cheek" "not being entirely honest" ... unless I were speaking tongue in cheek ...


"Not being entirely honest" would, I think, be something like

IIX

... fingers crossed?

;)

Researching:
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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 11 Mar 2010 18:31

ooh I thought it was made up, it was just a suggestion lol