Text-Smilies

Loony BoB · 09-02-2006, 09:50 AM

I've noticed that this forum and another forum I'm a regular at use different smilies. How many people here know of text-smilies such as the below? Do you know any others? I guess people at these forums only really use the graphical smilies, but I was just wonderin'. Anyway, the text-smilies...

xD
o_O
>_<
;_;
;D
=]
D=

Those are obviously just a few random examples. I wonder why certain groups use 'em and others don't.

luckyeddie · 09-02-2006, 10:04 AM

Well, it's where the whole idea originated, of course.

shankar · 09-02-2006, 10:09 AM

The story behind the origin of the smiley is pretty interesting:

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sef/sefSmiley.htm

steds · 09-02-2006, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loony BoB

I wonder why certain groups use 'em and others don't.

For a start, I don't know what the hell they mean.

Neil Pickup · 09-02-2006, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loony BoB

o_O

Inzamam lying down?

Loony BoB · 09-02-2006, 10:26 AM

Hahaha. Nice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by steds

For a start, I don't know what the hell they mean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilies

It looks like the other ones were "anime" style. I guess that makes sense given that I know a fair amount of people who are into anime at the other board I go to.

33/3from3.3 · 09-02-2006, 07:17 PM

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|oo|
|J|
|u|

andyc · 09-02-2006, 10:42 PM

Why use them when there's actual smilies to use

luckyeddie · 10-02-2006, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyc

Why use them when there's actual smilies to use

For their NF*, silly.

*Nerd Factor

33/3from3.3 · 10-02-2006, 01:02 AM

i only use them when i txt
and i use ones like

and

on CW

Loony BoB · 10-02-2006, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckyeddie

For their NF*, silly.

*Nerd Factor

Absolutely.

Also, I generally can't think of a smiley that really fits xD. I know one place that created an xD graphical smiley but after seeing in in text for so long, it just looked weird. Let's see if I can find it...

Ah, here -

- I just think it looks like it's enjoying having something shoved up it's - er, yeah. Anyway, doesn't quite have the right look to it. I think the closest thing to it here would be the laughing smiley. Having used the smiley for my first five or so years on the 'net, old habits die hard - but I try not to use them here, it confuses people.

sammy123 · 10-02-2006, 03:09 AM

i agree with the previous point, surely animated smilies are more interesting and make u more of a nerd because it takes a while to find the right one...

luckyeddie · 10-02-2006, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loony BoB

Ah, here -

Nothing unusual about that - just your typical John Hopoate victim (there must be hundreds).

Loony BoB · 10-02-2006, 07:51 AM

Not sure if any of them are actually happy about it, though...

09-02-2006, 09:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Loony BoB International Captain Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Edinburgh (although I'm a New Zealander) Posts: 7,269	Text-Smilies I've noticed that this forum and another forum I'm a regular at use different smilies. How many people here know of text-smilies such as the below? Do you know any others? I guess people at these forums only really use the graphical smilies, but I was just wonderin'. Anyway, the text-smilies... xD o_O >_< ;_; ;D =] D= Those are obviously just a few random examples. I wonder why certain groups use 'em and others don't. __________________ REMEMBER: A couple of years in therapy, you'll get over it. *Proud to be a member of the CW Colts* omgmygame \| forums

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luckyeddie Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Derby, England Posts: 17,617	Well, it's where the whole idea originated, of course. __________________ Nigel Clough's Black and White Army, beating Forest away with 10 men

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sammy123 U19 Debutant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: england Posts: 360	i agree with the previous point, surely animated smilies are more interesting and make u more of a nerd because it takes a while to find the right one... __________________ all bow to the little master Honoured member of KKAS

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shankar International Debutant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Southampton Posts: 2,350	The story behind the origin of the smiley is pretty interesting: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sef/sefSmiley.htm

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