Friday Fun: Emoticons ;-)
01/13/2006
A joke complements of Conan O'Brien:
Did you hear that Levi's is making a new model of jeans with a build in podcast holder? It's called a pocket! <lol> Well at 1a it was funny to me.
One of the frustrations of digital communications is the lack of non verbal cues and sounds. A nod of your head, a small smile :-) or a wink ;-) can be more telling than 1000s of letters. Sounds also enhance a conversation. A sigh or a laugh<lol> can change the meaning of a your words. PCWorld calls emoticons the hieroglyphics of a hurried generation.
To add an extra dimension to your digital conversations, today's Friday Fun brings a few examples of email/chat slang and acronyms. If you can't remember the translations try this Internet Slang Translator ;-)
bf boyfriend
bfn bye for now
brb be right back
cu see you
gf girl friend
gg got to go
h&k a hug & a kiss
hfs! Holy F_ckin Sh-t!
j/k just kidding
pos parent over shoulder
qt cutie
sol sh-t out of luck
sys see you soon
thx thanks
ttfn ta ta for now
ttyl talk to you later
u you
w.e what ever
xoxo hugs and kisses
yt you there
yw you're welcome<s> smile
<w> wink
:-) smile
<g> grin
*g* giggles
;-) wink
:-< pouting
>:-( angry
hgggsss hugs
c["] coffee mug
*** popcorn
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