Should 285b eliminate emoticons?

:no2:

:HappyB:

o{-<]: I am skateboarder
) I have a big mouth.
@= I am pro-nuclear war.
*< I am wearing a Santa Claus Hat.
:-[I am a vampire.
Uh oh!
|-) Hee hee!
3:] My pet.
3:[ My mean pet.
%-) I am brain dead right now.
| I am seriously angry.
><((((o> Fish
>^..^< Cat
(='.'=) Fat Cat
(_)> Want to have some coffee?
8-O Omigod!!
:{} I have big lips and I want to kiss you
>;-> I am winking in a devilish way, because I just made a lewd or suggestive remark.
t('.'t) Those are fighting words! Put 'em up!
I am smiling in a classic way
I am sticking out my tongue
:^P I am sticking out tongue, and I have a nose
B^P I am sticking out tongue, and I have sunglasses
:{ I am having a hard time
Winking at you
;( I am crying
I am laughing happily
@}->-- Rose for you (to show affection)
|^o I am snoring
> I am annoyed
C) I am a cowboy

Older'n dirt sounds like to me.

:-[ Unsmiling blockhead; also criticism
:-\'| Sniffles
:-] Smiling blockhead; also sarcasm
:-{) Smile with moustache
:-{)} Smile with moustache and beard
:-{} Blowing a kiss
Indifferent, bored or disgusted
Deja vu
| Very angry
:-} Mischievous smile
:-~) A cold
:-~| A cold
:.( Crying
:/) Not funny
:/i No smoking
:> What?
:@ What?
:C Astonished
:e Disappointed
Sticking out tongue
= Punk, or hosehead
=====:} Snake
=^* Kisses
=^D Big grin
?( Black eye
?-( Black eye
@>--->--- A long-stemmed rose
@== Atomic bomb
@}->-- Rose
B:-) Sunglasses on head
d Hats off to you!
M-) See no evil
M-), , :-M See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
M:-) A salute
O Starry-eyed angel
O Angel
X-( Just died
[ Wearing a Walkman
[:-] Square head
[ Frankenstein
[:] Robot
[ Frankenstein
[] Robot
[[ ]] Hug Insert a name in the brackets of the one who is being hugged, as: Marcia
[] Hug
\') Winky
\'-) Winky
\_/ Empty glass
\~/ Full glass
]:-> Devil
] Happy devil
][ Back to back
^ ^ ^ Giggles
P* French kiss
Q:-) College graduate
Hear no evil
Kiss
:\' Crying
:\'( Crying
:\'-( Crying
:\'-) Tears of happiness
:^D Happy, approving
:`-( Shedding a tear
:{ Having a hard time
:~) A cold
;( Crying
;-( Angry, or got a black eye
Winkey
;-D Winking and laughing
= O Surprised
= X My lips are sealed
IIIIII8^)X Cat in the Hat
:-X My lips are sealed; or a kiss
:-x Kiss, or My lips are sealed
:-Y Aside comment
Licking lips, or tongue in cheek
:-@ Screaming
:-C Astonished
:-c Very unhappy
Laughing
:-d~ Heavy smoker
:-e Disappointed
:-f Sticking out tongue
:-I Pondering, or impartial
:-i Wry smile or half-smile
:-J Tongue in cheek
:-j One-sided smile
:-k Puzzlement
:-l One-sided smile
:-M Speak no evil
%*} Inebriated
%+{ Got beat up
%-( Confused
%-) Dazed or silly
%-6 Brain-dead
%-\ Hung over
%-{ Ironic
%-| Worked all night
%-} Humorous or ironic
%\ Hangover
>>:-<< Furious
>- Female
>-> Winking devil
>-< Furious
>-) Devilish wink
> Little devil
>:-> Very mischievous devil
>:-< Angry
>:-< Mad
> Annoyed
> Mischievous devil
>=^ P Yuck
<:> Devilish expression
<:-> Devilish expression
< Dunce
< Innocently asking dumb question
< Dunce
< Dunce
( 8(|) Homer
( <> .. <> ) alienated
(( )):** Hugs and kisses
((())) Lots of hugging (initials or a name can be put in the middle of the one being hugged)
() Hugging
(-: Left-handed smile, or smiley from the southern hemisphere
(:& Angry
(:- Unsmiley
(:-& Angry
( Unsmiley
( Smiley variation
(:-* Kiss
(:-\ Very sad
(:): Bandaid, meaning comfort
( Egghead
* Kiss
*<| a clown
*-) Shot to death
+< Religious leader
+< Monk or nun
+<||-) Knight
+ Priest
+O:-) The Pope
-) Tongue in cheek
-= Snuffed candle to end a flame message
-=# Wizard
/\/\/\ Laughter
0:-) Angel
12x@>--->--- A dozen roses
2B|^2B To be or not to be
5:-) Elvis
7:) Ronald Reagan
7:^) Ronald Reagan
8 Infinity
8 Wizard
8) Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses
8-# Death
Wide-eyed, or wearing glasses
8-o Shocked
8-O Astonished
8-P Yuck!
8-[ Frayed nerves; overwrought
8-] Wow!
8-| Wide-eyed surprise
: ( Sad
: ) Smile
: [ Bored, sad
: | Bored, sad
) Loudmouth, talks all the time; or shouting
:* Kiss
:*) Clowning
:**: Returning kiss
:+( Got punched in the nose
:,( Crying
:- Male
:-# My lips are sealed; or someone wearing braces
:-& Tongue-tied
:-> Smile of happiness or sarcasm
:->< Puckered up to kiss
:-< Very sad
Frown
Classic smiley
:-* Kiss
{{ }} Hug; the one whose name is in the brackets is being hugged; Example: {{MJ}}
{} No comment
|( Sleepy (on late night email message)
|-<> Puckered up for a kiss
|-( Sleepy, struggling to stay awake, or sleeping badly
|-D Big laugh
|-O Yawn
|-{ Good grief!
|-| Asleep
|I Asleep
|^o Snoring
}-) Wry smile
}: [ Angry, frustrated
}{ Face to face
~ Steaming mad
~ Flame message
~:-\ Elvis
~ Baby
~:\ Elvis
~= Lit candle, indicating a flame (inflammatory message)
~== Begins a flame (inflammatory message)
~~ Especially hot flame message
~~:[ Net flame
%+{ Lost a fight
%+| Beaten up
%- Drunk with laughter
%-( Glasses broken; Sad confused; Practical joker who got beat up
%-() Monkey face
%-(I) Laughing out loud
%-(|) Laughing out loud
%-) Stared too long at monitor; Confused; Cross-eyed;
%-/ Brain dead; Hung over
%-6 Brain dead
%-<I> Drunk with laughter
%-<|> Drunk with laughter
%-\ Hung over
%-{ Sad; Not amused
%-| Been working all night
%-} Amused
^5 High five
` Raised eyebrow

Just get rid of the Kool Aid one. Though that would also mean losing a couple of posters who can't post without it.

pineinthegrass wrote: Just get rid of the Kool Aid one. Though that would also mean losing a couple of posters who can't post without it.

The kool-aid one is OK.....if you will notice it's red, so it's conservative kool-aid.

I thought commies are red.

Happy birthday, jmc!

pineinthegrass wrote: I thought commies are red.

get with the program....red states/blue states......

archer wrote:

pineinthegrass wrote: I thought commies are red.

get with the program....red states/blue states......

You telling the man what to do?