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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 27 Jun 1998.

                            
    
    
Re: question about ;) etc.
    
                        


                                            

                

            

        


    

        

            

                

                    
Re: question about ;) etc.

                    

                        From Mika Leppanen <lmi...@kolumbus.fi>
                        · alt.ascii-art
                        · 27 Jun 1998 00:00                                                    · View full thread
                                            

                

            

        


        

            

                

                    

                        
On Sat, 27 Jun 1998 08:57:28 -0500, JLM/JVS <jsu...@interaccess.com>
wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Could anyone tell me the proper term used to describe those tiny,
>2, 3, or 4 letter ascii images that frequently appear in e-mail
>and usenet text?  I've seen smiles, frowns, roses, and many
>more.  It seems to me that they're called "emotitrons" or
>something similar.
>
>Also, in addition to the name of these small images, I would like
>to know if there's a web site or other source that shows a
>variety of them.
>
>This is for a research project, so your e-mail response will be
>appreciated.
>
>jm

It's "smiley".

--
 lmikaatkolumbusdotfi - http://www.kolumbus.fi/lmika/



                    

                

            

        


        

            

                

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