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Original Usenet message from rec.arts.ascii, 9 Dec 1994.
Line-talk: Japanese emoticons

Line-talk: Japanese emoticons

In article <3c7coo$c2...@gagme.wwa.com>, bob...@wwa.com (Bob Allison) wrote: 
>    David Mediavilla <med...@inf.alum.deusto.es> emailed me some goodies 
> and said: "I've received this short list of Japanese emoticons. Perhaps 
> you find them interesting.  Feel free to post it to the Ascii art groups 
> if you find it worths it."
> 
> International icons:
> 
> :-)  :smile
> :-O  :stunned or shocked
> 
> Typical Japanese icons for these are:
> 
> (^-^)     :smile
> <^O^>     :laughing loudly
> (@_@)     :stunned
> (o_o)     :shocked
> m(_ _)m   :deep bow used for apologizing or expressing thanks.
> 

As a resident of Rec.arts.anime, i see these all the time; however, they
more often show up it this simpler form:

 ^_^    smile
 O_O    shocked
          etc.

also:

 ;_;    crying

 ^_-    winking

 ^_~    winking2

 \ ^_^ /    joyful!

Heh.. i guess you'll never know when the odd assortment of groups you read
will run int one-another.  ^_^  

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Subject: Line-talk: Japanese emoticons
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