this is probably old hat to alot of you but it was fun to read so tho't I'd share: What DO those smileys mean :-)? A. In newsgroups and other online media you will often see smileys which are used to portray various moods of the author. Below are the meanings of them: :-|| Angry :-) Basic happy :-( Basic sad (:-) Bald :-)> Bearded %+( Beaten up R^) Broken glasses :^) Broken nose |:-) Bushy eyebrows X-) Cross-eyed :-e Disappointed :-)' Drooling {:V Duck :-) Evil grin :'''-( Floods of tears 8) Frog 8:) Gorilla :-') Gas a cold :-| Hmmmph! :-C Jaw hitting the floor .-) Keeping an eye out :-# Kiss :+) Large nose :-D Laughing out loud :-} Leering (-: Left-handed :-9 Licking lips :- | Monkey (-) Needs haircut 8) Pig =:-) Punk O:-) Saint :-@ Screaming :-O Shocked :-V Shouting |-) Sleeping :-p Tongue-in-cheek :-&t Tongue-tied :-/ Undecided :-[ Vampire :-)) Very happy :-(( Very sad :-(#) Wears teeth braces BFN Billie Cook