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Anyone who uses the internet to blog or uses the comment sections much has probably seen emoticons like “ “. For the longest time I wondered what in the world they represented. Well, here is a list of the emoticons, their meaning, and emotion, for those that are lacking “net lingo.”

• or Happy. This was a joke.
• or Happily winking. I’m pulling your leg.
• or Sticking out tongue. “Nyahh” or “Bleh”.
• or Open-mouthed grin. I’m delighted!
• or Unhappy. I’m sad about this.
• :~( Crying. I’m very sad about this.
• Unemotional. I’m less than thrilled.
• >:-( Very unhappy. I’m upset!
• Wide-eyed happiness. This surprised me.
• :-O Shouting. I’m yelling, and likely upset!
• Wide-eyed shouting. I’m even more upset!
• >8-O Mad wide-eyed shouting. Now I’m really angry!
• |-| Asleep. Zzzzzz…
• ==|:-) Silly I’m Abraham Lincoln (top hat).
• Now, the abbreveations. Likewise, I have seen most of these on the blogs and forums for years, but never knew what they meant and was too embarrassed to ask.
• AFAIC – As far as I’m concerned
• AFAIK – As far as I know
• AFK – Away from keyboard
• B RB – Be right back BTDT Been there, done that
• BTW – By the way
• BUAG- Butt-ugly
• C/C- Comments and criticism
• EOM- End of message
• FAQ- Frequently Asked Question.
• FTFY- Fixed that for you.
• FYI- For your information
• HTH- Hope this helps
• IIRC- If I recall correctly
• IMHO -In my humble opinion
• IMNSHO- In my not so humble opinion
• IMO- In my opinion
• IOW- In other words
• LMAO- Laughing my a** off.
• LOL- Laughing out loud
• MOTOS- Member of the opposite sex
• MOTSS- Member of the same sex
• NG- newbie or newcomer.
• OMG- Oh my God
• OTOH- On the other hand
• ROFL- Rolling on the floor laughing
• ROFLMAO- Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
• RTFM- Read The Fine Manual.
• TTYL- Talk to you later