Evaluation of Symbols/Smileys Commonly Used in Cyberspace
Right. I figured this would be appropriate with the amount of time i spend on online games.

Let's start with the basics.
1. :) =) =] :] - All these mean 'happiness', and the difference is only in the way the eyes or mouths are shaped.
2. =D - A greater degree of 'happiness', usually associated with 'high'-ness or a hint of sarcasm.
3. X) - Supposedly the owner of this smiley laughs too hard and the eyes get crossed.
4. XD - Logic along the same line, crossed eyes with a wide laugh.
And moving on.
5. o.0 - The only one i use besides the ':]', cause it appeals to me visually and at least looks like a proper facial expression, and is the MOST versatile of all.
6. x.x - Apparently new in cyber-interaction, i suppose it is similar to the crosses representing eyes in anime comics, meaning 'disturbingly tired' or 'horrifically bored' and other superlative-d descriptions.
7. ._. - New kid in town as well, supposedly a reply to something lame said by another guy.
8. -.-/=.= - A reply to something lame, or an expression that says "I couldn't care less". The only difference lies between single eyelids and double eyelids, but i prefer the neater single one.
9. _l_ - Ah, it's an expletive.

I think i'm done! And i shall look further into it provided i am motivated enough.

Okay that didn't make sense. Nehmind.

The sole purpose of this post is to allow me to delay working on my VPEss work with a VALID reason. Hooray.

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Oh lookey, new smiley. :]


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