MSN (or other IM software) and The Smiley Addict(s)

[Akarui Kibuno]

Hey Dotty (and all others!) sorry about forgetting the bit about explaining what the smileys I use mean   .

n_n will be the equivalent of . Like here : http://www.anime-revenge.net/images/rina-smile.jpg . Some variants use the ^_^ form. Combined with ;; , it may mean "oopsie! sorry 'bout that!" .

@_@ (could be some form of  ) , and variations of o_O (which could be some form of  ) are used to express surprise.

-_- with !!! may mean something like "losing patience, going to explode" while -_-;;; might mean something like "I just can't believe this" .

This is the kind of pic one may have in mind while using those smileys : http://www.howtodrawguide.com/wp-content/uploads/image/how-to-draw-anime/manga-faces/funny-manga-faces.jpg

Or here is a screencap of the cute "onion smileys" that are image versions of the text smileys I use on forums... or, rather, that's how I see them.
http://addons.miranda-im.org/files/screenshot/64-1-1244469547-20090608163540_.gif

(I rewrote the post, hit enter too soon. If anyone using the smileys as I do has anything to add, please do !)