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LOL :) -- A Guide to Internet Lingo and Emoticons

With just a few keystrokes, you can quickly convey laughter, disbelief, and other complex emotions on the Net. Here's the lingo you need to know.

James A. Martin

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Favorite Exotic Emoticons

:-E Bucktoothed vampire

:-F Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing

:-.) Cindy Crawford

*<) :o) Clown

O-) Cyclops

:-! Foot in mouth

@:-} Just back from the hairdresser

{:- Wears a toupee

@@@@:-) Marge Simpson

:8) Pig

:-8 Talking out of both sides of your mouth

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