A Conversation for h2g2 Smileys
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P-stoff Started conversation Jul 11, 2002
Wow!!!! There sure is a lot of smiley's out there! Hey, thanks.Hey, wots your name, I'm P.J ( Wraithlord ).
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Mina Posted Jul 11, 2002
Hey Wraithlord, glad you like our smileys. 
How are you enjoying h2g2?
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P-stoff Posted Jul 12, 2002
Enjoying it loads thanks!!!
Speak to you soon. Send me more messages. I like messages!!!
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Vroomfindel (Royal Illogician and Disseminator of Nonsense) Posted Jul 19, 2002
I realize this is the wrong place to discuss this, but I can't seem to find any Guide entries specifically dedicated to explaining smilies...
Why are there no backwards smilies (i.e. (-: &-: etc)? Do they exist in languages such as Spanish that begin sentences with inverted punctuation? Or are they simply considered superficial?
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cafram - in the states. Posted Jul 19, 2002
I'm just going to take a stab in the dark at this - it's because we read from left to right, so therefore you get eyes then nose then mouth.
Any other suggestions?!
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