OK Dave.....here goes....
Chat Abbreviations 101:
LOL = laughs/laughing out loud
LMAO = Laugh/laughing my ass off
ROFLOL = rolling on floor laughing out loud
ROFLMAO = rolling on floor laughing
my ass off
BTW = by the way
LTNS = long time no see
OTC = on the cheek...as in
OTC
The DCS...came from you....read my post again....LOL....Diminished Cognitive Skills.....get it?...DCS
The smiley faces are called Emoticons...and are a combination of the colon or semi-colon and a parenthesis mark...either up or down for a smile or a frown.
: + (......
: + )......
; + )......
: + D......
Notice the blue face above is actually animated....look close...you can see the tears falling....LOL
Hope this helps!
Not telling you how I did that face till lesson 2
[This message has been edited by Sandshaker (edited 10-22-2000).]