Cool Smiles

[Edratman]

I just want to thank and congratulate whomever is responsible for all the new smiles and action smiles.:up:

I like them.

:D:clap::clap::ahh::wave::nana::five::shake::banan a::party::party::you::poke::lol

[President_Elect_Shang]

Yeah they are pretty cool. I've been waiting to use this one:

:deadhorse:

[Edratman]

Well, you have now.

[Edratman]

By the way, what is the proper name for them? I've called them "Smiles" because that is the heading on the menu.

I would like to be ahead of the curve on terminology just once.

[President_Elect_Shang]

That's what I've always called them and heard them referred to as.

[Gandalf Parker]

Actually its "smilies" or "smileys" or "emoticons"
Back when the internet was all text they were also. They were small text pictures turned on their side.

:) for a smile
:( for frown
;) for a wink
:o for surprise
:D for a grin
>:D for an evil grin
:P for sticking your tongue out
>B{P> evil guy with glasses mustache and a beard sticking his tongue out at you
(oops, thats me)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon
Gandalf Parker

[Edratman]

Thank you both.

But "smiles" seems inadequate for the moving action figures. It works for the standard pictorial representations of text pictures as Gandalf confims, but I do not think it is valid for the really cool action ones.

Here is my stab at giving them a name.

How about "MnM's"? Short for motion and message?;):first::first::first:

No doubt the Mars candy company will have a medium sized cow.:D

:angel::angel::cheers::cheers::smash::pc::capt:

:party::party::party::party::party:

Just using more cool MnM's:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Edratman]

:)In an amazing coincidence, todays "Blondie" comic calls them "emoticons".:)

:lala::lala::lala::lala: