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Original Usenet message from rec.arts.ascii, 26 Sep 1994.
Talk-line: 2 line smilies

Talk-line: 2 line smilies

Bob Allison (bob...@wwa.com) wrote:

:    I have taken to using a variation on the standard :-) that is meant to 
: be viewed vertically, not sideways.  It is this ^_^ smiley.  Still 1 line.

  It doesn't look a smiley.  1 line but unrecognizeable can't be good, can it?

:    Then soon after, I started using a much more pleasing 2 line version.
: It is generally best used at the end of a paragraph, so that the blank 
: line between can be used, like this.  ^ u ^
:                                       `-_-'
  Not much better...

:    Does anybody have any variations on this?  I'm sure something like 
: this has been posted, and I may even have some of them somewhere, but I 
: thought it would be easier to just ask.

Three lines?

  oo Ox ** \/ 00 --
  <  <  <  <  <  <
  \/ _/ -- /\  O  -

 Etc.

 Years ago I used to call a 7 line chat BBS run on an Apple ][, these
were quite common there.  I don't recall seeing them since...  Wish
I'd saved more of 'em oo
                       >
                      /\

Suppose you can take the nose out, but they don't look nearly as good.
Maybe some wider ones..

()()  [][]
 (      ]
\__/  |__|

()()  <-- These look good to me --> <><>
\__/                                \__/

	Joe

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Subject: Talk-line: 2 line smilies
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