Okay, here you go:
First some Kitco Favorites:
The symbol 8-^ ) is a complex smilicon which is read by turning the head to the left
so the 8 becomes eyes, the -^ becomes a nose and the ) becomes a mouth.
Some more smilicons:
8-^D means big smile
8-^# means a word prohibited by the moderator
%-^] is a drunken goldbug
%-^{ is a drunken goldbug when the POG is going down
$-^D is a goldbug when gold goes up to $340
$-^* is the same goldbug when gold then falls to $250
8-^P is a palladium bug sticking out his tongue at goldbugs
For the rest of the web:
('o') somebody speaking
('o')/ somebody speaking and waving
(*o*) somebody starry-eyed for some reason
('O') somebody shouting
('O')/ somebody shouting and waving
(; ;) somebody crying, but just a couple of teeny tears
(T.T) somebody massively crying, as evidenced by the stream of tears running down their cheeks
('_') a person kind of in a vanilla state of emotionlessness
('_';) a person nervous about something as evidenced by the nervous sweat running down the side of their face
m(--)m a person kneeling on the ground and bowing in an effort to apologize for something as evidenced by the closed eyes, and the head down at the same level as the hands (which are also on the ground)
(' -) somebody winking at you
I(^o^)/ both hands in the air
('=') a cyberkiss
('v') somebody smiling (but I think it looks more like a person with a beak instead of a mouth)
p(^_^)q somebody with that 'Never Say Never' spirit, as evidenced by the left and right hands rolled into fists and raised up to head-level in the 'Olympic Champion' pose
_('o')_ somebody offering to get/give a hug
AAMOF.................... As A Matter Of Fact
ADN.....................Any Day Now
AFK.....................Away From Keyboard
ARTUIT ............... Around to it
ASAP...................As Soon As Possible
A/S/C...................Age/Sex/Check
A/S/S/C................Age/Sex/State/Check
ATK......................At the Keyboard
BAC.....................By Any Chance
BAK.....................Back At Keyboard
BBL.....................Be Back Later
BBS.....................Be Back Soon
BFN.....................By For Now
BRB.....................Be Right Back
BRB nc................Be Right Back Nature calls (brb nc)
BTW....................By The Way
C U L8TER...........See You Later
C U L8R...............See You Later
C YA....................See Ya
DW......................Da Wife or Dear wife,
DH.......................Dear Husband
DH............................Darling Husband
DH............................Darned Husband (depending on your mood!)
DH............................Demented Husband (depending on his mood!)
DIL.......................Daughter In Law
EOS.....................End Of Show
FAAK...................Falling Asleep At Keyboard
FIL.......................Father In Law
FWIW..................For What It's Worth
FYI.......................For Your Information
GMTA..................Great Minds Think Alike
GR8.....................Great
HLOL...................Hysterically Laughing Out Loud
HLOLARAWCHAWMP.......Hysterically Laughing Out Loud And.Rolling Around While Clapping Hands And Wetting My Pants
HTH.....................Hope This Helps
IAE.......................In Any Event
IDK.......................I Don't Know/ I Didn't Know
IMHO....................In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO...............In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW.....................In Other Words
IRL.......................In Real Life
ISRN....................I'll Stop Rambling Now
ITA.......................I Totally Agree
JK.......................Joke
J/K......................Just Kidding
LOL.....................Laughing Out Loud
LOLOL.................Laughing Out Loud On Line
LSHMSH..............Laughing so hard my side hurts
LTNS...................Long Time No See
LUVYA.................Love Ya (you)
MYOB..................Mind Your Own Business
NRN.....................No Reply Necessary
OIC......................Oh I See
OTOH..................On The Other Hand
PC/PVT/MSG.......Private Chat/Messaging
POV....................Point Of View
PTSS...................Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
ROTF..................Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL................Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO.........Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Anatomy Off
ROTFWTIME........Rolling On The Floor With Tears In My Eyes
RSN.....................Real Soon Now
SIL.......................Son In Law or (SoIL)
SIL............................Sister In Law or (SiIL)
SITD.....................Still In The Dark
SS........................So Sorry
TBD OOTD...........To Be Done, One Of These Days!
TPTB....................The Powers That Be
TTFN....................Ta Ta For Now
TTYL.....................Talk to you later
UFO......................Un-Finished Object (a started project not yet done)
UPGS...................Unfinished Project Guilt Syndrome
VDH.....................Very Dear Husband (see also DH)
VDW....................Very Dear Wife
WB......................Write Back
WBS....................Write Back Soon
WPYS..................Who Pulled Your String
WTG....................Way To Go
YCGB...................You Can't Get Better
Pictures:
\_/ \_/....................Soda
(~~)? (~~)3...........Coffee mugs
(_)?......................Tea cups (fine china)
(~)........................Chilled cups of fresh juice
[%]D.....................Hot cocoa with mini marshmallows
(#$#$#$#$#$).........Plate of hash browns and onions
[:::] [:::].................Poptarts for all
(sgeg)===..............Pan of scrambled eggs
<*)((((((>>><..........Fish
<:))))><..................Fish
<><........................Fish
<3 <3 <3.................Hearts
@-->-->-- ...............A rose
())))___crayola___)))>.......Crayola Crayon
(::waving::).............Waving
{{{a screen name here}}}..Personal Cyber hugs
{{{ }}}......................Lots of Hugs
:) ............................Smile or :o) ......with round nose
(:D) ..........................Big Grin
:o.............................Surprised
:O.............................REALLY Surprised
:D.............................Laughing/smiling :oD.....with nose
:+ or :o+.................Kiss
:* or :o*.................Whistle
;) or ;o)..................Wink
:x or :ox.................My lips are sealed
}:(.............................Mad
=)..............................Smiley face
:( or :o(...................Frown
:'( or :,( or :,o(........Crying
0:).............................Angel (Halo is a zero)
(\O/)..........................Angel
\o/ \o/ \o/...................Praising God
Pictures Using The ALT Button and Number Pad
(make sure the number lock button is activated)
Graphic.........Name..........Keys to press "," is a separator
ô¿ô.............Face............Alt+147, Alt+168, Alt+147
â¿â.............Face.............Alt+131, Alt+168, Alt+131
~¿ô............Wink.............Alt+638, Alt+168, Alt+147
~¿~............Sleeping........Alt+638, Alt+168, Alt+638
:Þ...............Sticking Tongue out...... :, Alt+0222
................Cross.............Alt+0134
++............Crosses......... + Alt+0134 +
§§(^o^)§§..Bozo The Clown...Alt 789 twice ( ^ o ^ ) Alt 789 twice
¦:)..............Face w/eyebrows..Alt+1478, :, )
®®®®®..............roles or Rolads
(§)(§)(§)(§)..........Raspberry frosted sugar cookies
&&&&&...............Pretzels
(o)(o)(o)..............Donuts
(#)(#)(#)(#)..........Peanut Butter Cookies
@@@@.............Cinnamon rolls
c[_] c[_].............coffee mugs
|S| |D| |P| |7| |C| |M| |G|.......various sodas
c[_]~................mug with tea back tag sticking out...ie.. hot tea
¤[_])...................another tea mug
[_])..................and another
[__]D..................soup mug or really big coffee mug
[_])[_])...............coffee mugs
(_)D(_)D.............more coffee mugs
(_)/ £(_)/.............coffee and tea pots
(|_/ ([_]).............cream and sugar
<%)<%)<%)......pepperoni pizza
\/ \ooooo/ \*****/....fudge, Swedish meatballs and popcorn.
8=8 8=8 8=8 8=8.....Doggie treats.
~<] [>~...................hersies kisses
<%)<#)<%)<$)<§)...various pizzas
|~~~~~|..................lasagne
\%*#/......................chex mix
|====|....................Cheese cake
(O ) (O ) (O ) (O )....deviled eggs
^<**>^ ^<**>^......Crabs
^j^.........................Angel in breeze
^^i^^.....................Mature angel
^i^.........................Little angel
ci^.........................Pregnant Angel
\o/\o/\o/...................hands raised together in praise
^i^ ^i^ ^i^ ^i^ ^i^...........Hedge of angels
======{[@]}======...seat belt
{@}.........................Fluffy punt pillow
(o)_____..................Duct Tape "Riiiiiippppppppp"
}}i{{.........................butterfly
¤[_])|_|?[_]D............tea, coffee and hot choco
\ßßßßß/regular or ( ))))))))))) Pringles \~~/ ............chips n dip
\^<**>^/..................crab salad
----o--o--o--o-(|==0 --o--o-Q-o--o-Q-o--(|==0............shiskabob
[**]D [**]D...............hot cocoa with star mini-marshmallows :)
:o#).........................Man with moustache
}:> ..........................Devil
:oP or :-P................Sticking out tongue
>^,,^<.....................cat
<:3 )~ .....................mouse
c[[]] ........................Pint of beer
(_8(|)........................Homer Simpson
@@@@8(|).............Marge Simpson
@---}---}---...............Rose
<vbg>......................Very Big Grin
<g>..........................Grin
<eg>........................Evil Grin
<wg>.......................Wicked Grin
<--------....................Referring to yourself
<~~~~~....................Referring to yourself >>
