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The internet can sometimes be a very confusing place to someone new at the game. Almost as if you need to learn a whole new language to participate. If you don't know what I'm doing if I'm ROFL, or how I feel if I do this - O:o) - take a look at the emoticons and abbreviation sections below and you'll be LOL with the best of them in no time.

Abbreviations:

LOL = Laughing Out Loud
ROFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
LMAO = Laughing My @ss Off
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
JMO = Just My Opinion
BBL = Be Back Later
BRB = Be Right Back
JJ = Just Joking
RA = Rheumatoid Arthritis
OA = Osteoarthritis
PA = Psoriatic Arthritis
JRA = Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
FM = Fibromyalgia
TIA = Thanks in Advance
MTX = Methotrexate

Arthur is Arthritis and Krissy is aka KrissyJo aka KJ aka Tina aka...well, you get the idea...


Ever see one of these :o) and not have a clue what someone's trying to tell you? Well, tilt your head as far as you can to the left and you'll see a little smilie face...See it? Good!

Now you're ready for some more...

;o) = wink
<:0) = clown
O:o) = angel
:o* = kiss
:op = sticking out your tongue
:o---------p = really sticking out your tongue
\_/ = drink, keep your head up - see the cup? (you'll see alot of these on party nites)
<3 = heart

Get the idea? Easy, isn't it? Okay, now get in the chat room and start talking...

Kim McCarthy
Page last updated on March 12, 2000