Steampunk Emoticons

[Esme Moore]

With regard to abbreviations, might I suggest GH = 'Good Heavens!'
and MG 'My goodness!' or  GM 'Goodness me!'
Also WOE = 'What on Earth?!' 
TNC = 'That's not cricket!'
PTG = 'Play the game!'
JGS = 'Jolly good show!'

However, I am inclined to agree that whilst things like the monocle emoticon are, indeed, rather wondrous of their type, that overuse of abbreviations is likely to hinder, rather than help, communication.  Fun to invent, though!

[Johannes Schiffer]

As a continuation re abbreviations, I put forth TMH for "tip my hat", as a sort of "Good work, old fellow, please continue" type of thing.

[Mad Maudlin]

WHWH- What have we here?
_/|_/|_/|_- gear-teeth
     
And some articles of ladies' Steampunk clothing (Gentlemen, no further, please!)
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 |  X  |                       /__/_\__\                                 
/__X__\- laced bodice /___/_\___\- ruffled petticoat       
                                                                         
I hope that is some help!                                         





               

[Victor Timothy Cutwood]

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[Madame Jane]

MY! This mut be the best thing I've ever read. I am greatly amused. TMH! ^_Q

[Jonny B. Goode]

I saw this quaint little list on Tor last month: http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58169

To which I might add one which I saw yesterday: A Dr. Steel salute:  :^)\

(The slash being the fist over the heart, of course...)

[Cubinoid]

I haven't read the entire thread, but thought I'd share my favourites:

btb, These first ones are horizontal    : )

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==)      (Rounded brimmed top hat)

B            (Goggles)

x             (Bow tie)

Therefore:

==)B-)   (Friendly smile)

Add a bowtie and you get:

==)B-)x   (Posh smile)

or:

==)B-D     (Elated)

or:

==)B-(      (Top hat, displeased)

or:

==)8-)        (Different goggles, this is the mad inventor smile)

c)8-)           (Mad inventor, bowler hatted)

==)8-O   (Very surprised indeed!)

==):-Z     (Angry!)

==):-#|    (Bushy moustache)

==):-B    (Drooling out of either side of the mouth)

==):-{    (With moustache)

==):-})    (With the best moustache in the world)

==)8-{)}    (Goggles, top hat, moustache and beard!)

==);^)       (Smirk)

==):-`|     (Suffering from the 'flu)

==)%*}  (Far too much Absinthe)

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Also really like:

o_Q    (Monocle, nonplussed, at a loss for words)

Here's a few others:

-_Q   (Monocle, conspiratorial wink)

O_Q  (Monocle, wide eyed disbelief)

T_Q     (Crying monocle)

\^_Q/      (Hip, hip, hooray!)

>_Q    (Monocle, proudly chuffed)





Lovely!

[Cubinoid]

...and of course:

      __
     I   I
     I   I
 __==__
    µ   Ω
(       >  )
    ~√√
      VW

[Madame Jane]

I haven't read the entire thread, but thought I'd share my favourites:

btb, These first ones are horizontal    : )

----------------------------

==)      (Rounded brimmed top hat)

B            (Goggles)

x             (Bow tie)

Therefore:

==)B-)   (Friendly smile)

Add a bowtie and you get:

==)B-)x   (Posh smile)

or:

==)B-D     (Elated)

or:

==)B-(      (Top hat, displeased)

or:

==)8-)        (Different goggles, this is the mad inventor smile)

c)8-)           (Mad inventor, bowler hatted)

==)8-O   (Very surprised indeed!)

==):-Z     (Angry!)

==):-#|    (Bushy moustache)

==):-B    (Drooling out of either side of the mouth)

==):-{    (With moustache)

==):-})    (With the best moustache in the world)

==)8-{)}    (Goggles, top hat, moustache and beard!)

==);^)       (Smirk)

==):-`|     (Suffering from the 'flu)

==)%*}  (Far too much Absinthe)

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Also really like:

o_Q    (Monocle, nonplussed, at a loss for words)

Here's a few others:

-_Q   (Monocle, conspiratorial wink)

O_Q  (Monocle, wide eyed disbelief)

T_Q     (Crying monocle)

\^_Q/      (Hip, hip, hooray!)

>_Q    (Monocle, proudly chuffed)





Lovely!

Ingenious!!!

[Joozey]

┌ರ_ಠ

[PockyNightmare]

BS   Barking Spiders!

okay it´s stolen fron scott westerfeld´s leviathan but i like how the darwinists swear xDD

[Vagabond GentleMan]

My friend sent me a simple emoticon portrait of me yesterday:

[8|:)<

Top hat w goggles, waxed forked beard.

[costumemercenary]

With regard to abbreviations, might I suggest GH = 'Good Heavens!'
and MG 'My goodness!' or  GM 'Goodness me!'
Also WOE = 'What on Earth?!' 
TNC = 'That's not cricket!'
PTG = 'Play the game!'
JGS = 'Jolly good show!'

However, I am inclined to agree that whilst things like the monocle emoticon are, indeed, rather wondrous of their type, that overuse of abbreviations is likely to hinder, rather than help, communication.  Fun to invent, though!

But you missed "Od's Fish, m'dear!", "Sink me!" and "What ho!"

Maybe those who favour a more yankee sort of Steampunk could come up with some more.

[naturalbornphilosopher]

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(ಠ_ృ)   BTB this thread is simply ingenious!       

[Vagabond GentleMan]

GOB...Great Odin's Beard!

MZ....Mericful Zeus!


BTFFON...By the festering forelock of Nicodemus!

IDGATFAYMCYMHSS.....(from Gangs of New York)...warning: dirty language...

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I don't give a tuppenny f*ck about your 'moral conundrum' you meat-headed Sh*t-sack!

I don't know...just bored.   

[teainwonderland]

C(__)7 Teapot?

c(_) Teacup? c\_/ ?? Hmm.

... There must be a better way...

[Vagabond GentleMan]

Another teapot:  Short and stout:

This is the handle: C
This is the spout:  S

C(__)S

[mine]

C(__)7 Teapot?

c(_) Teacup? c\_/ ?? Hmm.

... There must be a better way...

c|_| Teacup?

[VictorTennyson]

Outstanding, by Jove! 

[Aethliscalus Futurus]

Not sure if you already have this one STOP
But here is 8:) with goggles pushed up STOP

[Vertiline_Cox]

^_Q

I've also come up with a replacement for OMG;

 BJ (By Jove)

By Jove! ... O.O;

BJ also stands for something else... I think I shall stick to just writing out by jove!

[Lothar Erfinder]

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[Colonel Sanders]

BB!-Bloody Brilliant!

GDTY- Good day to you.


Well, I must be off, I am to do battle with the wicked evil thing that is, the lawn mower. *que dramatic music*

[Colonel Sanders]

Oh and maybe "CIG" Capital idea, guv'nah! STOP

[Shadrakh Yehochanan]

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