= type this code without the brackets (:otb)

= (:duno)

= (:Z)

= (:A)

= (:tu)

= (:llama)

= (:pizza)

) = ())

= (:JF)

= (:CD)

= (:E)

= (:LS)

= (:GAH)

= (:O)

= (:P)

= (:---))

= (:--))

= (:PR)

= (:cky)

:hiya = (:hya)

cool ..... except, am I the only one who has no clue as to what *ORLY* refers to?? Is he like, Casper the Friendly Ghost????

When speaking slowly and distinctly one is saying Oh Really?

ilikewritingrunonwordssometimesinemailstojugglemindsreadingmymessagestothemjustforthekickofit. Withpracticeonecanlearntoreadsuchsentencesveryquickly.

The Orly icon owl is what I wish the way Americanese would really develop in a decade from now. All superfluous constanants would be eliminated. All silent vowels not used anymore. All double letter reduced to using only one so no more bb or mm or nn or oo or ll. All e's on the end of words not there anymore if we don't speak them out.

Orly is a sort of slant slurring the words together abbreviation.

Here is what the origonal picture looks like

And here are some others. There are a of them out on the net.

Beautiful! the pics are really beautiful.

Doctor Dolittle would be so pleased to see that owls still talk to one another.

Grin....

Oh...okay. Duh. Now that I feel like a complete Bozo for wondering...

Bozo, nothing new under the sun.

I still have my own Bozo moments sitting with educated SDA's and them going all out in profound theological statements. Or sprinking the talk with facts and figures of Adventist history with such ease. In those times of listening to discussion I am accutely aware of my lack of knowledge because of not exposing myself to reading in 'the books'. I continually quelch wondering questions so as not to reveal my Bozo ignorance and thus be looked down upon for being not so 'spiritual' as the others.

Reading here in forums gave me the clue needed to understand the orly thingy.It was only a few months ago I got this info new to my brain databank.

It's an insider bit of knowledge given to 'readers' that brain databanks can increase in treasures when one reads, and reads, and reads.

Amelia, your box of smilies seem to be missing some good-mood smilies. May I offer a few for your choice to add to the list?

Actually, I was meaning them for the reply-to message box of smilies. But probably the shoutbox gleans from those reply smilie icons in some kind of e-connection allowing the list of smilies to work in both places.

Hmmmmm.....this has...er...possiblities...

Now now Neil. Be good

Whenever you feel somewhat shortchanged in the intelligence area,
Rudy, just remember that the wisest person in the world, as adjudged by God Himself, married 600 wives and had 300 concubines (or maybe vice/versa)
And if that isn't enough to reveal man's inadequacies, I've been told we of the human race only use 10% of our brain power. So whenever someone seems to you to be highly gifted to the point of making you feel small, picture how idiotic he/she would look like if God were to suddenly to enable you to use the 90% you're just waiting to use.

Keep looking up!

"Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]--" Ephesians 3:20 AMP