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Two Answers
By:Rick Allnutt
Date: 9/5/2002, 2:47 pm
In Response To: Off Topic: Two Questions (Paul J)

guillemot according to webster:

Pronunciation: 'gi-l&-"mät
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, diminutive of Guillaume William
Date: 1678
1 British : a common murre (Uria aalge)
2 : any of a genus (Cepphus) of narrow-billed auks of northern seas

AS for the faces:

I had written earlier:

I found I was a little limited with smiley faces and researched what this system does...

Here it is:

:) colon, r paren
:( colon, l paren
:O colon, cap O
:D colon, cap D
;) semicolon r paren
8) eight, r paren
:b colon, little b
:\ colon, backslash
>:( greater than, colon, l paren
:| colon, pipe

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Two Questions
Paul J -- 9/5/2002, 12:15 pm
Re: Off Topic: I say
Nick Schade-Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/5/2002, 4:11 pm
Re: Off Topic: I say
Rick Allnutt -- 9/6/2002, 10:08 am
Re: Off Topic: I say
Nick Schade-Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/6/2002, 12:53 pm
Re: Sorry Nick
Chip Sandresky -- 9/6/2002, 4:43 pm
Re: Sorry Nick
Robert -- 9/9/2002, 12:14 am
Re: Off Topic: Two Questions
ChrisMenard -- 9/5/2002, 3:50 pm
Re: Off Topic: Two Questions
Rick Allnutt -- 9/5/2002, 4:12 pm
baidarka - silent final 'a'..very interesting! *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 9/5/2002, 5:14 pm
Re: Off Topic: Two Questions
Dan Ruff -- 9/5/2002, 3:57 pm
Two Answers
Rick Allnutt -- 9/5/2002, 2:47 pm
Re: Two Answers
Paul J -- 9/5/2002, 2:55 pm
Re: Off Topic: Two Questions
LeeG -- 9/5/2002, 2:18 pm