What does >.< mean?

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  1. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    I keep seeing this >.< thing in peoples posts. What does this mean, Squinty eyes?

    Call me an old timer in the internet age, but I just dont get some of the new things.
     
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  2. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    i'm wondering the same thing. i bet jwin knows. i remember a while back he was talking about some shy turtle or something the "kids these days" are doing in high school...


    For some reason, >.< makes me think of cats.
     
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  3. swagger87

    swagger87 Zoanthid

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    Just a cute face. Like you said, squinty eyes. Look at the following and justimagine faces
    ^_^ (happy, closed eyes)

    0_0 (bug eyes)

    o_0 or 0_o (one big one small eye)

    ~_^ or ^_~ (wink)

    0-0 (Huge eyes)

    >_< or >,< or >.< (squinty eyes)

    =^..^= (kitty peeking)

    @_@ or *_* (dazed)

    X_X (Dead)

    -_- (Guh! or Sleepy)
    and so on
     
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  4. horkn

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    I used that >< when describing "this close" to buying something the other day.
     
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  5. bama

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    Theres the awkward turtle.. YouTube - awkward turtle

    but really the >.< thing makes me think of those japanamation cartoons with that have really big eyes and then when they close them they squint like that..
    Jeeze I feel older than I really am sometimes..
     
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    wow bama, 24 and youre over the hill aready eh? :)
     
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  7. swagger87

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    Thats exactly what its supposed to look like! Seeeeee?! You're so far into the loop you dont even know it! ^_~
     
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  8. horkn

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    That's what I was thinking. I have over 10 years on bama and I don't feel that way at all:)
     
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  9. swagger87

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    Bunnies!
    (\_/)
    (0_0)
    c(")(")

    (\_/)
    (^.^)
    (___)o

    (\_/)
    (>.<)
    (")_(")
     
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  10. Peredhil

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    yeah, awkward turtle, that's what it was. not shy. stupid peredhil :) :)

    i still have no idea what an awkward turtle is suppose to mean though.



    whatever happened to the sideways smileys? dang generations always having to change things!!!:angry::angry::angry: >:-|

    j/k ;D :-D
     
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