Help?

[paintmylover.livejournal.com]

One quick question- why is it that I constantly see a russian phrase/sentence with )) at the end? I have noooo clue why I see it so often, and I've wondered about it for awhile. What does it mean? 



And as of right now, I'm real frusterated with Russian. Gahh, whenever I see even a few sentences put together it looks so.. intimidating. = /

Comments

[greeny-world.livejournal.com]

smile? ))

[suejc3dogs.livejournal.com]

Hello, if I'm being a little facetious I might end my sentence thus :))) to let you know I'm smiling. It's a polite way to show i'm friendly. :))
If something's really funny, ))))))))))))))))))))))) If I'm sorry, (((((

Often I'll see people do this =)) or this :-) Just little smilies.

[paintmylover.livejournal.com]

haha, wow, I feel retarted. but thanks =p

[suejc3dogs.livejournal.com]

They blew my mind at first, because they looked like somebody smiling with multiple chins, but now I can't stop making them >:-))))))

[paintmylover.livejournal.com]

Haha, I can see how addicting they can become. :)))))

[funbit.livejournal.com]

Also, these smiles (without eyes) are named as Cheshirskiy cat's smiles, or just Cheshirskiy smiles. Cheshirskiy cat is from Alice In Wonderland, the can without eyes, nose, just smile..

[ex-eugzol340.livejournal.com]

I've never heard this =)

[funbit.livejournal.com]

well, you know now =)

[ex-eugzol340.livejournal.com]

Not fact that this is a common thing =)

[funbit.livejournal.com]

well, it will become if not yet :)

[twisby.livejournal.com]

i think in english it is cheshire :))

[funbit.livejournal.com]

thanks, haven't read alice in english :)

[ng.livejournal.com]

it's atavism from past of LISP coderz :D

[ex-eugzol340.livejournal.com]

Hm. What do we need to know about LISP to understand this joke? =)))

[sol3.livejournal.com]

(setq LISP `(lost in stupid parenthesis) )

( : )

[ex-eugzol340.livejournal.com]

ok, got it
but as far as I understand for each closing bracket must be the opening one but in smiles there are not opening brackets =) he he =) from this conclusion: smiles are not a valid LISP program :D

[mitek7.livejournal.com]

И действительно)) Туда его!))

[ng.livejournal.com]

code a little in it :)
more right - think a little.

[xantha.livejournal.com]

ha! thank you for making me giggle. :)

[iseekreality.livejournal.com]

hahahaha!

You may want to give a look here )

[maisondetranger.livejournal.com]

http://community.livejournal.com/learn_russian/433009.html

[amoniak.livejournal.com]

Also, some people use those because they HATEHATEHATE THOSE CREEPY CARTOON SMILIES every program (i.e. The Bat, ICQ) transforms default smilies to.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Oh boy, isn't that right!!!!!!!

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

>And as of right now, I'm real frusterated with Russian.
>Gahh, whenever I see even a few sentences put together
>it looks so.. intimidating. = /

Oh well. I wish you knew how HORRIBLE a few English sentences put together might look for a Russian :))))))))))))

[paintmylover.livejournal.com]

haha, touche'