[Half-Duplex]

it is a backwards smiley face to compliment my twisted sense of humor.

d is a tounge 0 is the nose = is the eyes

Various forms of this can be used. (0= )0= (0=< )0=< )0'= etc etc

Hell-met is one of those "special" people. You know, the ones that had to ride the short bus to school...he can't make sense of side way faces when it comes to the internet...

Perhaps you should have used: ^.^

Or better yet: Q.Q

since he's doing it all the time.