Emoticon Enthusiast Mugs

"The tone of the letter is stern, almost threatening, but - see here? - he signs with a smiley face, so I think we may be alright."

'It helps him realize I'm being serious.'

'We know it makes you happy, but your father and I think you're spending too much time on the computer.'

'I'm e-mailing our taxes. Do you think we'll have a better chance of not getting audited if I add a smiley face emoticon?'

Oymoticons

Street painter puts real face on man with happy face.

'Sigh...I need to get rid of this double chin...'

'No, Sweetheart. You don't have to turn your head to see the smiley face.'

"I still think it's inappropriate to put emoticons in your coroner's report."

"I fear he's the bearer of bad news."

"No, I really thought each sentence ended with an emoji!"

"You know, there are other emojis."

WW2 fighter pilot with emoji kills

Text Culture

"I, TikTok."

"What's going on Jen? Why didn't you respond to my kissing emoji?"

"Textin’"

The Modern Novel.

'The classic masks of Comedy and Tragedy, or as they're now known, emoticons.'

"The emoji she used says she loves me..."

"Darn autocorrect!"

"Yep, that one does, too." "For heaven's sake, Bob, they all look like fart emojis."

Emoticon Encouragement Therapy

'Of all the women who responded to my dating profile, you had the best emoticon.'

WTF?

"She looks just like in your photos."

"I'm texting you a love poem inspired by the emoji you sent me."

'Boss, it seems like a friendly text, but you've got to learn to read between the emoticons.'

'For God's sake give me some angst, how will I ever write a misery memoir?'

Wow, Ernie, another previously undiscovered tomb. And it has some unusual images. Is that a picture of the first sandwich? A thumbs up is next to it. The first "like"! Here's a drawing of a family and a heart has been added. The first emoji! This bird looks exactly like one we saw in the last tomb. The first retweet. Could this be the first social media? Yes! And this is how they scrolled!

7 More Dwarfs

Classic Emojis for sale.

Mobile phones and long distance relationships,

"I was punctuating sentences long before you guys came along!"

"I'll have to get someone younger to look at your résumé. I'm not fluent in emoji."