Emoticon Enthusiast Pillows

"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."

WW2 fighter pilot with emoji kills

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

"You know, there are other emojis."

Text Culture

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

"Textin’"

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

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

"Darn autocorrect!"

"She looks just like in your photos."

WTF?

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

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

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

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

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

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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."

"He's so into social media that he's become anti-social."

Woman Juggling Emojis

"Do you have a link I can click on that removes me from all future conversations with you?"

"Barbara, will you check your texts for a ring emoji?"