Emoticon Lover Mugs

"My appraisal says disappointing..." "But with a smiley face!"

"She looks just like in your photos."

"Your difficulty communicating how you really feel, is because of your inherent inability to display complex emotion."

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

WW2 fighter pilot with emoji kills

"You know, there are other emojis."

Oymoticons

Text Culture

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

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!"

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

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

Emoticon Encouragement Therapy

"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.'

7 More Dwarfs

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!

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."

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

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

GLAD-YOU-ATION

Unsmiley face at the psychiatrist...

"Now, let’s talk about your attachment issues."

"I think this one's more recent."

Woman Juggling Emojis

Dogs texting each other emojis

"You text LOL, but you have yet to actualize LOL..."

"I've never seen a resume that's entirely made up of emojis. Let me take a few moments to decode it."

"There is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. Lol. Winky face."