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The New York Times had an article this week about emoticons and their origins. Since I don’t IM, I don’t emote much. I like l.e.t.t.e.r.s.

Some people are very anti-emoticon. Who knew? It’s not like having two smirky faces glaring at you from your own deck every day.

This quote from the article illustrates a new potential for emoticons —

Amy Cohen, an author and a former dating columnist for The New York Observer, joked that she could “tell the whole story of a relationship in emoticons: Happy, happy, happy, sad, happy, sad, sad.”

That would be , , , , , , , of course.

How was our trip to the beach the other day? :), :(, :)…….;-@, QQ! (Kid did not want to leave)

This site has some extras you just don’t see normally, such as:

$:-) Has a comb stuck in the hair

%-( Glasses broken; Sad confused; Practical joker who got beat up

&:-] Overly handsome self-portrait with square jaw

*:-} 8 8- Transvestite

See what you find over there. Use them in sentences. Enjoy!

,’:-) (A really interesting idea)

[Fun, but I think I'm getting a neck ache.....]

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