8. Our emotions are too complex for words.
7. Because emoticons are fun to look at. :twisted:
6. Because using *rolls eyes* is sooo '99. *rolls eyes*
5. Because they are there :!:
4. Because it is so much easier than drawing them ourselves out of puncutuation. :-)
3. Emoticons? I thought I was ordering happy-face posters! :?
2. Who needs to risk getting wrinkles by talking in person when we can keep our faces still and use emoticons :roll:
1. Because they show when we are trying to funny when the jokes are sarcastic, sheesh, don't you know that? :wink:
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