I refuse to use the symbols or emoticons or any of that. If someone ever sent me a message using nothing but the faces, it would never get a response for these reasons, 1. I don't know what they mean, 2. That's not how you communicate in "written" conversations, 3. I don't have the memory left on my brains hard drive to learn what all that garbage means. I've gotten through life not knowing that stuff, I'm pretty sure I'll survive never knowing. I've been called stubborn, grouchy, and a few other choice words, your dam right. Get off my lawn!