Guide to Asian Emoticons

When I was a child and one wanted to send a wireless text message to a friend, our messages and emoticons used to look something like this:

TNBE153 RS=TORONTO ONT 2=
AGENT CNX=WK:

MAYOR FOSTER PARODY UPROARIOUS AND EXCESSIVELY DIVERTING STOP VERY AGREEABLE TIME ALL ROUND STOP MUST SEE PICKFORD “MY BEST GIRL” THURSDAY NEXT STOP SHEA’S HIPPODROME SUITABLE QUERY

=C E TAYLOR=

Today, of course, the kids do things differently.