[El Nino]

OK, I know I probably selected a silly group there, but emoticons are there for helping a forumer display emotion in an on-line setting.

For example: say you were successful in getting a rare species to breed in captivity. You are ecstatic. Does the plain smiley face accurately represent the joy you feel when posting your success?

Or, say you lost an equally rare species/color morph during brumation/hibernation. This is a specimen that you posted pix of on Thamnophis.com and were the envy of your fellow forumers.There is little chance that you will ever re-aquire that snake due to rarity, finances, geography, etc. Does the simple sad face emoticon really represent how frustrated and depressed you feel due to your loss?

No we don't need masturbating veggies and what not, but the current selection is rather paltry, imo.