Aibu to think that the grin emoticon...

[Refoca]

...is too toothy? It looks like someone showing off their new braces rather than an expression of glee! :-D

I'd use it so much more if it was toothless, it just freaks me out a bit.

[Refoca]

arrrgggh!

[QwertyBird]

So use the smile one... a toothless grin would be creepy.

[Beeyump]

Yanbu! I totally agree, I never use the grin because it doesn't look right - and the smile looks passive aggressive to me.

[Mintyy]

Love the grin - it is my most over-used smilie.

[DrankSangriaInThePark]

At least there isn't that abominable sticky out tongue one. The one that knobbers use when they've said something stupid/offensive/fuckwitty and want to make out they are being funny.

Mind you, that one, I find, is very useful for culling people on FB. One tongue out, off you go, ta-ra.

[Beeyump]

is the best, I want it for non-Mumsnet things.

[DrankSangriaInThePark]

Yes, I'm fond of that one. And the wibbly confused one.

The biscuit can fuck right off though.

[pointythings]

I like the grin, its toothiness expresses my feelings perfectly. and are good too, but my favourite is still the strikethrough as it is perfect for being passive aggressive.

[ohfourfoxache]

yum!

[elQuintoConyo]

The biscuit is especially useful when you want to call someone a fanny but not have your post deleted:

[ohfourfoxache]

Or when you're peckish!

[scarletforya]

I love the grin! It's nice and gormless!

[Becles]

I heart the and - they need to be more liberally sprinkled in posts.

[MissHobart]

I agree, I wish I could use and outside of MN!

[ISeeYouShiverWithAntici]

It looks like a zip to me. I even sometimes see the little dangly thing at the side.

I would LOVE it to be a zip.

They won't give me [boggle] though, even though they gave us that stupid bear, the ridiculous biscuit and a variety of food and drink and I had asked first, so I reckon they HAVE to give me a zippy grin.

Or I'll just have some sort of public tantrum somewhere there's no naughty step they can put me on for a time out.

[Refoca]

I do use in real life...took a bit of practice when I was about 10 years old, but I can give those kids in the Cadbury's advert a run for their money www.google.co.uk/search?q=cadbury+eyebrows&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari

[Refoca]

www.google.co.uk/search?q=cadbury+eyebrows&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari

[BOFtastic]

I like the grin. It doesn't have to be deployed in purely hilarious circumstances, because the smile is so often passive-aggressive.

[Anatana]

I wish we had the Adium grins. So very happy!

[PunkrockerGirl]

I love the grin emoticon but can't always get it to work.

[dementedma]

The grin is the best one!

[Refoca]

CorusKate, a woman after my own heart! I can do independent big toe, the one next to big toe and little toe waggling on my right too, get me ;-)