Who agrees that the emoticons on this site are crap?

[Gunnerbean]

The site is good but the emoticons are absolute crap, surely they can do better?

They should use the ones from the MSN groups they are far superior to these.

I love the simple but effective emoticons here. My personal favourites are and nothing says "for gods sake you are SO wrong" like .

oh yes, better. But only just. Having half your head and bod lopped off with samurai swords isn't my definition of nice, Mystery!!

harrumph

I think the emoticons on here are wonderfully expressive. You see the uninitiated look at and are uninvigorated. Used successfully I suggest that has the power to verbally castrate. A well appointed is the passive aggressive's weapon of choice.

Words are lovely.

[slattern]
[befuddled]
[inebriated]
[melancholic]

It just drips off your tongue.

plus there's the joy of the occasional or [grim].

or [groin] or [wank]

who was it who was queen of comedy porn typos? someone used to do it all the time!

Psychomum I'm only saying what I think, which I'm perfectly entitled to do as far as I'm aware.

I'm not saying I don't enjoy this site, I just don't particularly like the emoticons here.

So why don't you "feck off" yourself? Or "feck off" this thread if you think it's as pointless as you quite clearly do?

Actually, I can see a use for this one.

Ans possibly this.

Words are far more eloquent though, don't you think?

Soupy, the second one is fab!! We need that one!!

Confused emoticon is designed and on it's way by the way... but there's a few things ahead of it on the list. Shall I ask BigTech to give you a preview?

Please, please, no vomit emoticon. A lot of emetophobes would be scared off...

Yes I think everyone agreed no vomit emoticon for that very reason last time it was brought up (no pun intended!) SauerKraut

No matter what the repentance is if i put a in it it looks as if i'm being sarcastic.

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Sorry - that was supposed to say sentence LOL!

can we have a sleep deprived emoticon please? with mad staring eyes? It would serve as a caveat on all my posts at the moment.... Thank you..

raisinggrrrl's one is very funny [laugh out loud emoticon]

But no, less is more here.

I think leave it as it is.... you can have too much of a good thing.

a light bulb one would be good

you know what... they are crap

But they're our crap and we love them.

leave 'em alone

Good Morning lovely Mumsnetters,

Here is your preview of the confused smilie...

Enjoy!!

not bad, BigTech, not bad - now what about the [ewww] one?

it doesn''t have to be vomitous (understand the emetophobes pov entirely) but just a screwed up disgusted face.

Often I am overwhelmed by mners inner strength! I would love a 'strength' emotion bigtech!

I actually used the [conf] emoticon here on mn, back in Jan. [smug]

I actually think the msn emoticons are crap/blousy/in-your-face awful.

Ours are very refined and understated and I like them that way.

is inspired... and useful in oh so many situations.