Smileys - no more

Remember smileys? you all used them once or twice, well soon your favorite smileys

:-)

:-(

:-P

will be patented by the American Mobile giant cingular. quoting from their patent application:

) Smile ;-) or ;) Wink :-D or :D Big smile :-)) or :)) Very happy :0) Big nose smiley -) Cool! >:-) or >:) Evil grin >;-> or >;> Evil grin with a wink :-X or :X My lips are sealed }:-) or }:) Devilish :-{circumflex over ( )}) or :{circumflex over ( )}) Tongue in cheek :-P or :P Sticking out tongue :-& or :& Tongue tied :op Puppy face 0:-) or 0:) Saint :-)8 or :)8 Happy wearing a bow tie 8-) or 8) Happy with glasses #-) I partied all night %-) or %) Drunk :-###.. or :###.. Being sick %-( or %( Confused :-0 or :0 Shocked :-o or :o Surprised :- or : Indecision :'-( or :'( Crying :'-) or :') Crying of happiness :-( or :( Sad

Using the above will be a patent infringement if the patent passes.

So feel free to express your :-o "shock", the lawyers at Cingular must be :-###.. "drunk" or just %-( "sick". Why do they want to take our :-) "smile" away.

Article is here :-((((