Why does the smiley face look like a pervert?

Seriously.  Have you looked at it closely?  What is wrong with Wordpress?  Why do the smiley faces on my posts look like a f*cking pervert?   I have never seen a smiley face with arched eyebrows like these…

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Tell me they don’t look sinister.  I mean, come on.

Even Google’s smileys, though I do consider them to be on the dunce side, can be said to convey cuteness, or at least attempt to.

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I now feel extremely self-conscious when I leave a comment on other people’s blogs and I want to add a smiley to convey my friendliness:

“I come in peace.  I mean you no harm.”  And by the way, here is what I look like when I am saying this, smiling:

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Whoa.  I scare myself just looking at it.  Now my comment looks like a death threat from a psychotic serial killer. Great.

14 thoughts on “Why does the smiley face look like a pervert?

  1. Absence Alternatives Post author

    @ Ashley
    Thank you! I need to add your praise to my “Proof I am not crazy” page as “Testimonies!” Although I started out thinking, “I’m just doing this for myself,” but of course, sometimes I do wonder whether anybody reads it… 😉 So thank you for the kind words!

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  2. Ashley

    I know this isn’t your newest post, but I just had to comment and say LOL. I have always thought that too! 😛

    Great blog you have here 🙂

    Reply
  3. Absence Alternatives Post author

    @ Jessica
    I totally agree with you: definitely a man. And definitely something he will pay for later! Thanks for visiting my blog. btw, I love yours. 🙂 <-- NOT paying for this "crime" later...

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  4. Absence Alternatives Post author

    @ Robin
    Thanks Robin. You know me only too well… Who else would have said, by accident I swear, “launch cum tasting party”…

    Reply

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