Emoticons

Here's an interesting topic, grabbed from here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/worldserpent/90817.html

Like I said in the comment there, my personal opinion is that emoticons aren't meant to map one-on-one to a certain definition/emotion. Rather, they're like facial expressions which have one main meaning most of the time, but can be interpreted differently depending on the person and situation. Anyways, I'd be interested to hear what you all are trying to express with the emoticons you use. (for most common usage, that is)

Here's my list:
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