It's true, smiley faces do have an effect :) Whatever you type in a sentence, a smiley face at the end will make the sentence seem friendly, or at least a light-hearted joke :) Now get into that kitchen and make me a sammich :)

It's easy to misunderstand these things in a text message to be fair.

Best reply from my girlfriend to a forwarded sickapedia joke!!

When you'd rather hear the grating squeak of preteens yelling about how they shot your ass in Call of Duty instead of your girlfriend's sultry voice, you know you've got a problem.