EmojiMania

A few days ago it was announced that some new emoji had been approved and released by the Unicode Consortium (a very nefarious-sounding organization that seems like it should be holding a slimy oligopoly over global typefaces, but in reality is probably, like, six professors on a message board) for use in teenager's cell phones everywhere. Emoji, of course, are the small graphical icons (commonly smiley faces) that small children people use in text messages and forums online. This has been released to apparently sate the pent-up demand for such brand new graphics as "Pocket Calculator," "Card File Box," and the ever-popular "Notched Right Semicircle With Three Dots."

(As an aside, I'd like to officially register my disapproval of the term "emoji." It sounds artificially exotic, especially since we had a perfectly decent term ("emoticons") that covered the exact same thing. Of course, "emoji" is Japanese in origin, so it's actually realistically exotic--but, still, needlessly so.)

Anyway, since they're updating the emoji emoticon database, I don't see why they shouldn't actually provide what is in demand. We all could use some new icons to graphically represent what we're too lazy to type out while we're driving. I propose the following:

• Obvious Sarcasm
• Noncommittal Shrug
• Regular Snark
• Millennial-Grade Snark
• Jacking-off motion
• Passive-Aggressivness
• I don't have a response for you but I don't want to not respond because you'll freak out like a little kid so I'm sending this confused smiley face instead
• Spoiler Alert
• Generic Disney Princess
• Bacon Cheeseburger
• Please don't send me pictures of your wiener
• I don't know why I'm in trouble but whatever it was it's not my fault
• I forgot to pick up the kid, like, three hours ago
• What you just said was pants-soilingly stupid
• I'm not sure if your last message was serious or not so I'm making a ambiguous face
• The preceding message is mostly bullshit
• I screwed up and I'm hoping a tiny graphic will make you not so mad
• I'm being held hostage please send help
• Tentacle Porn
• Yay for whatever major sports thing is going on right now!
• Don't mention menstruation to Brenda right now
• Holy shit did that just happen on Game of Thrones
• I could go for a cigarette
• I don't understand the cultural reference you just made but I don't want to seen stupid so OK that makes sense
• And, of course, Crank

I expect to either see a certified notice of completion or a dead fish in my mailbox soon for this effort. I, uh, I really don't know how they roll.