Re:IRC (Score 1)

This is the stupidest fucking post I've ever read. I'm willing to bet everything I own that your girlfriend is either: a) ugly, b) extremely stupid, or most likely, c) both. BOT: Emoticons do a decent job of conveying the tone of a comment which would otherwise be lost with such short textual interactions. Yes, they are commonly overused, but this is relatively infantile form of communication. This will likely subside over time.