You asked, so here you are, a real trivia thread. It is about communication but not necessarily verbal.

My daughter was given “The Little Book of Text Messages” as a present. I was a bit sniffy about it at first, having avoided then for years but ended up in stitches. Here’s few extracts:

Messages from:
(_8^(I) Homer Simpson
@@@@:-) Marge Simpson
IIII8^)X Cat in the Hat
((:=)X Charlie Chaplin

I also now understand a few more emoticons:
:-( boo hoo
:-I hmmm
:-O oops
(-: I am left handed
:-& I feel tongue tied
:-S My last message didn’t make sense (could be useful!)
:-o zz z z Z Z I am bored (not possible here)
O :-) I am an angel

:-)<////> message about/from some one wearing a bad tie
<<<<(:-) message from a hat salesman

I promise not to carry on!