# Appropriate Emoticon!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/appropriate-emoticon/175569>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [January 15, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/appropriate-emoticon/175569 "2006-01-15T23:40:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![decisionman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/decisionman/32/1673_2.png) [@decisionman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/decisionman)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/appropriate-emoticon/175569/1 "2006-01-15T23:40:26Z")

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![](http://mark-stuckert.net/AE/Hey.png)

Hi Everyone! So here’s the deal: Kirupa has a lot of “Smilies”.  
A lot. But sometimes, you just can’t find what you’re looking  
for. Ergo, I introduce this:

![](http://mark-stuckert.net/AE/AEIco.png)

What does “AE” stand for? Appropriate Emoticon, of course!  
It’s the perfect cure-all for when you just can’t find an icon  
that appropriately expresses your current emotional state.  
Plus, think of the hilarious benefits as it relates to “Irony”!  
Big laffs for all. And it’s only $0.00.

Think about it, Kirupians! Would you indoctrinate it into your  
regular iconographic vocabulary? I know I would. Sure it’s ugly,  
but come on people – faux naïve. That’s where it’s “at”.

Cheers!  
decisionman(Mark)