Out of the blue, for no reason whatsoever and in the interests of better communications, some (possibly new) smileys:
o_0 < - "This is bizzarro"
0_o <- "Yep, still strange"
=_0 <- "Let's try with one eye to see if it looks any better"
0_= <- "Maybe close the other eye?"
=_= <- *squint* or, "I take a dim view of this"
0_0 <- "Yikes!"
>_< <- "Godammit"
8_8 <- "Aliens clearly invented this"
@_@ <- "Holy cow!" or big puppy-dog eyes
9_9 <- "There they go again", eyes rolling
Q_Q <- "Uh oh"
*_* <- "I. Want. That."
6_9 <- "I've gone completely nuts!"
T_T <- *sniffle*
^_^ <- smile
n_n <- even smilier
>.> <- “Do you think they noticed?”
<.< <- “Nope, don’t think they did”
.__. <- “Bored now. Can I leave?”
x_X <- “Kill me now, please” i.e., Friday afternoons and early Monday mornings
~_^ = *wink!*
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You may now return to your regularly scheduled serious business.