Some of the brightest minds in business have seen their careers nosedive because they use too many emoticons in their emails. The situation has grown worse the past few years with the introduction of over 20,000 new emoticons to add to the standard smiley face – ranging from sword-fighting angry heads to a family of bears eating ice cream cones.
Research shows that once a person has been employing over 20 emoticons a day for 30 days, it is impossible to reverse the trend without undergoing prolonged and expensive therapy.
At just $89.99, the Emoticon Block is simpler and cheaper. It’s easily installed on a laptop or iPhone, and programmed to allow use of a set number of emoticons per day. Once the limit is reached – and no more than five per day are allowed – any attempts to type in more emoticons will result in a mild electric shock. The voltage increases slightly with each subsequent try.
Most users are cured within a week, though a few have been willing to endure up to 120 volts to use just one more smiley face.
