In Windows Live Messenger, or MSN, occasionally, when paste something over and over, or pressing
Shift + Enter a lot, after a while, smilies will tend to appear
even though they have not been typed in. This strange phenomon may be very rare, but may cause great
fear. BEWARE
Guy: Hey
Dude, Hey
Dude, Hey
Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, Hey Dude, :D :D :D :'( ;)
Dude: What's with the random smilies?
Guy: DUDE!!! THOSE ARE PHANTOM SMILIES!!! I'
M FREAKED OUT LIKE THIS MUCH:
:D :D :D
Guy: OH GOD THEY WON'T GO AWAY