MACON, GA — Local man John Gardener expressed longing this week for a simpler, better time before his grandmother learned how to use emojis in texts and social media posts.

Though he clarified that he loved his grandmother, Dorothy, dearly, his life had become far more stressful since her discovery of emojis.

"It's gotten out of hand," Gardener commented. "At first, it was just a few here and there, but now she's trying to compose entire sentences, entire paragraphs, with emojis."

Gardener told his friends that his life has become a lot more complicated since his aged grandma started using multiple emojis to convey information and respond to every text and social media interaction.

"She sent me a smiley face, a ghost, a rainbow, and a target a few days ago," he continued. "I sat starin

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