I have never ONCE used a gif on here. You must be referring to TyphoonFiST.
The emojis are there so that there is NO MISTAKING 
any; inflection, intent, 'snark', or attitude, which is sooo easy to take the WRONG way online, and I use them as such. 
![Wink    [wink] [wink]](/images/smilies/wink.gif)
 (THERE you go.)
NOPE, I will not praise the 'latest and greatest marvel of Nippon engineering' which is that origami monstrosity (albeit yes, a pretty good performer). 
It must have been that one 'traitor' on here who told us he was trading in the FiST for the 
over priced HonDUH. LOL