Hi, Salty!!
Let me address this comment:
"Or maybe I should just get clever like Outlaw and save them the time and create little cartoon characters that wobble their heads, etc. ..."
Okay...
May I explain a few things about "smileys" and "emoticons"? Thank you.
[P.S. - to any computer geeks reading this, pleeze feel free to correct me...]
The "smileys" that you see in my post above are available to EVERYONE who is logged onto this website.
When you look at the "box" that you type in your post, you may notice a LOT of "icons" - symbols - in the top area of the gray border surrounding the area where you type.
You can use those buttons - but let me give you a bit of guidance on WHICH ones to start with!!
First, let's start with the "smileys", since they're so much fun!!
You may notice that little yellow 'face' in the bottom row of "icons". Put your 'arrow' over that and click once on it. That SHOULD bring up a smaller screen that contains a LOT of funny pictures. Pick one that you like, click once on it, and it will "insert" into your text, at whatever point you've left the "cursor" - the bar that flickers to show you where you stopped typing...
Why don't you give that a try, and show me the results, please?? [by the way, it's a bit of a slow process, so be patient after each click...]
Zid