Surely there's a ton of people who have those emotes that bother the shit out of you? Just had a conversation with a friend about this and it seemed like perfect forum material! I think my biggest are *.*, ^_^, and =] - they mostly just bother me because of the people I knew who used them way too often which eventually led to the creation of this thread.
Also the "subtle hitting on you" ;) and the way people will say really passive-aggressive things and throw smilies at the end. Pyopee on Seraph did that shit constantly and it drove me crazy! (also caused a slight hate for all mithra, but that's a totally different thread!)
"There's no room for me? I'd rather just go without you guys then :)"