Grandpa devised the cutest emoji cheatsheet imaginable

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Old dogs can definitely learn new tricks, they just have to find their own method.

In the face of huge new online world, one grandpa devised a crafty reference guide to the youngs' preferred communication on the internet.

Reddit user BslickBenz posted Wednesday a tantalizing headline titled: "So my 78-year-old grandfather plays online poker with older women all over the world and I just saw this taped to his desk, next to his computer."

What she saw was an emoticon cheatsheet he made for himself and keeps beside his computer.

CARD ID: 240438, CARD TYPE: Imgur

He has all the fun emoticons like ":P" "O:)" and ">:o" written down so he'll know exactly how to express his feelings on the internet.

We're glad you got the basic emoticons down, grandpa, but with more emoij on the way, you might need more paper.

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Mia Johnson was a web culture intern for Mashable. She's a Chicago native and Missouri School of Journalism graduate. She has a background in online, TV, and magazine journalism.

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