Super smart reporter thinks he's figured out how teens use emoji

The Alan Turing of our time decodes teen emoji usage.
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Tyler Schmall
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Have you ever wanted to know how teens convey secret messages in their text messages?

If so, look anywhere else but Q13 Fox News in Seattle, Washington, because they even though they have an idea, they really don't know. But they gave it their best shot....sort of.

This gifted cyber translator was able to break down a lot of very common teen emoji codes. For instance, a (hibiscus) flower emoji means "let's get some drugs. I love drugs."

A skull emoji pointing to a fire emoji means "I hope you die in a fire." And the frog emoji means "I'm telling you you're ugly by using this frog in text."

This man is truly the Alan Turing of our time. Thank you for this informative and accurate report. Now when you see your teen using the flower emoji, you know they aren't just being cute...they secretly want to go get some drugs.

Guess you'll have to start from scratch on your secret emoji codes, teens!

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Tyler Schmall is a humor writer based in NYC and a friend of yours. You can follow him on Twitter @tylerschmall where he has been known to post "tweets."

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