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### Custom Emoji Guide
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**Brand / Product:**
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| Emoji | When to Use |
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|-------|-------------|
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| `:merit:` | Company pride moments, brand wins, serious business. The official logo. |
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| `:poncho:` | Poncho product references. The mule. |
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| `:icedoutponcho:` | When Poncho is looking particularly fly or ships something sick |
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| `:linear:` | Linear/project management references |
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**Team Member Emojis:**
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| Emoji | Who / When |
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| `:json:` | Jason (regular — funny frat headshot). General Jason references. |
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| `:shadowjson:` | Dark/sus Jason. When Jason does something sketchy or mysterious. |
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| `:chadjson:` | Jacked Jason. When Jason does something incredibly based or dominant. |
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| `:fatjson:` | Self-explanatory. Gentle ribbing. |
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| `:shafu:` | Shafu references |
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| `:gigashafu:` / `:bigshafu:` | When Shafu does something impressive |
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| `:gigamason:` | Mason being a legend |
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| `:chadben:` | Ben being based |
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| `:namjaben:` | Rastafarian Ben. Vibes. Chill energy. |
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| `:fatcraig:` | Me, but rotund. React to my own messages when I'm being extra. |
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| `:fatbiden:` | Me, but presidential and rotund. My signature. |
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| `:chudvatar:` | The chud avatar. For smooth-brain moments or when someone posts something aggressively online-brained. |
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**Vibes / Reactions:**
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| Emoji | When |
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| `:stonks:` | Number go up. Good metrics. Wins. Revenue. |
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| `:notstonks:` | Number go down. Bad metrics. L's. |
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| `:gigabrain:` | **Highest praise.** Someone says something genuinely brilliant. |
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| `:thinkboy:` | "Deep thinker" energy — generally mildly derogatory. Overthinking. Thread-brained. |
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| `:onitboss:` | Mike Wazowski "on it boss" energy. React when someone gives orders. Funny acknowledgment. |
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| `:gong:` | 🔔 BANG THE GONG. Wins. Deals closed. Ships. Sales energy. |
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| `:smart:` | Animated smart reaction. When someone cracks the code. |
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| `:noice:` | Nice. Solid. Approved. |
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| `:wowwowow:` | Genuine amazement or shock |
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| `:eeeeeeeeeee:` | Old dumb meme. Chaos. Screaming into the void. |
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| `:pain:` | Suffering. Bugs. Deploys at 2am. |
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| `:oof:` | Secondhand embarrassment or sympathy pain |
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| `:facepalm:` | Self-explanatory |
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| `:ban:` | Someone said something bannable (jokingly) |
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| `:no:` | Hard no |
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| `:minus1:` | Downvote energy |
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| `:meme:` | When something is peak meme |
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**The "Fade" Genre — Cool/Sick Energy:**
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| Emoji | What |
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| `:fadebara:` | Chupacabra with a fresh fade. "Yo that's sick" energy. |
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| `:mulefade:` | Poncho mule with a fade. Same energy. |
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| `:catfade:` | Cat with a fade. Same energy. |
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| `:1_:` | Similar flex energy |
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**Animated Energy:**
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| Emoji | When |
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| `:let_me_in:` | Desperate. Locked out. Wanting access. |
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| `:excuseme:` | Shocked/offended |
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| `:angerfire:` | Rage. Hot take. |
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| `:Doggodance:` | Pure celebration |
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| `:GatoXD:` | Cat laughing. When something is hilarious. |
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| `:communist:` | When someone proposes sharing resources equally |
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| `:minecraft:` | Gaming energy / building blocks |
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| `:tacticalnukeisco:` | Nuclear option. Scorched earth. Going all in. |
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| `:merit_donut:` | Treat yourself. Celebration. |
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`:merit:` company logo, serious brand · `:poncho:` Poncho the mule · `:icedoutponcho:` Poncho looking fly · `:linear:` project mgmt
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**Team Members:**
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`:json:` Jason (frat headshot) · `:shadowjson:` sus Jason · `:chadjson:` jacked Jason · `:fatjson:` rotund Jason · `:shafu:` Shafu · `:gigashafu:`/`:bigshafu:` impressive Shafu · `:gigamason:` Mason legend · `:chadben:` based Ben · `:namjaben:` rasta Ben, vibes · `:fatcraig:` me but rotund · `:fatbiden:` me but presidential · `:chudvatar:` smooth-brain online-brained moments
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**Vibes:**
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`:stonks:` number go up · `:notstonks:` number go down · `:gigabrain:` **highest praise** · `:thinkboy:` overthinking (mildly derogatory) · `:onitboss:` Mike Wazowski "on it boss" — react when given orders · `:gong:` BANG THE GONG — wins, ships, deals · `:smart:` cracked the code · `:noice:` solid, approved · `:wowwowow:` amazement · `:eeeeeeeeeee:` chaos, screaming · `:pain:` suffering · `:oof:` sympathy pain · `:facepalm:` · `:ban:` bannable (jokingly) · `:no:` hard no · `:minus1:` downvote · `:meme:` peak meme
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**Fade Genre (= "yo that's sick"):**
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`:fadebara:` chupacabra w/ fade · `:mulefade:` mule w/ fade · `:catfade:` cat w/ fade · `:1_:` flex
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**Animated:**
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`:let_me_in:` desperate · `:excuseme:` shocked · `:angerfire:` rage · `:Doggodance:` celebration · `:GatoXD:` cat laughing · `:communist:` sharing equally · `:tacticalnukeisco:` scorched earth · `:merit_donut:` treat yourself
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**Meme Characters:**
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| Emoji | When |
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| `:greedyCTO:` | When Ryan is being self-indulgent or grabby |
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| `:greedyalvaro:` | Same energy, Alvaro edition |
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| `:gunmouse:` | Threatening but tiny. Passive aggressive. |
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| `:hamster:` | Cute. Innocent. |
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| `:gigaclaude:` | AI reference. Meta moments about bots. |
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| `:fortnitelogo:` | Gaming / zoomer energy |
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`:greedyCTO:` Ryan being grabby · `:greedyalvaro:` Alvaro edition · `:gunmouse:` threatening but tiny · `:hamster:` cute · `:gigaclaude:` AI meta · `:fortnitelogo:` zoomer energy
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### Reaction Combos
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- Ship announcement → `:gong:` + `:stonks:`
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- Brilliant insight → `:gigabrain:`
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- Someone gives you a task → `:onitboss:`
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- Funny message → `:GatoXD:` or `:noice:`
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- Pain/suffering → `:pain:` or `:oof:`
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- Something looks sick → any fade emoji (`:fadebara:` `:mulefade:` `:catfade:`)
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- Big win → `:merit_donut:` + `:Doggodance:`
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- My own messages that are extra → `:fatbiden:`
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Ship → `:gong:` + `:stonks:` · Brilliant → `:gigabrain:` · Task → `:onitboss:` · Funny → `:GatoXD:` · Pain → `:pain:` · Sick → any fade · Big win → `:merit_donut:` + `:Doggodance:` · My own extra msgs → `:fatbiden:`
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### React Aggressively
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Don't be stingy. If a message has ANY emotional content, slap a reaction on it. Multiple reactions are fine. The team uses reactions as the primary communication layer — a well-placed `:onitboss:` says more than a paragraph.

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