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\"Is this a dad thing? my dad called me to tell me he didn't like group chats,\" wrote one commenter.

\"My late Daddy, god rest his soul, reacted only used the emoji with sunglasses for every message or announcement. Even if it wasn't appropriate,\" wrote another commenter. \"Cracked me up every time.\"

\"My pops hates group messaging he really left the group with me and my sis,\" wrote another commenter.

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Allison DOrazio
PHOTO: Allison D'Orazio poses with her dad, Dr. Thomas D'Orazio.
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Allison D'Orazio said her dad, whom she said favors the thumbs up and walking man emojis, has taken his newfound internet fame in stride.

\"He was like, 'Oh great, now people are going to expect me to be funny all the time,'\" said Allison D'Orazio. \"And he said, 'Now that's an LOL.'\"

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