Mongol Horde, the hardcore-punk side project of folk-punk superstar Frank Turner, have released a music video for “Winky Face: The Mark Of A Moron.” The video uses the frame of online commenting to visualize the cheeky message behind the song.

While the lyrics seem goofy at face value, “Winky Face” manages to share a relatively poignant opinion on English in the form of comedy. After a one-minute burst of hardcore energy that mocks the users of the “open bracket semi-colon” wink emoticon, Frank announces that “if you can’t make your meaning plain with all the richness of the English language and you have to resort to cartoon faces made with punctuation marks, then you’re a dick.”

Check out the video after the jump and let us know what you think.

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John Bazley was raised in central New Jersey by the romantic aura of the Asbury Park beachfront, punk rock, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. He is still trying to figure all of this stuff out.

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