Texters tired of words can turn to emoji, but really, those only get you so far. After all, it's 2014 and we're still shockingly deprived of a cheese wedge option.
Thanks to a new app called Blippy, texting GIFs is about to get easier than ever. Blippy installs a custom keyboard in your messaging app with an arsenal of GIFs you've previously selected from an assortment they present to you:
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