diff --git a/tests/test_emoticons.py b/tests/test_emoticons.py
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+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from spacy.en import EN
+
+def test_tweebo_challenge():
+    text = u""":o :/ :'( >:o (: :) >.< XD -__- o.O ;D :-) @_@ :P 8D :1 >:( :D =| ") :> ...."""
+    tokens = EN.tokenize(text)
+    assert tokens[0].string == ":o"
+    assert tokens[1].string == ":/"
+    assert tokens[2].string == ":'("
+    assert tokens[3].string == ">:o"
+    assert tokens[4].string == "(:"
+    assert tokens[5].string == ":)"
+    assert tokens[6].string == ">.<"
+    assert tokens[7].string == "XD"
+    assert tokens[8].string == "-__-"
+    assert tokens[9].string == "o.O"
+    assert tokens[10].string == ";D"
+    assert tokens[11].string == ":-)"
+    assert tokens[12].string == "@_@"
+    assert tokens[13].string == ":P"
+    assert tokens[14].string == "8D"
+    assert tokens[15].string == ":1"
+    assert tokens[16].string == ">:("
+    assert tokens[17].string == ":D"
+    assert tokens[18].string == "=|"
+    assert tokens[19].string == '")'
+    assert tokens[20].string == ':>'
+    assert tokens[21].string == '....'