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Subject:	Re: Original Smiley Found (-:
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date:	Sat, 14 Sep 2002 16:00:18 GMT
Reply-To:	mattdm@SPAMLESSmattdm.org
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Erik Olson <erik@olson.pair.com> wrote: > first proposed. Yet the original message in which the smiley was invented > had been lost -- until now. :-) ..." > http://research.microsoft.com/~mbj/Smiley/Smiley.html Nice. I wonder when the superior modern denosed :) version started. -- Matthew Miller mattdm@mattdm.org <http://www.mattdm.org/> Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>

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		Re: Original Smiley Found (-:
(...) Its main benefit, of course, is that it doesn't smell so much! Cheers, - jsproat (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

		Re: Original Smiley Found (-:
(...) Well, back in the days when 40 column screens were common for BBS users (Commodore 64, Apple ][, etc.) the :) version was preferable, since :-) looked very much out of proportion. Interestingly enough I remember from my BBS days that -) was (...) (22 years ago, 16-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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		Original Smiley Found (-:
Wow: "The smiley :-) and its many variants are an important (and fun!) part of the worldwide online social culture -- allowing emotions to be conveyed in plain text. It has been in widespread use since the early '80s, when it was first proposed. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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