:-) Digital Smiley Face Turns 25
The orignal text smiley was created on September 19, 1982. You’ll recognize it as :-). It has since morphed into all kinds of emoticons that can hardly be understood without a cheat sheet. Here is the message board posting from Scott Fahlman that started it all:
19-Sep-82 11:44 [...]
@dbrowell And I'm sure he barked his tires on the metal plates so everyone would notice him, too.
Really cold out for running this morning. But I went anyway-3.6 miles in 30 minutes!
@poloman How is the Jefferson lighting? (trying to find more traditions for my family)
The new PEZ machines that stay open for filling are the greatest invention in candy in the last 20 years.
Cooper gets scared - Photo: http://bkite.com/02Gkm
Sarah is happy to see the decorations - Photo: http://bkite.com/02Gk3
Leanna meets Frosty - Photo: http://bkite.com/02GjY
