Today is the 25th birthday of the emoticon. I may mark myself as tragically out of step by saying so, but I have always been a big emoticon fan.
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3 responses so far ↓
1 Ryan // Sep 19, 2007 at 12:29 am
Of course you love them, just like every other cool person
2 acm // Sep 19, 2007 at 9:44 am
why does that make you tragically out of step? I can’t even count the number of misunderstandings in email that have been prevented by a well-placed smilie…
%^)
3 Jeff // Sep 19, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Count me as another fan of emoticons. See, they are even for uncool dorks that wear glases.
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