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29 years ago, a smiley was born :-)
MSNBC-technology.com ^
| Rosa Golijan
Posted on 09/19/2011 8:19:27 PM PDT by Daffynition
At 11:44 a.m. on September 19, 1982, a man named Scott Fahlman posted a message to an electronic computer-science department bulletin board at Carnegie Mellon University. And with that simple action he did something wonderful: He became the individual who would later be credited as the inventor of :-), an ASCII-based emoticon.
Thanks to the efforts of Microsoft Director of Identity Partnerships Mike B. Jones who worked at Carnegie Mellon University when the original post was made and a small team of dedicated individuals, we know that the following is the message Fahlman sent:
(Excerpt) Read more at technolog.msnbc.msn.com ...
TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Humor
KEYWORDS: iluvsmileys; smiley; smileys; smileysarefun
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To: Daffynition
: o
That’s the face for “Oh no, FR is down!”.
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posted on
09/19/2011 9:22:37 PM PDT
by
TheConservativeParty
(PALIN 45 -The cure for "meet the new boss, same as the old boss." Sarah Palin 2012 "Not For Sale!")
To: TheConservativeParty
XD
...and this is for when it’s back up!
To: TheConservativeParty
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posted on
09/19/2011 9:57:44 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(“There are no compacts between lions and men, and wolves and lambs have no concord.” ~ Homer)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/19/2011 11:09:24 PM PDT
by
I still care
(I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
I invented the one for “Hot Chick”, lol
o>8-<
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posted on
09/20/2011 12:04:22 AM PDT
by
dsrtsage
(One half of all people have below average IQ...In the US the number is 54%)
To: Daffynition
I suspect prior art, but I’m too lazy to follow up.
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posted on
09/20/2011 12:14:52 AM PDT
by
cynwoody
To: Daffynition; xsmommy; tioga; secret garden; CholeraJoe; AFPhys; MHGinTN; patton
8<)
Since I’ve been wearing glasses since second grade ....
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posted on
09/20/2011 12:20:09 AM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: Daffynition
Here's a "Welcome to New York!" smiley:
^ (¿) ^.
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posted on
09/20/2011 1:29:00 AM PDT
by
lowbridge
(Rep. Dingell: "Its taken a long time.....to control the people.")
To: Daffynition
i've always liked using joe cool:
=!^)
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posted on
09/20/2011 1:38:31 AM PDT
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: lowbridge
LULZ!!! See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
M-), :X, :-M
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posted on
09/20/2011 3:15:09 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(“There are no compacts between lions and men, and wolves and lambs have no concord.” ~ Homer)
To: cynwoody
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posted on
09/20/2011 3:18:07 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(“There are no compacts between lions and men, and wolves and lambs have no concord.” ~ Homer)
To: dsrtsage
@>-—>— ...a rose by any other name.......
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posted on
09/20/2011 3:20:15 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(“There are no compacts between lions and men, and wolves and lambs have no concord.” ~ Homer)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
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posted on
09/20/2011 3:21:23 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(“There are no compacts between lions and men, and wolves and lambs have no concord.” ~ Homer)
To: Daffynition
I never use text emoticons, I get a sharp pain in my neck when I do.
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posted on
09/20/2011 3:21:32 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
('People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
To: sten
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posted on
09/20/2011 3:23:19 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(“There are no compacts between lions and men, and wolves and lambs have no concord.” ~ Homer)
To: Fresh Wind
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posted on
09/20/2011 3:24:36 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(“There are no compacts between lions and men, and wolves and lambs have no concord.” ~ Homer)
To: I still care
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posted on
09/20/2011 3:27:02 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(“There are no compacts between lions and men, and wolves and lambs have no concord.” ~ Homer)
To: dsrtsage
Mmmm. She’s kinda...um....saggy
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posted on
09/20/2011 3:27:58 AM PDT
by
Krankor
To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; JosephW; ...
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posted on
09/20/2011 4:23:53 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Joe 6-pack; floralamiss
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posted on
09/20/2011 4:38:23 AM PDT
by
Erasmus
(I love "The Raven," but then what do I know? I'm just a poetaster.)
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