Interesting! I like Fahlman's explanation as to why emoticons are basically a good idea. And that's a great quote from Nabokov there at the end of the article, too. posted by flapjax at midnite at 12:40 AM on September 19, 2007
I was the first person to add mood and music tags to blog entries as seen on Livejournal and Myspace. It may be a meager achievement compared to the smiley but it's nice to know that I came up with something that millions of people use everyday. posted by bunnytricks at 12:58 AM on September 19, 2007
Oh, crap. I was all set to pop in here all smug-like with the Nabokov quote from 1969. Then I finished reading the link. :( posted by trip and a half at 4:46 AM on September 19, 2007
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Hay, didy'all know Jap smileys are different from non-Jap smileys?
I wonder if that's because Asians have sideways vaginas?
Yes, I was being a dork
Is there an emoticon for pissing elephant? posted by Pollomacho at 5:34 AM on September 19, 2007
Since two people have mentioned "the Nabokov quote" without quoting it, here it is for easy reference:
Q: How do you rank yourself among writers (living) and of the immediate past?
Nabokov: I often think there should exist a special typographical sign for a smile – some sort of concave mark, a supine round bracket, which I would now like to trace in reply to your question.
Also, the thread from five years ago announcing the discovery of the long-lost original message; there's some good historical stuff in there. posted by languagehat at 6:17 AM on September 19, 2007
Yes it is my birthday and I thought that I only had 'Talk like a pirate day to make me proud'. posted by ob at 8:47 AM on September 19, 2007
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