Where the <3 was born.....

Unregistered · 2002-09-19, 02:23 PM

Today is the 20th aniversery of the Emoticon. Who's humble begings as :-) have lead to mass <3 being spread across the internet.

Read more about it over at CNN http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/interne...eut/index.html

On September 19, 1982, Fahlman typed :-) in an online message.

The "smiley face" has since become a staple of online communication, allowing 12-year-old girls and corporate lawyers alike to punctuate their messages with a quick symbol that says, "hey, I'm only joking."

eMaGyN · 2002-09-19, 02:38 PM

the

Mauser · 2002-09-19, 03:05 PM

20 years?! That seems hard to believe.

Isic · 2002-09-19, 05:44 PM

Iz wonderz where the 3lit3 talkin came from.

Unregistered · 2002-09-19, 05:57 PM

I think the L33t 5p34K came from here: h4x0R +r@N5l@toR

Incompetent · 2002-09-19, 06:58 PM

1 |-|4+3 l33t SP34k

Unregistered · 2002-09-19, 07:36 PM

How do you feel about ( o Y o ) ?

StrikeS · 2002-09-20, 03:50 AM

It's time to make rise, to the Anime (^_^)

PSI Dr X · 2002-09-20, 05:22 AM

take this!!!!

(_!_)

Rayzer · 2002-09-20, 10:00 AM

Originally posted by PSI|Dr-X
take this!!!!

(_!_)

Take this

8====D

Isic · 2002-09-20, 07:47 PM

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