Nerd Scott Fahlman from Carnegie-Mellon-University invented the first emoticon.
19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :- ) From: Scott E Fahlman
I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:
:- )
Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use
:- (
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