If anyone is interested here is the original post on the FIRST SMILEY 
http://research.microsoft.com/~mbj/Smiley/Smiley.html
MarkB
That’s some pretty interesting stuff. 1982. I think it wasn’t till 1996 that I first heard of them.
Did you know the Frowny face was trademarked? Check out http://www.despair.com/
It’s pure folly that ‘the system’ even allows things like this.
Jacob
Thanks Mark, that was a fascinating thread both for historic reasons and as just plain good fun.
But it does raise an issue of relevance for us here: would an Alba be easier or harder to blow after inhalation of helium?
To see some of the most amazingly stupid things I’ve seen on the internet check out:
Somebody has waaaaayyyyyy too much time on their hands!!
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This is one of my favorites!
Who thinks up these things? Ha Ha