The emoticon is turning 25: You can thank this guy :-) … or not :-(

Iria · Jul 10, 2007, 05:07 AM

Source: NetworkWorld
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When the emoticon - known by some as the "smiley face" - turns 25 years old on Sept. 19, the man recognized as having typed the first one intends to mark the occasion with a cookie.

In the meantime, Carnegie Mellon computer science professor Scott Fahlman will brace for the inevitable parade of press inquiries, entreaties from emoticon enthusiasts, and brickbats from emoticon critics, most notable of whom (to Fahlman, at least) is the entertainer Penn Jillette.

Jul 10, 2007, 05:07 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	The emoticon is turning 25: You can thank this guy :-) … or not :-( Source: NetworkWorld ________ When the emoticon - known by some as the "smiley face" - turns 25 years old on Sept. 19, the man recognized as having typed the first one intends to mark the occasion with a cookie. In the meantime, Carnegie Mellon computer science professor Scott Fahlman will brace for the inevitable parade of press inquiries, entreaties from emoticon enthusiasts, and brickbats from emoticon critics, most notable of whom (to Fahlman, at least) is the entertainer Penn Jillette.