[OT] :) Turns 20

Airwolf · Sep 19, 2002

Ok, so this really has nothing to do with RPG's but I thought I would post this since it gets used so much here.

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/09/19/offbeat.smiley.reut/index.html

Khan the Warlord · Sep 19, 2002

That is a cute story, but when I saw this:

But Fahlman has never seen a dime from his creation.

I couldn't help but laugh my arse off.

MeepoTheMighty · Sep 22, 2002

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."

Leading one to wonder why the corporate lawyers are talking to 12-year old girls....