The sideways smiley was first used on Sept 19, 1982. Here's the original message and resulting thread..
This guy gave the "Living in Pittsburgh" orientation at CMU. All I recall of his introduction: He didn't like "froggy smileys" :)
Ahh, back in the day when programmers still referred to "subroutines"...nice find.
So what does happen to a candle or a drop of mercury in a falling elevator?
hah, neeto...smilies are exactly 2 years older than I :-)
If pigeons are breathing helium, I want to know about it.
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Stefan JonesMar 17, 2004 at 1:34PM
This guy gave the "Living in Pittsburgh" orientation at CMU.
All I recall of his introduction: He didn't like "froggy smileys" :)
NickMar 17, 2004 at 1:38PM
Ahh, back in the day when programmers still referred to "subroutines"...nice find.
bingMar 17, 2004 at 2:44PM
So what does happen to a candle or a drop of mercury in a falling elevator?
wyattMar 17, 2004 at 8:35PM
hah, neeto...smilies are exactly 2 years older than I :-)
BiologicShowMar 19, 2004 at 1:43PM
If pigeons are breathing helium, I want to know about it.
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