Do You See a Resemblance?

This is not new information. I stumbled across this the other day. I am not an "emoticon" user, but I did find the background and origins interesting.

The first known transmission of an 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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