Kommunikation für Dummies

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

    :-(