the text smiley is 25 years old today

the two original text smileys, :-) to indicate a joke and :-( to mark things that are not a joke were invented on September 19, 1982 by Scott E. Fahlman, a research professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Computer Science.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley#..._computer_keys

The Unofficial Smilie Dictionary

(8-o It's Mr. Bill!
*:o) And Bozo the Clown!

lol I wonder who Mr Bill is?

C=}>;*{)) Mega-Smilie... A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft,
a mustache, and a double chin

Thats one long smilie. ;-)

Mr Bill? I remember seeing some really warped cartoon called "Get Well Soon, Mr Bill." He was a little plasticine man who was kind of unlucky as I recall.

O no! Mr. Bill ...

http://www.mrbill.com/

I think it started as a Saturday Night Live animated skit back when I was young.

Mr. Bill would go through adventures and always end up getting literally smashed. Someone would always say: "O no! Mr. Bill ... "

I think Kenny from South Park was a reincarnation of the Mr. Bill spirit. "O no! They killed Kenny!"

"You - " oh, why bother, the filter will just *** it.