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		f_allwein on Sept 23, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Original bulletin board thread in which ‘:-)’ was ... I think it's cool to see this more or less live in action, and in the original context, yes (not sure what the emoji is for that). With many terms/ expressions, it's very unclear where they originated, so if this is indeed the first usage, it is nice to see.

Finnucane on Sept 23, 2016 [–]

Probably the first time online. There are print antecedents to online emoticons.

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