Gabe Bell@lemmy.world to tumblr@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoYOU CAN LITERALLY PICTURE HER FACE WHILE SHE SAYS IT!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageYOU CAN LITERALLY PICTURE HER FACE WHILE SHE SAYS IT!lemmy.worldGabe Bell@lemmy.world to tumblr@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarebdot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoin all seriousness, it’s likely because the origin of the emoticon is tied in with the ASCII character set, and the codes available when the emoticon was conceived. emoticons were around for decades, before we started using them on phones. in fact, “smilies” are indeed not German!!!
in all seriousness, it’s likely because the origin of the emoticon is tied in with the ASCII character set, and the codes available when the emoticon was conceived. emoticons were around for decades, before we started using them on phones.
in fact, “smilies” are indeed not German!!!