"Fahlman posted the emoticon in a message to an online electronic bulletin board at 11:44 a.m. on Sept. 19, 1982, during a discussion about the limits of online humor and how to denote comments meant to be taken lightly. "I propose the following character sequence for joke markers: ," wrote Fahlman. "Read it sideways." Digital 'Smiley Face' Turns 25 Do you remember (typing or seeing) your first emoticon? (I don't)
I was chatting up some girl on msn and she sent me the love heart emotion. first time id ever seen an emotion, lol.