The past is never completely surprised by the future ;)


	The past is never completely surprised by the future ;)
nariposa
1-22-2009 1:02 PM
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nariposa says:
From NYT "Is That an Emoticon in 1862?"
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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/hfo-emoticon/"><P>Were they using emoticons back in the era of Abraham Lincoln?</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/hfo-emoticon/"><A href="http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/detail/pq-hist-news.shtml">Proquest</A> believes he has found an example of a sideways winking smiley face embedded in The New York Times transcript of an 1862 speech given by President Lincoln.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; 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