Dinner-Party Conversation • Posts Tagged ‘this day in history’

The emoticon, 29 years old today

I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:

:-)

Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use:

:-(

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Major General Winfield Scott’s Order No. 25 Regarding the Removal of Cherokee Indians to the West, 05/17/1838

Following the Indian Removal...

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nbcparksandrec:

tonightshowwithjayleno:

And then this happened.

And then we reblogged it.

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So long, Scranton.

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This is crazy. We were honestly just stopping, collaborating and listening.

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