Tue. 12/15 – The Origins of the Emoticon
- Author
- Cool Stuff Ride Home
- Published
- Tue 15 Dec 2020
- Episode Link
- https://chrt.fm/track/G481GD/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/0e49624f-553e-45fd-be6e-44b9fa5d0d58/Tuesday2C20December20152C202020Edit20120-20123A153A202C203.4920PM.mp3
What are tone indicators? Where do they come from, how are they used, and a look at both the pre-internet history of tone indicators as well as the origin of the emoticon. And, a question for the ages, what was the deal with the leg lamp in A Christmas Story?
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Links:
Tone Indicators and How to Use Them (NY Times)
"Joke" Conversation Thread in which the :-) Was Invented (Carnegie Mellon)
Here's some historical background on A Christmas Story's leg lamp (A/V Club)
Leg lamp Halloween costume and more (Josh Sundquist, Instagram)
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Jackson Bird on Twitter
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