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From: kisrael@Emerald.tufts.edu (Kirk Is.)
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Subject: Talk: New emoticon?
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Date: 10 Aug 1994 20:21:14 -0500
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Varian (varian@aol.com) wrote:

: In article <325ser$pgj@gagme.wwa.com>, chris@fwi.uva.nl (chris verhoef)
: writes of his discovery of <3 as a new emoticon for "heart"/"love".

: No, Chris, I hadn't seen this one before, and it sure is a cute one. 
: However, most emoticons read top to the left, which leaves this heart in a
: potentially sad position.  And E> doesn't really cut it, either. :(   We
: could use 8> although when I see that one, I'm reminded of Big Bird for
: some reason. ;)

I dunno - looks less like Big Bird and more like the start of a 3-line 
nude to me....
               /\  /\
                @8>__
               _/ 

(on the side that is.  Oh, nevermind :-)
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