:-) is 25!

[cutie_cat_4ever]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

Happy birthday Smiley!



Does anyone know how long :-)'s Asian counter-part, ^_^ has been around?

haha, I normally use this one ^_^ with my asian friends...other people didn't seem to get it from so reason ^^;;; (or like this one)

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by cutie_cat_4ever

^^;;; (or like this one)

What in the world is that?

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

What in the world is that?

I wondered that, too. But I figured I was the only one who was in the dark. And, like a true idiot, I even tried to Google it.

[Taualumna]

Originally Posted by cutie_cat_4ever

haha, I normally use this one ^_^ with my asian friends...other people didn't seem to get it from so reason ^^;;; (or like this one)

I didn't get it until maybe 2001 or so (after two and a half years of using some sort of IM)...should I be handing in my Asian card?

Oh, and what does the second one mean?

Originally Posted by cutie_cat_4ever

haha, I normally use this one ^_^ with my asian friends...other people didn't seem to get it from so reason ^^;;; (or like this one)

Okay I must be a dumbass because I didn't know ^_^ meant Asian. I just thought it meant CAT.