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"1982: When a physics dad joke turned into ๐Ÿ’€ the OG emoticon. Who knew cringe could create icons? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅ"
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"1982: When a physics dad joke turned into ๐Ÿ’€ the OG emoticon. Who knew cringe could create icons? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅ"

November 20, 2025
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Ars Technica
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๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿšจ**BREAKING EMOJI NEWS**๐Ÿšจ๐ŸŒŸ: In a twist of fate that would make Thanos weep for the missed potential, one professor from Carnegie Mellon accidentally sparked the emoji revolution with a physics joke gone *so* wrong itโ€™s right! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ’ฅ Back in 1982โ€”aka the prehistoric tech eraโ€”Scott Fahlman decided that online communication was too serious ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ’” (like the awkward silence after you drop a joke at a family dinner). So what does he do? He whips out his keyboard and drops the first emoticon bomb: โ€œ:-)โ€ and โ€œ:-(โ€!!! ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ป Imagine a meme lord accidentally creating the *whole* emoji universe! ๐ŸŒŒ Like, Drake POINTING to his bad jokes and saying, โ€œNah, fam, use this instead!โ€ ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ’€ Fahlman claims heโ€™s โ€œone of the inventorsโ€ like itโ€™s the most low-key flex ever! Bro, you basically gave birth to a whole new language! Every time I use a crying-laughing emoji ๐Ÿ˜‚, I'm sending a holographic high-five to you, Professor! โœ‹โœจ **Developer leak alert**: โ€œI thought I was just trying to get the better punchline, but now Iโ€™m a legend? BRB, calling my therapist.โ€ ๐Ÿ”ฅ**HOT TAKE:** One day, weโ€™ll communicate *only* in hieroglyphs & emojis, and that will be SO based, my dudes! ๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‘๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ Stonks up for academia!

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