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I was just discussing :man-in-business-suit-levitating: with some friends earlier today. Also an interestingly cryptic background, albeit not an unsolved one.
by paledot 5y ago
I was just discussing :man-in-business-suit-levitating: with some friends earlier today. Also an interestingly cryptic background, albeit not an unsolved one.
https://emojipedia.org/person-in-suit-levitating/ https://emojipedia.org/person-in-suit-levitating/
(Edit: Apparently HN automatically removes emoji.)
- logbiscuitswave 5y agoThe story behind MIBSL is definitely fascinating and some great trivia there. There’s a longer article about it here: https://www.newsweek.com/2016/05/06/secret-ska-history-man-business-suit-levitating-emoji-442192.html https://www.newsweek.com/2016/05/06/secret-ska-history-man-b... that covers not just the inspiration for the emoji itself, but a brief history behind the inspiration behind the inspiration. Lots of levels of metaness to unpack.
- alx__ 5y agoI love this! I've always assumed it was a rude boy emoji. Was briefly in a high school ska band :D