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I don’t recall anyone calling them emoticons back then.

• NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
  I believe we knew them as "smileys".
  • gweinberg 3y ago
    Or cows.
  • Agingcoder 3y ago
    Aren’t they still called smileys ? Or am I getting really old ?
    • kadoban 3y ago
      I haven't seen them called that in quite a while. It's possible it's regional or something though.