:-)	smiley face (for humor, laughter, friendliness, occasionally sarcasm)

:-(	frowney face (for sadness, anger, or upset)

    19-Sep-82 11:44    Scott E  Fahlman             :-)
    From: Scott E  Fahlman <Fahlman at Cmu-20c>

    I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:

    :-)

    Read it sideways.  Actually, it is probably more economical to mark
    things that are NOT jokes, given current trends.  For this, use

    :-(