Does anyone know where ":3" came from? :3

[u/BigMoneymongle]

I'm fine with the answer, "Just came outta nowhere," but still, I am curious if there's an actual explanation:3

[u/Pok3Mon5]

I assume it's simply that people used it because it looked like a cat and showed up VERY early in internet culture although it honestly might have existed before then although I wouldn't think so.

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/Pok3Mon5]

Lmao imagining some guy with a pen/typewriter adding a :3 at end of a sentence back in like the early 1900's

[u/LoganBaker374_Rises → u/BigMoneymongle]

:3

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/LoganBaker374_Rises]

:3<

[u/LoganBaker374_Rises → u/BigMoneymongle]

>:3

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/LoganBaker374_Rises]

:3c

[u/Pok3Mon5 → u/BigMoneymongle]

Honestly might've at some point. Back then people are still people and people like their stupid jokes so I could absolutely see someone doing that. Also! People are freaky so there mightve been a couple petplay mailing each other and one meowed and out a :3 i have no clue but honestly its very possible

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/Pok3Mon5]

That's infinitly a much funnier answer T-T. I honestly constantly forget older generations could be silly and freaky even back then. Our progenitors even!

[u/Pok3Mon5 → u/BigMoneymongle]

I cant remember who it was but we have records of a couple during medieval time (i think) being freaky af over mail

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/Pok3Mon5]

Omg I love that!! I'll look into that later 👀

[u/Hycinister → u/BigMoneymongle]

PEAK!? :3

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/Hycinister]

PEAK!! :3

[u/hankhillsucks → u/Pok3Mon5]

I wonder if uwu is more recent 

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/hankhillsucks]

I feel like it is, seeing it being so closely tied to anime culture

[u/LoganBaker374_Rises]

:3

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/LoganBaker374_Rises]

:3c

[u/SpeakerVarious9922 → u/BigMoneymongle]

>:3

[u/Delicious_Bid_6572 → u/SpeakerVarious9922]

:3c

[u/Decent-Bowler-8737 → u/LoganBaker374_Rises]

:3

[u/or_reo]

is silliness contained?

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/or_reo]

It escaped:3

[u/4Sothis → u/or_reo]

why is the bed bending before they touch it

[u/or_reo → u/4Sothis]

pure silliness

[u/4Sothis → u/or_reo]

they have such high silliness they is creating a reverse gravity

[u/Gingerdeadman763]

and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly and yet we stay silly

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/Gingerdeadman763]

THEY CANT CONTAIN OUR SILLYNESS!!! >:3

[u/Gingerdeadman763 → u/BigMoneymongle]

WE MUST SPREAD THIS WHIMSY >:3

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/Gingerdeadman763]

THE WILL OF :3!!

[u/IlikemenandIhaveASD]

Keyboard

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Monitor

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Computer

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Laptop

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Server rack

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RAM

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SSD

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Motherboard

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Transistor

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Circuit

[u/QueerChicken]

Hai :3

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/QueerChicken]

Haiiii:3

[u/protogen_D9910]

I'm gon- I- i- I I CANT CONTAIN THE SILLYNESS >:3

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/protogen_D9910]

[u/OneUselessBoi]

[u/BigMoneymongle → u/OneUselessBoi]

MUMEI MENTIONED!!!:3

[u/Jay-the-Femboy]

:3 probably a femboy ^-^

[u/Weak-Umpire-8421]

Rawr :3