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   From: theperfectreign@yahoo.com   
      
   On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:02:57 +0000, Modemac took a five-minute break from   
   flipping burgers to boot the etch-a-sketch and scribble out:   
      
   > The smiley, that is - :)   
   >   
   > http://www.cellular-news.com/story/15792.php   
   >   
   > Hasn't this been tried before?   
      
   No, they're patenting the method by which the smilies are transmitted.   
      
      
      
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