July 23, 2005

Patent Pending Not everyone is :). Some people are :-(. Personally, I am >:|
posted by Skrik 19 years ago
  • Microsoft!! YOU CUNTS!!!
  • Skrik, by posting a frowny face you are violating a trademark. despair.com owns the US trademark on the :-( symbol.
  • :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(!:-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(!:-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! :-(! /muwuahahaha
  • =0{( This news makes Clarke Gable sad...
  • petebest, that reminds me of the punch line: "Fuck your canoe!" :o) Image removed by Microsoft® Autochecker™
  • I prefer assicons® to describe the people that came up with the emoticon-as-commerce idea. Such as... ( * ) = fatass (.) = tight ass (e=mc²)= smartass
  • Abiezer_Coppe wins. After watching Mansquito on the Sci-Fi channel, TenaciousPettle made a super-cool Mansquito emoticon: >:--- It's so fun to say MANSQUITO!
  • Well, it isn't an issued patent (yet), only an application.
  • No, deconstructo wins! (and I'll see you in court over that trademark, buddy)
  • Whatever, that's just fucking lunacy from MS fuckwads! >_<
  • -:O:- A goatse to Microsoft and their minions.
  • Oh, Islander, that's disgusting. I guess it was just a matter of time till someone came up with an emoticon for that.
  • The patent won't get approved. From USPTO's site: "Any type of disclosure...could prevent the applicant from getting a patent." Emoticons are being used everyday by millions of people, I don't see how they can conform to the non-disclosure part of the application.