@vgr probably stems from the original yellow happy face of Have A Nice Day circa 1970's as shown in Forrest Gump
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@vgr the original smiley buttons were yellow, and it stuck - End of conversation
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@vgr unrelated to your question but reminds me of a really good read from@johnmaeda — https://medium.com/@johnmaeda/did-i-grow-up-and-become-the-yellow-hand-dea56464237c#.y37o9hpxs …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@vgr doesn't directly answer this but some interesting connections: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/02/24/are-apples-new-yellow-face-emoji-racist/ … (despite the clickbaity headline)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@vgr the smiley face was originally yellow- a 70s sticker that said have a nice day -
@marcgorcey@vgr Any idea if it influenced PacMan or vice versa? - Show replies
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@vgr probably a clever designer playing it safe by not giving them a "natural" color. And yet, here we are, with racially diverse emoji...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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