Origin of xD

[The Mog Ninja]

I XD not xD, and I hate it when people Xd or xd. That's just stupid.

Also, I introduced "soz" to Runescape

[Loony BoB]

Yeah, it's impossible to trace stuff like this. I'm sure that someone, somewhere did it before South Park even existed.

I remember making emoticons very similar to 'xD' back on Prodigy chat rooms.

South Park began August 13th 1997... I wouldn't be surprised if it became popular around the same time, but I'm fairly certain that it would have started before that, yeah.

EDIT: I agree with Miriel, too. XD is annoying.

[Baloki]

I once went to the land of exDee...

[The Mog Ninja]

I once went to the land of exDee...

There...is...no God...

[theundeadhero]

There is no longer a Land of exDee

[Baloki]

There is no longer a Land of exDee

My leaving caused that much damage :O We're doomed

[fredsanford]

I was bored of XD in like a few weeks. Once dude got popular I hated it too...I mean over used in our time.

[Loony BoB]

There is no longer a Land of exDee

Yes there is. "Site Staff Forum (Land of exDee)" would be it.

[Madame Adequate]

I don't remember where I first saw it. I've seen plenty of variations, too. One of the more interesting ones is X'D but I maintain that unless you're mashing caps in ecstasy at something, the proper form is xD.

Unless you're me, in which case the proper form is HuxD.

[edczxcvbnm]

I xD all the freaking time. Someone stop me. ;x I use way too many smileys.

You totally infected me with your use of XD....XD

[Shauna]

I only started using xD after I came here. It's like... some kind if infection!

[Iceglow]

I'm an emoticon freak I do I do (: I do I do (-: I do I do I do (; I do (-; I do lots including xD and X_X!

[rubah]

xD was definitely at the board Watch Out For Snakes before early 2001, in the form "XD"

[theundeadhero]

Apparently the action of watching out for snakes can cause several faces to break into an xD at once.

Yes there is. "Site Staff Forum (Land of exDee)" would be it.

Don't you tell me that! It's no longer a land of it's own. It's been taken over invaders from the Site Staff forum and renamed to suit their needs. Land of exDee is just what the stubborn old citizens call it because they refuse to change.

[Ouch!]

EoFF definitely got me stuck on xD, and I still use it frequently. In instant messaging conversations I use far too many text emoticons for my own good, but it makes me feel like an individual 'cause all my friends use all the crappy default smilies.

I did steal a custom smilie for xD from someone here. It was actually pretty good, but I don't think I have it anymore nor do I remember off whom I nicked it.