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the biggest size (and oldest) emoji depicted
weirdly, most often an external view with us deep within it
all forms are ambiguous/ unsatisfactory
cf night with stars, cityscape at dusk, bridge at night
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
1F30B (volcano)
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Mount Fuji is a volcano due for eruption
since the plot device is already overused, symbolic meanings seem more useful-- person ready to explode, pot overflowing
Mount Fuji is a volcano due for eruption
since the plot device is already overused, symbolic meanings seem more useful-- person ready to explode, pot overflowing
1F309 (bridge at night)
distinctly a suspension bridge [wiki]
possibly Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge (1993) or Japan's Pearl Bridge (1998)
NYC's Brooklyn Bridge (1883) or San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Bridge (1937)
1F308 (rainbow)
symbolically tolerance of diversity
(are those supposed to be clouds below, or land?)
the artist's palette emoji also suggests a range/choice of colors
folklore imagines a pot of gold
Judy Garland imagined heaven/utopia
real rainbows always have the red on the outside (and the sky is usually much darker outside the rainbow than inside it)
Monday, March 10, 2014
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