Today, My Old Friend

California Newborn becomes first baby to be named an emoji. The baby's first name is "😍😍😍" Today, my old friend.

A Simpsons character stands inside a noose in a cluttered room beneath a caption about a newborn being named with heart-eyes emojis. The phrase “Today, my old friend” turns the cheerful baby-name announcement into a dark, absurd suicide joke, used as a reaction to grimly welcoming an old problem or situation back. EN: A Simpsons character stands inside a noose in a cluttered room beneath a caption about a newborn being named with heart-eyes emojis. The phrase “Today, my old friend” turns the cheerful baby-name announcement into a dark, absurd suicide joke, used as a reaction to grimly welcoming an old problem or situation back.

• @afrosidemoon / 3420 2018-09-07