Peter Steiner, a cartoonist and contributor to The New Yorker since 1979, said the cartoon initially did not get a lot of attention, but that it later took on a life of its own, and he felt similar to the person who created the "smiley face".
Peter Steiner, seorang kartunis dan kontributor The New Yorker sejak 1979, mengatakan bahwa kartun ini awalnya tidak mendapat banyak perhatian, tetapi kemudian menghasilkan kehidupannya sendiri, dan dia merasa mirip dengan orang yang menciptakan smiley.