Why tuples use parentheses ()'s instead of something else like <>'s?

[edin.salkovic at gmail.com]

Roy Smith wrote:
> In article <33gjr1F3siliuU1 at individual.net>,
>  Reinhold Birkenfeld <reinhold-birkenfeld-nospam at wolke7.net> wrote:
>
> > >>+<< being an operator
>
> Looks more like a smiley for "guy wearing a bowtie"
:)), I had a nice laugh with this one.