# Are these new-style smiles here to stay? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 1, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158 "2005-04-01T01:29:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/21 "2005-04-02T13:20:04Z")
I still have the other smilies. I quite like them, so I don’t think I’ll bother to clear the cache again. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/22 "2005-04-02T13:37:30Z")
Thank you, Jerry! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/23 "2005-04-02T14:40:53Z")
“Jerry loves us, this I know…” ---
**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/24 "2005-04-02T18:07:15Z")
Did anybody happen to take a screenshot of the new smilies as I didn’t see them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/25 "2005-04-02T19:45:47Z")
> [@klintypooh](#): > > Did anybody happen to take a screenshot of the new smilies as I didn’t see them. 🙂 **This Year’s Model** saved them [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6012342&postcount=136), **klintypooh**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/26 "2005-04-02T20:41:13Z")
Thank you, gotta say I prefer the cool smily because this one just looks sunburnt. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/27 "2005-04-03T19:19:20Z")
Now, I don’t understand this. No question some of the new smilies sucked. But some of them were _excellent_. Toothy and rolleyes were disasters, but eek and confused were incredibly improved. I really had a soft spot for confused. I just wanted to grab the poor little blue guy and give him a hug. There there, buddy, I know just how you feel. Can’t we have some of the new smilies, and keep some of the old ones?? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/28 "2005-04-04T11:56:06Z")
I dunno. We’ll see what shakes out. Right now we’re concentrating on the subscription drive. Let’s get that behind us and then see what we can do. your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/29 "2005-04-04T14:40:34Z")
Those pastel new smilies really stunk. Thanks for changing them back to the old ones, Jerry! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/30 "2005-04-04T18:20:45Z")
The pastel embarassed was nice, too. It didn’t look like it was engaging in fellatio. Although I suppose that could be a good thing or a bad thing… ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/31 "2005-04-04T20:59:54Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I dunno. We’ll see what shakes out. Right now we’re concentrating on the subscription drive. Let’s get that behind us and then see what we can do. > > your humble TubaDiva Maybe after subscription time is over, we could have one of Arnold’s design-a-new-SDMB-smilie contests? That would be fun. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158/32 "2005-04-04T23:00:48Z")
Damn, I actually kind of like the new/not-here-anymore smilies. Oh, and I’d love to participate in a “design smilies” thingy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-new-style-smiles-here-to-stay/297158.md?page=1)