# Did you know you can make spiders out of the smileys? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 17, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750 "2009-08-17T17:29:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/21 "2009-08-17T19:48:59Z")
If we had a vote for a real MPSIMS thread, this one would win. 😃 (row of smilies) ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/22 "2009-08-17T19:56:17Z")
There’s always the [real life version](http://oldstersview.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/happyfacespider.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/23 "2009-08-17T20:06:31Z")
//:eek:\ ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/24 "2009-08-17T20:10:42Z")
Combining the OP and **lissener** ’s efforts, I like /(:eek:)\ Oh, god, I should be doing real work… ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/25 "2009-08-17T20:11:59Z")
> [@Indistinguishable](#): > > Combining the OP and **lissener** ’s efforts, I like > /(:eek:)\ > > Oh, god, I should be doing real work… I’m pretty sure that one is a seagull… or a Tektike[/zelda]. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/26 "2009-08-18T16:53:58Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > There’s always the [real life version](http://oldstersview.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/happyfacespider.jpg). Isn’t there an alternate “happy-face spider” that’s taken from the front? The spider is a small, fuzzy thing, and the “smile” is largely a result of the angle of the picture. Tektites, yay! /(:()\ /(:mad:)\ ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/27 "2009-08-18T18:08:47Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:(:(:):(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(☹ > :(:(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:):):):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::):mad::mad::mad::):rolleyes::(:(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:):):):mad::):):):(:(:(:(☹ > :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::):):):):mad::):):):):rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:):):mad::):mad::):mad::):):(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::):):mad::mad::mad::):):rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:):):mad::):):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(☹ > :(:rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::):):):rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes:☹ > :rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes::(:(⭕o:o:(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(⭕D:o:D:o:(:rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(⭕cool:⭕cool:⭕(:rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:rolleyes::(:(⭕D:o:D:o:(:(:rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(;)⭕o:o;):(:(:rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(;):(:(⭕(:(;):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes:☹ > :rolleyes::(:(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:(:(;):(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:(:(;):(;):(:(:(:(:(:(☹ > Hey gaiz, m i doin it rite? That’s fucking _awesome_. 😃 I tip my hat to you (carefully checking there is no spider in it). ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/28 "2009-08-18T19:04:19Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > Princess Leia? Princess Leia in italics. ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/29 "2009-08-18T19:10:32Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > ‾=/‾ > =\>:)\<= > \_/=\_ > > maybe not Looks like an X-Wing fighter. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/30 "2009-08-18T19:52:42Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:(:(:):(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(☹ > :(:(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:):):):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::):mad::mad::mad::):rolleyes::(:(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:):):):mad::):):):(:(:(:(☹ > :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::):):):):mad::):):):):rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:):):mad::):mad::):mad::):):(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::):):mad::mad::mad::):):rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:):):mad::):):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(☹ > :(:rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::):):):rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes:☹ > :rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes::(:(⭕o:o:(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(⭕D:o:D:o:(:rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(⭕cool:⭕cool:⭕(:rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:rolleyes::(:(⭕D:o:D:o:(:(:rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(;)⭕o:o;):(:(:rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(;):(:(⭕(:(;):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes:☹ > :rolleyes::(:(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:(:(;):(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:(:(;):(;):(:(:(:(:(:(☹ > Hey gaiz, m i doin it rite? Haaa! You are _stupid!_\* \*that’s a compliment. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/31 "2009-08-18T19:58:26Z")
Nope, not workin ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/32 "2009-08-18T23:28:51Z")
This long without mention of our old Orthodox Jew/guy wearing a spider smiley? ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/33 "2009-08-19T00:08:55Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Isn’t there an alternate “happy-face spider” that’s taken from the front? The spider is a small, fuzzy thing, and the “smile” is largely a result of the angle of the picture. [This one.](http://mfrost.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/01/11/jumping_spider_eyes_9.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![imfloating](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc79bd/32.png) [@imfloating](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imfloating)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/34 "2009-08-19T01:40:08Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](#): > > Certainly someone figured this out previously, but I thought it was funny, it is mundane and pointless, and I must share it. > > Make an italic left parenthesis, an italic right one, then put a smiley in the middle. > > _(:)\*\*)_ > > Here’s a whole swarm of 'em !! > > _(:)\*\*)__(:)\*\*)__(:)\*\*)__(:)\*\*)__(🆒\*\*)__(_😉_)_ Why are they holding their ears ? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/35 "2009-08-19T02:26:06Z")
> [@jragon](#): > > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:(:(:):(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(☹ > :(:(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:):):):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::):mad::mad::mad::):rolleyes::(:(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:):):):mad::):):):(:(:(:(☹ > :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::):):):):mad::):):):):rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:):):mad::):mad::):mad::):):(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::):):mad::mad::mad::):):rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:):):mad::):):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(☹ > :(:rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::):):):rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes:☹ > :rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes::(:(⭕o:o:(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(⭕d:o:d:o:(:rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(⭕cool:⭕cool:⭕(:rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:rolleyes::(:(⭕d:o:d:o:(:(:rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(;)⭕o:o;):(:(:rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(;):(:(⭕(:(;):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes:☹ > :rolleyes::(:(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:(:(;):(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:(:(;):(;):(:(:(:(:(:(☹ > hey gaiz, m i doin it rite? :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(☹ :(:):(:(:(:(:):):(:(:):(:(☹ :(:):(:(:(:):(:(:):(:):(:(☹ :(:):(:(:(:):(:(:):(:):(:(☹ :(:):(:(:(:):(:(:):(:):(:(☹ :(:):):):(:(:):):(:(:):):)☹ :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(☹ ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/36 "2009-08-19T03:01:15Z")
Sorry, let me refine my previous attempt: /([sup]:eek:[/sup])\ How’s that? ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/37 "2009-08-19T03:07:04Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:(:(:):(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(☹ > :(:(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:):):):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:rolleyes::):mad::mad::mad::):rolleyes::(:(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:):):):mad::):):):(:(:(:(☹ > :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::):):):):mad::):):):):rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:):):mad::):mad::):mad::):):(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::):):mad::mad::mad::):):rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:):):mad::):):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(☹ > :(:rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes::):):):rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes:☹ > :rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes::(:(⭕o:o:(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(:rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(⭕D:o:D:o:(:rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:rolleyes::(⭕cool:⭕cool:⭕(:rolleyes::(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:rolleyes::(:(⭕D:o:D:o:(:(:rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:(:rolleyes::(:(:(;)⭕o:o;):(:(:rolleyes::(:(☹ > :(:rolleyes::rolleyes::(:(;):(:(⭕(:(;):(:(:rolleyes::rolleyes:☹ > :rolleyes::(:(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:rolleyes: > :(:(:(:(:(:(;):(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:(☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:(:(;):(;):(:(:(:(:(:(☹ > Hey gaiz, m i doin it rite? > [@Colophon](#): > > :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(☹ > :(:):(:(:(:(:):):(:(:):(:(☹ > :(:):(:(:(:):(:(:):(:):(:(☹ > :(:):(:(:(:):(:(:):(:):(:(☹ > :(:):(:(:(:):(:(:):(:):(:(☹ > :(:):):):(:(:):):(:(:):):)☹ > :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(☹ u dds rawk! ---
**Author:** ![Alastair\_Moonsong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@Alastair\_Moonsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alastair_Moonsong)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/38 "2009-08-19T03:49:28Z")
I always thought it was: //( ;\_; )//\ ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750/39 "2009-08-19T23:14:21Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > [This one.](http://mfrost.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/01/11/jumping_spider_eyes_9.jpg) Yay, that’s the little guy! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-you-can-make-spiders-out-of-the-smileys/506750.md?page=1)