# do not look **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 30, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000 "2003-07-30T22:26:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/1 "2003-07-30T22:26:03Z")
test ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/2 "2003-07-30T22:27:10Z")
okay, you can look now πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/3 "2003-08-01T11:59:31Z")
test ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/4 "2003-08-01T14:55:54Z")
πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/5 "2003-08-01T14:57:23Z")
Cool! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/6 "2003-08-01T17:26:23Z")
β€œI looked at the trap, Ray” ---
**Author:** ![TeaRoses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@TeaRoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaRoses)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/7 "2003-08-01T20:35:54Z")
I looked, and there was this big picture of David Lee Roth… my eyes! Well actually ol’ Dave is still looking pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/8 "2003-08-02T00:58:10Z")
I looked, and basically got an eyeful of what they saw in the movie **Beetlejuice** when they opened the door at the wrong moment and saw immense sand worms leaping and gnashing teeth. Uh, I promise I won’t look again, okay? πŸ˜› Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/9 "2003-08-02T01:18:11Z")
Checking sig… ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/10 "2003-08-02T01:19:34Z")
again ---
**Author:** ![boobah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@boobah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boobah)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/11 "2003-08-02T07:47:54Z")
spoiler test I wish I’d learned this before I posted in Cafe. quote test [quote] I wish I’d learned this before I posted. [quote] link test [url=http://us.imdb.com/Title?0073615]The reincarnation of Peter Proud ---
**Author:** ![boobah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@boobah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boobah)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/12 "2003-08-02T07:53:32Z")
Rats. Only 1 worked. Quote test > [@](#): > > 2nd attempt to indent a quote link test [Reincarnation of Peter Proud](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0073615) ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/13 "2003-08-02T08:00:02Z")
I didn’t look, I just posted. And I tested my knowledge of smiles. πŸ™‚ ☹ :o πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜› πŸ†’ :rolleyes: :mad: :eek: πŸ˜• :dubious: :smack: :wally How do you get the Happy Orthodox Jewish Man smiley to work? ---
**Author:** ![boobah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@boobah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boobah)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/14 "2003-08-02T08:10:30Z")
> [@](#): > > How do you get the Happy Orthodox Jewish Man smiley to work? According to the smilies chart it’s ;j . ---
**Author:** ![boobah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@boobah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boobah)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/15 "2003-08-02T08:13:28Z")
Smilies test πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜• πŸ†’ :dubious: :eek: :o ☹ ;j :mad: :rolleyes: :smack: πŸ™‚ πŸ˜› :wally πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/16 "2003-08-02T09:39:18Z")
;j ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/17 "2003-08-02T11:47:13Z")
:wally ;j Hmm… the β€˜putz’ one sure takes up a lotta space ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-look/192000/18 "2003-08-02T15:38:24Z")
I TOLD you not to look! nosey! πŸ™‚