# Dumb smilie question

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**Created:** [December 1, 2000, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-smilie-question/43536 "2000-12-01T06:08:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-smilie-question/43536/1 "2000-12-01T06:08:27Z")

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Why does the “emarassed” smilie look like a yawning face?

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**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-smilie-question/43536/2 "2000-12-01T07:49:15Z")

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It’s also been called “singing”

> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Piano \*  
> \*\*That “embarrasment” icon looks like it’s singing.  
> Perhaps we can have them form a choir.  
> …………………  
> ………………  
> ……………  
> ⭕o:o:o:o:o:o  
> ⭕o:o:o:o:o:o  
> ⭕o:o:o:cool:⭕o \*\*

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**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-smilie-question/43536/3 "2000-12-02T17:57:57Z")

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Actually, it’s just that it’s copied from the typed smilie  
\*\*: **o**  
Which I guess was supposed to be rendered with the eyes open. But then we have :eek: so that’s already covered.