# Happy Orthodox Jewish Man... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 3, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914 "2005-09-03T18:23:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/21 "2005-09-05T17:45:14Z")
I like the Jewish smiley, though I rarely use it. Its pointlessness is part of its charm. I vote to keep it. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/22 "2005-09-05T18:22:40Z")
Presenting the first ever SDMB Emoticon Musical: ;j At three I started Hebrew school ;j ;j At ten I learned a trade ;j ;j I hear they picked a bride for me ;j ;j I hope… she’s pretty :rolleyes: Golde: Tevye, Chava and Fyedka were married today by a priest Tevye: :eek: ☹ :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/23 "2005-09-05T18:42:07Z")
And I thought I had too much time on _my_ hands. ;j ;j ;j ;j ;j ;j What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s a-happening! What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s a-happening! ;j ;j ;j ;j ;j :mad: Why should you wanta know? :dubious: Don’t you mind about the future. 😛 Don’t you try and think ahead. 😃 Save tomorrow for tomorrow. ;j Think about today instead. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/24 "2005-09-05T18:58:14Z")
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**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/25 "2005-09-05T22:45:36Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > I think it is suppost to be the _blush_ smiley, and I would find it quite usefull, if it only looked like what it is meant to be. Really? I always thought it looked like a person yawning from boredom (note the eyes). Come to think of it, it did often seem to be used in rather counterintuitive places. (And since I note that the quote-in-a-quote didn’t come through, this is the smiley we’re talking about: :o ) ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/26 "2005-09-05T22:55:20Z")
**jackelope** , hove your mouse over the symbol. What does it say? ---
**Author:** ![Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hypnagogic_jerk/32/4252_2.png) [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/27 "2005-09-06T00:41:44Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > **jackelope** , hove your mouse over the symbol. What does it say? Well, when _I_ do that, it misspells “embarrassment”. :o As for the HOJM smiley, it doesn’t have many uses, true, but it’s still funny. Whose idea was it? ---
**Author:** ![slaphead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/28 "2005-09-06T12:25:15Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > The smiley originally came about because a Doper requested it and producing it was somewhat of a creative challenge to the membership. Aha! I knew there had to be a backstory of some kind. Thanks. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2005, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/29 "2005-09-06T13:48:28Z")
Y’all are really funny . . . and still creative! Thanks for making me laugh out loud and sing along. your humble TubaDiva PS Maybe it’s time we did another smiley contest sometime in the next few months. I’ll take it to the rest of the staff and ask Ed. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/30 "2005-09-06T17:04:38Z")
I _love_ the Happy Orthodox Jewish Man! And besides, in GQ, questions about Judaism aren’t all that rare. It’s an excellent way to cap a post explaining kosher law or circumcision. ;j You’ll take my yarmulke when you pry it off my cold, dead head. ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/31 "2005-09-06T21:06:39Z")
**NoClueBoy** , you left Spock’s ears off of the Star Trek smiley : ^:dubious:^ As for the Concerned Amish boy, the best I could come up with is [del] ;j [/del] (happy Amish boy driving a buggy), although this really looks like drag-racing Jewish man. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/32 "2005-09-06T21:28:35Z")
> [@Corner Case](#): > > As for the Concerned Amish boy, the best I could come up with is [del] ;j [/del] (happy Amish boy driving a buggy), although this really looks like drag-racing Jewish man. No, actually, it looks like the Jewish man is lifting weights. I think we need an eye-batting smiley. It’s an important part of my IM banter, certainly. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/33 "2005-09-07T03:10:37Z")
> [@Corner Case](#): > > **NoClueBoy** , you left Spock’s ears off of the Star Trek smiley : ^:dubious:^ > > As for the Concerned Amish boy, the best I could come up with is [del] ;j [/del] (happy Amish boy driving a buggy), although this really looks like drag-racing Jewish man. Weight lifting: [del];j[/del] Drag racing: ``` o-------;j--/[sup]--[/sup]O ``` ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/34 "2005-09-07T03:42:56Z")
I was thinking ;j was Happy Orthodox Jewish Man enjoying his new stereo speakers. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/35 "2005-09-07T16:31:13Z")
Call me crazy, but… I could swear that once upon a time if you moused over HOJM he’d transform into Unhappy Chinese Man. But not now. :dubious: Well? Anyone else ever… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/36 "2005-09-07T17:36:42Z")
It was that if you **highlighted** one of the smilies, it’d look Asian. I can’t make any of them do it now, though. Seems like the angry smiley is the best candidate. Maybe it depends on how many colors your monitor displays. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/37 "2005-09-07T18:03:58Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > It was that if you **highlighted** one of the smilies, it’d look Asian. I can’t make any of them do it now, though. Seems like the angry smiley is the best candidate. Maybe it depends on how many colors your monitor displays. If I highlight HOJM, he looks Asian. My display settings: Win 2000 1024 x 768 pixels 32-bit color ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/38 "2005-09-07T19:16:24Z")
Fun with Unicode ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ;j;j\*\*[SIZE=7]✡\*\*;j;j ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇[/SIZE] A Unicode mohel ;j ✄ ⊂ :eek: ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/39 "2005-09-07T20:46:26Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > You can also change your settings so that you don’t see smilies at all. I don’t think this option is available. At least it is nowhere I can find. > [@](#): > > PS Maybe it’s time we did another smiley contest sometime in the next few months. I’ll take it to the rest of the staff and ask Ed. Please God, no. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914/40 "2005-09-07T20:51:15Z")
> [@Rube E. Tewesday](#): > > Because people would use it. I deal with enough vomit from my four-year old, without having to see the electronic kind when I’m on the SDMB for some amusement. The kind of idiots who over-use the “smack head” smiley would have a field day with that one. …I’d be that idiot. I like the smackey smiley, it very clearly expresses how I feel sometimes. But the one in my sig is the one that I most represent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/319914.md?page=3)