# Happy Orthodox Jewish Man

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/96462>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 2, 2001, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/96462 "2001-12-02T15:14:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Vincent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Vincent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vincent)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/96462/1 "2001-12-02T15:14:12Z")

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I have a doubt, please.

what sort of (e)motion might be symbolized by the happy orthodox jewish man smily: -\> ;j

v.

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**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-orthodox-jewish-man/96462/2 "2001-12-02T19:12:55Z")

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Most recently, I used it to express my pleasure at seeing **sdimbert** return to the board. He’s the particular Orthodox Jewish man who created the smilie. The exact circumstances leading to its creation can be found [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25352).