# I like smilies. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 29, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823 "2010-10-29T21:48:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/1 "2010-10-29T21:48:00Z")
Okay, if I can’t have a “shake head in wonder” one, how about a “lick lips for yummy” one. There is, after all, room for two more in the inset next to the message panel. :rolleyes: Peace, mangorge ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/2 "2010-10-29T21:52:27Z")
😑 ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/3 "2010-10-29T21:55:57Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > 😑 Wassat? ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/4 "2010-10-30T02:46:16Z")
It’s straight man smilie, indifferent smilie, flat affect smilie, dispassionate, neutral smilie. It’s the smilie I would most like to see and most likely, overuse. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/5 "2010-10-30T02:52:15Z")
I don’t have a recommendation for a smiley, but completing the set does appeal to me. I do recommend smashie to every other board I use, though. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/6 "2010-10-30T04:08:20Z")
As much as I hate smilies, unfortunately we need something to indicate sarcasm, as a disconcerting number of readers are incapable of detecting it without some kind of signpost. N _ **Warning! Sarcasm Ahead!** _ N ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/7 "2010-10-30T04:24:13Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > As much as I hate smilies, unfortunately we need something to indicate sarcasm, as a disconcerting number of readers are incapable of detecting it without some kind of signpost. But does the problem lie in the perception, or in the delivery. (the missing “?” is a kindness) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/8 "2010-10-30T05:30:28Z")
Yes, it is never obvious when someone is being sarcastic… ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/9 "2010-10-30T07:49:44Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Yes, it is never obvious when someone is being sarcastic… [This is just a little speech impediment. I can’t help it!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjMYQyhjiYA) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/10 "2010-10-30T08:11:19Z")
We need a Homer smiley. ~(\_8^(|) ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/11 "2010-10-30T11:31:08Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Okay, if I can’t have a “shake head in wonder” one, how about a “lick lips for yummy” one. There is, after all, room for two more in the inset next to the message panel. :rolleyes: > Peace, > mangorge Well, 😛 makes a passable “lick lips for yummy”. It looks more like that than someone sticking out their tongue. And while I’m hating, what’s going on with the :o smiley? Someone yawning right? Or something seedy? But apparently, it’s embarrassment. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/12 "2010-10-30T13:33:58Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Yes, it is never obvious when someone is being sarcastic… Sarcasm in real life is a matter of tone of voice, and often body language, neither of which work well on the Message Boards. If it’s carefully-written sarcasm, then I agree with **Big T** , it should be obvious. But YMMV: one person’s sarcasm is another person’s deeply held political beliefs. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/13 "2010-10-30T15:26:09Z")
Beating a dead horse smiley? ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/14 "2010-10-30T15:36:12Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > Well, 😛 makes a passable “lick lips for yummy”. It looks more like that than someone sticking out their tongue. To be fair, that one is _supposed_ to be animated. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/15 "2010-10-30T16:43:34Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Beating a dead horse smiley? Great Debates would implode under the weight of this smiley being used. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/16 "2010-10-30T17:36:05Z")
As a relative newcomer I find smilies useful. Until people get to know each other and their tendencies it’s difficult to perceive their tone of “voice.” And yes, we are joined not only by readers who have difficulty discerning tone, but also the metaphoricaly challlenged. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/17 "2010-10-30T19:10:35Z")
> [@Tethered\_Kite](#): > > As a relative newcomer I find smilies useful. > > Until people get to know each other and their tendencies it’s difficult to perceive their tone of “voice.” > > And yes, we are joined not only by readers who have difficulty discerning tone, but also the metaphoricaly challlenged. 😛 I am, I guess, metaphoricaly blessed. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/18 "2010-10-30T19:41:45Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > And while I’m hating, what’s going on with the :o smiley? Someone yawning right? Or something seedy? > But apparently, it’s embarrassment. Yes, we really need something better than blowjob smiley for embarassed. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/19 "2010-10-30T19:53:18Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > We need a Homer smiley. ~(\_8^(|) i don’t like them but that one is good. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823/20 "2010-10-30T19:53:24Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Yes, we really need something better than blowjob smiley for embarassed. If you all knew what _that_ :o smiley does to me, you’d likely never use it. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-smilies/558823.md?page=2)