# Is that a donut on the yahoo smiley?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-donut-on-the-yahoo-smiley/280037>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 15, 2004, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-donut-on-the-yahoo-smiley/280037 "2004-12-15T21:47:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![InvidiousCourgette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@InvidiousCourgette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InvidiousCourgette)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-donut-on-the-yahoo-smiley/280037/1 "2004-12-15T21:47:16Z")

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I downloaded a new version of Yahoo Messenger last week. Now the smiley icon on the system task bar has a donut slapped on his forehead. I know I must be being dense, but I can’t work out what it is supposed to signify. Can anyone help me out here?

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**Author:** ![InvidiousCourgette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@InvidiousCourgette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InvidiousCourgette)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-donut-on-the-yahoo-smiley/280037/2 "2004-12-23T18:27:35Z")

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Hah! It is gone now! I am not sure, but I dumped the UK version of Yahoo messenger so that may have got rid of it. Maybe a UK Yahoo doper can confirm the donut spectacle? I would still like to know what it signified even though I cannot enjoy its presence anymore.