# I've never used a smilie! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 5, 2000, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753 "2000-10-05T11:41:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Teach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/47e85d/32.png) [@Teach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teach)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/1 "2000-10-05T11:41:28Z")
I know that smilies have their place, but I try to craft my posts in such a way that they are not necessary. I also know that I’m not the only one who feels this way. ChiefScott, for one, is a famous opponent of the offensive icons. Even he, however, has been guilty of using them at least once: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=34374](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=34374) To be fair, though, the above post was made to demonstrate his disapproval. Apart from simply not knowing how to use them, how many other Dopers have never used one and think that smilies must go? ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/2 "2000-10-05T12:06:47Z")
Oooooo! [Van Halen] I’m hot for **Teach**. [/Van Halen] ---
**Author:** ![Teach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/47e85d/32.png) [@Teach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teach)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/3 "2000-10-05T12:41:47Z")
How did you get here so fast, Chief? Love that tune, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/4 "2000-10-05T14:15:35Z")
Give it time Teach. You haven’t been here long enough, eventually even you will fall victim to the smiles, it’s only a matter of time. ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/5 "2000-10-05T14:25:05Z")
Don’t listen to Ultress, Teach! Resist. Resist. Don’t go over to the dark side. I’m with you, Teach. Never used 'em. (Hopefully) never will. ---
**Author:** ![headshok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@headshok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/headshok)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/6 "2000-10-05T14:39:48Z")
You’ve never used a smiley? ☹ Ha ha ha! Funny, huh? Huh? Uhhhh…hmm… ::slinks away:: ---
**Author:** ![Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myron_Van_Horowitzski)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/7 "2000-10-05T17:07:21Z")
I have never used a smilie, except the vB code put one in by mistake. Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![urlnotfound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e5b9ba/32.png) [@urlnotfound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urlnotfound)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/8 "2000-10-05T17:31:04Z")
I have never used a smilie, but this is my first real post. I am willing to help form intervention threads to keep good SDMB users off of smilies. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/9 "2000-10-05T17:34:42Z")
I used to be completely against smilies. But I saw this one – :eek: – and it was so damn cute that I just had to give in. I do try to be judicious in my use of smilies. ---
**Author:** ![Ivar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ivar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ivar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/10 "2000-10-05T19:59:47Z")
Oh man , I swore I wouldn’t use one, but I did, for the first time today. I felt it fit, though. I used the wink to indicate a double entendre, which I felt wouldn’t be understood by very many people without it. Then again, I probably underestimate my fellow dopers when I say that. Oh well… ---
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/11 "2000-10-05T20:18:56Z")
😃😕 🆒 :eek: :o ☹ :mad: :rolleyes: 🙂 😛 :wally 😉 Just being a smartass. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/12 "2000-10-06T01:41:58Z")
i haven’t used a smiley. i do enjoy silent-bob’s smiley posts though. ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_Sue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Sweet\_Sue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Sue)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/13 "2000-10-06T03:34:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Snooooopy \* > \*\*I used to be completely against smilies. But I saw this one – :eek: – and it was so damn cute that I just had to give in. I do try to be judicious in my use of smilies. \*\* \*\*[sub](Odear! I just wanna be _darn_ cute!)         [/sub]O         º       sub[/sub]         +         A         " \*\* ---
**Author:** ![SILENT-BOB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@SILENT-BOB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SILENT-BOB)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2000, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-used-a-smilie/35753/14 "2000-10-06T15:43:50Z")
:eek: 😕 ☹ 😉 😃