# My favorite text smiley.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 5, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904 "2004-01-05T23:41:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 19\
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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/21 "2004-01-06T16:15:46Z")

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What’s a double obelisk?

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**Author:** ![Red\_Matrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Red\_Matrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Matrix)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/22 "2004-01-06T19:31:02Z")

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Is that like an “8” ? like the symbol for eternity? ‡

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**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/23 "2004-01-06T19:34:28Z")

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( \> \< ) -BEEFCAAAAKE!!!

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**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/24 "2004-01-07T00:11:57Z")

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The beatnik:

-08-{\>

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**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/25 "2004-01-07T01:10:50Z")

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ô¿~ (wink, sort of)

and not really a smilie but who can resist boobs? (o)(o)

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**Author:** ![Red\_Matrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Red\_Matrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Matrix)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/26 "2004-01-07T03:43:16Z")

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º¿º Cool Face

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**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/27 "2004-01-07T05:33:49Z")

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I don’t know if I was the first to come up with the Cheshire Cat Smilie, but I never saw it anywhere. It looks like this:

)

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**Author:** ![The\_Laughing\_Pirate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@The\_Laughing\_Pirate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Laughing_Pirate)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/28 "2004-01-07T05:53:26Z")

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My namesake: The Laughing Pirate! Arrr!

(OX|P{D\>

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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/29 "2004-01-07T05:56:05Z")

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The head smiley:

:C====8

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/30 "2004-01-07T06:50:03Z")

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I like the Japanese smilies, too.

I use a wider variant for smiles and winks:

^ **^ ^** ~

\>_\< O\_O O\_o (Those last ones often end up in the ever-popular grouping 'O\_o o\_O O\_O \>_\<!!!’)

^o^ ^\_\_^;

^o^/

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**Author:** ![IGJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/igjoe/32/5420_2.png) [@IGJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IGJoe)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/31 "2004-01-07T06:57:42Z")

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I’ve always liked :o)

I’ve seen him around from time to time, but I don’t think he’s very popular. Maybe he’s shunned because the other smilies are jealous of his nose…

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**Author:** ![IGJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/igjoe/32/5420_2.png) [@IGJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IGJoe)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/32 "2004-01-07T07:04:03Z")

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:o)  
[sub] Must disable smilies… must disable smilies…[/sub]

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**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/33 "2004-01-07T07:08:23Z")

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^^’ the anime sweatdrop  
O.o dubious  
\>.\< eric cartman

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**Author:** ![Odeon\_Bypass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Odeon\_Bypass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odeon_Bypass)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/34 "2004-01-07T07:39:11Z")

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I didn’t create it, but I love it. **Ö)**

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**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/35 "2004-01-07T08:04:06Z")

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**Slainte** who can resist boobs? (o)(o)

or butts \*\* (_|_) \*\*

Saint smiley: \*\*_0 :o)_

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**Author:** ![Mops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mops/32/16494_2.png) [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/36 "2004-01-07T08:23:26Z")

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For messages about safety at work:

**-(**

I should have worn goggles.

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**Author:** ![Lady\_Magdelane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a4c791/32.png) [@Lady\_Magdelane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Magdelane)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/37 "2004-01-08T01:53:14Z")

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a favorite of mine… the coy wink

;~}

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/38 "2004-01-08T02:18:51Z")

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I call this one “guy wearing sunglasses on his head and sticking his tongue out”:  
8=D~

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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-text-smiley/222904/39 "2004-01-08T02:25:10Z")

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Dancing butt:

**(_/_) (_|_) (\_\_)**

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