# Nobody's looking right?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 30, 2003, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591 "2003-08-30T07:12:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![The\_Dorkside](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@The\_Dorkside](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dorkside)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/1 "2003-08-30T07:12:35Z")

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🙂

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/2 "2003-08-30T07:50:39Z")

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Huh?  
You mean we should smile more? Or did you miss a comma after ‘looking’

welcome kind sir (or madame) to these fine boards.

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**Author:** ![The\_Dorkside](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@The\_Dorkside](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dorkside)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/3 "2003-08-31T06:52:19Z")

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You’re right. I meant “nobody’s looking, right?!” I just wanted an excuse to post some crazy crap so I don’t make a fool of myself on the other MBs.

I’ll go ahead and give myself a few wallies:wally:wally :wally

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**Author:** ![mrsam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@mrsam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsam)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/4 "2003-08-31T10:18:59Z")

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Well, since noone’s looking I’ll try and practise making a link to google.

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**Author:** ![Pelleas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Pelleas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pelleas)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/5 "2003-08-31T19:02:01Z")

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I need to practice a little as well.

- I need to practice a little as well.\*

[b[I need to practice a little as well.\*\*

Link

™ ‡ ® µ ¿ Æ

🙂 😃 😉 :o :eek: :smack:

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**Author:** ![Pelleas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Pelleas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pelleas)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/6 "2003-08-31T19:03:25Z")

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**Maybe I need more practice than I thought**

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**Author:** ![fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzygoodmakefeelnice)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/7 "2003-09-01T13:00:57Z")

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Well, seeing as no one’s looking, I might as well have a go too.

Here is a link  
**This is bold**  
_This is italic_  
This is very pretty  
This is very small  
This is much bigger

> [@](#):
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> **Originally posted by Fizzygood**
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> Blah Blah Blah

And look at these pretty smilies! 🙂 😃 ☹ :o 😉 😛 🆒 :rolleyes: :mad: :eek: 😕 ;j :smack: :dubious: :wally

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/8 "2003-09-01T23:02:32Z")

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**Author:** ![Nobody\_s\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba8739/32.png) [@Nobody\_s\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody_s_Fool)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/9 "2003-09-01T23:35:14Z")

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I can use the practice, too. 🙂 😉

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/10 "2003-09-02T00:52:58Z")

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I was looking the whole time.

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**Author:** ![Nobody\_s\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba8739/32.png) [@Nobody\_s\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody_s_Fool)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/11 "2003-09-02T01:00:11Z")

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**Oh no!** I thought your eyes were closed. :o

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/12 "2003-09-03T02:08:44Z")

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No, they’re actually half-open.

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**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/13 "2003-09-05T01:46:33Z")

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Practice  
Practice

This is pretty cool!

How do you do the colours?

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/14 "2003-09-05T02:34:33Z")

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sky blue  
royal blue  
blue  
dark blue  
orange  
orange-red  
crimson  
red  
firebrick  
dark red  
green  
limegreen  
sea-green  
deep pink  
tomato  
coral  
purple  
indigo  
burlywood  
sandy brown  
sienna  
chocolate  
teal  
silver  
**Rabid Squirrel** , just hit the “quote” button to see what I did with the colors. 🙂

F\_X

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**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/15 "2003-09-05T13:16:11Z")

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I was looking.

☹

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-looking-right/198591/16 "2003-09-05T20:13:58Z")

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If you must have more color names, here are some: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2784744#post2784744](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2784744#post2784744)
