# Old timers: Tell me about the Great Banning...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-tell-me-about-the-great-banning/676269>\
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**Created:** [December 13, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-tell-me-about-the-great-banning/676269 "2013-12-13T20:39:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-tell-me-about-the-great-banning/676269/61 "2013-12-17T18:46:29Z")

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> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#):
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> From thence came Og, who smashed-- an animated smiley so obnoxious and beloathed it is talked about yet today. Lucky for everyone, Og didn’t make the leap back to this place. If I remember correctly, he also took the name “Smashy” from time to time.

> [@Chronos](#):
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> The smiley was Smashy. Og is a separate entity, though I suppose that Smashy might have been an Earthly avatar of Og, much like Krishna and Vishnu. Og originated from a short-term poster who was proselytizing but had a habit of mis-typing “Son of God” as “Son og God”.

Okay, now I want to see this Smashy smiley. Googling didn’t come up with anything that seemed right; can someone who has actually seen this smiley find it online so us noobs can see it for ourselves?

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-tell-me-about-the-great-banning/676269/62 "2013-12-17T19:38:26Z")

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[Smashy.](http://forums.shinsen-radio.org/Smileys/cool/smiley-hammer.gif)

I suppose in retrospect, he wasn’t such a bad little guy. As long as we never have to be subjected to dozens upon dozens of them in one thread ever again.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-tell-me-about-the-great-banning/676269/63 "2013-12-17T19:48:31Z")

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> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#):
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> [Smashy.](http://forums.shinsen-radio.org/Smileys/cool/smiley-hammer.gif)
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> I suppose in retrospect, he wasn’t such a bad little guy. As long as we never have to be subjected to dozens upon dozens of them in one thread ever again.

It’s _moving!_  
_stomps_

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-tell-me-about-the-great-banning/676269/64 "2013-12-17T20:45:46Z")

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> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#):
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> [Smashy.](http://forums.shinsen-radio.org/Smileys/cool/smiley-hammer.gif)
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> I suppose in retrospect, he wasn’t such a bad little guy. As long as we never have to be subjected to dozens upon dozens of them in one thread ever again.

Smashy totally fucking rocks! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timers-tell-me-about-the-great-banning/676269/65 "2013-12-17T21:02:17Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> Smashy totally fucking rocks!

I’m trying to parse that.

You think Smashy rocks.  
Smashing bad rocks is a good thing.  
Smashy has monkey sex with rocks.  
Smashy having furious sex is good.  
Either of those right? 🙂

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