# Request for a new smilie **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 28, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152 "2001-02-28T03:50:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/1 "2001-02-28T03:50:04Z")
While the SDMB smilies fit most occasions, I find that there’s one smiley sorely lacking. I long for a “barfy-faced” smiley. Those of you who’re the same rough age group as me will remember sticking “Mr. Yuk” stickers on all your mom’s cleaning supplies. That’s the kind of face I mean. Think of the miriad of uses. The expressiveness of a smiley, in green, looking nauseated, tongue hanging out in response to a flirt hijack for one. If The Powers That Be are even remotely interested, I’d be happy to try to make one and donate it to the board. As long as they don’t make the code to access it :fenris: 😉 Discussion? Fenris ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/2 "2001-02-28T05:30:05Z")
Go for it, Fenris. I’m in awe of your creativity already, I’m prepared to be amazed some more. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/3 "2001-02-28T11:46:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TubaDiva \* > \*\*Go for it, Fenris. I’m in awe of your creativity already, I’m prepared to be amazed some more. > \*\* Wow! Thanks! What a great thing to read first thing in the morning. With a start like this, today’s gonna be a _good_ day. 🙂 One quick question: what format are the smilies in? Gifs? Bmps? Jpgs? Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/4 "2001-02-28T14:34:27Z")
Well, in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=48063), OpalCat offered the use of [these smilies](http://fff.fathom.org/ubb/smilies.fhtml), including a barf smiley. But nothing was done at the time. But maybe there’s a problem if Opal’s are just usable in UBB and not vB. I imagine the animation won’t work. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/5 "2001-02-28T14:37:49Z")
We chose not to use those smilies because we could not trace their provenance enough to be sure we would not be in violation of copyright. No bad on Opal or anything, but we are careful about this sort of thing. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Show\_Biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/6 "2001-02-28T15:15:35Z")
What about the others, the ones **Chronos** & **sdimbert** & **Stimpy** & **tshirts** created? (One of those was a beer mug I suggested for toasting people, and I was kind of waiting to see it.) The one **Chronos** sent in was from 07-21-2000. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/7 "2001-02-28T18:38:02Z")
We set the smilies aside in the push of day to day stuff here on the board and I apologize. Lemme clear out some time and space and we’ll see about getting caught up around here. It’s gonna take me at least a week, PLEASE remind me if some crisis intervenes between now and then and I will endeavor to get this happening. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/8 "2001-03-01T00:34:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > **Those of you who’re the same rough age group as me will remember sticking “Mr. Yuk” stickers on all your mom’s cleaning supplies. That’s the kind of face I mean.** I think the idea of a Mr. Yuk is much more appealing than a [Mr. Barf](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=51470). Good idea, Fenris. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2001, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/9 "2001-03-01T02:46:29Z")
By the way, smilies should be in .gif format, and should have the background color set to transparent. For viewability, you should make sure it stands out against both shades of gray used in the backgrounds, and it’s stylistically a good idea to keep at 15 pixels or less in diameter. ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2001, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/10 "2001-03-04T18:08:08Z")
If you don’t know how to make them transparent or the right format, you can email me any image and I’ll be happy to convert it like I did for **Chronos**. I’ve also done a few from just a written suggestion, but if you want one like that, you’d better hurry and suggest it. Once the current batch of waiting smilies go in there’s no telling when it will happen again. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2001, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/11 "2001-03-08T02:40:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TubaDiva \* > **It’s gonna take me at least a week, PLEASE remind me if some crisis intervenes between now and then and I will endeavor to get this happening.** Per the Divine Ms T’s request, I’m reminding her about the smilies! 😃 However if real life has interfered with 'em, well, I’ve enjoyed the board immensely even without a Yukky Face smiley, and will continue to do so until time permits! Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2001, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/12 "2001-03-18T16:29:36Z")
Re-Re bumping as a reminder. 🙂 Fenris ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/13 "2001-03-22T00:52:26Z")
So Fenris - give us a link showing what this “Mr. Yuk” smiley looks like. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/14 "2001-03-23T01:50:43Z")
Can we get a Middle Finger smilie JUST for the Pit? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/15 "2001-03-23T02:28:13Z")
Here are some I just made, submitted for your approval. [puke](http://www.machination.org/~friedo/puke.gif) [blush](http://www.machination.org/~friedo/blush.gif) And my personal favorite, [dichotamy](http://www.machination.org/~friedo/dichotamy.gif) Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/16 "2001-03-23T02:39:01Z")
Ha! These are pretty cool. Or at least they look so on my teensy old monitor. These are entirely 100% original with you, dear heart? your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/17 "2001-03-23T02:47:07Z")
Yeah, they’re all mine. There’s not much you can do to differentiate stuff in 125 pixels, though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/18 "2001-03-23T02:55:17Z")
Actually, I should clarify. The smilies are mine, but I lifted the colors and shading. I didn’t actually copy and paste anything, though. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/19 "2001-03-23T15:29:20Z")
Here’s my [:yuk:](http://www.geocities.com/sparker_9/Home.html) smilies. (Note to Tuba: #3 is slightly modified from the one I emailed you, it also has a transparent GIF layer (the one I sent you didn’t.) Let me know if you want it re-mailed, or prefer one of the other two. (I like #1) Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152/20 "2001-03-24T00:00:44Z")
I like the first one too. Just thought I’d toss in my opinion. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-a-new-smilie/56152.md?page=2)