# Saddest excuse for a thread ever. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 25, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-excuse-for-a-thread-ever/247001 "2004-05-25T15:47:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-excuse-for-a-thread-ever/247001/1 "2004-05-25T15:47:41Z")
What is with the happy Orthodox Jewish man smiley? Why does such a smiley exist here… ;j ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-excuse-for-a-thread-ever/247001/2 "2004-05-25T15:54:06Z")
I don’t know…but he’s my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-excuse-for-a-thread-ever/247001/3 "2004-05-25T15:57:51Z")
Because at sundown tonight, we begin Shavuos! Good yuntev! Chag sameach! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-excuse-for-a-thread-ever/247001/4 "2004-05-25T16:38:14Z")
> [@Coldfire](#): > > The Jewish smilie was created back in the day when some long-time posters -who are Jewish, surprise :)- said they could use a Jewish smilie every now and then. We don’t do requests that often anymore, but check ATMB periodically for smilie polls. From [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=143698). ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-excuse-for-a-thread-ever/247001/5 "2004-05-25T17:04:01Z")
There used to be more, at one time there was an entire collection of ethnic smileys the board used, but it’s the only one left. The" Little Black Sambo" and the “Frito Bandito” smiley’s were removed because of complaints. The “Chinaman” smiley was colored green and converted to the “Big Grin” smiley 😃 . The Jew’s on the other hand, actually seemed to like the “Orthodox” smiley and it remained unmolested. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-excuse-for-a-thread-ever/247001/6 "2004-05-25T17:14:43Z")
You mean it’s not the man with a giant spider on his head smiley? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-excuse-for-a-thread-ever/247001/7 "2004-05-25T17:56:11Z")
> [@astro](#): > > The “Chinaman” smiley was colored green and converted to the “Big Grin” smiley 😃 . I could have sworn that used to be the Chief Wahoo smiley. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-excuse-for-a-thread-ever/247001/8 "2004-05-25T18:40:31Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > I could have sworn that used to be the Chief Wahoo smiley. Well maybe… and maybe not! It’s two ethnic mints in one!