# Safe source for emoticons?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-source-for-emoticons/334096>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 4, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-source-for-emoticons/334096 "2005-12-04T22:44:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-source-for-emoticons/334096/1 "2005-12-04T22:44:07Z")

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The smilies here on SDMB are great, and would like to get some similar ones for emails.

Googling resulted in a huge mess of sites, but none of them look safe enough to try. Many state, “No spyware,” which makes me even more suspcious. 🙂

Anybody know a safe site for downloading these types of emoticons?

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**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-source-for-emoticons/334096/2 "2005-12-04T23:23:07Z")

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Many people who got email don’t like you adding such things that link to web sites. Some would beat you with a wet noodle, some would do worse.

I suggest using text smilies, well understood, doesn’t risk physical harm to yourself , and doesn’t piss anyone off.

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**Author:** ![threemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-source-for-emoticons/334096/3 "2005-12-04T23:24:18Z")

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I would do worse.

Avoid the emoticons.

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**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-source-for-emoticons/334096/4 "2005-12-04T23:27:59Z")

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I got a few cute ones from [http://www.clicksmilies.com/](http://www.clicksmilies.com/)  
Check out the ones from user smilies Fools house.

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**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-source-for-emoticons/334096/5 "2005-12-04T23:33:17Z")

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I just higlighted them and saved them to my own pc. They’re saved as little JPEGS, and I add them to e-mails like I would any other JPEG. In that way, I avoid the -indeed very annoying- links to websites others mentioned.

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**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-source-for-emoticons/334096/6 "2005-12-04T23:54:17Z")

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> [@Maastricht](#):
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> I just higlighted them and saved them to my own pc. They’re saved as little JPEGS, and I add them to e-mails like I would any other JPEG. In that way, I avoid the -indeed very annoying- links to websites others mentioned.

Great, many thanks **Maastricht** , that works fine with Insert.

OK, OK, **kanicbird** and **threemae** , I promise never to email you guys with anything but ASCII text! 😃 I’ve got enough goofy friends who enjoy these silly things, and none of them have any noodles, so am safe.