# Smiley links invisible ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 9, 2001, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309 "2001-10-09T12:27:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/1 "2001-10-09T12:27:05Z")

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Here’s a [link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=91918)  
Here’s a smiley link [🙂](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=91918)

Here’s a smiley 🙂

* * *

Sure enough, they are.

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**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/2 "2001-10-10T03:52:39Z")

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How about multiple smileys as a link?

[:)🆒😛](http://www.futile.com)

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**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/3 "2001-10-10T03:53:57Z")

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[🙂 😉 :wally](http://www.theonion.com)

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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:** [October 10, 2001, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/4 "2001-10-10T03:55:39Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by FireUnderpantsBoobs \*  
> \*\*[🙂 😉 :wally](http://www.theonion.com) \*\*

This one does show up, cause the spaces between the smilies are underlined.

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/5 "2001-10-10T04:01:43Z")

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There is no link in this post. Repeat: There is no link in this post[.](http://www.straightdope.com) Nothing to see here. Move along.

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**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/6 "2001-10-10T04:51:50Z")

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Oh my God!  
The SDMB underground has been exposed.

I have no choice but to pass your name along to **Tranquilis** , Head of the Dept. of Disappearing.

[😃](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1663230#post1663230)

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**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:** [October 10, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/7 "2001-10-10T21:50:55Z")

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You won’t fool me, **MEBuckner**. Period[.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=91932#post1697803)

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**Author:** ![atypicalcarl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@atypicalcarl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atypicalcarl)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/8 "2001-10-10T23:51:31Z")

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Hidden links [[sup]\_[/sup]](http://boards.straightdope.com) Tons O’ Fun.

[[sub]\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[/sub]](http://boards.straightdope.com)  
Overlined link.

[[sub]\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[/sub]](http://boards.straightdope.com)  
[A link sandwich.](http://boards.straightdope.com)

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**Author:** ![dubbele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@dubbele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dubbele)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/9 "2001-10-11T02:35:26Z")

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[😕](http://confused.com)

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**Author:** ![dubbele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@dubbele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dubbele)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/10 "2001-10-11T02:39:51Z")

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[:mad:](http://mad.com)  
[🆒](http://cool.com)  
[:eek:](http://eek.com)  
[:rolleyes:](http://rolleyes.com)

rolleyes doesn’t translate

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/11 "2001-10-11T21:44:54Z")

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Is it worth mentioning that [I did this months ago](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=68308)?

[;)](. . . . . . . there is no link here, but thanks for checking, batman)

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**Author:** ![Hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@Hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hombre)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/12 "2001-10-12T17:23:18Z")

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[.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1706972#post1706972)

😉

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**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/13 "2001-10-12T17:38:48Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Hombre \*  
> \*\*[.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1706972#post1706972)  
> \*\*

Dammit, I hate that! I think it’s a smudge on the screen, not a link.

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**Author:** ![Hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@Hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hombre)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/14 "2001-10-12T17:43:31Z")

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test:

I’m adamant[.](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/injokes.html)

Better hidden link?  
[sub]Oh, yea…[/sub]

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**Author:** ![darkcool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@darkcool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/darkcool)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/15 "2001-10-12T17:55:43Z")

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My God, son, have you no shame? That was just vile! Ewwwwww…

Gonna have to pass on lunch today.  
I think you’re gonna fit in just nicely here.

(spits)

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**Author:** ![Hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@Hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hombre)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/16 "2001-10-12T18:02:03Z")

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Aw, shucks, DC…(shuffles foot in sand)…you’re too kind.

(heh heh heh…🆒 )

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**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/17 "2001-10-12T19:05:31Z")

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Pardon me, I must go shave my tongue now.  
Turnabout is fair-play.  
Yuck[.](http://www.nobodyhere.com/justme/nose.html)

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**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/18 "2001-10-13T03:56:36Z")

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**warmgun** , I must say that was an interesting site.

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**Author:** ![Hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@Hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hombre)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/19 "2001-10-13T06:02:27Z")

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[bugs bunny voice]  
I guess you know, this means war[.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=80957)  
[/bugs bunny voice]

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**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-links-invisible/86309/20 "2001-10-13T20:32:26Z")

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Do spaces as links work?

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