# Smiley Voting - Round 1 - Poll 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 26, 2002, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931 "2002-05-26T17:11:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2002, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/1 "2002-05-26T17:11:40Z")
**Adding a new smiley** We will be adding a new smiley at the SDMB. The smiley will be chosen by popular vote, using the approval method of voting (you can vote for more than one candidate, the candidate with the most votes will win - see [at this page](http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/math/math2.html) a description of approval voting by mathematician Sam Merrill.) **The polling process** We have 50 candidates. vBulletin limits the number of choices in a poll to 10. So the first round of voting will have 5 polls with 10 candidates each. You can vote for more than one candidate in each of the 5 polls in the first round. (Note that if you vote for _every_ candidate, the effect for determining the winner would be the same as if you had not voted at all.) This first round will last 7 days. At end of 7 days, there will be a second-round poll with a) the winner in each of the five polls of the first round (five smilies) b) plus the top four vote-getters besides those five, treating all the polls as one c) and the “no new smilies” choice The second-round 10-choice poll that will also expire in 7 days and be conducted using approval voting. If the winner of the second round is a category with two or more smilies (e.g. dubious has two submissions), there will be one final poll to choose the best smiley for that category, with an expiration date of five days. If there are ties in any of the rounds of voting, the winner will be decided by Arnold Winkelried flipping a swiss coin (to have a double guarantee of swiss neutrality) to determine the winner. **Candidates** [List of candidates](http://home.earthlink.net/~awinkelried/smpoll1/). The table of submissions is divided by columns - the first column will be poll one for the first round, the second column will be poll two for the first round, etc… **Threads of interest** [Asking for smiley submissions in ATMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=114395) [Practice poll in ATMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=117084) - **We strongly recommend that you experiment with vBulletin’s polling feature here before you start voting on smilies.** [IMHO thread debating the most useful smiley](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=114883) - **This is the place to discuss which smiley is the “best” and/or worthy of your vote.** [IMHO thread discussing the voting method](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=114877) Let the best smiley win! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/2 "2002-05-27T08:18:23Z")
Smashies ahead? WTF? C’mon people, vote for Constipated!!! [sub]Oh, I see that’s actually called Grumpy. Hmmm…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/3 "2002-05-27T17:33:58Z")
Vote for Smashie! Smashie is a reminder to the teeming millions of the disapora and exile. Smashie is the one true disciple og Og. Smashie represents the never ending struggle of the Cecil to smash out ignorance. Vote Smashie! ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/4 "2002-05-27T19:00:57Z")
Every time you don’t vote for whoosh, a kitten is killed. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/5 "2002-05-27T22:15:05Z")
There should be a “Waaaaaaaaaaahhh!” ---
**Author:** ![sandalfeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@sandalfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandalfeet)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2002, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/6 "2002-05-27T22:50:44Z")
does anyone else think that caveman kinda looks like jesus? ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2002, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/7 "2002-05-28T18:38:24Z")
Og sort rubbish! Smashie go in bin! > [@](#): > > Smashie is the one true disciple og Og. Blasphemy! OG SMITE! OG SMASH! not Og smash_ie_! ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2002, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/8 "2002-05-28T20:19:14Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Robb \* > \*\*Og sort rubbish! > Smashie go in bin! > Blasphemy! > OG SMITE! > OG SMASH! > not Og smash_ie\*! \*\* Yup. Ya gotta agree with the troglodyte with th’ heavy club – the _original_ Smashie. [Eep! Wolfie decides to run away fast …] ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/9 "2002-05-28T22:45:04Z")
Og tells me he’s looking for you **Ice Wolf**. A word of advice: Don’t hide under rocks - it’s the only place he looks. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/10 "2002-05-29T06:50:38Z")
Smashie was the best thing to come out of the temporary SDMB. Go Smashie! ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/11 "2002-05-29T09:53:13Z")
Smashie exists for _no_ reason other than as a replacement to actually having to refute an argument. “I don’t need to rebutt you because instead I can just post an overused picture of a head with a hammer”. It has no place on the SDMB. On the SD smilies are supposed to be a tool for portraying an commonly seen idea that is tedious to have to keep explaining. Can _anyone_ give me a legitimate use for smashie? **Fenris** at least gave me a useful reason why we might use tinfoil-man. But I can’t see that in this case. pan ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/12 "2002-05-29T11:32:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Robb \* > \*\*Og tells me he’s looking for you **Ice Wolf**. > > A word of advice: Don’t hide under rocks - it’s the only place he looks. > > 😉 \*\* I should _be_ so lucky! Dang, where’s a rock to hide under when you need one? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/13 "2002-05-29T14:53:04Z")
**Ice Wolf** , I get the impression that you aren’t showing Og the respect he deserves. OG SMITE SMASHIE!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/14 "2002-05-30T03:01:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Robb \* > \*\ ***Ice Wolf** , I get the impression that you aren’t showing Og the respect he deserves. > OG SMITE SMASHIE!!! \*\* [campaign slogan]“Why waste eons with Smashie when we have the prehistoric original?”[/campaign slogan] Nah, **Robb** , I respect an’ admire the guy. Can I help it if I’m after an autograph? ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/15 "2002-05-30T06:08:16Z")
**S** is for the brutal Suppression of Stupidity **M** is for his kick-ass Mallet **A** is for the Advancement of intelligence in the face of ignorance **S** is for his Smashtacularity **H** is for his Half-smile of satisfaction **I** is for the Ignorance he smashes **E** is for the Election of Smashie as our new smilie! VOTE SMASHIE! ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/16 "2002-05-30T06:24:55Z")
Go smashie! Go smashie! Go go smashie! ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/17 "2002-05-30T11:10:05Z")
Damn That! Whoosh for 2002!! ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/18 "2002-05-30T14:50:15Z")
Why do we only get one? I like smashie but I’d rather have the pirate. (Sorry if I have no idea what’s going on, I stumbled across this by accident, I tend to stay out of IMHO country.) ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/19 "2002-05-30T15:13:15Z")
Cisco - your question is answerd in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=114883), linked to in my OP. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931/20 "2002-05-31T00:14:51Z")
Smashie is deeply lame. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-voting-round-1-poll-3/110931.md?page=2)