# Smileys **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 6, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913 "2004-02-06T22:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CheekyMonkey613](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@CheekyMonkey613](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheekyMonkey613)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913/1 "2004-02-06T22:48:45Z")
What has happened to “Dubious”, “Smack”, “Wally” and “Happy Orthodox Jew” ? ---
**Author:** ![MyOld85MG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MyOld85MG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyOld85MG)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913/2 "2004-02-07T18:16:30Z")
Yeah, I was wondering about that, too. Dubious, Smack, and Wally show up as “X” icons and HOJM shows up as a tiny rectangle icon. Not fun! ---
**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:** [February 7, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913/3 "2004-02-07T19:36:41Z")
Have a look at this [earlier thread,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=237250) folks. The staff already know about this, it’s been like this for a while, now. > [@](#): > > _Orig. by Chronos_ > Not all that interesting, actually. Our colorful smileys were sort of all custom. They used to be the vB standard, but as of (the last version we were using), the Caspers became the default. As of right now, our smiley set is the default set, which explains both why they’re pale and why we don’t have dubious, smack, wally, or jewish (since, of course, those being SDMB original creations, they don’t have default vBulletin versions). Once things are all settled in, we might get them back. It depends on how things go, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913/4 "2004-02-07T23:05:31Z")
> [@Ice Wolf](#): > > Once things are all settled in, we might get them back. It depends on how things go, IMHO. Hope so. The SDMB smileys were, IMO, the best looking smileys of any message board. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913/5 "2004-02-08T00:06:07Z")
We _did_ get them back for a while on the new upgrade. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913/6 "2004-02-08T00:40:56Z")
True, **Lobsang**. After an initial bout of the Caspers, the coloured smilies we know and love (and in some cases gripe about) returned. Then, things must have switched back to default again. Light a candle in your window for 'em, folks (the real windows, not your monitor version). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913/7 "2004-02-08T03:51:52Z")
[candle](http://www.eldar.com/me/candle.jpg) DMMS ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913/8 "2004-02-08T04:06:05Z")
[candle](http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/nikon/coolpix5000-review/candle.jpg) … ---
**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:** [February 8, 2004, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913/9 "2004-02-08T04:25:22Z")
**Jeff Olsen** , **Lobsang** – you guys are just too cool. 🙂 [Candle.](http://www.bestreadguide.com/charleston/images/062802/candle.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913/10 "2004-02-20T14:33:01Z")
Test :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smileys/227913/11 "2004-02-21T12:10:41Z")
I guess I’ll light a [candle](http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/shared/news2000/flames/candle-earth.jpg) too. While we are at it, I only just found the _ **quick style chooser** _ at the bottom of the page. I can finally see stuff at full screen width using the “Straight Dope” option. But I would like to be able to see the _Location_ at the same time. Nearly everything else is fine.