# Stop abusing the "rolleyes" smiley

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 2, 2001, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100 "2001-11-02T09:00:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/81 "2002-08-08T20:02:29Z")

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Are you guys green from carrying those radium pistols in your pants, or what?

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**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/82 "2002-08-08T20:09:56Z")

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Holy moly, how long did **elmwood** ’s post take to make? SHEESH!

Oh well if people over-use the smileys! There’s no set limit, like “Only 10 smileys per user per week”.

I say, use 'em more, people!

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**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/83 "2002-08-08T20:16:16Z")

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**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/84 "2002-08-08T20:21:59Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> Are you guys green from carrying those radium pistols in your pants, or what?

No, that’s why we have four arms!!! (but pants? What are pants?) 😃 The green is from not bathing and strolling around naked, as there is little water or clothes on Barsoom.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/85 "2002-08-08T20:34:18Z")

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Oh yeah, you wear harness over their.  
My mistake.

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/86 "2002-08-08T20:37:06Z")

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:smack: My eyes! My eyes!  
Where’s smashie when you need him?

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<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/87 "2002-08-08T20:38:18Z")

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I like the :rolleyes: smilie. But my favoriite is :smack:

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**Author:** ![MelCthefirst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/88 "2002-08-08T21:11:43Z")

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How do you make smilies?

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**Author:** ![lothos2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/df788c/32.png) [@lothos2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lothos2002)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/89 "2002-08-08T22:13:56Z")

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>
> \*Originally posted by blink178 \*  
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The guy in Pi was right!! There ARE patterns everywhere!!

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**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/90 "2002-08-08T23:28:06Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by MelCthefirst \*  
> \*\*How do you make smilies? \*\*

:rolleyes:

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<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/91 "2002-08-08T23:37:56Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by blink178 \*  
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> 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹  
> 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ 🙂 ☹ \*\*

“Wow! It’s a Schooner!”

“Hahahaha!!! You dumb bastard! It’s not a schooner! It’s a sailboat!”

“A schooner is a sailboat, stupid head.”

“YOU KNOW WHAT?! THERE IS NO EASTER BUNNY!!! OVER THERE, THAT’S JUST A GUY IN A SUIT!!!”

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**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/92 "2002-08-09T15:51:53Z")

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I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that our smiley artisans used to be really good with the Lite-Brite when they were kids.

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**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/93 "2002-08-09T16:10:54Z")

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Shh! What was that?

I think a hamster just exploded.

Happy

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**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/94 "2002-08-09T18:13:36Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Erroneous \*  
> \*\*\*\*Contact.[/b  
> \<Obvious Snip\>  
> Sweet Og, that took a long time. \*\*

OMG!  
That was incredible!!!

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**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/95 "2002-08-09T18:45:27Z")

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:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* :(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
:(☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* :(☹  
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(☹  
☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* ☹  
:(☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* :(☹

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**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/96 "2002-08-09T18:46:42Z")

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Argh! I meant Preview!!!

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**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/97 "2002-08-09T19:05:53Z")

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The way I see it is that :rolleyes: icon simply shows sarcasm or a sort of “groan”.

Anyway, here are some of my favorite icons from

[Crack’s Smilies](http://www.smilecwm.com/)

[http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server-smilies/contrib/paladin/jesse2.gif](http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server-smilies/contrib/paladin/jesse2.gif)

[http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/ups/chaos99/greenchainsaw.gif](http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/ups/chaos99/greenchainsaw.gif)

[http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server-smilies/otn/violent/smileydies.gif](http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server-smilies/otn/violent/smileydies.gif)

[http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server-smilies/contrib/constrector/burn.gif](http://www.uniquehardware.co.uk/server-smilies/contrib/constrector/burn.gif)

[http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/owen/newbie.gif](http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/owen/newbie.gif)

[http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/tweetz/spam1.gif](http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/tweetz/spam1.gif)

[http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/cwm/cwm/eek2.gif](http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/cwm/cwm/eek2.gif)

These ones I have on my own host. Some are from the same sourse I already linked and some came from [Blar.org](http://blar.org)

[http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/luxhello.gif](http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/luxhello.gif)

[http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/sarcastic.gif](http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/sarcastic.gif)

[http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/duh.gif](http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/duh.gif)

[http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/lurk.gif](http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/lurk.gif)

[http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/tdo3.gif](http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/tdo3.gif)

[http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/angel.gif](http://jowysiren.spores.net/smileys/angel.gif)

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**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/98 "2002-08-09T19:05:53Z")

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I only with I had a white smiley…

:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* :(;);););););););););)😉  
:(☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* :(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* :(;);););););););););)😉  
:(☹ \* ☹ \* ☹ \* :(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(;);););););););););)😉  
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:;););););););););););););););););););)😉  
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:;););););););););););););););););););)😉  
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:;););););););););););););););););););)😉  
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

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**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/99 "2002-08-09T22:02:12Z")

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Impressive, \*\* Kwyjibo\*\*!

But how do you make patterns like that? When I made mine, it was supposed to be a bunch of rows of alternating smileys but it somehow got all spaced out!

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**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusing-the-rolleyes-smiley/91100/100 "2002-08-09T22:15:22Z")

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:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:  
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o  
😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉  
😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛  
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:  
☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹  
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:  
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o  
😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉  
😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛  
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:  
☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹  
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:  
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o  
😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉  
😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛  
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:  
☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹

THE RAINBOW THINGY… (Cue scary music)

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