# The embarassment smiley is, well, an embarassment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556>\
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**Created:** [July 19, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556 "2009-07-19T21:32:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556/1 "2009-07-19T21:32:16Z")

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:o?

Seriously, :o?

It looks like a “you’re so boring I’m yawning at you” smiley. That or an “oral sex with eyes shut” smiley. But certainly not embarassment.

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556/2 "2009-07-19T22:45:27Z")

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Don’t be dissin’ blowjob smiley :mad:

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556/3 "2009-07-19T23:57:09Z")

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Yeah, it’s totally a blowjob smiley for me. Embarrassed? Not so much.

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**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556/4 "2009-07-20T00:00:31Z")

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:eek: = anal sex  
:o = blowjob  
😃

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556/5 "2009-07-20T00:08:16Z")

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Agree with the OP. I’m embarrassed to say I never use it because I consider it ambiguous. :o

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**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556/6 "2009-07-20T00:14:50Z")

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Smackie is a great improvement over :o

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**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556/7 "2009-07-20T03:43:10Z")

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> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#):
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> Don’t be dissin’ blowjob smiley :mad:

Absolutely. Blowjob smiley has its place. Where would 😛 be without it?

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556/8 "2009-07-22T03:20:28Z")

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Yeah, as I’ve said before, :o looks like one of those inflatable sex dolls.

Um, not that I would know what one looked like.

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556/9 "2009-07-22T04:26:49Z")

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I miss the yamulke smiley.

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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-embarassment-smiley-is-well-an-embarassment/503556/10 "2009-07-23T21:49:01Z")

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Yeah, the happy orthodox Jewish man smiley added to the charm of the boards.