# The New Look SDMB. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 31, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082 "2005-03-31T17:02:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/121 "2005-04-01T10:19:12Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > If you’re using Internet Explorer, hold down the CTRL key and press F5. That’ll get you the latest SDMB graphics. Shoot. I should’ve waited til I got to this post. Thanks for the help though! ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/122 "2005-04-01T10:23:59Z")
> [@Silver Fire](#): > > No, no, no. We keep dubious and **smack** , not the putz smiley. Ack—some piss-poor composition on my part. I meant “Certainly, if it’s not too much effort, the **good smileys** could be added in manually”. It’s a matter of course that my revised sentence would be interpreted to automatically exclude the Putz! smiley, which if I hear right, the use of which is durastically limited anyway. 😉 I miss yellow-Winky. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/123 "2005-04-01T10:54:07Z")
Pastel smilies? Behold pukey smiley… :eek: ::: ::: ::: ::: ---
**Author:** ![grey\_ideas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@grey\_ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grey_ideas)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/124 "2005-04-01T11:53:51Z")
My word! Every time I refresh this screen or the forums list I see some new graphic, either my cache is taking a while to sort itself out or there is some serious tinkering going on! grey\_ideas ---
**Author:** ![galt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@galt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galt)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/125 "2005-04-01T22:04:06Z")
Is it me or did they just switch back to the old ones? ---
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/126 "2005-04-01T22:17:03Z")
:rolleyes: Yay! My little buddy is back! ---
**Author:** ![Ooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/127 "2005-04-01T22:19:06Z")
I’ve cleared the cache, tried both IE and Firefox, and I’m still going through this thread wondering what in the world you people are talking about. I see the new checkmarks and messenger icons, but the smileys are still the same for me. Based on what I’m hearing, I guess I should be thankful ---
**Author:** ![Ooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/128 "2005-04-01T22:23:49Z")
Aha, and I just realized that mayhaps they’ve changed back. April Fools? ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/129 "2005-04-01T23:15:49Z")
I’m seeing _old_ smileys! Good show. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/130 "2005-04-02T00:46:38Z")
Yep, everything old is new again. On the whole, I do like the old smilies better, after having seen the new ones in action. 😃🙂 [sup]:rolleyes: [/sup] :o :dubious: [sup]:mad: [/sup] :eek: 🆒 [sub]☹ [/sub] :smack: 😕 [sup]:wally[/sup] ;j ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/131 "2005-04-02T00:52:09Z")
> [@Joe K](#): > > I’m seeing _old_ smileys! Good show. I did like the new embarrassed and confused smilies better, although I liked all of the other old ones best other than those two. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/132 "2005-04-02T00:53:07Z")
🆒 :dubious: 🆒 :dubious: 🆒 :dubious: 🆒 :dubious: 🆒 😉😛😉😛😉😛😉😛😉 :o :eek: :o :eek: :o :eek: :o :eek: :o :rolleyes: :mad: :rolleyes: :mad: :rolleyes: :mad: :rolleyes: :mad: :rolleyes: 🙂😃🙂😃🙂😃🙂😃🙂 😕 :smack: :wally ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/133 "2005-04-02T01:11:06Z")
:o **ILL!** :eek: **INI!** 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/134 "2005-04-02T03:16:38Z")
I’m so depressed. I pushed ctrl-F5, then rebooted, and even ctrl F5ed again and I still can’t see the new smileys! Everything else has changed though. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/135 "2005-04-02T03:21:45Z")
> [@raz](#): > > I’m so depressed. I pushed ctrl-F5, then rebooted, and even ctrl F5ed again and I still can’t see the new smileys! Everything else has changed though. They’ve been changed back to the old ones already. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/136 "2005-04-02T03:24:09Z")
> [@raz](#): > > I’m so depressed. I pushed ctrl-F5, then rebooted, and even ctrl F5ed again and I still can’t see the new smileys! Everything else has changed though. And [here](http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/misc.php?do=showsmilies) is what they temporarily looked like. (Except for the custom ones.) ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/137 "2005-04-02T05:16:26Z")
Whew. I thought you all had gone to the Dark Side there for a moment. I finally got to page 3 only to discover that the old icons are back. I can rest easy tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/138 "2005-04-02T05:40:31Z")
Your link’s not working for me, **Model**. I don’t like the new look either, for the record. “Report bad post”? Is that new? Couldn’t that be worded better? I see tons of bad posts - anything with “alot” in it is a bad post to me. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/139 "2005-04-02T05:41:44Z")
And now it is. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082/140 "2005-04-02T05:47:02Z")
> [@Joe K](#): > > Ack—some piss-poor composition on my part. I meant “Certainly, if it’s not too much effort, the **good smileys** could be added in manually”. Thanks for the clarification. So now that we’re back to the old smilies, I suppose putz and the ol’ Jew are here to stay, eh? Pity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-look-sdmb/297082.md?page=8)