# We need some more smileys! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 6, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966 "2005-04-06T01:44:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [April 6, 2005, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966/41 "2005-04-06T22:37:28Z")
Can’t we have a box o’ animated smileys as well? I find them useful debating tools. If only there was an ironic siley ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966/42 "2005-04-06T22:56:03Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > 😕 “Bonkie”? Also known as “Smashie”; he was an animated smiley on the temp board during our Winter of Missed Content. IIRC, he was yellow and banging a large wooden mallet. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966/43 "2005-04-07T00:23:30Z")
I’ll say what I always say in these threads: I agree that a “pukey” smiley would have a lot of utility and therefore add to the board, but I still haven’t seen a really good nomination for it. Apparently, there’s something about rising bile that’s difficult to capture in a tiny static icon; the most effective versions I’ve seen have all been animated, and I think we’re all in agreement that we need to keep that fistulous demon firmly in its cage. So, if someone proposes a really good non-animated pukey smiley, I’ll vote for it. Other than that: no more. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966/44 "2005-04-07T02:26:25Z")
In some recent threads, I have been complemented. I just can’t deal with such an unusual thing. 🙂 My only choice has been to make statements like “Where’s the ::blushing:: smiley?.” or "Where’s the ::thumbs:: smiley?’ Sure, I could just post the phrases in colons, but the word colon sounds :eek: . ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966/45 "2005-04-07T03:41:47Z")
> [@Claudia](#): > > **Death to all Smileys Smiley** : A huge looming black vortex of anti-smiley energy that whirls around the page eating all of the smileys in everyone else’s posts. > Sorry, smileys chap my ass. What if we got you an ass chapping smiley? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966/46 "2005-04-07T04:32:58Z")
> [@Scott\_plaid](#): > > In some recent threads, I have been complemented. I just can’t deal with such an unusual thing. How about saying “thank you”? ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966/47 "2005-04-07T04:46:52Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > So, if someone proposes a really good non-animated pukey smiley, I’ll vote for it. Well, these are animated, so they won’t get your vote… but… [![](https://gfy.com/images/smilies/new2/throwup.gif) ](https://gfy.com/images/smilies/new2/throwup.gif) [![](https://gfy.com/images/smilies/NEW/repuke.gif) ](https://gfy.com/images/smilies/NEW/repuke.gif) and my personal favorite (not pukey) [![](https://gfy.com/images/smilies/love-smiley-083.gif) ](https://gfy.com/images/smilies/love-smiley-083.gif) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966/48 "2005-04-07T04:47:01Z")
> [@Claudia](#): > > Sorry, smileys chap my ass. If that’s your problem I’ll happily spread ointment on it. HEY! Where’s my fucking “Lascivious” smiley? Jesus fucking Christ, you can get eight trillion smilies for free from popups and those cheap-ass motherfuckers at _The Reader_ only give us the basic cock-sucking FIFTEEN?!?!? But **Claudia** baby, don’t let that ruin the mood. 😃 (signed) **drop** , who can never have enough smilies ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966/49 "2005-04-07T05:00:39Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > If your joke can’t stand on its own then rather than infesting the board with another stupid smiley you should just not post it. I would agree except, dealing in the dry and ironic (ie: not “funny” funny but more [condescending tone] “That’s funny.” [/condescending tone]) as I sometimes do, I get people exploding at me if I don’t include a smiley. With the smiley I can say the most horrid thing and if they object somebody will tell them they were whooshed. The best of both worlds! [Note to the mods] I don’t actually do that. Pretend there was a “winkie” after it. [/Note to the mods] ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966/50 "2005-04-07T11:30:13Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > How about saying “thank you”? Oh, I have. That, “I can’t deal…” was meant to be funny. Thus, the smiley after my words. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966/51 "2005-04-07T14:19:17Z")
I wish it were possible to put smileys on the ignore list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-some-more-smileys/297966.md?page=2)