# Weird smileys/mini-pics invading the board?

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**Created:** [October 1, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-smileys-mini-pics-invading-the-board/841104 "2019-10-01T17:46:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-smileys-mini-pics-invading-the-board/841104/20 "2019-10-02T16:34:55Z")

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Using Thai vowels to attack the preceding post was discussed in a 6-years ago thread:

> [@strange characters \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-characters-edited-title/682377/1):
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> any dopers can share what characters are these?
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> how come they corrupt the screen when displayed?
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> ค้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้ ฏ๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎๎ํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํํ

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