What do you think about smilies on SDMB?

That kind of goes without saying, regardless of how you vote.

Siam Sam said:

Thanks for demonstrating.

ToeJam said:

WallyM7 was a well-known poster. He posted numerous funny bits. Then he died. The wally emoticon was in his honor. He would affectionately use the term “putz”. Ergo, the smiley got “putz” coming out of its mouth.

It was later discovered that much of wally’s material was not his own creation and obtained from other sources, and that his death was probably not real, either. Between the wally “putz” emoticon being used counter to board instructions (i.e. as an insult outside the Pit), and the controversy over Wally himself, the emoticon was retired.

Not retired, recycled. There’s a little Wally in every smiley. :slight_smile:

(Assuming my best Irish accent): I keed! I keed!

I kinda figured.

:smiley:

I just wish there was a sticking-tongue-out smiley that indicated sticking your tongue out “nyah!” style and not the one we have right know which just looks like a cutesy giggle/smile. When I do :stuck_out_tongue: I’m not going for :stuck_out_tongue:

I never use that one, but I agree, the expression shown is not the expression intended by most who want to stick tongue out.