# What does ::d&r:: signify that isn't shown any longer?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 26, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-d-r-signify-that-isnt-shown-any-longer/490837 "2009-03-26T05:04:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![gurujulp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-d-r-signify-that-isnt-shown-any-longer/490837/1 "2009-03-26T05:04:57Z")

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Google doesn’t tell me.

There are a couple others that aren’t translated, but I didn’t make note and cannot recall them at this moment.

A history of smileys and definitions would be awesome! Or a link to such, should one exist.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-d-r-signify-that-isnt-shown-any-longer/490837/2 "2009-03-26T05:07:02Z")

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“Duck and run.”

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**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-d-r-signify-that-isnt-shown-any-longer/490837/3 "2009-03-26T05:16:37Z")

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[Here you go.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320298)