# What smileies would you add? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 20, 2000, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495 "2000-12-20T08:08:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@The\_Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/1 "2000-12-20T08:08:32Z")
If you could add new nifty smilies what masterpieces would you add? I think I’d add a troll with its mouth sewn shut. I’m sure everyone else has better ideas for smilies, which I’d like to hear. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/2 "2000-12-20T09:10:05Z")
I always thought a smiley with a lovesick expression (and maybe little hearts floating around it) would be popular here. It’d have to have a dreamy, blissful look on its face that captures the _sigh_ aspect of flirting. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/3 "2000-12-20T14:04:52Z")
and of course everyone has bemoaned the lack of the “pukey-face” smiley. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/4 "2000-12-20T14:32:40Z")
a hair-tearing screaming smiley. a snoring (bored) smiley and I’d replace the used-card 😃 smiley with a more evil wicked grinning smiley with the eyes not closed. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/5 "2000-12-20T14:34:03Z")
I want to see an Appalled Dowager smiley, glaring through a lorgnette and saying, “puh-LEASE!” ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/6 "2000-12-20T14:35:34Z")
> [@](#): > > used-card 😃 smiley Arrrgh! That was supposed to be used-car salesman smiley, not used-card smiley! Hmm…come to think of it we need an Arrgh! smiley, with frown, eyes closed, and slapping its own face. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/7 "2000-12-20T14:45:10Z")
How about a ‘flipping the bird’ smiley for the Pit? ---
**Author:** ![broccoli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@broccoli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broccoli)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/8 "2000-12-20T14:55:58Z")
the BWEG smiley (big wicked evil grin), just something like the used-car sales smile only in yellow with red devil horns. punk snot dead, broccoli! ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/9 "2000-12-20T15:20:56Z")
They used to have a little animated laughing smiley for a while; though I don’t think we should allocate that much bandwidth for an animated smiley, I’d like to see an open-mouthed laugh smiley brought back. ---
**Author:** ![andyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@andyman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andyman)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/10 "2000-12-20T15:35:08Z")
I could use a Homer Simpson “D’OH!” smilie. Or how about an “I’m too buzzed to be posting, so just ignore me” smilie? ---
**Author:** ![DZ42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@DZ42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZ42)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/11 "2000-12-20T19:18:06Z")
I was gonna nominate an invisible smiley, but decided to just go ahead and add it myself. So, here it is: —\> \<----- Also, a variant with invisible sunglasses (for the cool look). —\> \<----- Feel free to use them in all your posting needs. (couple more invisible smileys inserted) But seriously folks, clearly we need a Hitchhiker’s Guide smiley (like this 😛 but with arms), and some sort of Python-inspired smiley. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/12 "2000-12-20T19:24:52Z")
The vomiting smilie would certainly have been popular over at “The Worst Meal” thread. In it’s absence I nominate a drooling smile with its tongue slurping at one corner of its mouth. This could also be used for lacivious innuendo as well so it would be multipurpose. ---
**Author:** ![DocDaneeka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@DocDaneeka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocDaneeka)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/13 "2000-12-20T19:43:55Z")
A dead smiley, and an “I’m in immense pain!” smiley. What’s that? But I don’t WANT to take my medication! ---
**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/14 "2000-12-20T19:47:24Z")
anyone up for a smug smiley? ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/15 "2000-12-20T19:55:32Z")
I think a “huh” smiley, frowning and with one eyebrow raised, would greatly enhance the posting quality over here. Just my opinon, though. ---
**Author:** ![Danimal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Danimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danimal)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/16 "2000-12-20T20:00:31Z")
Arrghh! smiley slapping its own face would be useful, but tough to do. A “blush” smiley might serve the same purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fairy_Princess_Kitty)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/17 "2000-12-20T20:25:59Z")
ummm… can we have an angel smiley for us sweet innocent ones? Or a devil smiley, that would work too. Kitty ---
**Author:** ![Mu\_Mu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Mu\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mu_Mu)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/18 "2000-12-20T20:33:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by eggo \* > \*\*I think either the puke or the face needs to be another color. It’s hard to tell what it is–if you hadn’t told me, I would never have guessed. \*\* > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Fairy Princess Kitty_ > \*\*hey, it’s kinda cute, can we get a devil smiley too? \*\* Personally, I’m not fond of any of the insult smilies, but if you like that sort of thing there’s a better example on OpalCat’s message board **[:barf: and 🔥 at fff.fathom.org](http://fff.fathom.org/ubb/smilies.fhtml)** ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/19 "2000-12-20T20:49:28Z")
tshirts, who mostly seems to post in ATMB, is collecting smilies in hopes of having them added to the SDMB. OpalCat has also offered the use of any or all of the smilies she keeps at fathom. TubaDiva has said she’d love to add them, but other things keep pushing the task to the bottom of her list. Hopefully, the logjam of problems will break someday soon. The most recent thread on it, I think, is this: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=48063](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=48063) This includes links to pages displaying the contributions. I encourage you to look at the suggestions and contribute your own. Just send them to tshirts. You could also tell TubaDiva which ones you like best, so she can eliminate some and isn’t burdened with having to get all bazillion of them added at once. ---
**Author:** ![orion007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@orion007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orion007)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smileies-would-you-add/46495/20 "2000-12-20T22:56:51Z")
Another vote for the barfing smiley. And a dead smiley/immense pain smiley would be cool too.