# What the hell is this Yahoo! Messenger smiley?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-yahoo-messenger-smiley/102510>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 8, 2002, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-yahoo-messenger-smiley/102510 "2002-04-08T16:13:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-yahoo-messenger-smiley/102510/1 "2002-04-08T16:13:26Z")

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[Here](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/MagicalSilverKey/N.bmp) is a pic of it. It looks like the smiley has a piece of string under it’s chin or something. WTF??? I have never figured out what this smiley is supposed to represent.

Anyone know what it’s supposed to mean?

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**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-yahoo-messenger-smiley/102510/2 "2002-04-08T16:16:25Z")

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He has his arms crossed and his brow furrowed, in kind of a ‘harrumpf!’ fashion. At least that’s what I see.

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**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-yahoo-messenger-smiley/102510/3 "2002-04-08T16:17:07Z")

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I believe that it is a smiley with his arms crossed. I guess you would use it as a firm answer kinda smiley.