# When did you get the dubious smiley? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 25, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768 "2003-01-25T00:55:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Victory\_Candescence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768/1 "2003-01-25T00:55:19Z")
I disappear for a few months, and when I come back there’s a dubious smiley: :dubious:. When was it added? Does anyone have a link to the thread? I did a search for “dubious”, but got nothing. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768/2 "2003-01-25T01:23:27Z")
[Another addition to our little group](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=156386) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768/3 "2003-01-25T01:23:38Z")
The election results were announced on the 7th and it was added a few days later. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=148441](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=148441) ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768/4 "2003-01-25T01:39:45Z")
Disappeared, eh? So where were you, huh? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Victory\_Candescence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768/5 "2003-01-25T02:05:03Z")
That’s weird! So, it just appeared then? How come there weren’t elections like we had for :smack: ? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Victory\_Candescence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768/6 "2003-01-25T02:09:34Z")
Oh, there… were… elections… Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768/7 "2003-01-28T02:58:08Z")
The dubious smiley sucks. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768/8 "2003-01-28T03:15:25Z")
I suppose it looks kind of dubious. I think it looks more suggestive. I think I remember another poster mentioning the same thing. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768/9 "2003-01-28T03:28:58Z")
I think if he had a little grin it would be more of a suggestive look. That little vertical line on the left side of his mouth, to me, gives him the oh-so dubious look. Plus, just look into his eyes. They just _scream_ “Oh yeah?” ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-the-dubious-smiley/150768/10 "2003-01-28T03:31:33Z")
Yes, a very well-drawn smiley. And a good choice as well, considering the content that gets posted sometimes.