# When were the smilies turned back on? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 27, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350 "2004-04-27T20:58:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/1 "2004-04-27T20:58:24Z")
I miss my little green friend. ๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜› And good 'ole smacky is back too! :smack: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/2 "2004-04-27T21:01:43Z")
Itโ€™s like we said. Once we get through this subscription thing, weโ€™ll take care of the housekeeping. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/3 "2004-04-27T21:20:36Z")
:dubious: I can see ๐Ÿ˜ƒ just fine. Heโ€™s even green again. Some more: ;j :mad: ๐Ÿ†’ :wally :eek: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/4 "2004-04-27T21:31:35Z")
All right! Weโ€™ve got :dubious: and :smack: back! Gosh, Iโ€™d missed those guys. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/5 "2004-04-27T21:40:49Z")
Damn you, Ed. I thought we had a gentlemenโ€™s agreement. You guys wouldnโ€™t make the smilies available, and Iโ€™d send ya $4.95. Hmph. ---
**Author:** ![Necro\_Romancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Necro\_Romancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necro_Romancer)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/6 "2004-04-27T22:09:52Z")
Oh, how Iโ€™ve missed youโ€ฆ ;j ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/7 "2004-04-27T22:14:47Z")
Iโ€™m not so sureโ€ฆ :dubious: OOOH! ๐Ÿ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/8 "2004-04-27T22:27:00Z")
๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜ƒ ๐Ÿ†’ :smack: :wally ;j Yay!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ashkicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ashkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashkicker)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/9 "2004-04-27T23:45:26Z")
Wheeeeee!!! ๐Ÿ†’๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜‰ :mad: :o :dubious: ๐Ÿ˜› ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/10 "2004-04-28T00:23:02Z")
Wait a minute. I see them mostly in yellow. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ This guyโ€™s yellow, not green. ๐Ÿ†’ This oneโ€™s orange. :rolleyes: This oneโ€™s green, though. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/11 "2004-04-28T04:55:58Z")
Woohoo! ๐Ÿ™‚ Big Grinnie, meet Smackie :D:smack: What a cool pair :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/12 "2004-04-28T05:40:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Wait a minute. I see them mostly in yellow. Reload. Youโ€™re seeing cached copies. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/13 "2004-04-28T11:54:24Z")
Ah, yes. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Now heโ€™s green. Thanks. And smackieโ€™s back. :smack: I lke him bestest. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/14 "2004-04-28T13:24:09Z")
๐Ÿ™‚ :rolleyes: :dubious: ๐Ÿ†’ :smack: ๐Ÿ˜› :wally ๐Ÿ˜‰ ;j ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜• :o :eek: โ˜น :mad: Smilies! Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-smilies-turned-back-on/242350/15 "2004-04-28T20:06:58Z")
\_ ๐Ÿ†’\_ / | /\ So, any chance of a new smiley vote?