# Why DO We Have A HOJM Smiley? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 23, 2002, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494 "2002-10-23T08:24:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2002, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494/1 "2002-10-23T08:24:19Z")
As prompted by this thread: ;j [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=140787](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=140787) ;j Why do we have an orthodox jew smiley? ;j Is it just to make me ask questions? ;j ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2002, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494/2 "2002-10-23T09:26:17Z")
Please see the [Happy Orthodox Jew](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=129791) thread. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2002, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494/3 "2002-10-23T09:53:15Z")
I see… Sort of. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2002, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494/4 "2002-10-23T13:13:13Z")
Do not taunt Happy Orthodox Jew. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494/5 "2002-10-23T13:48:44Z")
so I assume there may someday be an terrorist Palestinian smilie? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![cdhostage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@cdhostage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdhostage)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494/6 "2002-10-23T21:32:29Z")
Incongruities abound. Improper non-placement of Papal Smiley exists. Demand we righteously all Forms of Silliness! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494/7 "2002-10-24T09:52:24Z")
I want a happy Christian smilie; it will have an enormous Bible, a cardigan and probably some sort of beard. Actually, better not make it **too** happy. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494/8 "2002-10-24T10:42:35Z")
Is that why the WN’s were so pissed off? They just wanted equality? ---
**Author:** ![femtosecond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@femtosecond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femtosecond)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494/9 "2002-10-24T12:07:48Z")
In this thread about it: [Jdavis: New smiley? It flashed by, but when I clicked on it said Illegal thread?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=27490), Arnold gives a link to the thread where it all started: [For cmkeller . . . a question about Judaism’s rituals](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25352). ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-have-a-hojm-smiley/133494/10 "2002-10-24T12:13:26Z")
Don’t think I recall Arnold saying “boy howdy!” before…