# Winky Winky

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-winky/5959>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 16, 2000, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-winky/5959 "2000-04-16T21:09:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-winky/5959/1 "2000-04-17T05:37:00Z")

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Nope, not “Tinky Winky,” our favorite Teletubby.

I’m talking about the regular “eye” winks.

I find them creepy IRL, and even creepier as emoticons or smiley faces.

At least in real life, you can see a person wink without any exaggerated expression, but those smileys–I can just see a very ostentatious winking motion.

That really creeps me out.

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**Author:** ![Oblio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c4cdca/32.png) [@Oblio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblio)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2000, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-winky/5959/2 "2000-04-16T21:09:00Z")

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😉

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**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-winky/5959/3 "2000-04-17T01:25:00Z")

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😉

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-winky/5959/4 "2000-04-17T01:51:00Z")

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::Starts count down to this getting veeeeery old::

Oh, and…

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_Eschew Obfuscation_

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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-winky/5959/5 "2000-04-17T22:07:00Z")

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😉 😉 😉 ;(