Why is this smilie named :colbert:?

[Bubbleawsome]

Is it named after Steven Colbert? Doubt it as it's been on this forum for a while.
But there is an emoji for him.

 

[brianmanahan]

it was named after one of the original ATOT mods, ryan colbert, who passed away from hernia surgery in 2002

 

[brianmanahan]

actually that was a lie, it's stephen colbert

 

[Balt]

it was named after one of the original ATOT mods, ryan colbert, who passed away from hernia surgery in 2002

This explanation was so absurd it was believable.

 

[Crono]

It's a sarcastic (or at least I use it mostly when joking... don't know if people use it when they are seriously skeptical) crossed arms smilie/emoji. It's named after Stephen Colbert because he did that pose in (satirical) character and was the height of popularity probably when this version of vB came out or when the smilie set was first added.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

it was named after one of the original ATOT mods, ryan colbert, who passed away from hernia surgery in 2002

I trusted you.

 

[TallBill]

This explanation was so absurd it was believable.

lol

 

[Ken g6]

 

[Rakehellion]

RIP Ryan. U will be missed.

 

[brianmanahan]

RIP Ryan. U will be missed.

aye, he was a legend

 

[Charmonium]

The smilie is used for statements that aren't necessarily true but have a sense of truthiness about them.

 

[zinfamous]

RIP Ryan. U will be missed.

:beer:

 

[John Connor]

We need a god damn :lol: emoticon!

 

[John Connor]

Doubt it as it's been on this forum for a while.

It's been here since I've been a member.

 

[sandorski]

:rose:

 

[Ichinisan]

Does anyone even have a screenshot of the old "colbert" smiley/emoticon?

 

[nakedfrog]

Probably on pics.bbzzdd.com

 

[Ken g6]

Does anyone even have a screenshot of the old "colbert" smiley/emoticon?

https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/real-anandtech-emojis.2522836/

 

[Perknose]

Probably on pics.bbzzdd.com

Which went bye-bye some time ago.

 

[Ichinisan]

https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/real-anandtech-emojis.2522836/

Thanks!

Text replacement feature of iPhone keyboard works great

 

[BoomerD]

 

[renz20003]

I miss the x rated emoticons like

And

 

[FeuerFrei]

Thought it was named after my 6th-grade PE teacher Stanley Colbert.

 

[brianmanahan]

RIP Ryan. U will be missed.

RIP rake

 

[Ken g6]

I miss the x rated emoticons

What, the gorilla from The Forum that must Not be Named? I always hated that.