>>where did pugilists come from
Pippa ... I belong to a group that stages "Smilie" fights every Friday night.
We have regional, national and even international "Smilie" fight contests each year also.
Ok, ok, I don't really stage little smilie guy fights. I found a website ... in Germany ... that deals only in little smilie guys. Since they are always adding little Smilie guys, I check there every so often.
http://www.smilies-world.de/Smileys.htm
On the site, they also discipline little Smilies that misbehave ..
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