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HTML

<h3>Using List</h3>
<div class="container">
    <ul>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
        <li><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</li>
    </ul>
</div>
<h3>Using Divs</h3>
<div class="container fake-list">
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
    <div class="fake-list-item"><img class="smile" /> Blah Blah Blah</div>
</div>

CSS

.container {
    height: 100%; 
    width:100%
    overflow:auto;
    border: 2px solid #ccc;
    margin: 20px;
}

ul { list-style-type: none; padding: 0; margin:0;}

li {
    background-image:url('http://www.ecostucco.com/wp-content/themes/ecostucco/colors_textures/texture_fossil.png');
    border-bottom:1px dotted black;
    padding:100px;
}

.fake-list { 
    background-image:url('http://www.ecostucco.com/wp-content/themes/ecostucco/colors_textures/texture_travertine.png');
}

.fake-list-item { 
    padding:10px; 
    border-bottom:1px dotted black;
}
.fake-list-item:nth-of-type(odd) {
    background-image:url('http://www.ecostucco.com/wp-content/themes/ecostucco/colors_textures/texture_limestone.png');
}

img.smile { 
    height: 25px; 
    width:25px;  
    content: url('http://writingsofamrs.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/33494d1308109873-green-envy-watch-first-arrival-begins-smile-loco.jpg');
}