diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 747eb02da..36d395ca2 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 7.9.8
  - fixed #11651: First Day of Week is a string...
+ - fixed #11656: Thingy: Select list fields are not sorted properly
 
 7.9.7
  - added #11571: Allow return from photo edit view to gallery edit view
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index ed2b8c692..d904e2591 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -1049,20 +1049,8 @@ sub getFormPlugin {
     eval { WebGUI::Pluggable::load($class) };
     if ($class->isa('WebGUI::Form::List')) {
         delete $param{size};
-
         my $values = WebGUI::Operation::Shared::secureEval($session,$data->{possibleValues});
-        if (ref $values eq 'HASH') {
-            $param{options} = $values;
-        }
-        else{
-            my %options;
-            tie %options, 'Tie::IxHash';
-            foreach (split(/\n/x, $data->{possibleValues})) {
-                s/\s+$//x; # remove trailing spaces
-                    $options{$_} = $_;
-            }
-            $param{options} = \%options;
-        }
+        $param{options} = $values;
     }
 
     if ($data->{fieldType} eq "YesNo") {
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Thingy.pm
index 5a8468cea..a52ae84f6 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Thingy.pm
@@ -584,14 +584,12 @@ you wish to appear, one per line. <br />
 <br />If you want a different label for a value, the possible values list has to be
 formatted as follows:
 <pre>
-&#123;
-   "key1"=>"value1",
-   "key2"=>"value2",
-   "key3"=>"value3"
+   key1|value1
+   key2|value2
+   key3|value3
    ...
-&#125;
 </pre>
-Braces, quotes and all.  You simply replace "key1"/"value1" with your own name/value pairs},
+Simply replace "key1"/"value1" with your own name/value pairs},
         lastUpdated => 1223372150,
     },