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> sometimes people use it for humor or satire about something negative. Thanks, that makes sense. I guess I just haven't been on the right sites to see it.

• mcav 17y ago
  Actually, I've got to correct myself a little -- looks like Skype uses it for crying: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/allfeatures/emoticons/ http://www.skype.com/intl/en/allfeatures/emoticons/
  • johnnybgoode 17y ago
    That's strange, I thought crying should be :'-( I guess the semicolon could be seen as having a tear coming from one eye, but it's too easy to confuse with a wink.
    • mcav 17y ago
      Agreed. I recently added emoticons to my startup -- ran into the same issue myself.