On: Wow. So this is what it's like to lust after a Microsoft product.

[functional-tree]

It's fairly common -- less so than :) and ;), though. Usually it's a typo, but sometimes people use it for humor or satire about something negative.

[johnnybgoode → functional-tree]

> 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.

[functional-tree → johnnybgoode]

Actually, I've got to correct myself a little -- looks like Skype uses it for crying:

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/allfeatures/emoticons/

[johnnybgoode → functional-tree]

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.

[functional-tree → johnnybgoode]

Agreed. I recently added emoticons to my startup -- ran into the same issue myself.