[Kaibeezy]

Yes. That is why I used the word “;)” at the end there. And, yes, I know ;) is not a word.

I’ve been splained that one of the reasons “humor” sometimes doesn’t play well on HN is that people here have such a wide diversity of English grok. I didn’t anticipate someone could have too much knowledge, but, huzzah, there 'tis, one small step f’r ’man, and so forth.

[thaumasiotes]

In that case, you might wish to know that putting a smile at the end of a comment like that is also a common way of calling the person you're talking to stupid.

[Kaibeezy]

Welp, it was a wink, not a smile. The intention was good-natured. Just havin' fun on the internet with my new pal, Thaumasiotes, who is plainly the only other person among the swarming billions who found this tiny quirk of language worth blethering about with me. I hear you, mostly people think this sort of mishegas is nutballs. Their loss.

τί οὖν τίμιον; τὸ κροτεῖσθαι; οὐχί. οὐκοῦν οὐδὲ τὸ ὑπὸ γλωσσῶν κροτεῖσθαι: αἱ γὰρ παρὰ τῶν πολλῶν εὐφημίαι κρότος γλωσσῶν.