I am finding it harder than I thought I would...

[hunkermunker]

..to use the emoticon.

So I shall use it on this thread when I feel the need.

I'm sceptical that you will

How d'you do it then? I need it urgently.. there are many [that emoticon] inducing threads around today...

There are, SHPHH? I've not been reading the right ones then!

It feels a bit rude to use it, I think, unless aimed at oneself.

Well mine was only meant in jest, hunker

To express scepticism, simply type [ hmm ] without the spaces. It's the bottom one in the list opposite when you're typing a post.

Oh yes.. do you know, I forgot where the smiley list was.. I was looking at the top!!

Well not so much threads then.. as comments on threads.. but that may just be because I'm pre menstrual..

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why does it only have one eyebrow?

I know it was Trib

Still not finding places to use it though...

I find it very useful

auntymandy, loving the post-of-no-words, can well imagine doing that in future, e.g.:

Q: "I'm a yummy mummy, who let those two wretches [i.e. me and auntymandy] into our wacky warehouse this morning?"

A:

Hunker - [hmmm][hmmm][hmmm][hmmm][hmmm][hmmm][hmmm][hmmm][hmmm][hmmm][hmmm][hmmm][hmmm]

That's effective Miaou!

oh arse

I'm obviously crap at using it too

haha!

Well, I have never used it on MN beofre, but I use the equivalent on msn all the time. It is my favourite of all emoticons - exactly sums me up.

Ah that's good!

Two ms Miaou!

DG, will have to try it out on MSN, not sure what it equates to when using Trillian

It needs to be a smiling hmmmm - looks like a frown.

On msn it is described as sarcastic smile. That is how I use it - to denote sarcasm or to acknowledge sarcasm from the other poster.

PMSL Miaou

so much time spent discussing somethign so inconsequential

A post designed purely to use the emoticon, I suspect

Can we have the hug emoticon they have on MSN or is that too complicated?