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A recent example is that "Let's go [gun emoji] him" could be interpreted as either harmless fun, or conspiracy to murder, depending on if the recipient's phone displays that as a water pistol or a real gun.

Edit: weirdly HN refuses to display that emoji.



Hacker News doesn't allow emojis because only serious fun or something.


HN does not like displaying emojis, though a few slip through I believe.


try it ...you are right. or just a (・∀・)




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