Why does (Colon) x make that face?

[Chuck_Norris]

I'm refering to this: :x

A colon followed by x is a face usually used to represent emberassment, or something like it. That kinda "Oh shi-I goofed up" face. So, why does it make :x? Why not make ">: (" (Without the space in it. Part of it changed to something else when I left the sapce out) or something do that?

[SStrikerR]

:x I was wondering about that myself.

[TheOneHero]

I've never heard of : x referring to embarrassment. ;o

[Chuck_Norris]

So what does x: mean to you?

[TheOneHero]

It means angry face of course! :wacko:

[Nitro Vordex]

I always thought of it as an ew face.

[Chuck_Norris]

I always thought of it as an ew face.

I suppose that works too. But does anyone think :x looks like an ew face? :/

[HUnewearl_Meira]

What, you guys can't say :x without producing a smiley?

:wacko:

[CelestialBlade]

I see what you noparse'd there.

[Split]

you guys should just un-bb code it and let everyone interpret it how they want to

[Vanzazikon]

Or give us some sort of option if we want the BB code function on or off.