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[-] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 17 points 11 months ago

It's a reference to the "Kelly" satirical comics published by The Onion. This is the author persona's self-portrait, which is usually accompanied by a pun relevant to the comic.

[-] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I know where it comes from, but I don't get the meaning of it. Like I understand what people mean by ![sicko-flipped](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/574a7551-c4f0-4459-b394-ef8cb06b1310.png "emoji sicko-flipped") but not Kelly. He looks like he's writing my name down because I'm in trouble.

[-] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago

He looks like he's writing my name down because I'm in trouble.

You are. ![xi-square-up](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/89b8d04a-e308-4181-b686-1363a220e75e.png "emoji xi-square-up")

[-] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

I did nothing wrong!

[-] uralsolo@hexbear.net 14 points 11 months ago

I think in context like this it just means "this is a pun".

[-] Mindfury@hexbear.net 11 points 11 months ago

i feel like we post it as the emoji equivalent of a post that would otherwise say "GOOD pun"

[-] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Often ![kelly](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/4130400e-bfdb-4b39-bee4-739802528a0f.png "emoji kelly") is next to a funny caption or * Latest Fad, indicating he's saying something in the comic is a fad for humor.

EDIT: Here's an example

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