30 Jul 13
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI have when mocking/mimicking an airheaded teenager.
lol
This may or may not sound silly but the use of "lol" is so pervasive on the internet that it's stimulated my curiosity to ask: has anyone here ever said, "lol" to mean "laughing out loud", "lots of luck" or "lots of love" in person or on the phone? lol
30 Jul 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThere's no reason to use "lol" when people are listening to you. It's obvious if you are laughing "out loud".
[b]lol
This may or may not sound silly but the use of "lol" is so pervasive on the internet that it's stimulated my curiosity to ask: has anyone here ever said, "lol" to mean "laughing out loud", "lots of luck" or "lots of love" in person or on the phone? lol[/b]
On the internet, no one can hear you scream.
Originally posted by KewpieExcellent metaphor!
I've never used "lol" in any place and I never will. To me it's just bubblegum.
lol's (regardless of their colour) would lose their flavor after being chomped on for awhile. It would, also, become quite an arduous task to stick an lol on your bedpost in the middle of an interesting sequence of a dream with sound. Imagine the desperation of some poor bloke attempting to make an emergency repair on the road by flares at midnight with an lol.
Thanks.
31 Jul 13
Originally posted by Kewpie"It's not the Brits, it's the "everybodybuttheAmericanswhydon'ttheygetinlinewiththerestoftheworld" people." lol
It's not the Brits, it's the "everybodybuttheAmericanswhydon'ttheygetinlinewiththerestoftheworld" people. 😀
I think the point of "bubblegum and lols" IS IS that this is a metaphor with teeth.
31 Jul 13
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbyabbreviations are for the net
[b]lol
This may or may not sound silly but the use of "lol" is so pervasive on the internet that it's stimulated my curiosity to ask: has anyone here ever said, "lol" to mean "laughing out loud", "lots of luck" or "lots of love" in person or on the phone? lol[/b]
saying them out loud is silly
unless it is for satire against nerds, and/or preteens
Factoid 1): many words are the children and grandchildren and nephews and nieces of mister lol and his lovely bride, lols. Space allows only a truncated portion of their family tree: lolocopter, lolar skates, lolar eclipse, lolcano, lolcanic eruption, lollopops... Factoid 2): mister lol and his lovely bride, lols were lolmates from day one. (lolume one)