I very rarely use “lol” or its variants; there’s something a bit irritating about it. Not that I think people who do use it are being irritating, except for this one guy I occasionally talk to on Yahoo / MSN. His messages are full of things like “hey tiger lol how are u lol…” Gaaaah!! Other than that, though… it’s okay, but I’d almost never use it myself. I prefer “hahahahaha,” to be honest.
I couldn’t put my finger on why “LOL” was a tad irritating, though… not until I read this piece of fine writing:
While I don’t quite think that it sounds like a pharmaceutical component, I pretty much agree with most of the rest of it. No problems really with “ROTFL” and that kind of thing, but really… yeesh.
Can I hijack this by asking whether anyone has actually sprayed diet coke/coffee/Dr. Pepper etc. over their monitor/keyboard in response to the wit displayed on the boards. Claims of having to reach for the kitchen roll as a result of board content (now, now boys and girls, go and say a decade of the rosary) are made all the time but I have trouble buying it.
Far be it from me to discourage responses from any starstruck beverage snorters but I reckon it’s just a trojan horse for those too embarrassed to succumb to their LOL-lovin’ proclivities. I haven’t noticed being knee deep in Guinness at any Dopefests so I’m voting for frustrated LOLers rather than oral incontinents.
Can someone explain to me what LOLOLOLOLOL is supposed to mean? I assume the writer intends to convey lots of rollicking laughter, but is it: Laugh Oh Laugh Oh Laugh Oh Laugh Oh Laugh Out Loud or Laugh Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud?
OK, I’ll admit to occasionally tossing the odd LOL into a chat conversation, but only when I’m too lazy to look for the applicable smiley. I’ve also been known to use hahahaha, bwahahahaha, and hehehehe, but again, only in IM conversatins, never on the boards. Except like now where I obviously just did it.
I think I’ve given myself a headache. I’ll stop now.
Every time I see someone type ROFLMAO, I always wonder, “Did you really roll on the floor, laughing your ass off? If so, have you had your meds checked?”
I also tend to read the abbreviations (hey, what’s a good word for these emoticon-like abbreviations, anyway?) as they’re written. “hey how r u loll? im gd rofflemaow”
In defense of lol in IMing – it’s very fast to type, and it’s universally understood. For those of you whose teeth are clenched when I use it with you – let me know, 'k?
I have sprayed coke over the keyboard. Its rare, but it happens.
I’ve also fallen out of my chair with the giggles. Not reading this board, and sometimes a glass of wine is involved. The women in my bookclub say “you know its been a good night when Dangerosa falls off her chair.”
Do you have any memory of the lol hazing from your secret SDMB initiation ceremony? If you don’t, I can’t wait to call together the rest of the l33t SDMB Clique to let them know that little flashy thingy really works!
Well i sometimes use ‘Lol’ if i’m on chat with friends, and the occasional “lmfao” (i capitalize it if i’m really bellyaching)…but no “lololololololol”-ing from me…
but yeah, i have one contact that keeps putting lol at the end of every line she types, and a lot of or ;). I mean, it’s great if you’re happy and all but stop that annoying shit already…
