Don't use LOL
It's over. LOL is now officially overused and we are cautioning everyone to avoid it from here on out. Actually it was overused in 2003 and we are just letting you know. No more LOLs. Just don't use it. Don't put those letters together. Avoid.
That should be okay... for the next 18 months...
I think it's as valid as using "&" to mean "and" or "w/" to mean "with" ... but that's not exactly the same thing, though... If we didn't type "lol" we'd have to type "ha ha ha" ... or are we expected to write a 10-page essay on exactly what we thought was funny, and to what degree? In real life, we can just chuckle, or smirk. That's why SteveBsjb invented CBOL (chuckled briefly out loud) ... to be more accurate. But not everybody knows what CBOL means, thus lol carries out a function of communicating a certain thing, in a shorthand that many people are familiar with. Tell me again what is wrong with that?
When you say it is overused, do you eman to say it is misused?
How about if we disguise it - '1o1' or 'LQL'?
I don't care so much for LOL, but you will have to pry ROTFL from my cold dead hands.
I like lol
In fact. Standing in the queue at my local shop, something funny happened involving a small child and the pic-n-mix stand and I thought "lol!".
So what happens to L*LCats? Are they verboten now? :cry:
I like lol
In fact. Standing in the queue at my local shop, something funny happened involving a small child and the pic-n-mix stand and I thought "lol!".
I'm not alone!
In fact. Standing in the queue at my local shop, something funny happened involving a small child and the pic-n-mix stand and I thought "lol!".
Yes but here we see the inherent problem. You didn't actually laugh out loud. Actual Internet studies show that when LOL is used, only 0.5% of the time is there an actual laugh issued, out loud.
use alol to clarify when you Actually Laugh out Loud
So lol gives us an avenue to express our inner laugh. Technology is GRAND!
We should all have a replacement word: when you would otherwise use lol you would use your own personal replacement word. Mine shall be...hmmmm...haggis. From now on, whenever I would type lol I will type haggis.
What will yours be?
use alol to clarify when you Actually Laugh out Loud
haggis! :lol:
IAWWSHGTIATRTAFOTFMPHSIFMB
Yes but here we see the inherent problem. You didn't actually laugh out loud. Actual Internet studies show that when LOL is used, only 0.5% of the time is there an actual laugh issued, out loud.
So, yes, when you said overused you catually meant
misused. You misused the word overused, thus proving that it isn't words that misuse themselves, its people doing them misusing. To follow your logic, we shouldn't be alllowed to use the word overused.
I've always been pedantically irritated buy people who type LOL when I'm confident they have not laughed out loud. RK used to do it a lot.
Then again, I upbraid people on TV who misuse literally. Although sometimes they make me LOL. Like the girl on Big Brother who was "literally all over the place" the other night. Now that would have been worth seeing.
Well. I like using lol. And I probably misuse literally as well :P
use alol to clarify when you Actually Laugh out Loud
Interesting. I thought that meant Almost Laughed Out Loud.
Is a single "ha" laughing out loud?
I do SOL (snort out loud) sometimes.
Is "chuckles" OK to use ?
how do we feel about 'laf'?
how do we feel about 'laf'?
I think it sucks ass.
[SIZE="7"][COLOR="Blue"]LOL[/COLOR][/SIZE]i love it when she works blue
IAWWSHGTIATRTAFOTFMPHSIFMB
Isn't this a town in Wales?
I like "hrm". Likelier to be true than LOL, plus a Watchmen tie-in.
So lol gives us an avenue to express our inner laugh. Technology is GRAND!
We should all have a replacement word: when you would otherwise use lol you would use your own personal replacement word. Mine shall be...hmmmm...haggis. From now on, whenever I would type lol I will type haggis.
What will yours be?
I said...
:neutral:
Oh so we aren't allowed to use yours?
selfish :'(
I thought this might be an opportunity for us all to get creative...we would know each other's replacement because of this thread.
Never mind, it was I who suggested it. Let it die a slow painful death.
Its just that I, me, get confused easily. OH and me creative - not.
"I get confused"
"Me get confused"
See what I did thar?
Ya thievin' sons-a-bitches.
So, "shit with legs" is your replacement? OK, whatever works for you.
I'll say... "ha ha" because I might be acting all ironic on you.
Or it could be sarcasm. OR genuine pleasure, a true giggle.
but you'll never know if I"m mocking you. Or not.
HAGGIS!
or shark.
or was that dolphin?
I missed the whole haggis meme.
And I'm cool enough to admit I missed it. Which means I'm uber cool.
Oh, and I've eaten haggis (with neeps and tatties)
So explain. Now. Or I'll set Irvine Welsh on ye.
OK...here's what happened.
I was texting a friend, and went to put in "haha." Well, predictive text with a numerical (non-qwerty) keyboard tried to change ha...h to haggis. So I started typing haggis to my friend instead. Then UT said we couldn't use LOL anymore, and I thought what a great opportunity to use haggis. Then I thought everyone could have their own replacement.
Well, that's pretty much it. ;)
OH, and speaking of shark/dolphin, I was swimming with my nieces yesterday and they had a big blow-up floaty dolphin. I said "It's a shark" and my soon-to-be 9 year old niece said "No, it's a dolphin." We went back and forth with shark/dolphin the rest of the day. Future Dwellar?
I just had some Haggis, the good stuff from
http://www.caledoniankitchen.com/catalog/, at the Scottish Highland Games at UTA stadium. Yes, yes, with the neeps and tatties, of course! And some
Scottish eggs (the most perfect food yet invented by mankind).
is that a hard boiled egg coated with some type of sausage and then deep fried?!
ETA: it
IS!
i got wood.
I used to not really like LOL. I always wondered and usually doubted that the people I chatted with really laughed out loud. I personally liked to write "hahahahhahahahaha" to show that I am laughing because I was indeed laughing out loud. And with "hahahahhahahaha," the other person can kinda, sorta hear me laughing out loud. But now, I am lazy. :rolleyes: I type lol when I think something is funny but all I'm doing is smiling, letting out a short chuckle, or trying to be nice. When I actually laugh out loud, I would type in "hahahhahahahahahhaha." :D
I just had some Haggis, the good stuff from http://www.caledoniankitchen.com/catalog/, at the Scottish Highland Games at UTA stadium. Yes, yes, with the neeps and tatties, of course! And some Scottish eggs (the most perfect food yet invented by mankind).
is that a hard boiled egg coated with some type of sausage and then deep fried?!
ETA: it IS!
i got wood.
Actually, chaps, it's a "
scotch egg".
Actually, chaps, it's a "scotch egg".
Is it related to scotch tape? 'Cause I don't think I'd like it much.
Actually, chaps, it's a "scotch egg".
Errr, yes that's it.
Scotch Egg, thanks limey.
I've tried using *snork!* instead of LOL, but invariably someone asks questions.
What's so confusing about *snork*? :eyebrow:
I've tried using *snork!* instead of LOL, but invariably someone asks questions.
What's so confusing about *snork*? :eyebrow:
?
or are you a snorkmaiden?
That snorkmaiden doesnt half look like a moomin.
What I want to know is why a phone in the US would think someone sending a text message would be looking for the word 'haggis'. That's definitely WTF.
I used to not really like LOL. I always wondered and usually doubted that the people I chatted with really laughed out loud. I personally liked to write "hahahahhahahahaha" to show that I am laughing because I was indeed laughing out loud. And with "hahahahhahahaha," the other person can kinda, sorta hear me laughing out loud. But now, I am lazy. :rolleyes: I type lol when I think something is funny but all I'm doing is smiling, letting out a short chuckle, or trying to be nice. When I actually laugh out loud, I would type in "hahahhahahahahahhaha." :D
lol
I found this to be funny but I only lol'ed.
H4 [a.k.a. h4, Hx4, HHHH / hhhh] (
Hardy Har Har Har) is the new LOL.
This is not to be confused with H3 [a.k.a. h3, Hx3, HHH / hhh] (
hardy har har) which has different connotations as found in definitions #1 and #2 of the linked source.
LOL is for virtual dinosaurs.
you shouldn't use lol because if you do the terrorist win.
lol
...
crap
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or are you a snorkmaiden?
That snorkmaiden doesnt half look like a moomin.
I think you'll find the Snorkmaiden was Moomintroll's girlfriend.
How 'bout we shanghai SOL and we call it "Sniggering Out Loud"?
How 'bout we shanghai SOL and we call it "Sniggering Out Loud"?
I refuse to snigger. I will be snorting, thank you very much.
Oh, hell. Chortle is the one I was trying to think of. Brain stopped working for a second. Isn't Chortle also a Pokemon?
I chortle. With glee.
I might be willing to chortle a bit. We'll have to wait and see about the glee.
Still not sniggering, though.
Isn't Chortle also a Pokemon?
The 10 year old boy I asked said no, you must be high.
I might be willing to chortle a bit. We'll have to wait and see about the glee.
Still not sniggering, though.
racist
Isn't Chortle also a Pokemon?
My 11-year-old stepdaughter says you must be thinking of either Squirtle, or WarTurtle. Duh.
I chortle. With glee.
Which, in the context of the current discussion, instantly made me think of Chorlton and the Wheelies
[old fart]They don't make television like that any more :P[/old fart]
So, "shit with legs" is your replacement? OK, whatever works for you.
Now there are many things in the Cellar that truly do make me laugh out loud.......The above referenced one is a good example. There are many nights when I do laugh out loud repeatedly with raucous abandon. So much so that my wife comes in to see what was so funny. However I must admit that some of the Cellar humor is far beyond a normal mind's acceptable limits of understanding and the general guffawing leaves others/outsiders with a puzzled look on their face as they exit the room mumbling, "whatever".
In a nutshell (no pun) y'all are some pretty funny, creative people and should realize that you bring humor & laughs (and good health, I might add) to a great number of people on a daily basis. This includes members, lurkers, members that are lurkers and most importantly, each other.
I agree that LOL has reached the end of the road. The mere fact of using it dredges up nightmares from the past
AOL CAPS LOCK ON LOL, ROTFLMAO,ROTFLMBO ETC.!
I don't know what the replacement word or symbol will be but, I will still be laughing out loud and adding years onto my life.
Thank you all very much.
Tailpost Juanco:D
Our work here has just begun. ;)
This thread has been Godwined.
Oh Bruce. Bruce you hurt my eyes and tainted LOL forever.
Oh and just for the record:
lol
Should I do it? Should I rise tothe defence of the poor beleaguered 'lol' whose service over the last couple of decades has been tireless ?
Yeah. I think I mentioned already that i still use and still intend to use 'lol'. It's morphed y'see. I don't look at a 'lol' and translate it in my head to 'laugh out loud.' At least not most o fthe time. I see it and read it as 'lol' which has in and of itself taken on the quality of expressed laughter. It's become a word in itself which instantly brings to mind the look and feel of a laugh. To my mind...and this might seem slightly ridiculous and I am damned sure I can't actually explain why this is so...it looks like a laugh. The shape of it looks like a laugh.
It doesn't really irritate me that the person at the other end of that visual cue, in the fleshworld, may not be laughing audibly. They are laughing out loud to me in this world.
It is as expressive in my mind, and varied, as any person's laugh might be. Sometimes that 'lol' dropped in places about a reply are so clearly an almost nervous or apologetic laugh (usually to be found in the peace section of the Cellar's war and peace cycle :) that they either serve their function of dispelling tension or they fail in that and underline it, in exactly the same way the real laugh might.
Someone gets pwned in an argument and responds with LOL ... doesn't that just sound like a forced laugh?
Other times I see it distributed through someone's response and it just fits a sense of overall merriment and enthusiasm.
very much like smileys. It is a symbol and therefore has gained meaning in its own right.
So, "shit with legs" is your replacement? OK, whatever works for you.
I actually DID lol. alot.
I chortle. With glee.
I'm gonna go with Gire and Gimble, thank you very much.
(I'll be in the Wabe if you need me.)
You slythy tove, you.
My goodness, is it brillig already?
Personally, I'm feeling a bit mimsy.
Personally, I'm feeling a bit mimsy.
Does Mimsy's husband know? :eek:
Be that cockney? Carrollese?
I've always been a fan of the triple-ha-no-spaces, but that was mostly a reaction to the overuse of LOL a decade ago. I don't have a particular problem with it, but it just reads like a comment. If I actually laugh out loud, I spell it out for 'em.
I used to do that ... but I got used to using lol as it was easier to type one handed whilst also controlling my avatar during a pvp duel :P
And some Scottish eggs (the most perfect food yet invented by mankind).
Sorry, the scotch egg WAS the most perfect food yet invented by mankind, then along came the El Salvadoran
pupusas! Though I still do hanker for a good scotch egg from time to time!
Just dropping by to say HAGGIS!
carry on.
Sorry, the scotch egg WAS the most perfect food yet invented by mankind, then along came the El Salvadoran pupusas! Though I still do hanker for a good scotch egg from time to time!
Them's just fancy pasties, them is. I don't need no high-falutin' El Salvador city slicker to tell me how to eat a Welsh meat pie.
What we know of as "pasties" were eaten by Welsh miners, who held them by the thick-crusted edge with their dirty miner's hands, and threw the crust out when they were done. According to my mother-in-law who is obsessed with all things Celtic.
You just said "pasties" and "meat pie" in the same post. My immature self giggled. It must be Friday.
My immature self giggled.
Don't use LOL. Just say:
MISGOk, I didn't see the relevant question:
Do you (UT) mean LOL is overused, or the :lol: smiley?
sorry. MISG. H. (that's for Haggis.)
pasty = Cornish:)
exactly. silly flint. the welsh eat leeks. and fuck sheep.
