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To LOL, or not LOL? That is the question
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| Mar 6
| MARTHA IRVINE
Posted on 03/06/2011 2:32:45 PM PST by JoeProBono
CHICAGO - There was a time when LOL - "laughing out loud" - was so simple.
If I thought something in a casual online conversation was funny, I typed it. If I wanted to let someone know I was kidding in an e-mail or an instant message, same.
I might've even felt a little cool, using inside lingo that, at one time, was exclusive to the online world. (You know I'm not the only one who thought so.)
Today, though, I'm sensing a shift, even in my own thoughts about LOL. Certainly, it's as ubiquitous as ever. Just search for it on Twitter or Facebook to see how often people use it. Not exactly deep and meaningful stuff, mind you, but there sure is a lot of it.
Perhaps that's why, at least in some circles, LOL has lost its cachet. And at its worst, it's making people a little cranky......
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To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:33:54 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:35:34 PM PST
by
Old Sarge
(Marking Time On The Government's Dime)
To: JoeProBono
And at its worst, it's making people a little cranky......They needs to be getting a life, you know?
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:37:24 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Where do YOU stand in your relationship with God???)
To: JoeProBono
I have a simple rule. If I am laughing out loud and want to let the other person know, I type lol. If I am REALLY laughing hard, I type LOL. Otherwise, if I think they said something funny, but didn’t actually laugh out loud, I type hehe or that’s funny, but no lol.
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03/06/2011 2:38:10 PM PST
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Huck
(Mrs. Palin = Christine O'Donnell)
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To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:39:29 PM PST
by
Lazlo in PA
(Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
To: JoeProBono
LMAO!!
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:39:47 PM PST
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: JoeProBono
To: JoeProBono
lol
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:41:44 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Just say NO to union greed!)
To: JoeProBono
Can you laugh not out loud?
To: JoeProBono
It was over when Katie Couric referred to driving while texting as “turning an LOL into an OMG.”
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:42:20 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Lazlo in PA
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:42:55 PM PST
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:43:42 PM PST
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Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2011)
To: Brad's Gramma
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:46:01 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
Your picture made me laugh out loud.
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:46:03 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Just say NO to union greed!)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:46:33 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: JoeProBono
(dare I say it to the hat?) (DARE I????)
LOL!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:48:20 PM PST
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Brad’s Gramma
(Where do YOU stand in your relationship with God???)
To: JoeProBono
SQTM *smiling quietly to myself*
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:48:24 PM PST
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mylife
(Opinions: $1.00 ~ Halfbaked: 50c)
To: Arktos
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:48:52 PM PST
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Brad’s Gramma
(Where do YOU stand in your relationship with God???)
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