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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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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Humor
KEYWORDS: lol
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To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:51:25 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2011)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:52:22 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
Some folks just have to feel that they’re better than other folks...SFJHTFTTBTOF
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:53:28 PM PST
by
greyfoxx39
(Examples of Serious Crimes of Illegal Aliens at www.fairus.org)
To: JoeProBono
LOL!
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:54:22 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2011)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:55:21 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: JoeProBono
that one is a reallly loud.....LOL
To: Brad's Gramma
LOL! If we didn’t have LOL, what would we do? PMP?
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:57:12 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: JoeProBono
I recently talked to an older friend who, for years, thought ‘LOL’ meant “Lots Of Love”. When he found out what it actually meant, he sadly had to rethink all those ‘LOLs’ he got from his daughter over the years.
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:57:38 PM PST
by
LittleBillyInfidel
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To: rickomatic
OLOAre you dyslexic? *snicker*
(I've been using *snicker* instead of HEHEHE more - because I don't like HEHEHE, lol)
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:58:59 PM PST
by
libertarian27
(Ingsoc: Department of Life, Department of Liberty, Department of Happiness)
To: Dallas59
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posted on
03/06/2011 2:58:59 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
I believe that Miss Martha needs a hobby.
Column due and nothing to say?
To: Brad's Gramma
And at its worst, it's making people a little cranky..........you rang?
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posted on
03/06/2011 3:01:01 PM PST
by
greyfoxx39
(Examples of Serious Crimes of Illegal Aliens at www.fairus.org)
To: JoeProBono
ROFLMBO!
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posted on
03/06/2011 3:01:55 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2011)
To: trisham
WE would not PMP!!! YOU would P..... wait. That doesn’t work either....
:)
Hey. Did you EVER have to describe LOL to a person who is LOL deficient to begin with....and has NO clue what a forum etc. is all about?
It’s......interesting to say the least.
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posted on
03/06/2011 3:03:12 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Where do YOU stand in your relationship with God???)
To: Dallas59
ROFLMBO!NO!
YDSOIHYATUBASSADOOAPNTBSA!!! And take Wookie WITH you!
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posted on
03/06/2011 3:05:28 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Where do YOU stand in your relationship with God???)
To: greyfoxx39
Aaaaahhhhhhhh........suck it up and smile.
It can’t get THAT much worse, can it? ;) :)
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posted on
03/06/2011 3:06:16 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Where do YOU stand in your relationship with God???)
To: goat granny
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posted on
03/06/2011 3:07:20 PM PST
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
To: JoeProBono
LOL has lost its cachet.
Doin' it for the lulz.
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posted on
03/06/2011 3:07:22 PM PST
by
andyk
(Wealth != Income)
To: Huck
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posted on
03/06/2011 3:08:20 PM PST
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/06/2011 3:09:29 PM PST
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
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