What started out as a great little expression has turned into a morbidly-overused juggernaut of impossible dimensions.
I walked down the street. lol
I shut the door. lol
I stuck a hot poker in my eye because I just couln't take it anymore! lol
Am I alone in this perception? Who else has been lol'd once too often?
2006-08-11 08:17:11 · 16 answers · asked by Elwood Blues 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Joebaby:
It stands for laughed out loud.
It started as a way of enhancing the experience of on-line communication, and became meaningless from overuse.
what country? lol
2006-08-11 08:49:58 · update #1
a little.lol.no joke. burned out! lol you're crazy man, i love you but you're crazy!lolololololololololol!lol
2006-08-11 08:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're right. All those abbreviations have gotten pretty "old" after being online for over 9 years. It all begins to leave you wondering if the person on the other side is real or not.
And yeah, I do like to type out the whole word so it doesn't appear confusing to anyone.
2006-08-11 15:31:36 · answer #2 · answered by Big-Sister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha yeah. I now prefer ROFL. But I have found myself saying LOL in almost every instant message I said. Bad habit. Someone I know actually says lol instead of laughing. That's a little weird. So Yeah.
2006-08-11 16:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by AnswerGiver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's irritating after some time. I tend to move away from people who overuse such abbreviations. They kinda make the person look stupid.
But I also must add that some time ago I was stuck on such usages too, but I corrected myself!
2006-08-11 15:25:02 · answer #4 · answered by Earthling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sure am! Now instead of even writing "ROFL" we just write "roffle" the way it sounds, just to be stupid. I am also sick of "ppl" and "plz" and all these other crap ways of saying words.
When I was your age...!!! JK. I'm 23. But I also majored in English, where people can spell things out and be understood just the same.
Brats! If you're going to "L O L" do it to yourself and just type "haha" or something else that is NORMAL and HUMAN!
2006-08-11 16:12:07 · answer #5 · answered by am 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, certainly. "LOL." It seems to me that it has become a space-filler word- the kind of thing that you say when you don't have anything else to say, like "um" or "uh" or, in some cases, "well." Of course, "normal" people don't say "LOL" in actual conversation, (although in highschool I HAVE heard it done,) so it's mainly just a written phenomenon. Who knows, hopefully it'll pass soon enough.
2006-08-11 15:56:46 · answer #6 · answered by Orange Roses 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do it, even when im not laughing or i didnt think it was funny because the person on the other side cant see you and wont be offended if youre not really laughing..
lol looks and sounds(read) better than oh, sh*t thats cool
2006-08-11 15:23:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Wayne M. Yes I too am bugged out about LOL also when peple use this--- LMAO.
2006-08-11 15:22:04 · answer #8 · answered by Wayne M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a term that is used in my country, therefore I do not share your perception.
2006-08-11 15:37:12 · answer #9 · answered by joebaby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. lol
2006-08-11 15:20:33 · answer #10 · answered by nacmanpriscasellers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋