Pinko Marx
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Usually I type lol when I find something amusing. I reserve rofl and lmao for when I'm actually laughing.
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LOL, ROFL, LMAO, LMFAO. Different ways to get laughing across the internet. Why?
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Pinko Marx
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Chao said:
w is lingo for wararu or something like that, which is the japanese word for laughing.
huehuehuehuheuheuhue and rsrsrsrsrs, Are the supposed Brazilian versions of lol. Either way I use lol if I smile or think something is amusing, lmao when I actually laugh. Then if I laugh a lot I just use ahahaha or bahahahahaha.
I counter your simclis with my lqtm or "laughing quietly to myself."
JodyAnthony said:
I counter your simclis with my lqtm or "laughing quietly to myself."
Pinko Marx
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Mad_Ban said:
God I hate people that use XD.
Pinko Marx
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Mad_Ban said:
Oh how I've missed that.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
ROTFLMGDMFAO
Doubtful that one is known post-1999, ICQ/AIM internet. ^_^
Doubtful that one is known post-1999, ICQ/AIM internet. ^_^
VeryGooster
Banned
(._.) said:
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I also switch up "lol" for "haha" in IMs/SMS.
fastford58
Member
OneEightZero said:
Rolling on the floor laughing my god-damned motherfucking ass off?
SpectreFire
Member
I use the 'ha' scale.
Ha = Meh funny
Haha = Somewhat funny
Hahaha = Legitimately funny
Hahahaha =Damn fucking funny
Ahahahaha = Oh god, I can't breathe
Ha = Meh funny
Haha = Somewhat funny
Hahaha = Legitimately funny
Hahahaha =Damn fucking funny
Ahahahaha = Oh god, I can't breathe
PantherLotus
Professional Schmuck
lol - smiling on the inside. means "j/k" or "i get it, i guess."
LOL - might be smiling on the outside.
haha - sarcasm.
hehe - i'm probably smirking, not wanting to lol. I use this the most in IMs.
LMAO - that was funny! might have had an audible laugh.
ROFL - i never use this.
Everything else is a variation. Most of these are just courtesies because text lacks the corresponding body language, facial expressions, and eye movements meant to express the same exact thing. It's being nice, actually. lol.
LOL - might be smiling on the outside.
haha - sarcasm.
hehe - i'm probably smirking, not wanting to lol. I use this the most in IMs.
LMAO - that was funny! might have had an audible laugh.
ROFL - i never use this.
Everything else is a variation. Most of these are just courtesies because text lacks the corresponding body language, facial expressions, and eye movements meant to express the same exact thing. It's being nice, actually. lol.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
PantherLotus said:
Getting the tone of a post/message across is tough without some form of lol or smiley. I get what you mean with this. ^_^
-Pyromaniac-
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For me lulz is more a sarcastic lol. Like "this guy on gaf just asked people if they ever killed someone lulz".
lol means it's funny but not AHHAHAHAHA funny. It's just a funny thing. Lmao means it's a little funnier but you're not actually laughing still. But when I type in ahahahahahah it means I'm genuinely laughing.
lol means it's funny but not AHHAHAHAHA funny. It's just a funny thing. Lmao means it's a little funnier but you're not actually laughing still. But when I type in ahahahahahah it means I'm genuinely laughing.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
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Not 100% to do with the OP, but...
They are often a bizarre form of punctuation that fills a niche that the period, question mark, and exclamation mark don't. This is particularly good when using the more casual non-capitalized sentences over an IM, and smileys fill a similar role. For example, instead of putting a period at the end, or something followed by a comma at the beginning, lol can sometimes be used. Like with anything, too much of one thing becomes annoying, but with variety it can be good!
They are often a bizarre form of punctuation that fills a niche that the period, question mark, and exclamation mark don't. This is particularly good when using the more casual non-capitalized sentences over an IM, and smileys fill a similar role. For example, instead of putting a period at the end, or something followed by a comma at the beginning, lol can sometimes be used. Like with anything, too much of one thing becomes annoying, but with variety it can be good!
Neuromancer
Member
*chortles*
Siebzehn50
Member
Fantasy Final said:
Oddly I actually did laugh out loud when I read this.
spindashing
Banned
Lebron said:
you sir are an ass.
I guess there is a hierarchy of laughing levels on the internet, which really doesn't need to exist, as I said before. Maybe I am looking into this too much...
I also dislike people who use "xD" but I've used it when I was younger. Kinda silly and immature if you ask me. Real men "lol."
Keru_Shiri
Member
I mean seriously, were you expecting anything else when you picked that avatar? :lolPinko Marx said:
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I never ever ever use lol. Just reading it sounds stupid, and it makes anything else said with it stupid as well. Its not really a reflection on the person saying it, so much that I hear everything I read as if a voice says it, and so hearing lol aloud....just sounds dumb.
If I can't express my emotion properly though just the text, then occasionally I'll use >_>, T_T,
, and
Yeah, some people consider those stupid as well, but the fact that they aren't spoken words makes it better for me.
If I can't express my emotion properly though just the text, then occasionally I'll use >_>, T_T,
, and Yeah, some people consider those stupid as well, but the fact that they aren't spoken words makes it better for me.
spindashing
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I used ">_>" a lot, too. Bad habit which I broke out of. Honestly, I don't use any "faces" like those anymore other than the smiley faces here on GAF.
Wait, scratch that -- I use "=(".
Wait, scratch that -- I use "=(".
WorriedCitizen
Member
i began to use LIRL this year when i actualy laughed out loud. LOL is just not what it stands for
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