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LOL and ROFLMAO and others... Why do we do it?

Posted by wagerwitch • 6/08/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: laughing out loud, rolling on the floor laughing, why do we use lol and roflmao

Me... I do it because I am literally sitting there laughing so freaking hard that it's pathetic...

The cats look at me like dogs, with their heads cocked to the side in wonderment.

So I laugh a lot - and usually almost everything I find is humorous in some way.

So - me - I live for the expressions ROFLMAO (pronounced Roffle Mayo) and LOL.

When you see me posting them - you can bet your bottom dollar that I am literally laughing or giggling when I have them there.

How about you?

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6/08/09

trailofpen

LOL

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1. 6/08/09
  
  qelqoth
  
  I live for ROFLMAOZEDONG.
6/08/09

dbowles1017

Haha! roffle mayo. I used to think it LMAO was pronounced llama for some reason.

I use them sometimes, if I think something is funny. But only funny enough for me to chuckle IRL. ttyl

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6/08/09

dsriharsha

when I am posting it on a message board, that means I really am Laughing out Loud..

but when I am on IM, I just use it sometimes as a conversation filler when I am bored.
for ex: the other person types something and is waiting for a response, and I am too bored to think of a reply, so I just type in a LOL or a smiley.. I do this several times until
a)the person gets a hint and says.. "ok see ya" and leaves the chat
b)the conversation drifts to something I can actually talk about

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6/08/09

Sam1982

I like kickin' it old school - my HAHA is your ROTFFLMAO ( which for the record sounds like the noise a suffocating cat makes "ruffle maow" )

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6/08/09

wagerwitch

A suffocating cat?

Wooohoooo - I know I ain't comin' to your house for dinner... LOLOLOL!

I'm always smiling. Even in the worst of times... Trust me I laugh at funerals.

Sorry - I'm a sad sad person.

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1. 6/08/09
  
  dbowles1017
  
  That's why you are getting that condo with the view
2. 6/08/09
  
  Sam1982
  
  What can I say - Im a dog person really.
  
  I know what you mean though - I've laughed at funerals before too, but only because some people are really hilarious when they cry out loud.
  I laughed the whole way through my brothers wedding, I was his best man and I was cracking up (litterally doubled over) because the brides grandmother fainted as the bride walked down the aisle.
6/08/09

Friday13

You can never go wrong with ...

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1. 6/09/09
  
  wagerwitch
  
  Have I ever said I love you before?
  
  LOL!
  
  THat's GREAT!
2. 6/09/09
  
  PetLvr
  
  I guess that would be the LOW FAT version ... and the "trans-fat-free" version would be the ROFLMFAO ?
3. 6/09/09
  
  Friday13
  
  The ultra-light version would just be L. MAYO.
4. 6/09/09
  
  PetLvr
  
  drats! that makes sense .. LMAO for the light version...
6/08/09

lisleman

thanks I didn't know it was pronounced - I always just said the words. The LMAO became more popular after that superbowl ad.

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6/09/09

dsriharsha

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6/09/09

surveygirl46

These acronyms remind me of perverted barfing.....(for some reason)

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