l o l ... laugh out loud
By walkthetalk
@walkthetalk (1307)
United States
August 10, 2008 1:05am CST
Does people know what LOL means? It seems like sometimes it is used
out of contents, or misused.
You'll see a sentence that says, I had a car wreck and broke my arm, LOL.
Is that really funny? I didn't laugh. Was the writer laughing, or did he
laugh at any point.
I just really think LOL should have a check on it before we send it in
our post. If its not funny, Don't say laugh out load. We're not.
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7 responses
@karmendra (1123)
• India
10 Aug 08
it seems funny... i want to tell you my own story.. some years ago when i was not familiar with internet,, and i started chatting with one person on net.. during the chatting he used always LOL.. i felt that he is abusing me.. i asked to my one of the friend that,, what is the meaning of LOL,, he told me something very wrong thing like abuse in my Language. so after that i thought that LOL means not a good thing,, and when someone used that word i stop to talk to him or her..
after some day.. i read it in my dictionary that lol means laugh out loud. don't you think it is very funny.. so LOL
@karmendra (1123)
• India
10 Aug 08
no it is the fault of my knowledge,, i don't feel bad about my friend,,, i feel it is good for me .. LOL
@walkthetalk (1307)
• United States
10 Aug 08
Well you could have missed out on meeting people by not talking,
because you misunderstood what LOL meant.
I'm glad you know now.
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@walkthetalk (1307)
• United States
10 Aug 08
That is a very funny story, and you can use LOL in that
since. I'm just not in the habit of abusing it.
Wander if the person who told you didn't know, or
was just lying on purpose? That was not very nice,
either way....:)
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@1grnthmb (2055)
• United States
11 Aug 08
I found a site that has a dictionary of all the slang abreviations and I have found some that are not even on the dictionary. So they must be making them up on the fly. I know or thirteen year old does and we we ask what it means we are dumb founded as to how she expects any one to even get it.
@walkthetalk (1307)
• United States
14 Aug 08
Yea, When I don't know I always ask my kids too. Its
just as simple to type the word here. When I text on the phone
I do cut the words down sometimes. I'm usually talking to
my kids or something, they know what I'm saying.
@walkthetalk (1307)
• United States
10 Aug 08
Yea, and now I think people are making up there own
abbreviations. I have to ask what does that mean. Maybe
I'm a slow reader.....;-)
@irishmist (3814)
• United States
10 Aug 08
Your right the word lol does get used way to often and in the wrong context. I only use it if I really am laughing.
@walkthetalk (1307)
• United States
10 Aug 08
Thank you, I'm glad. I've seen it used in the saddest
contents. Why I'm not sure?
Thanks for the comment.........;-)
@mansa3986 (74)
• India
10 Aug 08
hey... i have to thank u. b'cos i didnt know what lol meant. and mind u i never dared to use it also. u are right. lol is often used out of the context. thats why i was never able to understand what it exactly meant.
now that i know what it is, i will use it and surely according to the context...
@walkthetalk (1307)
• United States
10 Aug 08
Lot of people use letters in there post. A lot of times
I still don't understand it. I have been doing this a
while and still ask, It really doesn't bother people if
you just send a comment say for instance.
What does mean - lmao - laugh my as& off
They will usually tell you......;-)
@falloutvic (222)
• Philippines
10 Aug 08
LOL seems to be an expression these times. I think it really does. Because sometimes I also include "LOL" in my posts. It is not really funny but I think it is a cool expression. Sorry.
Happy mylotting~
@walkthetalk (1307)
• United States
10 Aug 08
So you just add it in because its cool. It might hurt a serious
post if you put LOL in the wrong place.
thanks for being honest.........;)
@falloutvic (222)
• Philippines
10 Aug 08
Yea you're right but I think I can resist from putting LOL in serious posts. Don't worry I know how to recognize serious posts from not. :) THanks friend.
@mrpsychotic (253)
• United States
10 Aug 08
Well, since laugh out loud was created on the internet it is used like all other slang across the internet.
Most people use it to say that is funny not that they actually laughed out loud.
Thanks for reading and good luck.@walkthetalk (1307)
• United States
10 Aug 08
Yea, they sat that is funny, when its not really funny.
So, that's what I was wandering about.
Thanks for the comment.....:-)
@walkthetalk (1307)
• United States
10 Aug 08
I text on the phone a lot with my friends. I'm fortunate enough
that they don't use LOL. We just know if something is funny.
It would bother me too if someone added LOL when I wanted
to be serious.
Thanks.......;-)
