Should you use LOL if you aren't really laughing out loud?
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MY OPINION ABOUT USING LOL
I came across this site called nomorelol.com (the site is no longer in existence so I removed the link) that points out so many of us use the term "LOL" when we are not really laughing out loud. Should we then use the term "LOI" when we are laughing on the inside?
While nomorelol.com is pretty funny, nobody is going to stop using LOL. If someone tells you a joke, it just sounds better to say LOL. LOI is almost an insult saying your joke wasn't funny enough for me to laugh out loud.
My point is:
Don't nitpick. Who cares about the definition of LOL. It can be used when something is funny, period. If something is really funny use ROFL. Who cares if you aren't laughing out loud or rolling on the floor laughing? People will understand that better than if you use LOI.
THE DEBATE! LOL yes or LOL no?
Should you use LOL if you aren't really laughing out loud?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byLOL WHEN SOMETHING IS FUNNY, NO LAUGHING SOUND REQUIRED.
Hillen says:
LOl it just help the conversation it like saying OK after someone says something . Whenever I use it i never laugh out .
Posted janvier 18, 2012
RJARRRPCGP says:
LOL all the way!
Posted décembre 25, 2011
Awesome_Guy11 says:
lol...
Posted septembre 08, 2011
ChristineRenee says:
As long as you are laughing in your heart I think it's OK. Sometimes someone says something funny online that I know I would literally laugh out loud about if someone said it in person. But since I'm just reading it I might not actually laugh out loud.
Posted mai 28, 2011
idk? says:
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Posted mai 16, 2011
dbzfreak says:
Lol this is funny. There is a argument over lol. It mean its funny. Nothing is laugh out loud funny unless somone else is with you
Posted mai 06, 2011
DON'T USE LOL IF YOU ARE NOT REALLY LAUGHING
lieberstockin says:
If you have to write LOL, you didn't tell the joke right.
Posted janvier 20, 2012
Kaafscorner says:
Very embarrasing, but only recently knew lol was used for laugh out loud - I used to know it as lots of love!
Posted mars 19, 2011
John Armato says:
Nope. That's why I'm an advocate of QCTM (check it out: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/group.php?gid=194012270327)
Posted février 12, 2011
Lockerlover says:
Well, even though this crap doesn't matter, I'd say to not use lol if u aren't laughing at anything at all. Then it would not make sense. In fact it wouldn't make sense at all. Lol I actually laughed right there. :)
Posted février 03, 2011
AllyVuitton says:
If it's texting/email etc., it's fine if you're not LOLing. But in real life, I don't think you'd be able to say LOL
Posted janvier 22, 2011
AntiLOL says:
NO MORE LOL
Posted janvier 18, 2011
PaulOnBooks says:
Don't use LOL at all! Don't use any TLA that can be pronounced easily.
A smiie will do, ROFL or LMAO if you want emphasis, LOL is passe
Posted janvier 13, 2011
lolololololol says:
well duhh
Posted janvier 07, 2011
totally_radically_awesome says:
I think someone should actually be laughing on the other side of the phone line or someone I am texting or just someone I am talking on the internet, I think one should actually be at least giggling, or smiling or showing some kind of humerous reaction that they think it is amusing, they can say lol too but I think it should be when you are laughing.
Posted décembre 21, 2010
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Things That Made Me LOL
- Homestar Runner (for Strongbad's e-mails)
- Strongbad's e-mail flash cartoons make me LOL. Just listening to Strongbad's voice is funny. When you go to the Homestarrunner site, go to Toons, then choose Strong Bad Email. There are plenty to choose from. A couple of my favorites are dragon (Trogdor), and virus.
- Savage Chickens
- A webcomic drawn on yellow sticky notes featuring chickens that sometimes makes me LOL.
- Weebl and Bob
- Animated flash cartoons starring Weebl and Bob can be pretty funny sometimes, especially after you have gotten into them and know how much they like pie. Just a warning, Weebl and Bob are eggs that rock back and forth talking to each other, but you can't understand what they're saying. However, everything they say is written in speech bubbles.
- icanhascheezburger.com (LOL Cats)
- This site may be the funniest one on the internet. It has pictures of cats (and other animals) with captions written in "LOLspeak." If you want to write something in LOLspeak but don't know how, you can use the lolcat translator. "Would you like a piece of pie" becomes "WUD U LIEK PIECE OV PIE?" If you are interested, check out the lens I made with My Favorite LOL Cats. If you are more of a dog person, try ihasahotdog.com. However, I think that Lolcats are funnier than Loldogs.
What is your favorite way to express laughter via text?
Here are a few choices of ways to express laughter via text. Do you have a favorite? Oops, I left loi off the list.
Note: This is not a scientific poll
Pro-LOL links
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT
These sites think using LOL is perfectly fine.
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lol this is a blog post about a HMB lens lol « Monkey vs Mortimer
In a world where only you are right, others disagr more...2 points
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LOI not LOL, Don't do this to me!
In conjunction with my previous LOL incident there more...1 point
LMAO
Things to make you LOL
Anti-LOL Links
LOI = LAUGHING ON THE INSIDE. OH, HOW CLEVER!
These sites promote using LOI instead of LOL
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He's out to reform the LOL liars
Interview with the creator of nomorelol.com0 points
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Anti-LOL Petition
Not Gonna Sign It!0 points
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bhthanks
Oct 2, 2011 @ 1:48 pm | delete
- cute!
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MinRu
Sep 3, 2011 @ 3:41 am | delete
- LOL is universal. Use it or leave it. Up to you. LOL
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whoisbid
Sep 3, 2011 @ 2:47 am | delete
- It is a good thing to LOL once in a while
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Escape2Paradise
Aug 27, 2011 @ 11:56 pm | delete
- my future mother in law use lol for alots of love tho and everytime she text me she always put lol in the end of text i was like '' why does she always put lol in the end of every text?'' then my fiance told me it was stand for alots of love!! LOL ok i got it :D
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dbzfreak
May 6, 2011 @ 5:56 am | delete
- i will never lol again because of that picture
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darkk93
Apr 30, 2011 @ 10:02 pm | delete
- No one will know if you're really laughing out loud or not. So keep on using it. lol!
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Wedding_Mom
Apr 29, 2011 @ 8:13 pm | delete
- I don't think someone cares if you're really laughing out loud. So why stop using LOL? It's fun using it. :)
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Mar 2, 2011 @ 8:33 am | delete
- good lens!
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awesomeamber Feb 23, 2011 @ 5:19 pm | delete
- LOL! Great lens!
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lil_muchang
Feb 15, 2011 @ 4:12 am | delete
- Let's get LOL ing people! Great lens by the way
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