Is "lol" overused?

[unzipped]

Totall over used..... but not as bad as people actually saying AMAZING... chicks saying "oh her dress is amazing" "oh we had an amazing time".... damn... my body and hard dick is amazing.... the universe is amazing........keep it applicable and to a minimum....lol (JK)

 

[B_Hickboy]

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Fuck off. LOL

 

[Catchoftheday]

OU is overused LOL is Lazy Old Liz

 

[earllogjam]

A long time ago people used j/k to indicate when they were joking. It meant "just kidding." It seems like lol has replaced that now.

How about smilies? Is it better to respond with or than with lol?

I like the smiles better but it takes less effort to type lol than it is to ;-p

Never use j/k. I think it's on it's way out.

What is :} ? Is that a smiley with a handlebar moustache?

 

[earllogjam]

I think it's a gross exaggeration most of the time. It is used to signify amusement, but I've probably laughed out loud during a text conversation less than ten times in my life.

some alternative suggestions:

good, that's (a) funny one - GTFO
really, that's (a) funny message - RTFM
seriously, that's funny - STFU
you should seriously consider comedy - YSSCKY

Seriously Rob, if someone typed YSSCKY in a text message I wouldn't know what they were talking about.

Isn't STFU, shut the fuck up?

 

[D_Olga Steponyatova]

really, that's (a) funny message - RTFM

I always thought RTFM meant "read the fucking manual" :196:

 

[petite]

Rob was making a funny. His post was a joke. It made me smile wanly and give a tiny chortle.

 

[rob_just_rob]

Seriously Rob, if someone typed YSSCKY in a text message I wouldn't know what they were talking about.

Isn't STFU, shut the fuck up?

Three of my suggested web acronyms are existing (and somewhat crude) web acronyms. An apparently oversubtle attempt at humour.

The last one is less well known, but IIRC (oops, there's another one) it got someone banned here, once upon a time.

 

[LaFemme]

If you don't know what those acronyms mean:

Urban Dictionary, December 31: New Year's Peeved

Just so I don't get banned for translation.

 

[tallguypns]

lolalolblolslolulolrloldlol

 

[1kmb1]

Three of my suggested web acronyms are existing (and somewhat crude) web acronyms. An apparently oversubtle attempt at humour.

The last one is less well known, but IIRC (oops, there's another one) it got someone banned here, once upon a time.

i enjoyed it lol

 

[gymfresh]

I have a middle-aged acquaintance who always ended her emails with lol, until I asked her what was so humorous. She was mortified to learn its common meaning wasn't "lots of love". But hey, I told her if that's what she wants it to mean it's perfectly fine. Just so's we know.

 

[chicagosam]

It would be interesting to figure out which LPSG member uses it the most.

 

[luka82]

Lol, no!

 

[185248]

I'll type it backward just to be different... lol, ah, thats better.

Actually, have never used it until now.

 

[Deno]

no...stop....lol....stop

here a new one LOLBNETPOTN (laughing out loud but not enough to piss off the neighbors)

 

[willow78]

It's quicker than typing IWLSHTIMMMTJ (I Was Laughing So Hard That It Made My Man-Titties Jiggle)

 

[SilverTrain]

Confession: I've always heard it as "lole" in my head, as opposed to "el-oh-el".

 

[bobbyboyle]

I think it's a gross exaggeration most of the time. It is used to signify amusement, but I've probably laughed out loud during a text conversation less than ten times in my life.

some alternative suggestions:

good, that's (a) funny one - GTFO
really, that's (a) funny message - RTFM
seriously, that's funny - STFU
you should seriously consider comedy - YSSCKY

ROFL

 

[fratpack]

not as far as i'm concerned. i always enjoy a good "lol".