I’m not ashamed to say that I freakin’ love saying LOL. I love laughing out loud in real life (I do it so much, guys) and I also LOVE typing “LOL” on my keyboard. I like the way the letters feel under my fingers. I don’t assume that the person on the other end of my LOL is silly enough to assume that I’m literally laughing out loud or that it would really matter to them if I wasn’t. On top of that, the letters LOL next to each other like that still looks mad funny to me. Sometimes I laugh out loud because I typed that I laughed out loud.
I don’t think it’s any more immature than most Internet shorthand because it’s the efficient way to give the person the reaction that they’re looking for and laughter is always the polite response to a joke. I like being polite and efficient, don’t you?
Why would your joyous reaction need to be written more formally than that? Is it necessary (or less ridiculous, for that matter) to respond to a friend, “I’m laughing out loud”?
Typing “HAHAHAHA” or pretty much any variation of it makes you sound manic and like they let you loose from your solitary confinement at the mental hospital just to respond to your text messages. And a simple “Ha” is like, the rudest thing you can ever write another person. Spit in their face next time you see them instead, why don’t you?
But like, whatever. I don’t give a damn what you do, actually. But I’ll be LingOL over here. I always will be. No one will ever make me quit. If you don’t like the way I LOL, you can eat all the balls in Alaska.
[This post originally ran on MollsSheWrote and was edited for language.]
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<3 LOL
LOL LOL LOL !!!!
I don’t like LOL because I feel like I’m lying if I write it. I’m not literally Laughing Out Loud.
As for me, I used to like that word, but people use it too much nowadays, and they use it for nothing. I used to laugh as well when I wrote it, but now that I see it so many times, I barely smile or I have a serious face
. Too bad, it was a fun word
the truth of the matter is, when you type lol you’re normally just smiling for a second…that’s why me and my friends started SFAS ;] it’ll catch on soon, just wait a year or two!
LOL
Usually I’m giggling out loud. So let’s start GOL ?
Molls – you are hilarious! LOL When do you get a guest appearance on Zooey’s show…? Or maybe you’re one of the writers….?
I use all the laughing words, abbreviations etc. I think some people can be so stuck up about it.
“haha” is my response to something mildly funny. “hahaha” is funny but not hilarious. “HAHAHA” is crazy funny. I only use “LOL” if I’m being sarcastic.
I use both “Hahaha” and LOL (or AHAHA, BAHAHA…) But I still laugh out loud, even if it’s a little giggle here and there. Ha.
“HAHAHAHHA” is reserved for my moments of loud obnoxious laughter, lol