LOL? are we a bit tooooo friendly!?
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Ok,
Im sure its not just me, but I was of the opinion that LOL was internet slang for Laugh out Loud
I have seen in 2 tabloids (supplememts from both from memory) that LOL stands for Lots of Love.
Is it a conspiracy against us computer nerds, or have they just got it wrong as usual!?
If it stands for lots of love, you guys must be a lot more friendly than I thought!!
robski
Im sure its not just me, but I was of the opinion that LOL was internet slang for Laugh out Loud
I have seen in 2 tabloids (supplememts from both from memory) that LOL stands for Lots of Love.
Is it a conspiracy against us computer nerds, or have they just got it wrong as usual!?
If it stands for lots of love, you guys must be a lot more friendly than I thought!!
robski
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It's laugh out loud - like it or not.
Nothing wrong with being a little too friendly 'wink' 'wink' 'smile' 'slurp' haha
Ian
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Nothing wrong with being a little too friendly 'wink' 'wink' 'smile' 'slurp' haha
Ian
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Quite funny this actually.
When Rich Squires came over for the RSOC national day he got talking with the west wales chairman of the RSOC (new to the net) on this BBS. They arranged to meet and drive up on the Sunday morning.
Rich ended a message with LOL and my RSOC friend panicked thinking it was lots of love and that Rich had dodgy motives .
Funny at the time.
David
When Rich Squires came over for the RSOC national day he got talking with the west wales chairman of the RSOC (new to the net) on this BBS. They arranged to meet and drive up on the Sunday morning.
Rich ended a message with LOL and my RSOC friend panicked thinking it was lots of love and that Rich had dodgy motives .
Funny at the time.
David
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If the tabloids think *LOL* is "lots of love" ....I wonder what the h@ll they think *RATFLMAO* stands for??? ...I guess not "rolling around the floor laughing my ar$e off" !!!!!
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Sorry to dissapoint you all but it was originally Lots of Love, either that or all my school valentines were lying.
Simon
Ps That was 15 years ago
Simon
Ps That was 15 years ago
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My understanding was that LOL stood for Lots of Love and lol was laughing out loud!!! Not to be confused, you bunch of homos!!
lol
Nito
ps. or your old girlfriends were just laughing at you lol!!!
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lol
Nito
ps. or your old girlfriends were just laughing at you lol!!!
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While there is no w3 internet standard on LOL it is widley accepted that it stands for Laughed out Loud. ;-)
I think the newspapers need to RTFM before we all get FUBAR'd
Dave
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I think the newspapers need to RTFM before we all get FUBAR'd
Dave
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Originally (before the internet) LOL meant 'Lots of Love'. On the internet it has become a shortening for 'laughing out loud'.
So the tabloids are only wrong if they are saying that LOL on the internet means 'Lots of Love', and even then it can be argued that it originally meant 'Lots of Love' and so some people can still use it in that way.
All depends on the context I guess....
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Rich,
The plan was that we were going to get in touch with you beforehand and get you to wink at Martin when you met on the Sunday morning.
Then it really would have been the fastest RS500 in britain
lol (laughing that is....)
David
The plan was that we were going to get in touch with you beforehand and get you to wink at Martin when you met on the Sunday morning.
Then it really would have been the fastest RS500 in britain
lol (laughing that is....)
David
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