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Title: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: cathaldus on Wednesday 17 October 07 20:53 BST (UK)
I may be old (72yrs),  I may be grey,  I may be Irish,  I may just be thick,  but can somebody tell me -  What does lol mean???
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: Half Pint on Wednesday 17 October 07 20:54 BST (UK)
Lots Of Laughs
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: meles on Wednesday 17 October 07 20:56 BST (UK)
You're not daft. It took me ages to work it out - until I asked a 16 year old!

On other words - "Isn't it funny?!"

meles
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: Half Pint on Wednesday 17 October 07 20:57 BST (UK)
"I may be old (72yrs),  I may be grey,  I may be Irish,  I may just be thick"

72 is not old - age is in the mind, not the body
grey - you should stop buying that colour hair dye (this is from someone who was born alot later than you who also buys it)
Irish - I would be proud of being Irish
thick - join the club

LOL
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: jericho on Wednesday 17 October 07 21:21 BST (UK)
I like this meaning


Laugh Out Loud
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: tulstig on Wednesday 17 October 07 21:23 BST (UK)
I prefer - LOADS OF LOVE -

It's how I always sign off !!!
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: KathMc on Wednesday 17 October 07 21:30 BST (UK)
We could start a whole thread asking what some of these things mean. My son's friends speak in "text" sometimes and I haven't a clue. (And I'm  a mere 41)

Kath
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: Tony Payne on Wednesday 17 October 07 21:44 BST (UK)
I think officially (if there is an official meaning) it's supposed to be Laughing Out Loud, to let the person you are writing to know that you are laughing - snce they can't see or hear you.
I agree - it took me a while to figure some of these out - not always obvious.
But you can have fun and come up with your own ideas until you find the answers LOL :)
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: Half Pint on Wednesday 17 October 07 21:45 BST (UK)
When I first joined rootschat someone posted a list with 20/30 meanings on it, can I find it now, can I heck as like
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: KathMc on Wednesday 17 October 07 22:16 BST (UK)
I agree with Tony. Let's start making our own up and see if people can figure them out. (And see if we remember what we meant the next day -- or after a glass of...)  ;D

Kath
HIUSA
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: geniecolgan on Wednesday 17 October 07 23:02 BST (UK)
Wots that mean Kath? High Intenet User South Asia  ???

Genie ROFL
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: LizzieW on Wednesday 17 October 07 23:07 BST (UK)
www.acronymfinder.com/

Try this site, just type in the initials you don't understand and you'll get a list of possible explanations.

Liz
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: KathMc on Thursday 18 October 07 00:33 BST (UK)
Quote from: geniecolgan on Wednesday 17 October 07 23:02 BST (UK)
Wots that mean Kath? High Intenet User South Asia  ???

Genie ROFL

Very very creative. LVH

Kath
(and it was Hip in the USA ;D)
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: yarmflo on Thursday 18 October 07 01:06 BST (UK)
Not 'passed' it, but definitely 'PAST' it!!!
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: geniecolgan on Thursday 18 October 07 01:26 BST (UK)
I'll never get the hang of this 'ere lingo  :P ;D
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: Tony Payne on Thursday 18 October 07 02:49 BST (UK)
Really common ones you might see are:

BRB - Be Right Back - usually in chat rooms when someone leaves the keyboard for a few mins
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now (originated with Tigger from Winnie The Pooh I believe)
ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A$$ Off

And then people will abbreviate words as well...
Like "Nice 2CU"

But get a bit beyond that and I'm lost too...
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: MarieC on Thursday 18 October 07 06:57 BST (UK)
Thanks Tony!

Someone said LMAO to me the other day and I was totally stumped!  Thought I knew most of these things, but apparently no!  ??? ::)

MarieC
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: cathaldus on Thursday 18 October 07 17:06 BST (UK)
My thanks to everyone who responded to my post.  I now intend to spend the next day or two simply "lolling about"!!!
It's great being "cool" and "with it".  !!
Having spent my N.S.in ciphers I really should be "au fait" with acronyms and I promise I will do better!!
Title: Re: Am I getting passed it?
Post by: Roobarb on Thursday 18 October 07 17:20 BST (UK)
I prefer these to LOL  (http://www.smilieshq.com/smilies/happy0058.gif) (http://www.smilieshq.com)

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