Also, last year Somethingawful had a front page article about different nerd types, and one of the example pictures was the president of my school anime club the year before (but he graduated).
I use the term "lol" in person if I'm being sarcastic or ironic about something. If someone does or says something stupid or silly or relates a story about something dumb that happened that was, say, dramatic I'll say "lawl drama" completely deadpan.
But I feel that's the only way to use it anyway. I never use net-speak on the net anyway unless I'm doing it to be ironic or sarcastic.
Basically the only time I ever use it is to mock whatever it is that I'm referring to.
I use the term "lol" in person if I'm being sarcastic or ironic about something. If someone does or says something stupid or silly or relates a story about something dumb that happened that was, say, dramatic I'll say "lawl drama" completely deadpan.
But I feel that's the only way to use it anyway. I never use net-speak on the net anyway unless I'm doing it to be ironic or sarcastic.
Basically the only time I ever use it is to mock whatever it is that I'm referring to.
that's totally retarded
NO U
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"Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be rude without having their skulls split, as a general thing."
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I thought handlebar mustaches were purely fictional until I visited Salzburg
You should come to a Moustache Party.
Six how often do you have your moustache parties? Do you even bother removing the facial hair anymore.
We were doing them once a year for a while, but I don't think we're going to do one this year. Last year we also had a moustache wedding where many of us were sporting them in Aruba for our friend's wedding. Unfortunately he could not join in the festivities.
The other day I referred to something as being "made of win". I can't even remember exactly what that something was. All I remember is the look of utter disdain when I told her it was an internet thing.
So does anyone else ever use these internet memes in real life? How was it received?
"You shut your whore mouth" and "That's stupid. You're stupid." actually don't get me in trouble at home, because my girlfriend basically tunes out every time I open my mouth, since there's a 99% chance I'm only opening it to say something retarded. If I say something important, I have to, like, tap her or something so she doesn't auto-ignore me. It's a pretty nice deal; I get to say whatever dumb shit I want, and she gets to ignore her boyfriend but still get free dinners.
I am actively resisting becoming a crusty old fart. Even though I don't fully grab on to the stupid slang of the day, and continue such outdated practices as writing "you" instead of "u" in text messages (which I imagine is like writing "Dear <Name>," at the top of your emails, like it's a hand-written letter), I do acknowledge that language changes over time and that the point of language is communication. Once it degenerates to the point that your meaning is unclear because of the way you're using the language, it's gone too far, but as long as "LOL" is clearly-defined and unambiguous, it's valid communication as far as I'm concerned.
Every time my little brother uses an internet phrase outside of the computer, my enormous catholic family rallies around and give him a good old-fashioned whipping.
If the noise "lol" is used (yes, it's a noise. I won't give it the dictation of a word, or even a proper acronym) then we nail his toes to the cieling first.
Even harder to hit if you're playing softball where the pitcher's mound is closer to home plate than in Baseball, plus some of those girls can pitch 70+mph.
So yeah, 70mph in a short distance like that is likened to hitting a 95mph fastball in baseball.
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If you actually say LOL when something funny happens, you need to be thrown in an oven.
NO U
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We were doing them once a year for a while, but I don't think we're going to do one this year. Last year we also had a moustache wedding where many of us were sporting them in Aruba for our friend's wedding. Unfortunately he could not join in the festivities.
He made me go sit in the corner for 5 minutes.
The dinosaur is a T-Rex, and it has a speech bubble, the speech bubble has the letters "L O L" in it as if the T-Rex were using the internet.
You got off light.
I would have beaten you with a television antenna.
If my children ever, ever do that, I will punch them until they can't grow any more.
No you wouldn't.
wait how old are you
"You shut your whore mouth" and "That's stupid. You're stupid." actually don't get me in trouble at home, because my girlfriend basically tunes out every time I open my mouth, since there's a 99% chance I'm only opening it to say something retarded. If I say something important, I have to, like, tap her or something so she doesn't auto-ignore me. It's a pretty nice deal; I get to say whatever dumb shit I want, and she gets to ignore her boyfriend but still get free dinners.
With a yardstick.
You shut your whore mouth.
It's just fucking stupid.
What a surprise, Keith doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.
Maybe the music's not too loud; maybe you're too old.
sarukun, how does it feel to always be right
because you apparently are!
That would explain this arthritis in my everywhere.
Oh, come now, let's not be absurd.
It's just that you're always wrong.
no, it's that you're a pompous douchebag that thinks everything you believe is fact and there's no leeway on opinions
Using it in verbal communication is a crutch for people that can't think good / are zombies.
If the noise "lol" is used (yes, it's a noise. I won't give it the dictation of a word, or even a proper acronym) then we nail his toes to the cieling first.
So yeah, 70mph in a short distance like that is likened to hitting a 95mph fastball in baseball.
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Yeah, truth is a solid foundation for burns.