what do see LOL as standing for?

pwd · 22-08-2005 08:00PM

Sarky wrote:

I was always given to believe it stood for something along the lines of "Look at me, I have absolutely nothing worthwhile to contribute, so I'm just going to quote something funny someone else said and laugh at it! Look at me! Looook aaat MEEEEEEeeeeee..."

lol

Malorkus · 22-08-2005 08:17PM

Bard wrote:

Everything is open to interpretation. Other people can take different meanings from things like acronyms all they like. That doesn't make them wrong (or right...)

It does make them wrong, since it actually stands for Laughing Out Loud. How can they be right if they clearly don't know the right answer? - that doesn't make sense.
Acroynms, by definition, stand for something - they're not just a casual reference of random letters open for interpretation. B.A. = Bachelor of Arts. If someone said "well, I interpreted B.A. as standing for 'Brown Ass', and Bard says I'm entitled to do that, so therefore you can't say I'm wrong"; does that make them right? Eh, no - because B.A. specifically stands for something else - what don't you understand about that concept? This isn't poetry - it's Black or White. You can't merely 'interpret' a clearly defined definition that 82/85 people on these forums seem to be able to grasp.

I don't know what your English teacher taught you, but acronyms have specific definitions. Hey, Bard - I interpret 'CIE' as meaning Clock In Egg - am I wrong? Not according to you...

Sarky · 22-08-2005 08:18PM

Bachelor of Arts Baracas?

Who knew?

Go on, pity the fool. It's fun.

Mr.Nice Guy · 22-08-2005 08:20PM

Sarky wrote:

Bachelor of Arts Baracas?

Who knew?

Go on, pity the fool. It's fun.

ROFL - Really Observant Funny Lampooning.

Sarky · 22-08-2005 08:22PM

OMFG- Orifice Makes Funny Goo.

:eek:

Pepe LeFrits · 22-08-2005 08:29PM

LooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooL *g*

Sparky · 22-08-2005 08:35PM

your post blew my pc up

Sarky · 22-08-2005 08:36PM

It just blew my PC.

It's filing a harrassment lawsuit as we speak.

Sparky · 22-08-2005 08:36PM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote:

LOL

Ah ha ha, yeah remember, yes you /me points you were in on it.

LOL

Sparky · 22-08-2005 08:38PM

Sarky wrote:

It just blew my PC.

It's filing a harrassment lawsuit as we speak.

LOL

Pepe LeFrits · 22-08-2005 08:40PM

Sarky wrote:

It just blew my PC.

It's filing a harrassment lawsuit as we speak.

Your PC should be thanking it then!

Mr.Nice Guy · 22-08-2005 08:46PM

Sparky_S wrote:

Ah ha ha, yeah remember, yes you /me points you were in on it.

LOL

lmao - lovely memories alright obviously

Bard · 22-08-2005 09:12PM

Malorkus wrote:

It does make them wrong, since it actually stands for Laughing Out Loud. How can they be right if they clearly don't know the right answer? - that doesn't make sense.

God.

Tempted as I am to call your intelligence into question with some witty yet scathingly insulting remark, I won't. Honest.

"LOL" isn't "officially" defined anywhere. There's nothing to say that if I interpret it as "Lovely Orange Lollipop", then I'm "wrong". I'm just different, that's all. Why can't you agree to disagree?

Acroynms, by definition, stand for something - they're not just a casual reference of random letters open for interpretation.

Actually, they can quite easily be both. Your own example, for example, is flawed.

B.A. = Bachelor of Arts. If someone said "well, I interpreted B.A. as standing for 'Brown Ass', and Bard says I'm entitled to do that, so therefore you can't say I'm wrong"; does that make them right? Eh, no - because B.A. specifically stands for something else

B.A., as someone also pointed out, can be taken to mean "Bad-ass" - as in "B.A. Baracus". There was a time when WWF stood for both "World Wrestling Federation" and "World Wildlife Fund". NRA stands for both the "National Rifle Association" in America and "No Rest Allowed" in fitness clubs. I could go on. I won't.

- what don't you understand about that concept? This isn't poetry - it's Black or White.

No need to call my intelligence into question here. There's nothing I "don't understand" about your "concept" - I just don't agree with it. That is allowed, you know

You can't merely 'interpret' a clearly defined definition that 82/85 people on these forums seem to be able to grasp.

Of course I can, it's called "disagreeing".

I don't know what your English teacher taught you, but acronyms have specific definitions.

My English teacher taught me that English is a very versatile language and many words and phrases (and yes, acronyms) can be interpreted by many people in many different ways. It's one of the things about the language that makes it so interesting, - and difficult to learn for a non-native speaker.

And he was right too.

Hey, Bard - I interpret 'CIE' as meaning Clock In Egg - am I wrong? Not according to you...

Correct. Thanks for playing

Concannon7 · 22-08-2005 09:16PM

When I first got the internet I thought it meant lots of laughs. I dont know did someone tell me or did I just assume it. I know it actually stands for Laughing out Load but still everytime I see it and the odd time I use it I always read it as Lots of Laughs.

Flukey · 22-08-2005 09:21PM

It is definitely Laugh Out Loud.

Bard · 22-08-2005 09:31PM

Flukey wrote:

It is definitely Laugh Out Loud.

I'm definitely laughing out loud

murphaph · 22-08-2005 10:09PM

LOL #1 maybe?

JC 2K3 · 22-08-2005 10:35PM

whenever I type "lol" i'm only laughing out loud about 2.3454% of the time, the other 96.8674% of the time it's just to fill in a gap in a conversation, the reason I do it the other 0.7872% of the time does not compute, maybe it's just a habit....

76.89423% of statistics are made up on the spot.

Malorkus · 22-08-2005 10:38PM

Bard wrote:

God.

Tempted as I am to call your intelligence into question with some witty yet scathingly insulting remark, I won't. Honest.

"LOL" isn't "officially" defined anywhere. There's nothing to say that if I interpret it as "Lovely Orange Lollipop", then I'm "wrong". I'm just different, that's all. Why can't you agree to disagree?

Actually, they can quite easily be both. Your own example, for example, is flawed.

B.A., as someone also pointed out, can be taken to mean "Bad-ass" - as in "B.A. Baracus". There was a time when WWF stood for both "World Wrestling Federation" and "World Wildlife Fund". NRA stands for both the "National Rifle Association" in America and "No Rest Allowed" in fitness clubs. I could go on. I won't.

No need to call my intelligence into question here. There's nothing I "don't understand" about your "concept" - I just don't agree with it. That is allowed, you know

Of course I can, it's called "disagreeing".

My English teacher taught me that English is a very versatile language and many words and phrases (and yes, acronyms) can be interpreted by many people in many different ways. It's one of the things about the language that makes it so interesting, - and difficult to learn for a non-native speaker.

And he was right too.

Correct. Thanks for playing

Good points. I agree to disagree.

CrazyTalk · 22-08-2005 11:19PM

azezil wrote:

lmaoplane

roflcopter

(roffle-copter)

L00LZ!

Lord Oz · 22-08-2005 11:39PM

Laugh out loud, lol what kinda question is that?

JC 2K3 · 23-08-2005 08:54AM

I eat rofls for breakfast.

Malorkus · 23-08-2005 09:58AM

JC 2K3 wrote:

I eat rofls for breakfast.

Me too!

cotillion · 23-08-2005 10:08AM

I see it as one of those annoying things that people use because they wouldn't just spell out properly what they want to say. Hate all them internet shorten down yokes.

Pigman II · 23-08-2005 10:24AM

I always felt the end of the internet would be heralded by a thread like this.

Bard · 23-08-2005 09:19PM

Oh look, the Free Online Dictionary of Computing defines LOL as:

<chat> "laughing out loud", or "lots of love" or "luck".

OMG, it has more than one potential meaning!

*falls over in shock*

what do see LOL as standing for?

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