Are you really Laughing Out Loud?
Did you know that approximately 68% of the time, the use of LOL isn't accompanied by actual laughter?
If you didn't, don't fret. I just made it up. Are you scandalised? Probably not so much if I told you that 47% of all statistics are useless, including this one. Oh, SNAP!
But I digress.
If I took a random sample of MSN conversations of bygone days, it would appear that we laugh out loud at least four times a minute*. Now, I am a happy soul, but even I don't laugh THAT much. It'd be a bit freaky. Children have clown phobias for a good reason (one of which is seeing IT at the tender age of 12, but that's a nightmare I don't care to revisit.) That said, I chat to some pretty funny people, and lots of the time, their jokes, puns, or bad spelling in the heat of the moment amuse me.
Yet not "I'm laughing hysterically out loud" amusing. I see a void in online conversation acronyms. I feel it can only filled by -
LOTI - Laughing On The Inside
USAGE:
1. "Hee, Otto's my dog doppleganger. I'm laughing on the inside!"
2. "Heh! LOTI!"
I just can't believe no one's thought of it earlier. Then again, I am probably the only one that spends any time pondering the inadequacy of commonly used internet acronyms.
Tell me I'm not alone.
_____________________________
* So I invented this as well. I'm sure it's pretty much on the money, and after all, there is NOTHING WRONG with fabricating evidence after the fact to prove your point, right? Nothing at all.
If you didn't, don't fret. I just made it up. Are you scandalised? Probably not so much if I told you that 47% of all statistics are useless, including this one. Oh, SNAP!
But I digress.
If I took a random sample of MSN conversations of bygone days, it would appear that we laugh out loud at least four times a minute*. Now, I am a happy soul, but even I don't laugh THAT much. It'd be a bit freaky. Children have clown phobias for a good reason (one of which is seeing IT at the tender age of 12, but that's a nightmare I don't care to revisit.) That said, I chat to some pretty funny people, and lots of the time, their jokes, puns, or bad spelling in the heat of the moment amuse me.
Yet not "I'm laughing hysterically out loud" amusing. I see a void in online conversation acronyms. I feel it can only filled by -
LOTI - Laughing On The Inside
USAGE:
1. "Hee, Otto's my dog doppleganger. I'm laughing on the inside!"
2. "Heh! LOTI!"
I just can't believe no one's thought of it earlier. Then again, I am probably the only one that spends any time pondering the inadequacy of commonly used internet acronyms.
Tell me I'm not alone.
_____________________________
* So I invented this as well. I'm sure it's pretty much on the money, and after all, there is NOTHING WRONG with fabricating evidence after the fact to prove your point, right? Nothing at all.
posted by Antipodean at
6:50 PM
9 Comments:
loti
By
Anonymous, at 9:37 PM
Am I really laughing out loud?
Yes, yes I am.
~left
By
Anonymous, at 12:30 AM
I hear Otto laughing his barky laugh right there with you.
But are you laughing your head off...or LAUGHING YOUR ASS OFF?
I trust it's the former.
And a big hidey ho to anonymous number one - I admire your succient comment. I could never do it, myself. I tend to ramble. I'm sure this comes as a shock to you all.
By
Antipodean, at 1:23 AM
I use 'heh' a lot, and it's 'cos I do it a lot. I'll read something, then be all, 'heh'.
'LOL' only happens when I'm feeling sarcastic. 'LOTI' feels a lot more snarky, though. Thanks, Dr House.
I mean, sun.
By
Steph Dawe, at 1:46 AM
go antipodian,
you know have a second house fasn reading away. I cant belie its over, NOOOOOOOOO!!! Bye
By
Boop, at 1:49 AM
Dude, spell check.
Heh. House is like paffe. Everyone loves paffe ;P
By
Antipodean, at 2:16 AM
LOTI. I am so stealing that. I may even give you credit!
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Doppelganger, at 3:48 PM
Hee, go for your life. My only problem with it so far has been having to explain what it means, but after that, LOTI's abound :D
If you give me credit, I'll give you a VLH ;P What the heck, take one now for commenting - thanks a million!
By
Antipodean, at 2:20 AM
antipodean dear, let me introduce you to some of the dumber lols of msn
lmao - laughing my ass of
lshmrc - laughing so hard, my ribs are cracking
pmintt - pissing myself, i need the toilet.
yes, i know, people are just making them up now for the sake of making their partner figure them out.
By
Danae, at 3:08 PM
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