Sunday

the art of LOL-ing

...is mastered by not LOL-ing at all. let me be very clear about this, i despise the use of the phrase "lol" and if you use it, i will think less of you.
unless you are one of the few people who actually laughs out loud everytime you type lol, or literally rolls on the ground dying of laughter when ROFLMAO-ing, shame on you for using it. or rather, abusing it.
it's rarely used genuinely, and even if you are one of the few people who does laugh out loud, why not extend that to more sincere phrase like "hahaha" where you can express how much you are laughing by typing more haha's (with discretion, of course), rather than adding random letters to represent physical actions?
and don't you DARE "lol haha" ... someone did this to me today and i had to restrain myself from lashing out. not only is that redundant, it defeats the purpose and severely angers any LOL-haters you may be conversing with.
instances where people (read: noobs) lol
1. when something someone says isn't remotely interesting or entertainingA: omg, my mom just burned the toast!B: lol...
2. in real life. really? as if people didn't bombard me with the phrase enough online.A: Billy failed his math test.B: LAWLZZZZZ
3. as punctuationA: hey, what are you up to?B: just watching tv, lol
4. to soften the blowA: you look horrible today, lol
5. when you have nothing else to sayA: lolB: lol
now tell me, is LOL not the most pathetic excuse for an internet acronym ever? it's ranked right up there with the fillers "like" and "um". personally, i can tolerate minor LOL usage, but abuse of the phrase will eventually lead to someone stabbing you in the face (that would be me, i'm not afraid to admit it)
so, LOL in moderation, if not at all.
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wow, jeez this is controversial... so i made some...
premade responses to comments filled with hate :(
- lolplease come up with something more original. was clever the first time, but 20984 other people also said the same thing...
- why are you complaining about "LOL" when there's poverty in the world? why are you taking this so seriously? my blog, back off yo. if there are more serious issues at hand, then YOU blog about them.
- you're getting lots of comments, just like you wanted.seriously? someone sounds like someone's a bit jealous... and bitter. and i would never do that. feel free to not believe me, but it's the truth.
- you complain too much!obviously you're blind and missed the whole giant "i like to draw. AND COMPLAIN." at the top of the page. you were warned!
- can't believe you think less of lol-fansi'm sorry, did you read wrong? because i did specify people who overuse/abuse the acronym- what a lame thing to talk about. my dear, i don't give a damn.excuse me? who asked you to read this? AND comment on it?

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