BRB, LOL, and Other Internet Acronyms |
 Mar 17 2008, 08:26 PM
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If you have a Facebook, you probably know about the group called "BRB, IM NOT REALLY GOING ANYWHERE, BUT NEITHER IS THIS CONVERSATION" (click). When you say "brb," are you actually going somewhere temporarily or pretending to be away? Same for "lol," "lmao," and "rofl": are you really amused or just saying that because you have no better response?
I always mean the acronyms that I use. |
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Mar 20 2008, 02:41 AM
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"lol" is to the internet as "um" is to talking. It has no more substance for me anymore...if someone tells me a joke and I respond with "lol", it's likely that I thought it sucked but don't want to say anything bad. If it's actually funny, I'll say something like LOOOOOOOL or HAHAHAHAHHAHA or ROFLROFL. But that's rare, and annoying.
If I want someone to leave me alone, usually I just ignore them and remove all signs of me being online. Like, turning off the music function on MSN, making sure your status isn't shown on Facebook, etc. Then you can just pretend you went AWOL. |
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Synesthesia BRB, LOL, and Other Internet Acronyms Mar 17 2008, 08:26 PM
agiri Lol. I joined that group.
I ALWAYS do that. Mar 17 2008, 08:28 PM superficial Most of the time when I say a internet acronym, BR... Mar 17 2008, 08:28 PM moninja when i say 'lol' it depends. the convo mig... Mar 17 2008, 08:32 PM MichelleYue I've never seen that group before o_0 But when... Mar 17 2008, 08:35 PM karmakiller I put LOL sometimes... most of the time I'm no... Mar 17 2008, 08:42 PM Reidar I don't use internet acronyms often, but when ... Mar 17 2008, 08:43 PM Teesa but yeah, sometimes i use lol as fillers. but when... Mar 17 2008, 08:47 PM JokeInsideJoke i ALWAYS use lmao.... after i found out what it st... Mar 17 2008, 08:49 PM tungmyBANANA If I found them boring, or don't want to talk ... Mar 17 2008, 08:49 PM Just_Dream I use LMAO when I laugh out loud, and LOL when som... Mar 17 2008, 10:06 PM
brooklyneast05 QUOTE(Just_Dream @ Mar 17 2008, 10:06 PM)... Mar 17 2008, 10:27 PM
Melie QUOTE(Just_Dream @ Mar 17 2008, 10:06 PM)... Mar 18 2008, 12:07 PM xTINAA QUOTE(MichelleYue @ Mar 17 2008, 07:35 PM... Mar 17 2008, 10:09 PM Flaunted I only catch myself saying lol when i'm not lo... Mar 17 2008, 10:16 PM Synesthesia QUOTE(MichelleYue @ Mar 17 2008, 09:35 PM... Mar 18 2008, 11:05 AM stephinika Heh, well I do actually use brb properly, but as f... Mar 18 2008, 11:07 AM Heathasm well...when i say "lol" its more of a gi... Mar 18 2008, 12:09 PM austinoutloud I pretty much always BRB wen I say BRB. But I laug... Mar 18 2008, 02:31 PM TheFegNut Yeah. But sometimes I lie a tad bit.
Sometimes ... Mar 18 2008, 02:33 PM SilentLaugh brb is ...brb for me
but lol is totally differen... Mar 18 2008, 02:47 PM OhSoDanny well..sometimes when I say BRB it's actually b... Mar 18 2008, 03:20 PM vintage-toile cant be bothered to not talk in english, to be hon... Mar 18 2008, 03:27 PM Orlean ROTFLLMAOBBQSAUCE.
The only ones I use is IMO Mar 18 2008, 03:37 PM Heathasm QUOTE(Orlean @ Mar 18 2008, 03:37 PM) ROT... Mar 18 2008, 07:26 PM LoveToMySilas The whole "brb" thing is my last resort ... Mar 18 2008, 04:11 PM yrrnotelekktric i hate using brb in away messages. it sounds so cl... Mar 18 2008, 04:40 PM Steven LOL BRB GUSY Mar 18 2008, 07:46 PM Markster If I want to imply that something isn't really... Mar 18 2008, 07:50 PM JTFLxtatic QUOTE(Markster @ Mar 18 2008, 07:50 PM) I... Mar 18 2008, 08:21 PM ArjunaCapulong "Lol" is what you say when you don't... Mar 19 2008, 06:01 PM JTFLxtatic QUOTE(ArjunaCapulong @ Mar 19 2008, 06:01... Mar 19 2008, 06:06 PM Steven person1: omg my mom just died
person2: did she d... Mar 19 2008, 06:02 PM ArjunaCapulong lol, gb2 WoW imo Mar 19 2008, 06:03 PM Steven Having a bot allows me to step outside for 5 minut... Mar 19 2008, 06:05 PM xbanana haha, anybody ever seen that thewinekone video?
TO... Mar 19 2008, 08:54 PM Synesthesia QUOTE(gigiopolis @ Mar 20 2008, 03:41 AM)... Mar 23 2008, 04:06 PM misoshiru when I use brb, I'm actually away. If I don... Mar 23 2008, 04:16 PM Autobahn QUOTE(Synesthesia @ Mar 17 2008, 06:26 PM... Mar 23 2008, 04:36 PM sourire I used to hate people who used lol and didn't ... Mar 23 2008, 05:11 PM |
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