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**DPS Computing** · #1 (**permalink**) 30-06-2008, 09:30

Have you ever had a conversation on MSN and discovered that every other word is lol? Or that when you have nothing to say in response you feel obliged to put an obligatory "lol" in place so that the other person still knows your there.

Me and a few friends were having a conversation about it yesterday and were wondering whether "lol" should be banned or restricted in the amount of times it could be used in conversation.

What is everyones view on this? And of course, there is only one proper way to end this post - lol

**Ben** · #2 (**permalink**) 30-06-2008, 11:02

Yes, I use lol too much, it's kind of addictive isn't it? Like if someone said to me 'Hmm, my PHP game works now' - out of no where I'd say 'lol' - I probably say lol at least 5 times per minute or so in a conversation sometimes

. Lol, I was about to make a discussion about this somewhere as well ha lol... oh god!

**eUKhost.com** · #3 (**permalink**) 30-06-2008, 16:12

lol. there won't be any fun left in chats if you ban lol. I use lol even while talking to someone.

**Ookami** · #4 (**permalink**) 30-06-2008, 16:27

Please don't get rid of LOL. I named my website hosting after it.

**DPS Computing** · #5 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 07:34

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Originally Posted by eUKhost.com

lol. there won't be any fun left in chats if you ban lol. I use lol even while talking to someone.

The scary thing is so have I recently - at least it used to be confined to instant messaging.

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Originally Posted by Ookami

Please don't get rid of LOL. I named my website hosting after it.

lol.

It makes me laugh (lol!) sometimes though reading back through MSN conversations and "lol" is used in response to something that is not even remotely funny such as "My tea is ready" "lol OK".

Have you ever "lol'ed" at an inappropriate time? - such as "My cat has just died" "lol"

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**paul** · #6 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 09:29

Lol carry social & behavioral signal of pleasant mood,

I don't think it is overused.

**Ookami** · #7 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 12:35

LOL (url link to uncyclopedia.org)

I thought this Uncyclopedia article was quite quaint, see for yourself

**Brian** · #8 (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 15:24

Are you a student DPS ? Because taht sounds very much like a conversation students have. Kind of like the discussion we had at the pub for hours about "where does time go"

**Ben** · #9 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 07:48

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Originally Posted by DPS Computing

The scary thing is so have I recently - at least it used to be confined to instant messaging.

lol.

It makes me laugh (lol!) sometimes though reading back through MSN conversations and "lol" is used in response to something that is not even remotely funny such as "My tea is ready" "lol OK".

Have you ever "lol'ed" at an inappropriate time? - such as "My cat has just died" "lol" .

Haha!

- Yeah, exactly, you say lol inappropriately and you say to yourself "where the hell did that come from? lol"

**DPS Computing** · #10 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 11:10

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Originally Posted by Brian

Are you a student DPS ? Because taht sounds very much like a conversation students have. Kind of like the discussion we had at the pub for hours about "where does time go"

I am (among my other talents as a club DJ and in security!). I do know what you mean Brian, us students do tend to come up with the most thought provoking under discussed topics in the world

. lol

**paul** · #11 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 11:11

Well, it can be used also for "lot of luck", "lot of love" but people mostly take it for laugh out loudly.. lol

**DPS Computing** · #12 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 11:13

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Originally Posted by paul

Well, it can be used also for "lot of luck", "lot of love" but people mostly take it for laugh out loudly.. lol

So this brings us on to another topic - "How do you know what lol the other person intended?".

**Brian** · #13 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 14:59

Used to do Club / Bar / Stadium security meself, hated working in the student bars though :P

**Ookami** · #14 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 16:24

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Originally Posted by DPS Computing

So this brings us on to another topic - "How do you know what lol the other person intended?".

That's easy.

Nobody ever means "laugh out loud" nowadays. How often do you literally do that when you type it? lol

**Ryan** · #15 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 21:05

I don't think anyone who uses "lol" is necessarily laughing on the other side. Most of them just have a difficult time coming up with anything good to say, so they put the first thing that pops in their head - lol

**flesso** · #16 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 21:19

Maybe we should all try and go a week without using lol on this forum?

**eUKhost.com** · #17 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 21:46

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Originally Posted by flesso

Maybe we should all try and go a week without using lol on this forum?

thats not as simple as you think

There's no fun in chats and discussions without lol.

**DPS Computing** · #18 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 09:38

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Originally Posted by Ookami

That's easy.

Nobody ever means "laugh out loud" nowadays. How often do you literall