gwnn Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Do you use "lol" in live speech? Irregardless of your first answer, do you consider using "lol" in live speech dorky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 no. yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 No and definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnneM Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 No, I just laugh, and Yes, I would think the person was not only dorky, but nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I use LOL in speech but not lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 No, but I can remember it has come up in conversations with friends..Yeah, dorky but it still kinda makes you laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Only when I talk about painting in Hungarian. Otherwise it's definitely dorky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_c Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I've nearly said it a few times, but so far I've always been able to catch myself just in time :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 No (at least I don't think so, might have come up once or twice) and no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphastrup Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 No and definitely. I don't believe you, JLol I must admit I once thought "lol" - never outright said it. Consider me mind-dorky, then. However I've said "OMFG" (or was it "Umff" or "Oommf"?) one or ten times during my goalkeeping days, when I was hit hard in certain parts of the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Would that be the same dork that says "quote-unquote" and uses 2 fingers of each hand to "make" the marks as he is saying the word? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I have a friend who says 'BRB' and find it kind of amusing. 'LOL' though is just dumb because obviously you aren't laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphastrup Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 'LOL' though is just dumb because obviously you aren't laughing. And how often are you actually laughing out loud when writing LOL? :lol: (Yeah, I'm winking now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 "And then we sat down opposite a couple of LOL's and they cleaned our clocks." Other than that usage a definite "NO" and a definite "YES". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I wouldn't use lol in actual speech, I'd laugh instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I frequently say "WTF" in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Yeah, me too, Paul, but that's because I work telephone support (which means, by definition, there are a lot of 'WTF' moments), and if a client one of my colleagues is helping heard me use the expanded version, I might get fired. OTOH, the best part of my job is that I don't support end-users; the people calling me are expected to have admin-quality computer knowledge. So they're quality 'WTF' moments... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 You actually say doubleyou tee eff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Well, I commonly say "...the ffff"? but I've always liked the linux command "wtf is wtf". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 I frequently say "double" when I disagree with someone. Gets some strange looks from non bridgeplayers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 A bridge anecdote. Donald Trump said to David Spade; "You little imp, would you like to join my club?" He didn't have the heart to pass up the invitation so he conceded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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