Okay, so I finally figured out what "lol" means and wondered why this new spelling came to be and why anyone thought that up. I mean how long does it take to spell out laughed out loud, let alone why you u (you) would want to tell someone that when you could just tell them that is funny. So I timed it out... it takes maybe 10 seconds to type in LOL on a normal keyed cell phone. Laughed out loud and the true spelling took me... okay a lot longer so that I didn't want to time it out.
But if you had a querty key boarded phone, you could just respond to the email in plain english so everyone could understand it; and or, take a picture and send it to them; or better yet, take a movie of yourself on your phone of your self laughing out loud; or just call the person and just laugh out loud in their ear and talk to them like we used to do. Oh wait... that isn't 21st century thinking. That is like ancient thinking... at least 5 years ago. Ok, it makes sense to use lol, u, i, ummlol, iwicttusichwyvslbiatui, and many others. I am sure you texters can figure out what these other text messaging favorites are but for some I will need to provide a dictionary:
lol - laughing out loud
u - you
i - I
ummlol - you make me laugh out loud
iwicttusichwyvskbiatui - I wish I could talk to you so I could hear what your voice sounds like but I am texting you instead
wwutwucjcmattmitfpswcbdwtcs - why would you text when you could just call me and talk to me in the first place so we could be done with the conversation sooner
jwcwsrtbih - Jane will... ( maybe you can fill in the rest of this text message)
You see how easy this is, how versitile and it just makes so much sense and so you can really communicate your message with ease and save a lot of time and energy so you can get on to the next text. Great, huh?
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TD! Twagp! Kutfs! Ifthaiotstye!
Thanks Dad! That was a great post! Keep up the funny stuff! It's funny to hear an interpretation of this stuff through your eyes!
Bob-
Last night I was laying in bed and around 10:45 I got this text:
"DID U READ BOB HAMMS LAST POST! NEARLY PEED MY PANTS! LOL!"
That was from Jon's wife. After reading "ellipsis" I told her she had to check out your blog. She has been a fan ever since. :)
Jennifer
This was a good one. LOL. I always thought it was lame to say, LOL, but then I started using it, not to let someone know that something was funny, there's a difference...I'm laughing out loud. That is something entirely different and needs to be known by the person who is stimulating the laughter.
Here's a new one: WIJTLAMWHISHWHF? "Why is Jordan texting like a maniac while he is sitting here with his family?" That's an important one there. :)
Here's some that I use, so you are prepared...though I rarely text, I use them on IM.
np-no problem
tot-totally (you know I over use that word, so I have to have an abbreviation)
I love how old this post makes you...much older than you really are...you aren't that out of it, dad!
Bec, sometimes I need to send a text!!
haha, that is really funny. I always use lol. But I have to agree I would rather talk to people than text. Especially since we don't have free texting!
Hey, I finally made it to your blog. The people in my office are wondering why I'm over here laughing at my computer screen. Thanks for the read it made me LOL.
D. Nielson
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