Stupid question about lol

What the fuck does "lol" stand for? <IMG SRC="smilies/confused.gif" border="0">

laugh out loud.

thanks homeslice!

you just expanded my boundaries of knowledge <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

No......
it's Lust Or Love

LMAO = Laughing my ass off

ROFLMAO = Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off.

IMO = In my opinion

Anything else? LoL <IMG SRC="smilies/tickled.gif" border="0">

Too many appreviations because we get lazy <IMG SRC="smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0">

Originally posted by HOMESLICE:
<STRONG>laugh out loud.</STRONG>

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Not to be picky, but it actually stands for "laughs out loud".

Ryan

Originally posted by rstreck:
<STRONG>Not to be picky, but it actually stands for "laughs out loud".

Ryan</STRONG>

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That was pretty damn picky <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

Originally posted by Bobak:
<STRONG>That was pretty damn picky <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"></STRONG>

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True, but that one letter changes the whole conotation of the phrase. "Laugh out loud" would tend to suggest that you are telling the person you are speaking with to laugh. "Laughs out loud" lets the person know that you are the one who is laughing.

Ryan

No no no, you are wrong
If you try to tell a person that you're laughing, it's 1st person and should use "Laugh out loud".
When you say "laughs out out"....who is laughing? Are you referring to 3rd person, not you. It's just like saying "(I) laugh out loud", not "(I) laughs out loud)"....

my .02..........

Originally posted by Silent_Scope:
<STRONG>No no no, you are wrong
If you try to tell a person that you're laughing, it's 1st person and should use "Laugh out loud".
When you say "laughs out out"....who is laughing? Are you referring to 3rd person, not you. It's just like saying "(I) laugh out loud", not "(I) laughs out loud)"....

my .02..........</STRONG>

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I thought it was "laughing out loud" LOL like it matters :P

Actually Silent Scope, you and I are both wrong. Lord Akidadus is right. It is "laughing out loud". I just checked it at http://www.techdictionary.com/ .

Man this is a slow day on the forums! LOL

Ryan

Originally posted by Silent_Scope:
<STRONG>No no no, you are wrong
If you try to tell a person that you're laughing, it's 1st person and should use "Laugh out loud".
When you say "laughs out out"....who is laughing? Are you referring to 3rd person, not you. It's just like saying "(I) laugh out loud", not "(I) laughs out loud)"....

my .02..........</STRONG>

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Yes, but you must understand that informal internet talk is not always done in formal language. For example, you could be typing an email to a friend about a bad test grade and it could go some thing like this:

I studied my ass off for a week for that damn test. It was hard as hell and all I have to show for it is a D-. (glares across room at shity test paper)

In this instance, you are letting somebody know what your action is while you are writing the message. You would not write "glare across the room at shity test paper". It's like dialog in a play. The stuff in parenthesis is not spoken, it is actions that the actor is doing.

On a side note, I think this topic belongs in the Unrelated Forum.

Ryan