If someone IMs you something that they think you will find amusing, please choose an appropriate response. If you did not actually laugh out loud, you may not type "lol." That's just a lie and leads the reader to think they are funnier then they actually are. Now if you didn't find the message even remotely entertaining, i would suggest replying with "uhm, ok." That's sure to send the "that's lame" message. Let's say that your reaction was somewhere in the middle, and you in fact had some sort of auditory response. Perhaps you groaned, sighed, or snorted. In that case, the correct response is "iman," which obviously means "i made a noise." That way they know you read it, and while it may have not been totally worthless, they should use discretion before bothering you with further distractions. The online community has already had a profound influence on modern English, let's not use this power for evil. And, so help me God, if you type ROTFL, i will cut you.
Posted by Matthew at January 21, 2005 10:24 PMWhen talking to one of my friends I use "GOL" in replace of "LOL". It stands for giggle out loud...we decided it was more appropriate although it still is not always true.
Posted by: Kristi at January 22, 2005 08:07 PMlol.
Posted by: other Kristi at January 22, 2005 11:14 PMHi,
our "monkey balls" jokes were more in the context of the other games we were playing. Nothing in particular. It was mostly offhand comments from Jason Masters who is funnier than he realizes.
Do you have Gamecube?!
Posted by: Amie at January 23, 2005 08:37 PM