to lol or not to lol, that is the question!

18 Oct 2004

Following on from a PM with someone Id like to find out how many other people are guilty of taking 'net talk' and abbreviations into the real world.
Working until 4am this morning on a paper I needed proof-reading today I had an undesirable urge to type : bounce : as I finished (without the spaces obviously)
When the read proof was returned to me at 5pm this evening five 'lol's two 'lmao's... and one 'ffs' :shock: redface

were highlighted.
I know whenever I find something funny and start to chuckle I say lol in my head...Is this a case of interchat taking over my brain??????
:eeek: bolt

18 Oct 2004

:laughabove: :laughabove:
I know exactly what you mean Nimbus.... I do it at work when I am typing letters etc... I have to keep checking that I haven't written something abreviated before I send it out... lol

Shireen
xxx

18 Oct 2004

I think it is a sign of impending !! lol

:lol:
Seriously though - I get a lot of e-mails from people in lots of diff companies - and I can always tell who does the chatroom, forum or txt thing - because you just can't help it can you!!
"FFS" and "WTF" are becoming two that I am finding harder and harder not to include in every e-mail sent to my boss these days!

18 Oct 2004

Great Scot Nimbus (- oops,sorry your Welsh not Scots!..) - One 'ffs' - uncanny - those are my initials!
(Actually my full initials are FFF - Frirty Frisky Fruitcake.)

18 Oct 2004

And Rainbows too!
ffs,horray!
Wait a minute..whats with the S?
Maybe its not about me after all.
Sorry.
redface

18 Oct 2004

Quote by Flirty Fruitcake
Great Scot Nimbus (- oops,sorry your Welsh not Scots!..)

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
I AM A Scot, living in Wales!!!!!!!!!!!
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

18 Oct 2004

I'm guilty of this too. I say 'lol' out loud redface

and myself and Alex_Female both use FFS frequently in converation.
I only realise it when I say them to people who haven't a clue what I'm on about adn then I can't be arsed explaining, tbh.

18 Oct 2004

It will happen. I mean everyone knows what a RTFM error is, these days and if you work on a 'helpline' you wouldn't dare say that to a 'client' any more.
ETA for next reply - 28 mins. FFS!

18 Oct 2004

you can still use PBKAC... Problem Between Keyboard And Chair

18 Oct 2004

Quote by Nimbus
Great Scot Nimbus (- oops,sorry your Welsh not Scots!..)

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
I AM A Scot, living in Wales!!!!!!!!!!!
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
You take the high road and I'll take the low road and FFS which road did Nimbus take ? :shock:

18 Oct 2004

I am also guilty of blurring the two worlds ....I even say lol instead of actually laughing soemtimes. confused

18 Oct 2004

What of FUBAR is that common knowledge now?

18 Oct 2004

I know Bluexxx has said this before but don't ya just wish you could add some of those emoticons when you're sending an e-mail at work???? :wanker:
Steve

18 Oct 2004

Great Welsh - Nimbus is a Scot!
But what is this ffs you all keep goimg on about?

18 Oct 2004

Quote by Flirty Fruitcake
Great Welsh - Nimbus is a Scot!
But what is this ffs you all keep goimg on about?

you have a PM

18 Oct 2004

Whats this PM you all keep going on about? :twisted:

18 Oct 2004

Quote by Flirty Fruitcake
Whats this PM you all keep going on about? :twisted:

Persistant Male :P

18 Oct 2004

Persistant Moron the rate I'm going with your technical advice Vix!

19 Oct 2004

Am nothing but prolific with my testicle advice.

19 Oct 2004

Does that mean you're always talking bollocks Vix ?
bolt

Flirty, my mistress* has instructed me to PM you ;) YHPM smile

*she'll kill me for that *hides*

19 Oct 2004

Quote by niceguysdoexist
Great Scot Nimbus (- oops,sorry your Welsh not Scots!..)

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
I AM A Scot, living in Wales!!!!!!!!!!!
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
You take the high road and I'll take the low road and FFS which road did Nimbus take ? :shock:
A BFO road called marrage and divorce... rolleyes

19 Oct 2004

Quote by Vix
It will happen. I mean everyone knows what a RTFM error is, these days and if you work on a 'helpline' you wouldn't dare say that to a 'client' any more.
ETA for next reply - 28 mins. FFS!

Dare I say this wtf is a RTFM error???

19 Oct 2004

"Read the fucking manual"
Reputedly a real Boeing fault code confused

19 Oct 2004

Quote by JonJon
"Read the fucking manual"
Reputedly a real Boeing fault code

:shock: SH has a manual????????? :huh: As Sarge would say....YOU BA*STARDS!!!!!!!!!!!! duel

:fuckinghell:

19 Oct 2004

pmsl just had a CAOTK moment reading that
coffee all over the keyboard

19 Oct 2004

Quote by JonJon
"Read the fucking manual"

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
oooh - I'm going tolove that one all day. Oh dear. I work with IT programmers who have to work to a development spec and you dont' know how many times I have wanted to say "have you actually read the spec?" That's normally after question number 521.
Oh dear - I am now really going to have to stop myself from using that now!!
Oh dear - what a good start to the day.
lol

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

19 Oct 2004

i'd have to say luckily i havent done that yet.
although i was playing CS once and someone laughed but laughed saying lol. Which was bizzare, coz it was prob harder to do that than to just say Ha ha ha.
I do use fone instead of phone though, which is quite annoying. Esp since i work as a web developer for a mobile department.

19 Oct 2004

Yep I think in, speak in and write in web abreviations now.
OH god I need help. redface