Laugh Out Loud?

When I have no more strength for LOL, I would turn - Or something like that, whatever dude! SOW is a chat acronym which means Smile Out Wide.
@kdmlrys (398)
United States
April 25, 2009 8:03am CST
LOL or Laugh/Laughing Out Loud is too mainstream. Do you ever get tired of laughing out loud? I think I should refrain from using that acronym. Do you think SOW (smile out wide) is a good alternative?
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@marge58 (31)
• United States
25 Apr 09
LOL...I agree we sometimes I just want to CAL (Chuckle a little) instead of Laughing outloud...some things I read don't deserve the belly whooping LOL.
@kdmlrys (398)
• United States
25 Apr 09
Thanks for letting me know about CAL. SOW!
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@nzalheart (2338)
• India
26 Apr 09
hehe...Actual laughing lol...
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• United States
26 Apr 09
Well, looks like we have come full circle...we started this conversation complaining about out LOL(laughing out loud), then went to just the simple SOW(smile out wide) to just a CAL(chuckle a little) to GE2E(grinning ear to ear) and now all this chatting has lead us back to the hehe(LOL) belly whopping, foot stomping fun! I guess we are doomed to always end up LOL for the entire time we spending chatting with friends...thanks for your responses MyLotters, it's been fun! & yes, I am LOL from all the cute responses..I especially like the GE2E!Thanks for making me laugh today!
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@Aussies2007 (5336)
• Australia
25 Apr 09
Nothing much to smile about on mylot. You smile at someone smart. But you laugh out loud at the ridiculous.
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@kdmlrys (398)
• United States
26 Apr 09
Yeah, I guess it's time to LOL.
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@zearah (5381)
• Philippines
22 Jul 09
He he he you got it right. In mylot I could smile every now and then by mere looking on avatar. Like the others here...hmmmm But there are really cool and you can laugh though not loud but... It would make your body shake!
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@54susan (281)
• China
8 Aug 09
yes ,u're exactly right ,zearah:D every time i read a interesting discussion or response ,i do laugh out not loud ,but but that makes my body shake ,so better call it lol :P hahahahahahahahahahaha this is a really funny distussion :D
@GardenGerty (160996)
• United States
25 Apr 09
When something is overused it does get trite. I do not know that I will go with SOW, I might say something like Giggling On the Inside. (GOI). I do not know that I would use Sow since it is a mature female pig.
@kdmlrys (398)
• United States
26 Apr 09
SOW Thanks for that info. Oink, oink!
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• India
16 Jul 09
guys just LOL... Dats it..
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@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
25 Apr 09
SOW!..Looks ok with me, i try using it..^_^. I don't really like the LOL thing anyway..^_^
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@kdmlrys (398)
• United States
26 Apr 09
State your reason why you didn't like the "LOL" (Oh gosh, mentioned it again. SOW!)
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@xliRSA (13)
• South Africa
25 Apr 09
I seldom use *LOL* simply because I dont actually LAUGH out loud! Sometimes someone online can make me smile yes, but it takes a lot to make me laugh. And when someone types that (LOL) I am always wondering.. are they really laughing or just using it as a filler?
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@anangf (1146)
• Indonesia
20 Jun 09
Yes its right, i did 'lol' very rarely. i do not thing is lol is more fun to read. Except for adding 'lol' emoticon like this,
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@dianmelydia (2269)
• Indonesia
25 Apr 09
It needs more time for socialization of those new acronyms you guys just created. Well, LOL has been used for than ten years. At the beginning of internet chatting era, people started using LOL to representing their laughing emotion. If you dislike it, it's no problem. But it has been in internet users mind for a long time. Have a nice weekend and happymylotting.
@kdmlrys (398)
• United States
26 Apr 09
That's interesting to know! I'm wondering where you got that information. Please state your source so I can learn more about it.
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
25 Apr 09
Well I guess it could be but remember a sow is a pig or hog. Some people might be insulted..lol How about, gwm which would mean: giggle with me.
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
26 Apr 09
I would assume this is the reason it's not used.
@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
26 Apr 09
This is true, too. some people might not like it. A sow is a female pig or hog. Kathy.
@kdmlrys (398)
• United States
26 Apr 09
So I guess that's the reason why people don't use SOW on chatrooms.
@mipen2006 (5528)
• Australia
29 Jul 09
I'm not into texting, so don't understand many. Rarely use Lol.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
25 Apr 09
no, i really don't. i use it alot myself. i think sow would work fine. good thinking,
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@doggyhouz (548)
• United States
29 Jul 09
I think your just an over thinking or an over exaggerator. To be honest your asking a question like was the chicken before the egg or after. I believe that they use to say laughing out loud instead of lol first. I don't think someone rolled a dice and when it landed on L then O then L again they decided to make it and acronym. Your SOW sounds cool and I would like to ask you the same question you avoid to answer. Did you think of Smile out wide first? or did you think of SOW then decide to fill what acronym to it??? God bless.
@vinay316 (300)
• India
26 Jul 09
I think SUM(shut ur mouth) is the best alternative that you can use instead of LOL.cheers.
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• Atlantic City, New Jersey
7 Aug 09
Totally love SUM because I am one of those people that if told something surprising in anyway my usual response is "SHUT UP"....so i will definitley put SUM in my online/text vocabulary ;)
• United States
5 Aug 09
I see SOW, and I think PIG. I'll stick to LOL, or a simple smiley.
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• United States
4 Aug 09
LoL... I seen this post and instantly I had to SOW... It made me smile, I think you may just have new trend on your hands friend.
7 Aug 09
i like twf (that was funny) way better then lol.
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• Atlantic City, New Jersey
7 Aug 09
ooo I do like that one...thanks for sharing as it is sure to become part of my online/text vocabulary :)
@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Sometimes I'll use [grin] to show that I like a comment or am amused, but not actually 'laughing out loud.' Or most often, I'll just use ;-) to show a wink.
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@mipen2006 (5528)
• Australia
26 Jul 09
I nonly laugh out loud if I find something very, very, funny. I do smile broadly at things I find amusing. Big Broad Smile, or BBS will do me.
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@Capsicum (1444)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I like SOW seems as if lol ,is old and far to used by everybody. A lot of pc abbreviations, I am not even clear on .So I end up looking them up.LOL is not one of them though.But you would have had me on SOW,I like it.
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• United States
24 Jul 09
how about using LMBFBO (laughing my big fat butt off) or LOLPMP for laughing out loud, peeing my pants. I've seen some good ones. The biggest fun is trying to figure out what they mean if you've never seen the acronym before!
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• India
26 Jul 09
keep on thinking !!!!
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@iwinagain (545)
26 Jul 09
I never get tired of lol or lmao, I think it's because I don't see those used often. What do you think about SRN (smiling right now) or LRN (laughing right now)?
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