Do you really "Laugh Out Loud"?...
By aseretdd
@aseretdd (13730)
Philippines
August 7, 2009 3:30am CST
When chatting with friends or relatives... i often see this "lol"... at first i did not know what it means... but a friend said that it is chat lingo for laugh out loud... not that got me into thinking... do people really laugh out loud when they type "LOL"... do you?...
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23 responses
@animegirl334 (3263)
• United States
7 Aug 09
I do. When I read something funny on the internet and it makes me laugh I would comment lol. There is also a rotfl which means "rolling on the floor laughing" I don't think people actually do that one.
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@bubblepink (694)
• Philippines
8 Sep 09
When I'm chatting with my friends online. I typed "LOL" if I am smiling or they said something funny but not really that funny. But when I said "LOOOOOOOOL!!!!!" that means I really am laughing out soo loud with the Rofl smiley and Sometimes I even put all the laughing expressions like "LOOOL HAHAHAHA =)) rofl lmao" when I can't help myself but laugh so hard.
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@elenyae (388)
• Australia
8 Sep 09
When I use the term "lol", I'm either snickering, smirking or giggling in real life. So yes, technically I'm laughing "out loud". But if something is thigh-slapping funny, I'll either go into the "Hahahahahah", or use "ROFL". And if something is *really* funny, I'll use "ROFLMAO". I have degrees of entertained-ness. You're really REALLY funny and I'm actually slapping my thighs laughing hysterically if you merit a "ROFLMAO" from me. ;)
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
9 Sep 09
Oh my... i know what ROFL means... but when you put MAO there... i am at a lost... what does that mean... i don't really chat that much... so i am not familiar with a lot of chat lingo... i hope you can enlighten me with this one...
Thanks for the response...
@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
7 Aug 09
i do laugh out loud when i put LOL. for i think that is natural for me. once i was in a lamay of my aunt. and a lot of my cousins was there to and me didnt see each other for a long time for they are out of the country. and because i am a laugh out loud person i can not control it that even i am in a lamay i just LOL. so even if it is on chat or in mylot if i put LOL that means i laugh out loud.
@anetteh (3590)
• Sweden
9 Aug 09
morning aseretdd, well if there is something really funny to laugh about yes, then I do laugh out loud. But most of the times, I laugh in silence. Of course, a lot of things are funny and worht laughing about. However, you do not need to be heard. Other wise there is a tale saying...a god laugh do lenghten your life one day. So we really should laugh more often than we really do.
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
10 Aug 09
That is a v ery nice words of wisdom... but when chatting with friends and family... do you really laugh out loud when you type LOL?... that is actually the whole point of this discussion... some said yes... but a lot more said that they don't but use the word to convery what they feel...
Thanks for the response...
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
7 Aug 09
Sometimes I do, but usually when I'm pretending to be LOL it is just with an inner laugh...and a big smile on my face. I would probably say ROFL* if I were really LOL.
*Just for the one or two people here who might not know that one, ROFL is Rolling on the Floor Laughing
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@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
10 Aug 09
Hello aseretdd,
I do laugh whenever I write 'LOL' but it doesn't mean I really, really lough out loud! It depends on the situation but I can say, it is very rare that I will laugh out very loud - if you understand what I mean... Sometimes when I feel funny and want to laugh, I will make people know by writing 'LOL' too!
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
11 Aug 09
Well, LOL is the official chat lingo to tell people we are chatting with if we feel happy or if we find the chat humorous... and i guess that is good since we are able to convey how we feel even if we cannot see the person whom we are talking to...
Thanks for the response...
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@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
9 Aug 09
I don't think people are really laughing out loud most of the time when they type 'lol'. Instead they just wanted to describe the way they feel without doing it at all. It is just an expression without really doing physically. Just mere words.
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
10 Aug 09
There are a few who responded to this discussion who wrote that they are actually laughing or smiling when they type LOL... but most use it to express what they feel at the moment since they cannot see the person they are chatting with...
Thanks for the response...
@joyceshookery (2057)
• United States
7 Aug 09
Sometimes when I type LOL I actually laugh out loud. Other times I see the humor of something and type LOL but don't laugh.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
7 Aug 09
hi hatley here yes its got to be really funny then I will
laugh as I type out my message but I dont do it a lot just'when something really does tickle me. its too easy to get in the
habit of doing that like using the word love insteAd of like
for exAmple.
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@maikarumike (457)
• Malaysia
7 Aug 09
I often type that when I am on instant messaging with my friends and somehow it integrated with my life now and out of the blue in the conversation with friends real time, I would just say LOL, and they will be like stunned for the moment and laugh real loud at me. I think the usage of short forms are very often nowadays and it greatly bring an impact on everyone in this world.
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
Well, we can include that in the evolution of chat and text message language... i just wonder who in particular started using chat lingo... if i am still in college and studing English or computer... i would surely make a thesis about that subject...
Thanks for the response...
@opalina143 (1240)
• Morristown, New Jersey
7 Aug 09
This is a funny topic. Yes, I often write LOL when, in fact, I have not laughed out loud, though sometimes I have. As for ROTFL, I can't recall a time when I actually rolled on the floor in laughter, but I have used that one. So yes, I think these expressions are not to be taken literally, they are just things we say when we find something funny. LOL. :-)
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
They are good substitute for actual facial expressions... especially when we do not see who we are talking to during chat... i am glad you found humor in this topic... LOL and ROTFL are just two cool chat lingo used often...
Thanks for the response...
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
7 Aug 09
Yes, "lol" is laugh out loud... so that can be like smiling wide or actually laughing... but there are times when some people type lol just to for the sake of typing... so i am just curious if other do laugh out loud when they type "lol"...
Thanks for the response...
@darbas_namie (326)
• Lithuania
7 Aug 09
oh.. i never write lol,, i am always typing the smiles.. even do not show its here :D it is a very bad habit,, because i am chating a lot and everytime i am using the smiles.. and here it is not enough my posts to write smiles.. so i am using "old and all known" smiles! :) happy mylotting
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
7 Aug 09
I agree... some who responded to this discussion just type lol because of a humorous conversation...
Thanks for the response... welcome to mylot and i hope you enjoy every minute of your stay here... i also hope that you can answer with a little more detail... that usually helps with the earnings...
@scarsofdeath (51)
•
7 Aug 09
Yes I do...when i write LOL, then u can beleive that i'm laughing my lungs out...many a times something funny happens with my friends and then due to any complications those things turns funnier...so when that is being discussed while chatting i laugh out loud...I'm not a silent kindda person
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
I believe you when you say that you are not a silent type... your username is proof enough... some people do need to show their feeling even when typing... and LOL is a good one to use...
Thanks for the response... welcome to mylot and i hope you enjoy every minute of your stay here...