LOL, haha, etc. - DPChallenge Forums

06/16/2006 06:54:50 PM · #1

When I read posts I often see these terms used as if the person is really laughing as if they were speaking. Do people really talk like this?

"I was trying to get a pic lol and it didn't come out right haha and it didn't score so well lol and I can't understand why lol. I am not complaining lol, but am curious...what did I do wrong lol?"

Read the posts...do you really talk like this? Why do people have to put this in their posts? It is so annoying and makes no sense. Makes an otherwise intelligent post seem trite.

Just an opinion...shoot me for it if you must, but it is annoying as hell.

Message edited by author 2006-06-16 19:08:02.

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

06/16/2006 06:56:26 PM · #2

Damn..I hate it when I miss an error in the post title...

faidoi

Pentax K10D

06/16/2006 07:06:53 PM · #3

lol :P

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon

06/16/2006 07:08:16 PM · #4

just as I expected...

Phil

Canon EOS-7D

06/16/2006 07:13:39 PM · #5

Would this be better?

"I was trying to get a pic lol and it didn't come out right passes gas and it didn't score so well belches and I can't understand why uh oh."

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Fujifilm XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS

06/16/2006 07:13:47 PM · #6

Ok.... I'll bite.

Yes, sometimes those emoticons/chat speak are overdone.

Yet it is often the only way to judge the tone of what was written. Without the benefit of body language, we often rely on the emoticons to read everything properly, the way it was MEANT in the first place.

I'd rather put up with a few annoying extras, than to be totally left in the dark about intent and tone.

buzzrock

Fujifilm X-M1

06/16/2006 07:15:33 PM · #7

I usually put "lol" to indicate I'm joking around or that I'm being sarcastic.

If I find something funny, I might just leave a one liner- "lol"

I rarely find myself literally Laughing out Loud, but sometimes I do--

And I can honestly say I haver Never actually Been, "Rolling on the Floor, Laughing my Ass Off"-- NEVER, :)

UrfaK

Canon EOS-650/T4i Rebel

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

06/17/2006 09:57:27 AM · #8

Yes.. I know way too many ppl who even speak in netspeech.. They say Lol while speaking and you're left wondering why aren't they really laughing out loud if it's that fuuny.
Half the time I'm termed 'uncool' because I never really figure out what people are saying when they say LoL. I sound like an old grandparent saying "Roll, But why do you want me to roll."

Message edited by author 2006-06-17 10:05:17.

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

06/17/2006 10:01:45 AM · #9

i lol fixed the lol title for you lol. :)

and no i don't talk like that, i usually save my smilies and lols for the end of my message. i have found that when people put them in the middle of sentences, it is usually because they are trying to come across as lighthearted and joking, but in reality, they are not.

06/17/2006 09:01:56 PM · #10

Originally posted by karmat:

i lol fixed the lol title for you lol. :)

Thank you...appreciate it.

Man_Called_Horse

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

06/17/2006 09:07:51 PM · #11

Yeah,...I agree, annoying.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

06/19/2006 02:45:13 AM · #12

some people not only use it, they are named after it: ROFLMAO!

BeeCee

Nikon D40

06/19/2006 03:23:09 AM · #13

If they wanted to type it as they speak it then for many of them it would be closer to "Like, I was trying to get this pic, ya know? and it didn't come out right and it didn't score so good so I'm like 'wtf?', ya know? and I like can't understand why lol. I am not complaining, ya know? but am curious...what did I, like, do wrong lol?"

06/19/2006 03:36:55 AM · #14

wtf?

06/19/2006 03:51:09 AM · #15

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

wtf?

Damn... everytime someone mentions his name, he pops up like mushroom after the rain. How did.. how did you know? You run a site scanner or something? LOL

06/19/2006 04:22:00 AM · #16

Originally posted by crayon:

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
wtf?

Damn... everytime someone mentions his name, he pops up like mushroom after the rain. How did.. how did you know? You run a site scanner or something? LOL

I have moles on the inside. I'm not sayin Cheeseman's wearing a wire or anything, so don't think that. LOL, hahaha, ROFL, pfffft.

...come to think of it, Riley actually does talk like that in real life - I must get it from him.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

06/19/2006 04:37:11 AM · #17

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

now I know why Riley has got that cute little frown - coz you been pushing blames at him! :)

BeeCee

Nikon D40

06/19/2006 05:36:59 AM · #18

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

wtf?

wtf=what the.... fudge?

06/19/2006 02:51:11 PM · #19

Originally posted by BeeCee:

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
wtf?

wtf=what the.... fudge?

Actually, it's "Where's The Fudge?" Mmmmmm.... fudge...

posthumous

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

06/19/2006 03:46:35 PM · #20

I don't use lol because it's too ambiguous. I use smilies for irony. And I use hahaha when I really am laughing (or would be if the matron weren't watching...).

06/19/2006 04:55:43 PM · #21

Originally posted by posthumous:

I don't use lol because it's too ambiguous. I use smilies for irony. And I use hahaha when I really am laughing (or would be if the matron weren't watching...).

...but do you really laugh like "hahaha" or more like an evil snicker, or belly laugh like BWAHAHAAAHAAA!!! ? After thinking about it, I never really have laughed my ass off - I just checked and it's still there. As long as I'm confessing, I can't say I've actually "Rolled On the Floor" either. ...well except when I was doing the milk-spewing shot.

posthumous

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

06/19/2006 10:58:31 PM · #22

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Originally posted by posthumous:
I don't use lol because it's too ambiguous. I use smilies for irony. And I use hahaha when I really am laughing (or would be if the matron weren't watching...).

...but do you really laugh like "hahaha" or more like an evil snicker, or belly laugh like BWAHAHAAAHAAA!!! ? After thinking about it, I never really have laughed my ass off - I just checked and it's still there. As long as I'm confessing, I can't say I've actually "Rolled On the Floor" either. ...well except when I was doing the milk-spewing shot.

good point. it's usually like hihhhhihihhihihhhih, although sometimes my eyes turn red and I go mwaHAHAHAHAHA fffffft (that's sulfur coming out of my nose, I swear it!)