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Friday, April 8, 2011

... just in from the BBC (and Know Your Meme)

LOL around the world

  • mdr (and derivatives)
    French version, from the initials of "mort de rire" which roughly translated means "dying of laughter" (Chris will like this one)
  • חחח‎/ההה
    Hebrew version. The letter ח is pronounced 'kh' and ה is pronounced 'h'. Putting them together makes "khakhakha"
  • 555
    Thai variation of LOL. "5" in Thai is pronounced "ha", three of them being "hahaha"
  • asg
    Swedish abbreviation of the term Asgarv, meaning intense laughter
  • mkm
    Afghan abbreviation of the Dari phrase "ma khanda mikonom", which means "I am laughing"


LOL-ternatives

  • :D (smileys)
    Simple and clear but may appear childish. Are you a Comic Sans fan?
  • ROFL, LMAO, BWL
    Even more annoying than LOL.
  • !!!
    One is fine, three reeks of desperation: 'Look!!! I made a joke!!!' Yes, we noticed.
  • Haha, Hehehe, Arf arf
    The safe option. Effective but not very imaginative. Were you really laughing?
  • Hilarious! How funny!
    You are living in the dark ages.


source: Why did LOL infiltrate the language?, Know Your Meme: LOL
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23 comments:

  1. Neil ZeeApril 8, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Thanks!!! 555

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  2. Lucas R. TuckerApril 8, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    חחח

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  3. AnneApril 8, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Hilarious! or as we say in Québec, mdr
    This post made me roflmao, or :)

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  4. AnonymousApril 8, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    i'm guilty of them all. :) xo

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  5. EwaApril 8, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    Another BBC fan, I see.

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  6. Coy MartinezApril 8, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Things I never knew! :D

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  7. JohannApril 8, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    LLH - Afrikaans version "Lag Lekker Hard"

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  8. AlisonApril 8, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    PMSL is one that was missed.

    I like a good Ha! though :)

    Funny post for a Friday, thanks Andrew!

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  9. TeamarciaApril 8, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    I think I dated a guy whose last name was the Hebrew version. Now you see why I had to cut him loose. No Marcia kaka here.

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  10. JillApril 8, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Your emails are now going to contain many 5s instead of smilies.

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  11. JenniferApril 8, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Thanks! ;o)

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  12. Kate GeisenApril 8, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    I will take any of them over "yawn".

    I mean, !!!

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  13. NitmosApril 8, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    I just hit the keyboard and any strange collection of letters looks about right. I figure the reader will come up with some definition for it that makes sense to them.

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  14. trailturtleApril 8, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    [mdr (and derivatives)
    French version, from the initials of "mort de rire" which roughly translated means "dying of laughter" (Chris will like this one)]

    yeah, Chris K's new mantra should be: LOD (Laugh or Die).....

    LOL

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  15. misszippyApril 8, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Thank you for your research results!

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  16. PennyApril 8, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    OK I'm trying to process it. I'm a little slow.

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  17. AdrienneApril 8, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    I watch Barney all day what do you expect :)

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  18. KatieApril 8, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Yes I am childish :D

    I also prefer a good, Ahaha or if it is only half funny Aha, where does that stand?

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  19. mjcaronApril 8, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Yes, when I write heheheh I really am laughing. That's the only time I write it is if I'm laughing. Do you have some good suggestions I could use? I'm not very imaginative. Aparently. HEHEHE..

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  20. mjcaronApril 8, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    I'm also a bad speller. Apparently.

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  21. Chris KApril 9, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    Isn't the latest something like baaaawwww or something like that? What do I know? I say hilarious which means I'm in the dark ages. Heck, I even used the word neat in my last post.

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  22. The Green GirlApril 9, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    LOL

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  23. Annette@(running)In the Right DirectionApril 10, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Nice!

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