What's your scale of "lol" what does it really mean? [Archive]

koku

08-13-2005, 04:41 AM

It has been a long belief of mine that when people type lol they really aren't laughing at all. It's just paying respect to a comment that was amusing. Now...everyone has their own litlte way of telling you when they are really laughing and when their not. They have certian phrases and acronyms to reserve to when they find something really worth a hoot and a hollar.

And i'm sure everyone has their ladder of funny, so I ask...what's your ladder of funny?

Example, I will lead first and not go too much in detail.

at first

heh, or ha.: This is pretty saying "nice try asshole, mabye if you had some skill."

hmph.: It's just indifference. I recognize it was a joke, but wasn't sure what to do, so Hmph comes out.

lol.: Yeah...if you make me chuckle or smile on the inside, you get an lol. What you said could have even been funny, but I was too tired or I heard it before. But like my research proves, lol doesn't really mean I'm laughing outloud.

Get the pattern? I'll do my list of ones that I generally use and are conistant later, but first I will wait to see what others say. Let's also compare.

*but I think it's safe to say that when people type lol, their usually not actually laughing outloud no?*

D-pad

08-13-2005, 04:44 AM

LOL-grin
ROFL-Chuckle
Heehee-Small laugh
Heeheehee-Clever laugh
ROFFLMAO-Az's material

Stephy

08-13-2005, 04:44 AM

*but I think it's safe to say that when people type lol, their usually not actually laughing outloud no?*

My sister and I have actually had a talk about that a few days back.

Iekleane

08-13-2005, 04:44 AM

ABout 90% of the time I say one of those even though I didn't find it funny. So its usually just whichever I felt liek typing.

koku

08-13-2005, 04:49 AM

ABout 90% of the time I say one of those even though I didn't find it funny. So its usually just whichever I felt liek typing.

so what do you type when someting really is funny and you're laughing outloud eh??

what do you do?? WHAT DO YOU DO!?

meanwhile, im going to get a ROFFLMLMAO out of d_pad one day.

Iekleane

08-13-2005, 04:50 AM

Usually what ever I feel like typing.

Jiant Flying Panda

08-13-2005, 04:55 AM

Heh or Ha - Joke... yes...
Haha - 1-2 second Chuckle
lol - 3-5 second chuckle
LOL! - 10 second laugh
LMAO! - Real laughter
LOL! followed by another laugh LMAO! - Very rare. I only get this when I play a online computer games and something really stupid happens. For example: A guy in Counter-strike throws a grenade and it bounces off the wall back in front of his face and detonates or the grenade he threw ends up killing 2 of his teammates. HAHA!

Annoying MSN Person

08-13-2005, 06:20 AM

KILL LOL.

Now, I am a giggler by nature, and enjoy laughing. There are a lot of funny people online.

Lol was fine and new when I was 11. Hey, wow. A way to show you think things are funny. Cool.
However, now I can have conversations of this variety:

Guy: hi. how r u lol Oh, great start. Why, oh why, are you laughing?
Helli: I am fine, but perhaps you should be worried about the mutated mouse about to eat your grandmother.
Guy: lol well u r nuts. lol. Oh yes, I garnered the honour of double lols. But what the fuck are you laughing at, bucko?
Helli: No. Just no. I am fully qualified.
Guy: so, wtf hav u been up 2? havnt seen u in ages. LOL. been somewhere?Ok,well I can deal with wtf. But then coming and using LOL as a standalone sentence? With no laughable context? arrrgh.
Helli: Well, I did have you blocked. I'm not sure why you can even see me now. You have 30 seconds to prove you are worthy.
Guy: lol u bitch. wat u want me to say? i am da shit. of course u wanna talk to me. every1 does. lol. come on and get some of this. u no u want 2. lol. Argh. Just Argh.
Helli: Congratulations, you are the missing link of the evolutionary chain. Please check into the nearest museum to claim your prize. Goodbye.
Guy: LOL
***Guy is now blocked.***

Meh. So I can't be bothered wasting my time talking to little shits who LOL their way from here to Timbucktoo, especially if they don't even take the most basic of steps for respect of English. I don't claim that all IM should be entirely formal. But still. LOL kills me. You aren't laughing. There was no humour in the comment you are responding to. It is an inane crutch on which one lets others know you are ready to be whacked. I can't even properly verbalise my hatred of it, there are no words. Same goes for WTFROTLMFAOOMGBBQ!!11uno!!!!!!elf!1111!1twelve.

What's worse is that someone actually used it in conversation. In real life. When I was standing right infront of them. WHEN THEY WEREN'T FREAKING LAUGHING.

For me, a hehe signifies that I am most probably giggling. Increasing capitalisation and repetitions indicate the intensity of laughter. There. Easy as pie.

Crimson

08-13-2005, 06:25 AM

heh: You tried being funny. Didn't really work
lol: Congrats, you made me smile. On the inside.
LOL or hahaha: You made me chuckle!
HAHAHA: Az's kancho stories. Then again, if I was on the recieving end, I wouldn't be doing that.

X the Eliminator

08-13-2005, 06:31 AM

heh - Nice try, or Yeah ... Right (Bad Joke)
LOL - Internal Laugh and Smile on my face (Good Joke)
ROTFLMAO - Really Funny, Laughing out loud (KANCHO!)

koku

08-13-2005, 06:42 AM

i'm going to major in lology. Find out what really makes people live on land.

Yup.

Kragar

08-13-2005, 06:59 AM

KILL LOL.

Marry me.

No, it's not that serious. Have a serious six week relationship which will leave me with a broken heart, fond memories and a stain on my carpet.

I don't think I've ever used LOL. If I want to laugh, I'll type out HAHAHAHAHAHA. The longer the line, the bigger the laugh.

There is also heh for smaller things, but I actually have a laugh that sounds like "heh," so I'm just imitating real life.

Firefly

08-13-2005, 07:24 AM

haha/hehe- I don't want to sound stupid using lol
lol-I'm lazy/you might be annoying me
LOL- that was funny!
LMAO- that was inside joke forever funny
HAHAHAHAH- do I have to explain?

But those who IM with me normally know I love to use:

XD

Which explaines everything, along with GODSHIT

koku

08-13-2005, 07:31 AM

h2orowe

08-13-2005, 07:34 AM

Heh-Meh, it was ok
Ha-Kinda funny
Haha-Pretty Funny
Hahaha-Funny!
HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-I'm trying to act like a jackass
HAHA!-Way Funny!
XD-Extremely funny
LMAO,ROFL- Only when I'm talking to my friend Stanley, because he uses it alot.
>.>
<.<
Pfft my "On-line" laugh>yours

Firefly

08-13-2005, 07:35 AM

*ponders if i've ever received an lol from YOU~you evil deceptive woman*

grrrrr

You see, I am deceptive because it might be I'm LAZY or ANNOYED. buahahahahha.... ;)

akitaka

08-13-2005, 07:39 AM

Usually what ever I feel like typing.
Ditto.

It really depends on my play field, too. If I go on random chat room (which I haven't done in years) I might melt my brain a little and bust out with an "lol" for laugh's sake. But usually it's a no. Especially on forums.

Casually with friends on instant messengers:
-ahh/ehh/um.../mugh/etc: I don't really mind of it.
-ha/heh: Mildly amusing.
-haha: I find it silly/funny.
-LMAO: Sarcasm for "I don't find it that funny", usually following, "um...".
-(when nothing is type for a while): Either I lost interest, or am laughing too hard to press the keys. I'll tell you if it's the latter :)

But those who IM with me normally know I love to use:

XD
Same here...but only it's (-_-)p

Jiant Flying Panda

08-13-2005, 08:15 AM

lol-I'm lazy/you might be annoying me

*Frowns.... Stares at the floor*

I actually believed you....

Praetorian

08-13-2005, 09:47 AM

The only times I say "lol" is when I really am laughing out loud. You get a "heh" of me when I thought it was funny, but didn't actually bother to laugh out loud.

whispering

08-13-2005, 10:01 AM

***Guy is now blocked.***
http://klubitus.org/smiley/hali.gif

Loc

08-13-2005, 12:02 PM

hmm
I don't have any set in stone, depends how I feel I guess, usually it's:

heh - little smile/laugh

lol - pretty broad, can mean I'm laughing a bit more than "heh" or nearly laughing as much as...

LOL - When I burst out laughing, usually lasts 5 - 30 seconds

ahahahaha...etc - When I laugh for a long time, usually as long as the haha's go :D

and of course XD which can be used for a variety of laughs, mostly LOL's and above though.

:D

Myrsilus

08-13-2005, 12:14 PM

Hmm... If there are so many varying ideas on what these mean to people, I better make mine clear.

If I put heh, hah, lol, heh heh, or hah hah, it pretty much means I'm chuckling. I don't display amusement unless I mean it. No meaningless lol's for me.

lmao usually means you have me laughing.

If none of these show up, you'll know if I am laughing if I tell you "That was funny" or any other words that could be related to that.

koku

08-13-2005, 12:23 PM

to be honest, i rarely laugh out loud anymore....i don't know. It's just the sad side effects of trying to be funny yourself.

I've noticed my friends who absoulutly have no wit in them laugh the hardest on the simplest things, probably because they can't go "oh i could have thought of that/better."

I use to make fun of them for it, but then I think, they laugh, I don't. I don't see me benefitting.

5 to 30 second laugh?? Holy jeez. The last time that happened when when i first discovred Az's edotiraisl and read some of the really good ones. HOnestly if you get a loud laugh/chuckle out of me you've made my day.

sounds sadder than it is really, but I envy people who find things funnier than I do. I guess i'm just some bitter lonely old man(at age 19 woooh what an accomplishment! 'm arleady ahead by 6 years on my plan!).

Loc

08-13-2005, 12:26 PM

aww poor kokujin :(
I dunno I just get into really giggly moods and can't stop laughing, like at school when someone says something they shouldn't have and the teacher is there and you're dying inside from trying not to laugh :D
I dunno it's just me I guess, heh.
Wtf @ Firefly btw, I'm sure she types "lol" all the time in Chatzy >:/

Myrsilus

08-13-2005, 12:28 PM

hylitereals

08-13-2005, 12:32 PM

heh - ah whatever i really dont care what you said.
ha - see i told you so, sarcastic
haha - that was pretty funny. I use this alot. That's the funny acknowledge. i'm going, haha for real.
hahaha - shit was funny as hell and i'm laughing. or if i'm eating or something and cant really laugh because i'll spit my food out but the funny is trying to bust out. The longer the "hahahahaha", or the more distorted it looks "hahhha" the harder i'm laughing if i'm actually typing the shit out.

lol - shit wasnt really funny and i'm just saying lol to fuck with you.
lolz - i'm really being sarcastic as fuck

lol is pretty dumb and ppl hate it and that's why it's good to use for that purpose to prove that whatever so and so said, wasnt really funny but they were obviously going for a laugh and failed(and if not then it's even better).

Zaysho

08-13-2005, 05:02 PM

"lol", god what an annoying bugger that acronym is. I hate it and avoid using it. Here's a conversation with me and my friend we had a long time ago.

Me: 'Cause we don't get to talk much.
Friend: That's probably because we don't hang out!!
Me: Well, I'm thinking about it.
Friend: We must hang out! I went to that fair with you!
Friend: You owe me! lol

Two things, 1. "lol" makes you look stupid, and 2. It makes me think you're not serious. Mostly the former. I just don't think it makes good conversation. For some reason, when I see it, I try to imagine someone actually laughing when they type that. Just seems odd. I mean, try sending in a resumé with that on there. "I'm looking for a job at (place of employment) in (field) lol". Yeah, see how that job interview goes after that. I don't mind if people use it once in a while, but don't over do it. I guess I shouldn't worry about it too much, it's emoticons that really annoy more than anything else (as does a total disregard for good grammar on the internet).

Kaji

08-13-2005, 08:01 PM

Blah, despise using lol because it's overused, and rofl and its derivatives have never been my style. Smilies have always come off as girly/cutesy, and so I've always avoided using them myself as well.

In place of all of the above I use 'hehehe...' (very picky about making sure it's 3 h's, 3 e's, and 3 .'s, all lowercase).

koku

08-13-2005, 08:11 PM

You're alright, trust me. I know a lot of people that laugh out at the oddest things and they are not popular outside of their groups of lemmings.

It just means you save your laughs for quality humor.

screw that! I want to have "giggle mode" like Loc! Why can't I have iet?

Oh and all you lol haters need to die, it's just a shortcutt way to show something had some humor in it.

I mean...you don't have to like hate it all that much. ~anywho, this has been an interesting topic, off i go!

ZMarie

08-13-2005, 08:58 PM

Oddly enough, I've never really liked "lol". I always try to use something else.

For some strange reason, seeing always reminds me of the "gobble gobble" sound made by a turkey...

mugen

08-13-2005, 09:34 PM

I feel your pain kokujin. I hardly ever laugh out loud. only times i laugh out loud are : Az's better editorials, stand up comedy (good ones), chapelle's show and when I'm hanging with my best friends. nobody else can make me laugh:( only my best friends. nobody is funny like them( and me, I'm not funny on the internet but irl). maybe that's why we are friends. I WANNA BE ABLE TO LAUGH AT YOUR WHITE MAN JOKES!

LimbyLoo

08-13-2005, 09:58 PM

Oddly enough, I've never really liked "lol". I always try to use something else.

For some strange reason, seeing always reminds me of the "gobble gobble" sound made by a turkey...

I agree. When I get the ol' "lol" business I just want to say "hey, shorthand sucks and you should use real English". I'm more of the "haha" type myself.

My favorite "lol" scenario is when you say something that is actually relevant or interesting, i.e., "I read this article I think you should take a look at, it might help your research project a whole lot" and you get a pause for a couple minutes maybe, and then......."lol". I mean seriously, people. Why?!

Firefly

08-14-2005, 12:25 AM

Wtf @ Firefly btw, I'm sure she types "lol" all the time in Chatzy >:/

am I joking?

am I lazy?

who will ever know my mysteries... ;)

but no seriously, you'll know if I'm annoyed...oh my god, is this as far as small text goes? Vocab, we're going to die =(

Niki07

08-14-2005, 01:22 AM

hm...- not knowing/caring what was said.
ha- acknowledging that it was a joke, but not finding it funny.
lol- amused...or used during a story to let someone know that something was in jest or to let someone know I'm kidding.
lmao- a little more amused...or have just used "lol" too often.
rotflmao- that's a rare one, but pretty much the same as "lmao"
HA/HAHA/LOL/LMAO (Basically anything in capitals)- I'm really laughing, it's really funny.

Monseur Tinklekins

08-14-2005, 01:44 AM

I hate acronyms because grammar is my friend, but I think "BTW" is motivational talk for whores. You know...
"BTW! BE the whore!"

Loc

08-14-2005, 02:02 AM

kokujin I could teach you the ways of random giggle spree's but it may take a while ;p
Firefly, you better not be getting bored with my jokes or else something bad will happen that is bad that you won't like because of it's badness!

sakana

08-14-2005, 02:42 AM

o.O-Okaaaaay.... didn't make me laugh
Heh- short breath of air kind of thing
ha ha (ha)- same as heh but I'm laughing AT you not WITH you
lol- small chuckle
I don't know about you but Im really laughing right now- Take a guess

ZeekeXIV

08-14-2005, 04:38 AM

In all actuality, I hate "lol" with a passion. Probably because it reminds me of the AOL chatroom days...

Anyway, my internet laugh scale...

"heh" - Good job, you made a joke.
"lmao" - I'm actually laughing.
"LMAO" - That was fuckin' funny as hell!

And... that's it. Simple and plain; not too much of a laughing scale...

Thespis

08-14-2005, 06:39 AM

Every once in a while I use "LoL", but I try not to. Usually a "LoL" is given when I'm slightly amused. I use "Heh" for a small chuckle, "hehe" for a more substantial chuckle, and a "haha" for an actual laugh. "ROFL" is a very energetic laugh, or I'll actually say, "I literally laughed out loud". I like my ass though, so I try not to laugh it off.

Mr.Babalo

08-14-2005, 10:31 AM

haha- i don't wanna label you as a failure, just keep talking though
lol-smile
LOL or rofl- actual haha

LMAO- 1-2 second laugh

ROFL!!- 2-4 second laugh

ALG SGOARMAI AI MPA M *mash the keyboard*- 5 seconds and above, no one ever gets me to laugh this hard, somehow only my friends have been able to do it in person. well actually, yea i've laughed real hard before regardless if it was by a friend or not. So i would only mash keybooard if i knew the person im laughing for.

Jay

08-14-2005, 11:09 AM

SNIP

lol bubbles lol

whispering

08-14-2005, 11:20 AM

lol bubbles lol
*slaps Jay for saying the L-word*

Jay

08-14-2005, 11:24 AM

lol whispering

MaverickHL

08-14-2005, 04:26 PM

The word "lol" to me means as it says when it was first stated Laugh Out Loud, which could range from something hehe to something bwahaha. Then they invented ROFL, but I still use it from the original days when it was first used.

Jay

08-14-2005, 04:32 PM

lol to me means a reply to something when you can't be arsed coming up with a good reply. I mean, when you're talking to a person and you say something that YOU think is interesting, and the person replies with "lol". I hate that. I'm with Bubbles, the LOL must die.

Fallen Angel

08-15-2005, 12:24 AM

lol - No laugh nor giggle. Nice try but... no. [Not funny at all]
LOL (or) lollll - Giggle, or smile. Ok, you got me this time... [Funny]
Ah ah ah or hi hi hi (hi(french)=hee(english)) - Laugh ('cause I'm tired or hyper) [I'm probably the only one thinking it's actually funny]
LOLLL XD - Really funny, laughing out loud

Rogue_7

08-15-2005, 01:48 AM

hmm I usually use heh when laughing at myself, or if I don't feel like typing some stupid acronym. Other than that.

lol- yeah, I smiled. maybe.
rofl- I certainly smiled, maybe even a small giggle.
lmao- Laughed. Straight up, no questions asked, laughed.

Dead Sexy Vocab

08-15-2005, 05:52 AM

Lol Children Lol

Citizen

08-15-2005, 07:35 AM

Heh - That's pretty much my entire scale. The only other thing I use is the occasional grinning emoticon. It can be sincere or sarcastic. Sure, it may be hard for people to tell, but I don't care. I despise netspeak of all forms, so I don't use "lol", "lmao", or anything else of the sort.

Nancy

08-15-2005, 08:51 AM

Rofh. Rolling on the floor hissing. Only triggered by a rare comment or uberly dumb n00b. Enough said. No, you can't use it. It's mine and and and and and. You don't even know the real meaning behind it. So nyahaaahahaha.

Trump

08-15-2005, 03:04 PM

lol = I might have laughed if said in person.
hahahaha = real laughing, if you mean it you'll type it out

Puchu

08-15-2005, 04:03 PM

for me, lol is an expression of minor amusement.

heh/hehe: okay, I guess, but I didn't really find it that funny
lol: made me smile/chuckle
lmao/rofl: congrats, you had me actually laughing
ROFLMAO: I'm grinning like hell, and maybe banging the desk
GYAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!: probably gloating, but I may must be finding this incredibly funny
combination of several (Especially the last two) + *dies laughing* I really can't breathe, I'm laughing so hard. I'm in PAIN. this usually happens when reading Az's editorials, or some of the quotes at bash.org. or when my pal is being a perv (you know who you are, you ero-gaki, you)

Dead Sexy Vocab

08-15-2005, 10:08 PM

I never even USED the acronym in about a year or so.

My scale:

Heh = Manage a chuckle
Haha = Smiling
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAetcetc = Grinning broadly
And if I really am laughing out loud, I use IT. But in reality, it's hard to make me laugh out loud in the IntarWeb.
Basically, whenever they say something funny, they usually kill it when they type in, "LOL" after.
Therefore, I tell my friend(s), "SHUT UP, MAGGOT."