I hate “lol”.

Honestly. Every time someone I like/love uses it, I make myself quickly list all the things about them which cancel out the cloying insipidness of this stupid abbreviation.

Good morning! Lol.

Really? “Good morning” followed by a laugh out loud? Really?

I mean, seriously…R.E.A.L.L.Y????

Who speaks like that?

No-one. So why write it?

Each time I see “lol” online, I roll my eyes. Or, rather, I let me mind’s eye do the rolling for me.

In general, most people don’t laugh out loud if they find something funny. They might just crack a smile, or give a little “heh” or maybe just think to themselves: That’s funny. Laugh out loud funny is, to me, Chris Rock funny. Rewind-this-clip-which-isn’t-actually-a-clip-at-all-but-a-link-to-some-other-dude’s-website and-watch-him-deliver-the-punchline-five-times funny. Bwahahahaha-I-think-I-may-have-just-ruptured-something-I-laughed-so-hard funny.

So, again:

I’ve just been to the supermarket. Lol!!!!!!!

Grrrr.

And what is with this rampant abuse of exclamation marks? We should declare exclamation marks an endangered species and set PETA on these people. Lol!!! This kind of self-expression, by someone who is neither 12 nor brain dead, makes me *sad face* Can you imagine how a conversation with one of these lollists would go?

Them: Hi! Lol!

Me: Erm…Hello.

Them: My name’s X. Lol!

Me: Ok.

Them: Nice to meet you. Lolest!

Me: Would you excuse me for a bit? I think my mind is about to explode and I want to make sure all the chargers are set properly.

And so it goes.

is you stupid?