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submitted 8 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/memes@sopuli.xyz

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[–] brap@lemmy.world 98 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Oh shit I'm in this picture lol

[–] ninpnin@sopuli.xyz 22 points 8 months ago

I didnt even see the lol at the end, its like punctuation to me by now lol

[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I see what you did there lol

[–] Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 14 points 8 months ago

lol

[–] Duranie 12 points 8 months ago

Gen X here, and it's a struggle to not do it lol.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

LMAO, we're also the only ones that use :-D, instead of the funny cartoon ones.

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[–] SaintWacko@midwest.social 65 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I have to check my previous couple messages to make sure I didn't add "lol" at the end of them so I don't make it weird by saying lol too much

Lol

[–] db2@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago

lol

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[–] So_zetta_slowpoke@lemmy.world 63 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'll stop doing this when we make a new punctuation that conveys my need for people to like me lol

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (7 children)

We did, they're called emojis.

Gen z seems to have figured that out, too. They use emojis like punctuations, in much the same way we use lol. I was annoyed by it at first but I got used to.

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I'm pretty sure Millennials never caught onto that because we either used emoticons, or were traumatized into thinking that emojis were somehow "girly". So the lol or lmao ended up being the way to show emotion/sentiment.

[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It was because there were all kinds of tacky and terrible looking emoticon packs back then, pretty much everyone agreed you looked like a dork. Nowadays they are used to produce shitposts.

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[–] RandomStickman@kbin.run 44 points 8 months ago

Gotta add it to lighten up the dark thoughts and the implications of the message lol

[–] Furball@sh.itjust.works 41 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Gen Z trying not to type 💀

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 16 points 8 months ago

or 🗿

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How else am i supposed to let people know im not being seriously serious? A fucking /s? Lame ass shit lol

[–] pythonoob@programming.dev 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You could say haha like a gen xer lol

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I use "haha" when I actually laugh out loud, since "lol" just means "I'm not being serious" or "I'm mildly amused right now" these days, even though it is literally an abbreviation for laughing out loud.

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[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 32 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I used to end every sentence with lol

I mean, I still do more often than I'd like to admit lol

[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I never end a sentence with

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[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 27 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I switched to 'haha' instead when I caught myself saying lol in real life, haha

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[–] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I try to write the extended "Lots of Love" now instead of shortening it to "lol" every time.

[–] Pantrygheist@programming.dev 25 points 8 months ago

"Uncle Bob passed away, lol!"

[–] cannibalkitteh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

lol, that's silly. I do it at the start so that I can punctuate with an ascii emoticon, even in forms of communication where it's not supported. ;)

[–] Duranie 10 points 8 months ago

Lol then I forget I added it at the beginning and end up making an awkward sandwich lol 🥴.

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[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 24 points 8 months ago

That's fucking hilarious lol

[–] Senseless@feddit.de 22 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I'm more of a "^^", "xD" or 😂 kind of guy

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I actually hate when i do an old school emoji and it 'cartoons' it. Im not against the 'pretty' emojis but i want what i want to be sent how i typed it.

Lol

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[–] Wes_Dev@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

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[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I've literally been called out on using lol on Lemmy. Probably ~3 months back or so?

I forget how I responded, but it definitely would've had lol in it a few times just for emphasis.

Guys, we're on knockoff reddit, not a debate forum. Having a few lols when pointing out hypocrisy or incorrect shit with citations is just the creme of the lol crop.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

LOL

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hi guys my wife left me and I have to put my dog down LOL

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 8 months ago

Are you a country musician?

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 18 points 8 months ago

I recently noticed that I switched from adding lol to inserting an emoji at the end 😅

[–] MsPenguinette@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

💀 lol

(I'm trying to change with the times lol)

[–] bnfdhfdhfd2@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

I hate the skull emoji lol

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago

Oh shit, lol

[–] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 11 points 8 months ago

Fuck you lol

[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's actually not that hard, xD

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[–] callmepk@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

The same lol

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 11 points 8 months ago

Millennials trying to send a text without adding lol at the end lol

ftfy

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 months ago

I'm in this meme and I don't like it, lol.

[–] Aasikki@sopuli.xyz 10 points 8 months ago

This feels like a personal attack lol.

[–] msgraves@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 8 months ago

sentence softeners lol

[–] chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 8 months ago (6 children)

My personal sign off is :)

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[–] veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Damn that hurts lol

[–] 33550336@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Ok boomer lol

[–] Pinklink@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago

Fuck you stop calling me out, I’m 100% serious. Stop. lol

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 8 months ago

Lol genXer here. I start with lol

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I only do when I joke. Lol.

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