*LOL* *BNS* *And in between*
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Check this out: According to recent survey of instant message
traffic, 38% of all messages sent via instant message consist
entirely of the abbreviation LOL.
Of course, we all know that LOL stands for laughing out loud.
Instant messengers can indicate more boisterous responses with ROFL
and ROFLMAO. And given how often these acronyms are used, it would
seem that instant messaging with friends is a non-stop laugh riot.
I imagine people sitting at their computers, convulsed in hilarity,
cheeks sore, tears streaming down their faces, waiting for the next
ur such a t001? to escalate the level of amusement to the point
where the unchecked howls of glee actually hinder motor
coordination to the point where one actually falls out of ones
chair.
I imagine this, of course, but never see it. A walk around the
office, glancing over peoples shoulders and I see multiple chat
windows on every screen, but no laughter, no squeals, no giggles. I
can only conclude that the widespread use of LOL in instant message
dialogue is nothing more than an elaborate sham.
In order to restore confidence and credibility to instant message
communication, and to the Internet in general, I am proposing a new
acronym to use in place of LOL to indicate both amusement and a
plausible level of physical response. This new acronym is BNS or
brief nasal snort. Please use BNS instead of LOL, unless you
actually laugh out loud. Call out your instant message buddies when
they give you an LOL and find out if they are in fact laughing out
loud or not; if they are not, please educate them on the new
nomenclature.
Thank you.
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