Do you actually laugh

[toef]

I hate LOL, FYI, AFAIK, YMMV, BFF, and every other acronym the internet has given us. I may've used some once or twice, but I tend to avoid them.

For laughing, I'll use haha, or Haha if it's starting a sentence. One ha doesn't seem like enough, and 3 Ha's seems as fake as LOL.

I rarely laugh out loud in real life, but there are times I can't stop laughing at something. In those cases, it's still sort of a quiet sound, to myself. I don't know if it's because I grew up being shy, or if it's just that people who laugh loudly just have no control over themselves.

[Q?]

Originally Posted by toefer

I rarely laugh out loud in real life, but there are times I can't stop laughing at something. In those cases, it's still sort of a quiet sound, to myself. I don't know if it's because I grew up being shy, or if it's just that people who laugh loudly just have no control over themselves.

I find it interesting that some of you may look down upon people just having fun, not being afraid to let go.
There are times where I can't stop laughing, but that is when I'm with friends and it's rare when I do that, but I do cherish those moments

[blu_sharpy]

The last time I laughed was when I ate some pasta.

[PH3AR]

Sometimes

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by Ricshoe

http://gizmodo.com/5470011/man-tries...tvs-in-walmart

Originally Posted by jwbbud

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Yeah, looks like a guy you would see at Wal-Mart smashing TVs.

^^^

This made me actually laugh out loud last night.

[Sussudio]

Usually if I post a "laughing smiley," it means I laughed in some regard...last year there was some picture on here (I don't remember the exact picture but I think it was in one of those "funny pictures" OT threads) that had me laughing so hard I was crying and everyone in my office gave me the most confused looks I have ever seen...of course I couldn't reveal the source

[MaCruz]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

Usually if I post a "laughing smiley," it means I laughed in some regard...last year there was some picture on here (I don't remember the exact picture but I think it was in one of those "funny pictures" OT threads) that had me laughing so hard I was crying and everyone in my office gave me the most confused looks I have ever seen...of course I couldn't reveal the source

I bet your co workers would laugh when they see your avatar.

[Q?]

Originally Posted by blu_sharpy

The last time I laughed was when I ate some pasta.

Yeah... those pastas can be a riot sometimes!

[Teabaggins]

blu laughed so hard he had spaghetti hanging out of his nose

[blu_sharpy]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

blu laughed so hard he had spaghetti hanging out of his nose

How do you know???

I never let that pic go public...

[sfmarine]

Q! you stole my idea : haha (didn't really laugh)

[Q?]

Originally Posted by sfmarine

Q! you stole my idea : haha (didn't really laugh)

Haha (did laugh a little)

It was our silly conversation in the Up In The Air thread that inspired me to this

p.s. just finished season 1 of lost and will begin on season 2 tonight, LOVING IT!

[sfmarine]

Ya...it's a good idea though. lol is probably one of the most over used phrases on the internet.

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

Oh man, I'm with you on the grammar stuff and hating internet talk and the dumbing down of society, but I can't stand "ha ha ha".

One "ha" seems to me to imply more of a fake "ha ha", like "yeah I really don't think it's funny but I'll say 'ha' just to humor you."

Originally Posted by toefer

I hate LOL, FYI, AFAIK, YMMV, BFF, and every other acronym the internet has given us. I may've used some once or twice, but I tend to avoid them.

For laughing, I'll use haha, or Haha if it's starting a sentence. One ha doesn't seem like enough, and 3 Ha's seems as fake as LOL.

I rarely laugh out loud in real life, but there are times I can't stop laughing at something. In those cases, it's still sort of a quiet sound, to myself. I don't know if it's because I grew up being shy, or if it's just that people who laugh loudly just have no control over themselves.

HA! You guys bring up some good points. I think "lol" is worse than "ha" (and I think we're all in agreement there).

I will use a few IMisms, but they're pretty rare and really just more of your standard acronym than true IMism. It's the "lol" "omg" and shit like "newayz" that drive me CRAZY.