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Posted: May 20 2009 04:03 pm

Not sure about the rest of you, but I'm sick and tired hearing the following phrases uttered aloud.

LOL pronounced lawl, usually sarcastically

O RLY? pronounced orly, which sounds to close to orally and thus is creepy

ROFL pronounced ROFFLE!, at least no one has shouted roffle coptor yet Confused

ZOMG! as in ZOH MY GAW!

In summation, I expect you to do your part and throw things at anyone who utters any of these phrases aloud.

Mad

Posted: May 20 2009 04:09 pm

I hate this too, and I have heard roffle copter and LOLler skates in conversation

Posted: May 20 2009 04:35 pm

Blackout wrote:

Not sure about the rest of you, but I'm sick and tired hearing the following phrases uttered aloud.

LOL pronounced lawl, usually sarcastically

O RLY? pronounced orly, which sounds to close to orally and thus is creepy

ROFL pronounced ROFFLE!, at least no one has shouted roffle coptor yet Confused

ZOMG! as in ZOH MY GAW!

In summation, I expect you to do your part and throw things at anyone who utters any of these phrases aloud.

Mad

You, sir, have just gained a friend. Utter agreeance.

Then again, I don't even use those online. That's how deep my hatred is.

Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 2752

The internet in general has not place in the outside world. Why can't people understand that the internet is like Vegas Sad

"No Rick, NO ROLLING during the parade!!!"

UsaSatsui's Youtube Channel · Posted: May 20 2009 05:14 pm

lol wut

Title: Naunie Joined: Dec 07 2008 Posts: 1026

ROFFLE COPTER

Posted: May 20 2009 05:48 pm

fortunately I have not really witnessed this in person very often. Most of my friends spend far less time on the internet than I do. I think about the worst offense I've seen is some /b/ graffiti in some bathroom stalls in a couple shitty bars.

Posted: May 20 2009 05:59 pm

ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

The internet in general has not place in the outside world. Why can't people understand that the internet is like Vegas Sad

"No Rick, NO ROLLING during the parade!!!"

No kidding.

Actually prounouncing "ROFL-copter" is the single most retarded thing I have heard all week.

Posted: May 20 2009 06:11 pm

OMG = Ommguh

And I hate it. I hate all internet speak, even on the internet.

I solve this by walking way when I hear "lol" in real life.
I walk away no matter where I am. I have a good reason. They are fucktards and it is contagious.

FUCKTARD IS CONTAGIOUS. RUN FROM THEM. RUN!

Posted: May 20 2009 07:10 pm

Blackout wrote:

Not sure about the rest of you, but I'm sick and tired hearing the following phrases uttered aloud.

LOL pronounced lawl, usually sarcastically

O RLY? pronounced orly, which sounds to close to orally and thus is creepy

ROFL pronounced ROFFLE!, at least no one has shouted roffle coptor yet Confused

ZOMG! as in ZOH MY GAW!

In summation, I expect you to do your part and throw things at anyone who utters any of these phrases aloud.

Mad

I agree, although on occasion I use o rly, but I don't pronounce it as orally, I pronounce it as Oh, really? Usually the people who say this are Asians and 14 year old girls.

Posted: May 20 2009 07:38 pm

Buzz_Killington wrote:

Usually the people who say this are Asians and 14 year old girls.

Yaknow, if I were a 14-year old asian girl I would be pissed at you. I am not though.

Posted: May 20 2009 08:47 pm

I can't stand this. I remember one time my cousin was saying these internet terms in a real conversation and it sounded so lame. I remember one time he was talking about a certain game and he was like "That game pawns!" He meant pwns but to say something "pawns" just sounds retarded.

Posted: May 20 2009 09:12 pm

Lottel wrote:

OMG = Ommguh

I've heard people in my youngest sister's group of friends say, "Oh-em-gee!" with no irony and complete sincerity. Rolling Eyes

Posted: May 20 2009 09:16 pm

So I don't use actual internet abbreviations in conversation ("LOL", "ROFL", etc.) but I do use some terms in conversation that most people don't seem to understand. For example, I say "I see what you did there", "Epic fail", and "/ignore" (pronounced "slash ignore") all the time.

Posted: May 20 2009 10:56 pm

Totally off topic but I have the urge to shout DUMPLINGS! right now. Confused

Posted: May 20 2009 11:22 pm

Sadly, I hear a lot of this shit at any LAN party I go to, but I deal. I just punch a wall and grit my teeth in my sleep after.

Posted: May 21 2009 12:52 am

Rycona wrote:

Sadly, I hear a lot of this shit at any LAN party I go to

*opens hood up and points*

Yep, there's your problem, right there. LAN parties are notorious for nerd/leetspeak, and long-term exposure can cause anger, depression, pity, sadness, and the unquenchable urge to set things on fire.

Some of the people have some pretty cool computers, though.

Posted: May 21 2009 01:16 am

ChiSoxFan wrote:

Rycona wrote:

Sadly, I hear a lot of this shit at any LAN party I go to

*opens hood up and points*

Yep, there's your problem, right there. LAN parties are notorious for nerd/leetspeak, and long-term exposure can cause anger, depression, pity, sadness, and the unquenchable urge to set things on fire.

Some of the people have some pretty cool computers, though.

Outside of that, they're generally great people. A few douchebags here and there, but generally good people, aside from the annoying netspeak.

Posted: May 21 2009 01:18 am

Me and my friends will use lol, but only for jokes and humor that is of internet quality. That is to say stupid, mildly random, and just falling short of real jokes in general.

Posted: May 21 2009 01:26 am

Yeah, I do that too, but do it to the extreme the shut the person up who is doing it sincerely. I oftentimes use 'Epic Fail' or "Ohh-Emm-Gee!" repetedly just to make the sincere person realize how stupid they sound. It usually works, too.

Posted: May 21 2009 01:29 am

I used "fail" as a noun the other day accidentally and made myself sit in the corner for thirty minutes.

Posted: May 21 2009 02:53 am

Rycona wrote:

Sadly, I hear a lot of this shit at any LAN party I go to, but I deal. I just punch a wall and grit my teeth in my sleep after.

I used to go to internet cafes with my cousins before I had broadband. These were places that had internet gaming. The last time was maybe in 2004 but I never heard internet terms used. It was mostly just a lot of profanities. Instead of hearing stuff like "Your team got pwned!" It was more like "Fuck your team...we beat your ass." Or "Fuck you...quit camping!" That I can handle but people talking in net speek in the real world is stupid.

On a side note:

How the world has changed. I remember loving going to these internet cafes with my cousins because they not only had LAN games but a fast internet connection. It indeed changed when my area finally got broadband. However 2004 was the last time I went to an internet cafe, and it just wasn't the same since I had broadband at home at that point.

Posted: May 21 2009 07:51 am

Blackout wrote:

Not sure about the rest of you, but I'm sick and tired hearing the following phrases uttered aloud.

LOL pronounced lawl, usually sarcastically

O RLY? pronounced orly, which sounds to close to orally and thus is creepy

ROFL pronounced ROFFLE!, at least no one has shouted roffle coptor yet Confused

ZOMG! as in ZOH MY GAW!

In summation, I expect you to do your part and throw things at anyone who utters any of these phrases aloud.

Mad

I agree, expeccialy with the throwing things part.

Posted: May 21 2009 08:50 am

Buzz_Killington wrote:

I agree, although on occasion I use o rly, but I don't pronounce it as orally, I pronounce it as Oh, really?

See, that defeats the purpose of this conversation though. I say "o rly", "omg" and "lol" in real life all the time, but I pronounce them "Oh, really?", "Oh my God!", and "<insert sound of actual laughter here>". That has nothing to do with internet words, as those are regular words and sounds. (You realize internet words are actually abbreviations of English words already and not some new language, right?

Now tell me, who's the REAL Buzz Killington?

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

You people are hanging out in the wrong circles if you hear this shit spoken.

I don't think I have ever heard any of my friends say internet words out loud.

Perhaps the sole exception would be WTF, but used in a sarcastic situation.

Edit: Update after reading this article:
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/fox_5_links/Top_50_Text_Acronyms_Parents_Should_Know_052009

#16 FMLTWIA - "F*** Me Like The Whore I Am"

What what what??!?!?

HA HA HA, I think they are just making these up, either way some of them are funny as hell. Are these real?