Geek ROTFL

[swestrup]

I just read this Geek Discussion that was pointed out by rysmiel. It had me laughing out loud several times!

Okay, technically that means it was a LOL and not a ROTFL, but seeing as I have never, in actuallity, rolled on the floor laughing, I would never get to use that acronym if I was being strictly accurate. As well LOL can denote anything from the small chuckle that I usually use it for, to full blown belly laughs, which is what it would represent in this case. I decided to use ROTFL for the belly laughs, as it would otherwise go unused. I do guarantee though that anytime I use either of these two terms it is because I have, in fact, produced an audible indication of mirth. *sigh* Is it a sad state of affairs that I worry about things like this? A lot?

In any case, those who sit stoically at their terminals typing LOL in response to lame witticisms are TEH EVIL and need to be eliminated. Thank you.

Comments

[sps.livejournal.com]

I did. On a bus. In the winter. In a freezing cold puddle of ickmost slush.

The line was '...with photon flippers'.

I admit that the bus did take a corner at the preicse moment that I reached the punchline. But the rolling, the floor, and the laughing were all unfeigned.

The other passengers were ... bemused.

[(Anonymous)]

I have R'ed on the F L'ing on rare occasion. I didn't while reading that, but I definitely L'ed OL. In fact, I almost L'ed MAO!

[ellenk.livejournal.com]

Oops, that was me.