ever so puzzled

[Grandma]

Help! I keep coming across secret, coded messages in many of your posts. Wish I knew what you were talking about! I've worked out ROFL (I think) but all the others baffle me. Even LOL has me stumped - and that appears everywhere. I thought it might be 'laughed out loud' or 'loads of love' but it crops up in places where neither of those would fit. Anyone like to enlighten me please? (Sorry - it's taken years of practise to get this stupid :-[)

[Grandma]

[Curryandchips]

You are not alone ! An internet language has grown up using acronyms, see this link to explain more ...

http://www.gaarde.org/acronyms/

ROFL = rolling on floor laughing
LOL = laughing out loud

Hope this helps ...  :)

Derek

[Curryandchips]

Ha ha Eric ...  :D

[Palustris]

Whoops, I Deleted it as it said the same as Derek's answer.

[sarah]

OMG theres so many!

[Hyacinth]

I thought LOL meant Lots of Love & used it as such....on a letter of condolences I'd mailed someone :-[

You're not alone Grandma,

(from another = it's the BEST being a Grandma, isn't it? 8))

Lishka

[Grandma]

TYVM - all of you.

Just looked at the link and - my word! - that's an eye-opener!  :o  ROTFLACGU. Where have I been all my life? Going to have to be very careful though - in places just one letter wrong and I could be in deep shot.    

[Curryandchips]

you might find this amusing ...

http://all-acronyms.com/?t=rotfl&g=9

I certainly did !!!

Derek   :D

[Grandma]

Yes, Lishka - being a Grandma is the greatest thing. Even makes all the years of  being a Mum worth all the effort!  ;)

[Grandma]

Thanks Derek. I'm sure I'd find it amusing too - if I knew what I was supposed to do with it. I did just tell you I was stoopid, din I?  ???

[Hyacinth]

Yes, Lishka - being a Grandma is the greatest thing. Even makes all the years of  being a Mum worth all the effort!  ;)

Yeah! Makes you forget the stress times.....and the grands are the reward that makes it all worthwhile 8) Love it ;D

[Curryandchips]

Just for information, thats all. I found it amusing that there are so many variations on the basic ROFL ...

Derek

[Hyacinth]

TYVM - all of you.

 ROTFLACGU     

Wot! Rolling on the Floor Lifting a Curvacious Gam at U?......

dear, dear  Lord! The lady's insatiable. Those poor poor young paramedics is Wot I say ;D

[Curryandchips]

Those poor poor young paramedics is Wot I say ;D

Poor members, reading your posts ! How will we get through to the New Year ? Start as we mean to continue?

[lorna]

Grandma and Lish Quite agree and will be even better when I am a GREAT Grandma in April.