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General => The Shed => Topic started by: Grandma on December 31, 2006, 17:42:45

Title: ever so puzzled
Post by: Grandma on December 31, 2006, 17:42:45
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 :-[)
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Curryandchips on December 31, 2006, 17:47:56
You are not alone ! An internet language has grown up using acronyms, see this link to explain more ...

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

ROFL = rolling on floor laughing
LOL = laughing out loud

Hope this helps ...  :)

Derek
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Curryandchips on December 31, 2006, 17:49:51
Ha ha Eric ...  :D
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Palustris on December 31, 2006, 17:54:09
Whoops, I Deleted it as it said the same as Derek's answer.
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: sarah on December 31, 2006, 18:15:10
OMG theres so many!
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Hyacinth on December 31, 2006, 18:19:24
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
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Grandma on December 31, 2006, 18:29:00
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.    
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Curryandchips on December 31, 2006, 18:48:15
you might find this amusing ...

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

I certainly did !!!

Derek   :D
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Grandma on December 31, 2006, 19:13:35
Yes, Lishka - being a Grandma is the greatest thing. Even makes all the years of  being a Mum worth all the effort!  ;)
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Grandma on December 31, 2006, 19:15:56
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?  ???
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Hyacinth on December 31, 2006, 19:17:34
Quote from: Grandma on December 31, 2006, 19:13:35
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
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Curryandchips on December 31, 2006, 19:20:28
Just for information, thats all. I found it amusing that there are so many variations on the basic ROFL ...

Derek
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Hyacinth on December 31, 2006, 19:27:11
Quote from: Grandma on December 31, 2006, 18:29:00
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
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: Curryandchips on December 31, 2006, 19:38:07
Quote from: Alishka_Maxwell on December 31, 2006, 19:27:11
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?
Title: Re: ever so puzzled
Post by: lorna on January 01, 2007, 01:53:38
Grandma and Lish Quite agree and will be even better when I am a GREAT Grandma in April.