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I guess it works if you think what they say is funny, but not so funny that you can&#39;t stop yourself from laughing in real life.</p> <div class="clnks" style=" width:100%; padding-top:3px; margin-left:0px; text-align:left;"> </div> </div> </div> <span style="float:right;"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/share-question.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e" rel="nofollow">Share</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/answer/1741813/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/report-abuse.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e&p=1741813" rel="nofollow">Abuse</a> </span> <div class="h20">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="question h15"><div class="hr18"></div>&nbsp;</div> <div class="question answers_comments" > <div style="padding-top:10px;"> <span style="float:left; margin-right:20px;" class="when"> Answer 2 / 14 - Submitted  483 days ago...</span> </div> <br style="clear:left"> <div class="main" style="border-top:0;" > <div class="col_l"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050951403"><img class="avatar40" src="http://www.webanswers.com/images/avatar_40.jpg" alt="Jojo820" border="0" /></a> <p class="cname"><a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050951403">Jojo820</a></p> <p class="cstatus">Beginner (37)</p> </div> <div class="col_2"> <p class="ord" >Yes! Because it means it is worthy of laughing out loud even if you cant!</p> <div class="clnks" style=" width:100%; padding-top:3px; margin-left:0px; text-align:left;"> </div> </div> </div> <span style="float:right;"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/share-question.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e" rel="nofollow">Share</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/answer/1741839/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/report-abuse.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e&p=1741839" rel="nofollow">Abuse</a> </span> <div class="h20">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="question h15"><div class="hr18"></div>&nbsp;</div> <div class="question answers_comments" > <div style="padding-top:10px;"> <span style="float:left; margin-right:20px;" class="when"> Answer 3 / 14 - Submitted  482 days ago...</span> </div> <br style="clear:left"> <div class="main" style="border-top:0;" > <div class="col_l"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050957890"><img class="avatar40" src="http://www.webanswers.com/images/avatar_40.jpg" alt="ndundu" border="0" /></a> <p class="cname"><a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050957890">ndundu</a></p> <p class="cstatus">Beginner (18)</p> </div> <div class="col_2"> <p class="ord" >You could also be showing LOTS OF LOVE.</p> <div class="clnks" style=" width:100%; padding-top:3px; margin-left:0px; text-align:left;"> </div> </div> </div> <span style="float:right;"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/share-question.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e" rel="nofollow">Share</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/answer/1743573/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/report-abuse.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e&p=1743573" rel="nofollow">Abuse</a> </span> <div class="h20">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="question h15"><div class="hr18"></div>&nbsp;</div> <div class="question answers_comments" > <div style="padding-top:10px;"> <span style="float:left; margin-right:20px;" class="when"> Answer 4 / 14 - Submitted  482 days ago...</span> </div> <br style="clear:left"> <div class="main" style="border-top:0;" > <div class="col_l"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050951945"><img class="avatar40" src="http://www.webanswers.com/images/avatar_40.jpg" alt="trehughip" border="0" /></a> <p class="cname"><a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050951945">trehughip</a></p> <p class="cstatus">Professor (1,275)</p> </div> <div class="col_2"> <p class="ord" >I love using it, and I think it can actually be a good tool to prevent misunderstandings. If you say something that could be taken in a negative way but was meant as a joke and put LOL at then end, well then that makes it all okay now doesn&#39;t it. I think it has become the thing to use when you have nothing else to say. It can get annoying when overused but I think it&#39;s great.</p> <div class="clnks" style=" width:100%; padding-top:3px; margin-left:0px; text-align:left;"> </div> </div> </div> <span style="float:right;"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/share-question.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e" rel="nofollow">Share</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/answer/1743593/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/report-abuse.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e&p=1743593" rel="nofollow">Abuse</a> </span> <div class="h20">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="question h15"><div class="hr18"></div>&nbsp;</div> <div class="question answers_comments" > <div style="padding-top:10px;"> <span style="float:left; margin-right:20px;" class="when"> Answer 5 / 14 - Submitted  482 days ago...</span> </div> <br style="clear:left"> <div class="main" style="border-top:0;" > <div class="col_l"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050961672"><img class="avatar40" src="http://www.webanswers.com/images/avatar_40.jpg" alt="anapier4" border="0" /></a> <p class="cname"><a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050961672">anapier4</a></p> <p class="cstatus">Beginner (13)</p> </div> <div class="col_2"> <p class="ord" >YES it&#39;s just a quick way to say something is funny</p> <div class="clnks" style=" width:100%; padding-top:3px; margin-left:0px; text-align:left;"> </div> </div> </div> <span style="float:right;"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/share-question.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e" rel="nofollow">Share</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/answer/1744636/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/report-abuse.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e&p=1744636" rel="nofollow">Abuse</a> </span> <div class="h20">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="question h15"><div class="hr18"></div>&nbsp;</div> <div class="question answers_comments" > <div style="padding-top:10px;"> <span style="float:left; margin-right:20px;" class="when"> Answer 6 / 14 - Submitted  482 days ago...</span> </div> <br style="clear:left"> <div class="main" style="border-top:0;" > <div class="col_l"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050955042"><img class="avatar40" src="http://www.webanswers.com/images/users/D/D0/40_D0B47D69-9B15-44FF-9A489362BB0CDD8A.jpg" alt="medicfrogs" border="0" /></a> <p class="cname"><a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050955042">medicfrogs</a></p> <p class="cstatus">Authority (489)</p> </div> <div class="col_2"> <p class="ord" >No, in fact text language should just die altogether. Just die forever.</p> <div class="clnks" style=" width:100%; padding-top:3px; margin-left:0px; text-align:left;"> </div> </div> </div> <span style="float:right;"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/share-question.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e" rel="nofollow">Share</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/answer/1744642/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/report-abuse.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e&p=1744642" rel="nofollow">Abuse</a> </span> <div class="h20">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="question h15"><div class="hr18"></div>&nbsp;</div> <div class="question answers_comments" > <div style="padding-top:10px;"> <span style="float:left; margin-right:20px;" class="when"> Answer 7 / 14 - Submitted  482 days ago...</span> </div> <br style="clear:left"> <div class="main" style="border-top:0;" > <div class="col_l"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050946131"><img class="avatar40" src="http://www.webanswers.com/images/users/B/BB/40_BBE2E15D-DBF2-4BA0-B0266CAA437D076A.jpg" alt="Trix_112" border="0" /></a> <p class="cname"><a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050946131">Trix_112</a></p> <p class="cstatus">Authority (445)</p> </div> <div class="col_2"> <p class="ord" >I only use it when it is literally true, though a lot of people seem to use it more often. I find it irritating when someone writes lol after everything they say - it reminds me of that sort of self-conscious laugh some people have whenever thay say anything, funny or not! Or of laughing at your own jokes before anyone else gets a chance...</p> <br /> <p class="ord" style="font-size:10px; font-style:italic; ">This answer was edited by Trix_112 418 days ago.</p> <p class="ord" style="font-size:10px; font-style:italic; ">Reason: typo</p> <div class="clnks" style=" width:100%; padding-top:3px; margin-left:0px; text-align:left;"> </div> </div> </div> <span style="float:right;"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/share-question.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e" rel="nofollow">Share</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/answer/1744677/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/report-abuse.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e&p=1744677" rel="nofollow">Abuse</a> </span> <div class="h20">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="question h15"><div class="hr18"></div>&nbsp;</div> <div class="question answers_comments" > <div style="padding-top:10px;"> <span style="float:left; margin-right:20px;" class="when"> Answer 8 / 14 - Submitted  482 days ago...</span> </div> <br style="clear:left"> <div class="main" style="border-top:0;" > <div class="col_l"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050961628"><img class="avatar40" src="http://www.webanswers.com/images/users/E/E5/40_E514CB67-F016-4C2D-A1691F509E9DEE7A.jpg" alt="mellokitty81" border="0" /></a> <p class="cname"><a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050961628">mellokitty81</a></p> <p class="cstatus">Beginner (17)</p> </div> <div class="col_2"> <p class="ord" >As it is extremely difficult to express sarcasm through text or email or Facebook messages, LOL is and will continue to be used as a method of breaking that barrier. When it is known that the content is intended to be funny, it makes the readers perception tune into the sarcasm being expressed.</p> <div class="clnks" style=" width:100%; padding-top:3px; margin-left:0px; text-align:left;"> </div> </div> </div> <span style="float:right;"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/share-question.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e" rel="nofollow">Share</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/answer/1745619/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/report-abuse.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e&p=1745619" rel="nofollow">Abuse</a> </span> <div class="h20">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="question h15"><div class="hr18"></div>&nbsp;</div> <div class="question answers_comments" > <div style="padding-top:10px;"> <span style="float:left; margin-right:20px;" class="when"> Answer 9 / 14 - Submitted  482 days ago...</span> </div> <br style="clear:left"> <div class="main" style="border-top:0;" > <div class="col_l"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050940634"><img class="avatar40" src="http://www.webanswers.com/images/users/5/56/40_565A3317-DBC0-41B0-94C3046CD4C17CEB.jpg" alt="MayRay" border="0" /></a> <p class="cname"><a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=1050940634">MayRay</a></p> <p class="cstatus">Brain (2,006)</p> </div> <div class="col_2"> <p class="ord" >Honestly, I rarely Laugh Out Loud while sitting at my computer. I have always wanted a Giggling Quietly To Myself abbreviation GQTM; I would use it more often. :-)</p> <div class="clnks" style=" width:100%; padding-top:3px; margin-left:0px; text-align:left;"> </div> </div> </div> <span style="float:right;"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/share-question.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e" rel="nofollow">Share</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/answer/1745631/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/report-abuse.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e&p=1745631" rel="nofollow">Abuse</a> </span> <div class="h20">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="question h15"><div class="hr18"></div>&nbsp;</div> <div class="question answers_comments" > <div style="padding-top:10px;"> <span style="float:left; margin-right:20px;" class="when"> Answer 10 / 14 - Submitted  482 days ago...</span> </div> <br style="clear:left"> <div class="main" style="border-top:0;" > <div class="col_l"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=598470"><img class="avatar40" src="http://www.webanswers.com/images/users/1/13/40_13721D38-158B-F666-60B89A7AB5727E36.jpg" alt="loki1982" border="0" /></a> <p class="cname"><a href="http://www.webanswers.com/profile.cfm?userID=598470">loki1982</a></p> <p class="cstatus">Brain (5,355)</p> </div> <div class="col_2"> <p class="ord" >I use LOL alot of times even if I dont really laugh. It more to show emotion. You cant get a feel for what some means by typing because you cant see there body language so when I say something that is supposed to be funny, or taken not seriously I will add lol at the end.</p> <br /> <p class="ord" style="font-size:10px; font-style:italic; ">This answer was edited by loki1982 417 days ago.</p> <p class="ord" style="font-size:10px; font-style:italic; ">Reason: spelling</p> <div class="clnks" style=" width:100%; padding-top:3px; margin-left:0px; text-align:left;"> </div> </div> </div> <span style="float:right;"> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/share-question.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e" rel="nofollow">Share</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/answer/1745654/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e">Link</a> | <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/report-abuse.cfm?q=should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e&p=1745654" rel="nofollow">Abuse</a> </span> <div class="h20">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="tabbed_footer"> <div class="tabbed_b_r"><div class="tabbed_b_l"><div class="tabbed_b"></div></div></div> </div> <div class="h15">&nbsp;</div> <div> <p> &laquo; Prev <b>1</b> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e?page=2">2</a> <a href="http://www.webanswers.com/for-fun/harmless-nonsense/should-you-type-lol-if-you-aren-t-really-laughing-out-loud-d1e59e?page=2">Next &raquo;</a> </p> </div> <div class="h25">&nbsp;</div> 
	
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