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Pet Peeve of the Moment
Tuesday, Jul 31, 2001
When people write something they think is funny, then "LOL" themselves.

I just picture them doing this in person, telling a joke and laughing to a silent listener. Gak. And people overuse LOL too much as it is. What's next? "LOL(S)" (Laughing out loud, seriously!)? I've never seen a single person read something on a screen and literally "Roll on the floor, laughing out loud."

Now that webcams are everywhere and people's bandwidth is increasing, I expect people to retort to an insincere LOL with a "PE" (Prove it.)

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