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pcernie
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And that's the way it should be  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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timark_uk
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Because it's soooooo difficult to actually type The Dark Knight, isn't it?
Well, actually, no, it isn't.
Lazy sod.
Mark
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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TY Mark! <-- Did you see what I did there? _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry  I'll behave now. Promise
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okenobi
Spends far too much time on here
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Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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Welcome to the internet, where everybody is lazy. We could all talk in person, but that would involve more than moving our fingers.
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timark_uk
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Unless it's on Twitter, and unless I'm taking the rip, I try to type the words I'd say. I'd never say 'TDK' in substitution for The Dark Knight during a face to face conversation, so I'm not going to do it here either. Mark
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oceanicitl
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Bet you've said 'lol' in real life haven't you?  _________________Still the official cheeky one
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HeatherKay
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If I ever find myself saying "lol" in real life, I will find someone to shoot me. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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timark_uk
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Only when quoting someone or taking the rip. I don't even use 'LOL' on Twitter (which you should know) or text messages. Mark
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I say it quite often in real life. When the kids think they're being funny, but all that they're actually doing is winding me up... I also sometimes say rofl, and occasionally mega lolz, just to indicate in a sarcastic way that they are not being funny, just annoying. _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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okenobi
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Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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Lol isn't a TLA, it's just flat out homo. I don't use it online, or in person.
But I would say TDK in real life. Just like I'd say ANH, ESB and ROTJ. TLAs can make brevity fun, in a sarcastic kinda way. Just like the way Barney always says "BTW" in How I Met Your Mother.
Lol does not achieve this.
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timark_uk
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HeatherKay
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So, the abbreviation is five syllables opposed to three for the phrase in full. How bizarre.  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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timark_uk
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Heather, I was thinking the same with the ROTJ/Jedi above.
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pcernie
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_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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Amnesia10
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What would be easier is via phones. Everyone I know can be called via a dialling short cut so even less energy needed. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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