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SvitlanaV2
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Thanks. I see from Wiki that Powell learnt Urdu at university because he wanted to become viceroy of India, so gaining a political advantage was clearly the issue for him too.
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molopata
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What have you lot got against wankers? I see the term has been used disparagingly at least three times on the last page alone. Is that not redlining them?
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mousethief
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First they came for the wankers, but I did not speak up, because I was not ... um .. I mean ... well, I didn't speak up.
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Martin60
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SOL
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Ariston
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Was there actually a point to those three letters, or were you just engaging in thread necromancy on an idiotic or intoxicated whim?
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Lyda*Rose
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According to the Urban Dictionary SOL = Shit Outta Luck. But is Martin that hip?
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mousethief
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SOL has meant shit out of luck since at least 1979 because that's when I learned it.
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Alan Cresswell
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quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
But is Martin that hip?
Martin is a middle aged dad, demonstrating his street cred. In front of his son's friends.
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Doc Tor
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He'll start dancing in a minute. He won't know what the tune is, but it'll have a good beat...
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Martin60
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I'm so hip I've got scoliosis. Snort Out Loud. The penultimate in approbation.
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Golden Key
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Then what are the ultimate and antepenultimate?
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--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")
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Martin60
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LOL & WOL
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Sioni Sais
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quote:
Originally posted by Martin60:
LOL & WOL
WTF?
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Golden Key
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
quote:
Originally posted by Martin60:
LOL & WOL
WTF?
If the question is about WOL, I looked it up. It's "wow out loud".
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The Rogue
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LOL means Laugh Out Loud but is so over-used that these days nobody has actually laughed out loud when they write it. So if vocal merriment is actually expressed should we start using LOLOL?
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Martin60
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I ONLY use LOL WHEN I actually LOL.
WOL: Wheeze Out Loud.
mousethief: I was amused. I know we un-cordially loathe each other, but I was amused.
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Golden Key
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IME, some people do use LOLOL and longer versions, but when the laughter/humor is more pronounced.
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Martin60
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LMAO. LTTTRDMTL.
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Ariston
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this is JUST STUPID lol i think i'm going to CLOSE it soon LOLOL
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Alan Cresswell
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Just make sure you close it with Lots Of Love. I guess no one uses LOL for that anymore.
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lilBuddha
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quote:
Originally posted by The Rogue:
LOL means Laugh Out Loud but is so over-used that these days nobody has actually laughed out loud when they write it. So if vocal merriment is actually expressed should we start using LOLOL?
It means the user found something funny. It is, ironically, a less ambiguous term than the statement it represents.
Even so, whilst many have not actually emitted an audible signal, it is not necessarily an indication of a lower level of amusement.
Reading is an internal process so the external signs of this process are often muted. Verbal communication is an outward process so that external signals are often amplified. So a written LOL is no less accurate.
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Stercus Tauri
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More than a few years ago when I worked in Edinburgh, LOL meant only one thing; one of the most fearsome of road hazards - little old ladies. Many of them could not walk and hold an animated conversation at the same time, often resulting in close calls when they crossed the street in pairs. There were little old men too, but they were mostly driving. If I was back there now, I'd be one.
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Martin60
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Ariston, I give up. What's JUST STUPID an acronym for?
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Ariston
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It's not an acronym. It's me shouting.
THIS THREAD IS STUPID.
IT WAS BUMPED FOR NO REASON.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE IT.
—ARISTON, HELLHOST
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