LOL, FTW, What the?

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#1 flavort
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Is it just me or are these little things kind of corny. I see a lot of people using them. I dont mean to offend people by this. I dont really know them all so can you fill me in. I will never use them though, I would feel like I was in kindergarten. It would help to understand them though.

Lots of laughs, For the win.

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#2 edd678
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I only use it in a jokey manner. No way in hell would i say it in real life :P
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#3 Sykoh
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LOLFTWPEWPEWBBQ!

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#4 The_Sone
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afk -- away from keyboard

bbl -- be back later

bbiab -- be back in a bit

brb -- be right back

btw -- by the way

channel -- another name for room or chat room

cya -- see ya

gmta -- great minds think alike

imho -- in my humble opinion

j/k -- just kidding

irl -- in real life

lag -- this occurs when a server gets overloaded and transfer of messages becomes extremely slow.

lol -- laughing out loud

ttfn -- ta ta for now

ttyl -- talk to you later

wb -- welcome back

otfl -- rolling on the floor laughing

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#5 comp_atkins
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yes they are corney.. but an easy way to express opinion or emotion. anyway.. its laughing out loud. not lots of laughs. FTL :wink:

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#6 martialbullet
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I said LOL in a party once.....not good
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#7 sinistergoggles
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I try not to use them much on the forums and in real live, I only used them around my sister cause she does it too.. sometimes.
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#8 flavort
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afk -- away from keyboard

bbl -- be back later

bbiab -- be back in a bit

brb -- be right back

btw -- by the way

channel -- another name for room or chat room

cya -- see ya

gmta -- great minds think alike

imho -- in my humble opinion

j/k -- just kidding

irl -- in real life

lag -- this occurs when a server gets overloaded and transfer of messages becomes extremely slow.

lol -- laughing out loud

ttfn -- ta ta for now

ttyl -- talk to you later

wb -- welcome back

otfl -- rolling on the floor laughing

The_Sone

hey thanks

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#9 sandroDX
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I use "words" like that when joking around mostly.
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#10 OfficialJab
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I say 'lol' and 'rofl' out loud a lot...but everyone I know does. Friends, coworkers.
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#11 FreewayScruff
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I don't LOL I COQ (Chuckle out quietly)
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#12 joao_22990
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Actually, in real life, i just use them to make fun of people who DO use them in real life. But i do use them on the Internet. And i think it should remain there.
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#13 edd678
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I said LOL in a party once.....not goodmartialbullet

Lol i once doen that too, i just looked at the people i said it too blankly and walked away in shame.

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#14 UTXII
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Those acronyms are for AIM, not for forums, but that's just my opinon.

Speaking of opinions, I use "IMO," quite frequently.

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#15 dcowboys3315
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[QUOTE="martialbullet"]I said LOL in a party once.....not goodedd678

Lol i once doen that too, i just looked at the people i said it too blankly and walked away in shame.

hahaha i think i would have punched you square in the mouth

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#16 rosesforever89
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What does FTW mean? :?
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#17 flavort
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What does FTW mean? :?rosesforever89
for the win, "Now I know and knowing is half the battle.....G I JOE"
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#18 hokies1313
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What does FTW mean? :?rosesforever89

For the win.

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#19 rosesforever89
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[QUOTE="rosesforever89"]What does FTW mean? :?hokies1313

For the win.

Oh I thought it meant for those wondering. now ppls posts will make more sense to me.

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#20 thnickaman13
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If you gamer friends who are willing to admit that they are gamers and can laugh at themselves, then these acronyms are fun to use. In any other situation everyone will just look at you weird.
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#21 MarioFanatic
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i only use 'for the win' irl, which isnt nearly as bad as the people at my school who say 'pwn' >.>

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#22 flavort
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i only use 'for the win' irl, which isnt nearly as bad as the people at my school who say 'pwn' >.>

MarioFanatic

'pwn' is sooooooooo annoying

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#23 Wetall_basic
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I've had 'for the win' said to me in real life. That's taking it a bit far,like saying laugh out loud or lol.
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#24 SSCyborg
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LOL WTF?
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#25 flavort
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LOL WTF?SSCyborg

Thats what Im saying.

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#26 overkill_
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STFU
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#27 KittenNipples
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LOL NUB GAL!
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#28 darksword1123
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FYI its "laugh out loud".
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#29 flavort
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STFUoverkill_

IGTTMM

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#30 TheGTAvaccine
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God I can barely stand people using acronyms on the forums (how LAZY can you get?!), if people started using them around me in real life, alot of people would have black eyes around here.
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#31 Guiltfeeder566
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I said LOL in a party once.....not goodmartialbullet

My sister says it in real life all the time... ugg...

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#32 rb2610
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Half the people in my school say the l word and rofl in real life, even when they are actually laughing. Personally i think its stupid, why use an acronym of a phrase to say your laughing when the other person can just hear you laugh properly. Fools.:roll:
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#33 stevenk4k5
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OMGWTFBBQ
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#34 flavort
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MMM... BBQ
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#35 proud722
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In a way there kind of important, they along with other things make up the sub-culture of internet forums and gaming.
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#36 Yongying
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I blame the WOW people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEWgs6YQR9A

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#37 Funkyhamster
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The whole point of using them is to be sarcastic/joking...
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#38 AnubisCraig
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[QUOTE="MarioFanatic"]

i only use 'for the win' irl, which isnt nearly as bad as the people at my school who say 'pwn' >.>

flavort

'pwn' is sooooooooo annoying

I only find it annoying when people pronounce it as 'pawn' and not 'own'.

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#39 MarioFanatic
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[QUOTE="flavort"][QUOTE="MarioFanatic"]

i only use 'for the win' irl, which isnt nearly as bad as the people at my school who say 'pwn' >.>

AnubisCraig

'pwn' is sooooooooo annoying

I only find it annoying when people pronounce it as 'pawn' and not 'own'.

the people at my school say pown (puh-own)
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#40 cool_baller
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LOL is laugh out loud not lots of laughs.
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#41 deactivated-6016f2513d412
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I say "for the win" and "pwn" and "n00bs" and stuff in real life somewhat often.

Maybe it's kind of dumb.

Oh well.

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#42 Yoshi_Ghost
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LOL QUE?
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#43 Blood-Scribe
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I don't like internet acronyms either, and they make people look idiotic.
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#44 kurama2002
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what does QFT mean? I seen it a couple time. Quit F*cking talking?
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#45 SSCyborg
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get pwned nub

roflcopter

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#46 Sykoh
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what does QFT mean? I seen it a couple time. Quit F*cking talking?kurama2002

No it means Quoted For Truth.

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#47 SSCyborg
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what does QFT mean? I seen it a couple time. Quit F*cking talking?kurama2002

Quote For the Truth

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#48 Blood-Scribe
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what does QFT mean? I seen it a couple time. Quit F*cking talking?kurama2002

It means "Quoted For Truth."

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#49 rb2610
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Thing is the people at my school, when they say it theyre being serious about it (as in they actually think its 'cool')