Can we please discuss the proper use of the "lol"?

Please?

Here's when it's ok to use it, ready?

When you are texting or IM'ing with someone or even involved in a rapid fire email exchange with someone, they say something funny, and then in order to express your EXTREME amusement at what they said, you then invoke the use of the "lol".

See? Isn't that easy?

Here's when NOT to use it, ready again?

Don't use it when you are writing an email or a posting or a personal ad and trying to show how WACKY AND FUN LOVING YOU ARE. Just don't. It makes you look like a jackass.

Just like laughing heartily at your own joke without really gauging other people's reaction to said joke, also makes you look like a jackass.

It ESPECIALLY makes you look like a jackass when you have PEPPERED your whole email/post/personal ad with "lol"s like it will somehow lessen the fact that you are really very obviously, a jackass.

"Hi, I'm Twicksie and I work hard and play hard! lol!"

"I really like to club baby seals to death during sealing season, it really takes the edge off! lol! But I can never seem to get their blood off my parka! It's a real stinker! lol!"

Now that you have some examples, can't you see how VERY ANNOYING IT IS?

Oh can't you?

Lol! Goddammit, I'M SO FUCKING GODDAMN WACKY AND HILARIOUS! LOL! I'M A LAUGH RIOT! I'M CONSTANTLY LAUGHING LIKE JOLLY OLD SAINT NICK! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!

ugh. It's JUST as bad as shitloads of smiley faces. JUST as bad.

lol!

:-)

barf.