What dose lol mean?

Laugh Out Loud

Thanks dude.

"Lots of linguini..."

It originally meant "Lots of Love", they taught us this in school.

What kind of school is THAT?

What kind of school is THAT?

My old Middle school down the street in English when they taught us internet slang.

My old Middle school down the street in English when they taught us internet slang.
Are you serious? :P

Are you serious? :P

Yeah, the teacher said in the mid 90's that's what it meant. I think she would know, it sounded like she was in her 20's then.

Haha, I asked my mom what "LOL" meant... just to see what she would say and she answered "Lots of love, of course."

Ha.

so there you have it. the phrase is most commonly used for "Laugh out Loud." :)

I have another n00b question. What dose pwn and pwn3 mean?

Pwn means Own, Pwn3 means nothing, I think you're looking for Pwn3d which means Owned.

Thanks dude.

'IMHO'

I think it is funny to reflect on the stupidity of mankind.

'ROFL'

:: laughs ::

'TTYL'

: /

I still think that ridiculous pwned and all variations should be obliterated from existence.

Oh yeah? Why? :P

It's stupid. Why not write "owned" instead of "pwn3d"? Is it that tough? It's ridiculous how netspeak has infiltrated the english language and it needs to stop. Now.

I think it is fun.

It serves as a reminder that while we have such complex, intelligently designed computers... humans are still stupid.

Irony is fun.

But, I'd like to stress that it's ANNOYING. And I don't find the irony, wherever it is, to be funny. I'm sure I'm not alone on this one.

I think using it can be humorous at the right times, and by that I mean not very often.

However, 1337 sp34k is very irritating and frankly a bit immature, if I do say so myself.

never seen that before. :P but we can't get rid of pwnd, maybe take out the random 3.. ;D and owned never really grabbed me the way pwnd does *chuckles*

The 3 in "pwn3d" and "pwned" and "pwn'd" are all 1337 sp34k, aka l331 speak, aka leet speak.

*claps* apparently someone knows more leet than me :P ;D

I'd have to by the laws of nature, otherwise I'd die in the world called "Internet". ::]

But, I'd like to stress that it's ANNOYING.
Some would say the same about writing in all caps. ::]

Some would say the same about writing in all caps. ::]

there's a distinct difference between typing in all caps and typing a single word in caps for emphasis. Granted, I prefer to use _some_ *other* kinds of emphasis, but there is nothing really wrong with THIS on a single word. :)

I'd have to by the laws of nature, otherwise I'd die in the world called "Internet". ::]

haha, this is true. ::] although I don't hang out on too many places besides here and myspace ;D

I'm with Will on that. On some sites I go to, there is no other way to put an emphasis on words.

or on MSN messenger. :P (whatever happened to italics?)

So what is up with the whole pwn thing? A lot of the kids use it in my school, but I have no idea how it even got started or what the purpose is...

It's a fad.

So what is up with the whole pwn thing? A lot of the kids use it in my school, but I have no idea how it even got started or what the purpose is...

I personally think it's great for some things, but not all the time. It's best kept on the Internet.

Some would say the same about writing in all caps.

You have to be kidding me. . .