Backstory: I sent my dear, sweet Mumsi the link to your website and ever since she has been signing her emails “LOL Mom”. I wasn’t quite sure she understood what it meant, so I asked her…
I got the LOL from that website about Moms’ emails – some of the Moms used it to sign off – it means Lots of Love of course, what else COULD it mean?? – hope it’s not something kinky as I don’t do kinky – have been racking my brain to think of something off-color that it could mean and just can’t come up with anything!!
If LOL is off limits for signing off, I might adopt your xxoo – it’s a nice one – love is nice too but gets boring to just put “love” all the time – variety is good, right? So, bye for now … xxoo Mom
:-D I wish I saved the email, but about a year ago I sent my mom an email in which I typed “LOL”. My mom thought it meant “Lots of luck”. She thought I was being rude, so I received a swift reprimand via email, which prompted even more LOL on my end.
June 30, 2008 at 4:00 am
Seriously, this is exactly on point. I love that show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzgJ1e4uq3Q
Loads Of Laughs,
Nick
June 30, 2008 at 10:46 am
The first time I saw LOL, in 1999!, it was from a friend who really didn’t type or spell very well, and I just figured it was some kind of typo. Took me until, like, 3 or 4 years later to understand what it meant. I don’t do the whole “text speak”.
June 30, 2008 at 10:49 am
LOL, my mum’s been doing that for the last three years and I can’t bring myself to tell her.
LOL
xxooxx
June 30, 2008 at 11:03 am
I just had this conversation with my parents. My mom, on AOL, definitely understands what LOL means. My dad, on the other hand, does not text or IM, only email for business and neccessity. My dad also thought it meant “Lots of Love” until my mom and I LOL’d at him.. :)
July 2, 2008 at 8:16 am
For a long time, my mom thought LOL meant “Little Old Lady” so that definitely didn’t get the response I was looking for!
July 2, 2008 at 11:00 am
Ummmm.. what *does* it mean?
July 7, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Laugh out Loud
July 7, 2008 at 3:58 pm
When my family got it’s first computer and I discovered internet-talk I thought it meant lots of love also. lol roflmao
July 10, 2008 at 1:48 am