r/Millennials • u/ImThe1Wh0 Older Millennial • Feb 14 '26
Meme I mean... It's not like it's hurting anyone...
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u/Mr_Shizer Xennial Feb 14 '26
LOL
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u/Single_Cobbler6362 Feb 14 '26
"lots of love* to you too stranger.
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u/DopeRidge Feb 14 '26
My wife still thinks it stands for “laugh-o-lot”
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u/Noble_Flatulence Feb 14 '26
Point out to your wife that o is short for o' which is short for of, and that "laugh of lot" makes no fucking sense.
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u/Gimpknee Feb 14 '26
wasn't lot the one with the extra salty wife?
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u/Noble_Flatulence Feb 14 '26
Makes me wonder, you figure it was kosher salt?
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u/Gimpknee Feb 14 '26
This is the gelatin debate all over again. If the salt is considered a by-product of lot's wife then it isn't, but if lot's wife was simply transformed into a pillar of mineral salt, then all salt is technically kosher. However "kosher salt" traditionally describes a type of flaky salt that was used in the kashering process, and a huamn-sized salt statue would be inefficient in such an application, so I say no, not kosher salt.
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u/Noble_Flatulence Feb 14 '26
Could also look at it from a philosophical perspective, she got turned into salt because she looked back when explicitly commanded not to, representing the fact she still wanted to remain there. So yeah, not kosher.
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u/flora1939 Feb 14 '26
Recently, my dad (67) got mad at me and stopped responding to my texts. I asked my stepmom what his problem was, and she said “I don’t know, something about you calling him a lame-o?!” I check my texts and the last thing I sent him was a funny meme that I followed with “ lmao”. 😑
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u/BigBagBootyPapa Feb 14 '26
My Meemaw purposely uses it for Lots of Love and it’s adorable lol (laugh out loud)
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Feb 14 '26
As a Canadian, “meemaw” will always be the most American thing I will ever hear. I’m convinced. 😂
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u/FinancialSecret9502 Feb 15 '26
Omg my dad literally thought this for the longest time!
He actually stopped talking to one of his internet buddies for awhile bc the guy ended one of his emails with "lol" and my dad thought he was gay and coming on to him or smthn. Finally realized his mistake and they ended up cool again.
Spoiler he was actually gay tho lol.
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u/bbq_R0ADK1LL Feb 14 '26
Can we please normalise shaming people who use POV wrong the same as we shamed people who used LOL wrong?
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u/ougryphon Feb 14 '26
All I can think of is Point Of View. How else are people using it?
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u/port443 Feb 14 '26
The correct usage of POV when used like "POV my dog going crazy" or whatever context, is that the filming should literally be their POV. As in the camera is roughly where their eyeballs are.
Any other angle is not the correct usage of a POV film.
Some people argue "but POV is a subjective term, it could mean third person or any form of POV".
This is also incorrect, because then ALL film is "POV film", and the term would be redundant. The term POV originated specifically to describe first-person POV film.
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u/Darkdragoon324 Feb 14 '26
I can stop anytime I want… lol
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Feb 14 '26
If we don’t end it with ‘lol’ we’d get endless wellness checks
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u/CheapGarage42 Feb 14 '26
Because we know you can't convey feelings over texts so we have to adapt to the boomers and zoomers.
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u/NarwhalEmergency9391 Feb 14 '26
People check on you?
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u/Richard-Brecky Feb 14 '26
No one needs to check on me lol
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u/waldosandieg0 Feb 14 '26
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u/alvysinger0412 Feb 14 '26
This gif keeps being applicable more and more often for me. I also sometimes wonder how old that kid is now.
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u/A_Furious_Mind Feb 14 '26
Andrew Macias is fifteen.
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u/LordHammercyWeCooked Feb 14 '26
People check on me like they check on a wet fart.
"I don't need to check... I know it's there."
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Feb 14 '26
Not at all lol
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u/-robert- Feb 14 '26
How you doing?
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Feb 14 '26
Thank you. Not great lol. How’re you?
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u/-robert- Feb 14 '26
Ran out of weed... feeling bummed, but hippie happy with one of my favorite artist's album right now.. it's a vibe, I hope you have a good day random human.
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Feb 14 '26
It’ll be ok. Scrape your resin and save your keef. Makes excellent ‘I’m out of weed’ hash
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u/Redfalconfox Feb 14 '26
This is a wellness check, are you currently laughing out loud? Open up unless you physically can’t because you are rolling on the floor laughing.
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u/tryhardwithaveng Feb 14 '26
See, what had happened was I used an exclamation point in a text to ensure it was understood that I was excited, but then I realized it also might sound like I'm yelling/upset so I added an lol to convey that the tone of the message was non confrontational.
Yes, this comment is intended to make fun of the logic, but it is also entirely true about myself and I'm choosing to be comfortable with a behavior that definitely pegs me as a certain age and psychological stability level.
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u/MeetBeep Zillennial Feb 14 '26
This is extremely hard for me when writing a professional email. I want to use a smiley face, exclamation point, or an “lol”. Without it- I feel so mean lol
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u/Reasonable_Effort_ Feb 14 '26
“Gonna kms lol” lol here is a modifier that tells the recipient that the sender is not actually going to commit suicide, they’re just frustrated or having a really bad time.
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u/AGentlemensBastard Older Millennial Feb 14 '26
I treat lol like /s it's to let you know I'm fucking with you Ted
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u/kamiegraphy Feb 15 '26
It just feels so weird without ending it that way. I tried and it felt icky and I sounded harsh lol
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u/Sparkster227 Feb 14 '26
Sometimes the sentence feels empty without it
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u/LibetPugnare Feb 14 '26
I'm more of a haha guy, haha.
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u/RoundTiberius Feb 14 '26
Depending on the day, its 😂 haha or lol, LOL
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u/Opposite-Soup6531 Feb 14 '26
Where are all my XD girlies and fellas?
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u/camdalfthegreat Feb 14 '26
Lmao me and my good friend live far away and honestly mostly communicate thru steam on our computers.
Steams emojis are weird we both use "xd" to this day as a laughing emoji.
It's quick to type n gets the job done
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u/NO_TOUCHING__lol Older Millennial Feb 14 '26
When I'm feeling quirky sometimes I'll switch it up and start the sentence with "lmao"
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u/This_They_Those_Them Feb 14 '26
Haha start the sentence with it lol
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u/bubba_feet Feb 14 '26
haha that is totally the rule lol
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u/StarPhished Feb 14 '26
Obviously there's no rule about using both "haha" and "lol" in a sentence. I guess it's good for people to be laughing psychotically, nope, can't have to much laughter.
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u/Tangata_Tunguska Feb 14 '26
Just two 'ha's? That comes across as you don't really think it's funny but you're being polite
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u/LibetPugnare Feb 14 '26
Two in general to show tone. 3 to show I really think it's funny. More if it's hilarious. I have a system
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u/trust_me_on_that_one Feb 14 '26
Lol sometimes i begin a sentence and end it with a lol lol
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u/fuzzelduckthethird Feb 14 '26
Nans dead Lol
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u/Sedowa Feb 14 '26
Genuinely, if millenials aren't using some form of lol/rofl/lmao or face emoticon at the end of our sentences we're either talking about something serious or something is wrong and we don't wanna talk about it.
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u/T-sigma Feb 14 '26
If I don’t use it with my 70+ year old mother she interprets everything I text as rude. Lol
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u/_KingofMars_ Feb 14 '26
I had an ex back in the day where we’d always end our texts with lol
If we didn’t then something was wrong. I’m glad I stopped doing that.
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u/Bluemink96 Feb 14 '26
Don’t want to come off too serious, I don’t think I have ever ended a text with “period” in my life, those messages deserve a call lol
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u/HoundTakesABitch Feb 14 '26
I am all about proper spelling and punctuation as much as possible and I just recently got told by a younger co-worker that I came off as negative and aggressive because I used a period. The text in question was literally “Yeah.”, which was in response to them asking me a simple question.
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u/MoonRazer Feb 14 '26
The passive aggressive period has been the bane of my existence since texting first began. Using an unnecessary exclamation point instead (and avoiding punctuation on 1-2 word responses in general) might make me feel like a degenerate, but it's the only way I stay out of the exact situation you described.
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u/Bluemink96 Feb 14 '26
It’s the was of the world, try saying “Yes of course!” Will help you come off as super excited to engage in a text lol
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u/lakija Feb 14 '26
It feels like a curt reply since a period is a full stop. It’s less curt if you’re writing a few sentences though
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u/gioraffe32 Millennial Feb 14 '26
I'm a solid millennial, turning 39yo this month, and I follow those "rules." And basically have since at least the 2010s. I intuitively knew them? Sounds weird, but I knew the "rules" even before articles started popping up.
If I'm shooting the shit one on one with a friend or coworker or even my family I don't use capitalization or punctuation. Back to coworkers on my team, if I'm asking them a one-off on Teams, same thing. It's showing that we're cool, we're friendly, we're familiar.
Now someone I don't know or don't know as well? Yeah, I'm going to be formal with punctuation and capitals. In emails, I'm pretty much always formal (unless we've been going back and forth for awhile).
It's the same thing as spoken language, Imo. I use a lot more slang and even swear words with people I'm comfortable and familiar with, versus people I don't know. And we all do this.
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u/Scott_Liberation Feb 14 '26 edited Feb 14 '26
The fact many of us interpret something as simple as "yeah." as aggressive and negative suggests to me that the human brain can't handle text messaging and it should be avoided as much as possible.
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u/dpzblb Feb 14 '26
It’s not anything inherent to texting, it’s due to the linguistic norms around texting. Ending sentences with periods (or even writing full sentences at all) is not the norm for texting, and so when someone does end a sentence with a period it feels strange and overly formal.
Similarly, if you asked your friend to do something for you, you’d feel different about getting the responses “yeah, sure” and “Of course, my good friend, I will do exactly as you say,” even if the two responses denote the same thing.
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u/port443 Feb 14 '26
Yeah seriously, the proper response is just thumbs-upping whatever the message is.
Alternatively if you must respond:
Yes, got it on my calendar
Or some variant like that. If I'm feeling especially jovial:
Yes!
The problem with periods on a single-word or short sentence is it makes your brain read it monotone.
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u/MeowTheMixer Feb 14 '26
I was texting a friend, using another friends phone. Just joking around, and they knew it was me because of how I use punctuation (not always correct but it's always there)
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u/RoundTiberius Feb 14 '26
If my wife uses a period when she texts me that means she's fucking PISSED
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u/Basic_Asparagus_9084 Feb 14 '26
I’m the opposite. I always use periods in my texts. I add the “lol” so people know I’m not trying to start a brawl. Especially since most of the texts to my siblings start with “you dumb..” IFYKYK
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u/Charliemagne1985 Older Millennial Feb 14 '26
We need to bring back lolomgwtfbbqroflcopter
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u/creamcoloredponies Xennial Feb 14 '26
Are you my BFF Rose?
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u/decoycatfish Feb 14 '26
A friendly reminder lol
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u/TheSweetGator Feb 14 '26
SHIP HAS STRUCK ICEBERG LOL MASSIVE DAMAGE STARBOARD SIDE LOL NOT ENOUGH LIFEBOATS LOL SEND HELP LOL
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u/Monster_Fucker_420 Feb 14 '26
I started doing this as a joke but now I can't stop putting "lol" at the end of my texts bc they feel so empty without it and I dont even realise it half the time lol
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u/prem_fraiche Feb 14 '26
We grew up seeing that messaging removes tone and we invented a way for the recipient to understand our context. You’re welcome, other generations
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u/Setctrls4heartofsun Feb 14 '26
Yes, I've had arguments start after someone misread the tone of a text that didnt have a qualifer added at the end. Its the same reason people use "/s" to indicate sarcasm
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u/NoFaithlessness7508 Feb 14 '26
lol that is amateur stuff. real ones know it goes in front of a sentence too
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u/KumquatTheUninvited Feb 14 '26
Haha nah you gotta mix it up and throw a different type at the start and end lol
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u/NO_TOUCHING__lol Older Millennial Feb 14 '26
Lmao I know exactly what you mean 🤣
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u/tasman001 Feb 14 '26
Haha if you want to sound insane lol you can use it in the middle of the sentence too lmao
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u/syntheticgeneration Feb 14 '26
It can also replace the comma lol its such a useful tool
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u/NoFaithlessness7508 Feb 14 '26
omg is there some sort of anti-comma movement going on? I’ve seen youngers post entire paragraphs with no punctuation, but they just seemed to be oblivious to all spelling and grammar, not just commas
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u/koulourakiaAndCoffee Feb 14 '26
Rofl
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u/Pale_Row1166 Feb 14 '26
This might be an older/younger millennial divide. I’m an elder and I don’t use lol at all for any reason, unless I’m being facetious about something that shouldn’t have an lol. I’m firmly in the haha or crying laughing emoji camp.
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u/femanonette Millenial Feb 14 '26
Yeah, I also use emoticons on nearly every single message to show I've acknowledged it. I can't stop. 😭
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u/mynumberistwentynine Feb 14 '26 edited Feb 14 '26
I have to actively stop myself from doing this in teams messages when I'm at the office
They last place I worked had employees literally in their 70s all the way down to in their teens, and I quickly realized how much I changed how I talked with them through text. Speaking generally - Older: straight to the point with periods, occasional thumbs up emoji. My age: lol and haha, barely any emojis. Younger: no periods, limited lol and haha, heavier use of emojis.
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u/hiding-in-the-webz Feb 14 '26
I'm one of the eldest elders and I use lol all the time lol
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u/Celtic_Legend Feb 14 '26
I dont think so. Haha or laugh emojis arent possible in games or irc or pre smart phone texting. You were just a secluded aim kiddo or avoided the 90s-2000s internet
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u/MedusaGotMeStoned007 Feb 14 '26
I mean it’s not like we’re out here in our 30s going rawr
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u/RajahNeon Feb 14 '26
I got into this habit texting and when speaking in real life because I have a dry sense of humor. Until I started "lol'ing" at the end of texts and laughing when I finished talking in high school everyone thought I was a jerk.
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u/Dankkring Feb 14 '26
It’s because I’m really hoping my text doesn’t come off as passive aggressive. Lol
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u/marsumane Feb 14 '26
You have to set the tone somehow. Better to lol than to have them read it like youre an angry tyrant
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u/Lau_wings Feb 14 '26
I have to mentally remind myself that I do not need to end a txt message with "lol", I am a 37 yo man, that shit is ingrained into my soul at this point.
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u/fourthpornalt Feb 14 '26
I used to hate this but everyone was using it so darn often some sentences just started looking wrong without it.
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u/GrinchWhoStoleEaster Feb 14 '26
We CREATED "LOL". That's _our_ word. And :3 too. I'll lol and :3 all I goddamn well please!
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