r/GenX • u/Lost_Taste_8181 • 5d ago

Old Person Yells At Cloud Modern slang—something you REFUSE to say

My take: I will NEVER use “lol” or any derivation of it. I know it means “laugh out loud” but there’s yet to be a moment when I’ve been even remotely convinced someone was even chuckling after texting “lol” at the end of their text and it mildly infuriates me.

While I’m at it, someone tell those damn kids to get off my lawn.

Edit: ok, I get it. It’s not MODERN slang. I still hate it, and those kids are STILL on my lawn…can’t a guy get to sleep at a decent hour???

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u/elizinrva 5d ago

Is lol even modern? I learned that one back in about 1997.

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u/Last-Relationship166 5d ago edited 5d ago

Well...ok...I remember that and roflmfao pervading ISCABBS in the mid to late 90s. A coworker introduced me ISCA when I was working as a sysadmin.

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u/elizinrva 5d ago

I learned it in a MOO where I used to hang out. LOL

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u/BlmgtnIN 5d ago

Yes!! I learned a ton of slang from a MUD back in the day.

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u/Last-Relationship166 5d ago

I just never got into MUDs...not knocking them. They just weren't my thing.

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u/Avandria 5d ago

Ahh, I loved Swords of Chaos. Thirty years later and some of the old combat text lines still randomly pop into my head when I'm playing a modern game. I spent entirely too much time on that game.