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    NickPace
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    So my mom has recently learned to text message. She really likes to use a lot of emoticons in her texts. It's kinda cute if not a bit annoying, however this morning I received the following text from her: "Just letting you know that your grandfather is in the hospital again. LOL!" I thought, sheesh, that's a bit insensitive. Turns out that she thinks LOL stands for "Lots of Love". LOL! (BTW, grandpa is doing well :) )

    -NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.

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      So my mom has recently learned to text message. She really likes to use a lot of emoticons in her texts. It's kinda cute if not a bit annoying, however this morning I received the following text from her: "Just letting you know that your grandfather is in the hospital again. LOL!" I thought, sheesh, that's a bit insensitive. Turns out that she thinks LOL stands for "Lots of Love". LOL! (BTW, grandpa is doing well :) )

      -NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.

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      den2k88
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      Now I actually LOLled :D. Not for your grandfather, but because knowing my mother it would be really more plausible an actual LOL!

      Geek code v 3.12 {      GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- r++>+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X }

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        So my mom has recently learned to text message. She really likes to use a lot of emoticons in her texts. It's kinda cute if not a bit annoying, however this morning I received the following text from her: "Just letting you know that your grandfather is in the hospital again. LOL!" I thought, sheesh, that's a bit insensitive. Turns out that she thinks LOL stands for "Lots of Love". LOL! (BTW, grandpa is doing well :) )

        -NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.

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        OriginalGriff
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        She's not the only one: The UK Prime Minister didn't know either[^]

        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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          So my mom has recently learned to text message. She really likes to use a lot of emoticons in her texts. It's kinda cute if not a bit annoying, however this morning I received the following text from her: "Just letting you know that your grandfather is in the hospital again. LOL!" I thought, sheesh, that's a bit insensitive. Turns out that she thinks LOL stands for "Lots of Love". LOL! (BTW, grandpa is doing well :) )

          -NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.

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          Sander Rossel
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          LOL omg wtf I pwn tht n00b wt teh ub3r 1337 hax roxorz boxorz ftw wtg roflmao :D

          Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

          Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

          Regards, Sander

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          • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

            LOL omg wtf I pwn tht n00b wt teh ub3r 1337 hax roxorz boxorz ftw wtg roflmao :D

            Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

            Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

            Regards, Sander

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            Rage
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            I understand this. Am I bad ?

            Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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            • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

              LOL omg wtf I pwn tht n00b wt teh ub3r 1337 hax roxorz boxorz ftw wtg roflmao :D

              Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

              Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

              Regards, Sander

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              [hands feeling around for a sharp object] My eyes! My eyes!

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              • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                LOL omg wtf I pwn tht n00b wt teh ub3r 1337 hax roxorz boxorz ftw wtg roflmao :D

                Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                Regards, Sander

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                den2k88
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                31337 h4X0r5 4R3 3v3RYwh3R3, 7h053 5Cr1p7 k1Dd135...

                Geek code v 3.12 {      GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- r++>+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X }

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                • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                  LOL omg wtf I pwn tht n00b wt teh ub3r 1337 hax roxorz boxorz ftw wtg roflmao :D

                  Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                  Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                  Regards, Sander

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                  PIEBALDconsult
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                  Sander Rossel wrote:

                  boxorz

                  TMI

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                  • P PIEBALDconsult

                    Sander Rossel wrote:

                    boxorz

                    TMI

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                    10-4

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                    • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                      LOL omg wtf I pwn tht n00b wt teh ub3r 1337 hax roxorz boxorz ftw wtg roflmao :D

                      Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                      Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                      Regards, Sander

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                      S Houghtelin
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                      Shouldn't this be posted in Q&A? Either that or it's time to buy a new keyboard. ;P

                      It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                        31337 h4X0r5 4R3 3v3RYwh3R3, 7h053 5Cr1p7 k1Dd135...

                        Geek code v 3.12 {      GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- r++>+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X }

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                        Colin Mullikin
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                        I'm almost ashamed of the fact that I was able to read this without any hesitation... :sigh:

                        The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin

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                          So my mom has recently learned to text message. She really likes to use a lot of emoticons in her texts. It's kinda cute if not a bit annoying, however this morning I received the following text from her: "Just letting you know that your grandfather is in the hospital again. LOL!" I thought, sheesh, that's a bit insensitive. Turns out that she thinks LOL stands for "Lots of Love". LOL! (BTW, grandpa is doing well :) )

                          -NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.

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                          Matt U
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                          My dad did this all the time. He did it for as long as I can remember, but I always assumed on first glance that it was "laugh out loud". Because I guess that's what I'm used to. "Your sister is at the hospital to have the baby, blood pressure is high right now. LOL Dad" "I saw the doc today and have to start treatment next week. LOL Dad"

                          djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.

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                            I'm almost ashamed of the fact that I was able to read this without any hesitation... :sigh:

                            The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin

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                            den2k88
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                            Don't worry, those were GREAT times to be alive and kicking!

                            Geek code v 3.12 {      GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- r++>+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X }

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                              So my mom has recently learned to text message. She really likes to use a lot of emoticons in her texts. It's kinda cute if not a bit annoying, however this morning I received the following text from her: "Just letting you know that your grandfather is in the hospital again. LOL!" I thought, sheesh, that's a bit insensitive. Turns out that she thinks LOL stands for "Lots of Love". LOL! (BTW, grandpa is doing well :) )

                              -NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.

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                              GuyThiebaut
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                              NickPace wrote:

                              (BTW, grandpa is doing well :) )

                              Behind the wicket! What's he doing playing cricket in hospital? Shouldn't he be resting?

                              “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

                              ― Christopher Hitchens

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                                Shouldn't this be posted in Q&A? Either that or it's time to buy a new keyboard. ;P

                                It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                                Sander Rossel
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                                Oops, forgot the urgentz plz! :D

                                Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                                Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                                Regards, Sander

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                                  I understand this. Am I bad ?

                                  Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                                  Sander Rossel
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                                  No badder than me :D

                                  Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                                  Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                                  Regards, Sander

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