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LOL and Fail: Common Internet Memes 298
In the event you frequent online chat rooms, messengers like yahoo, msn or Google, or in the event you text message on your phone regularly, then you definitely are probably very familiar using the term LOL. LOL stands for laugh out loud and is used when someone finds something funny. Historically, the term LOL dates back to the 1980s and comes from Usenet, a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. From there, LOL has expanded into not just common computer language, but additionally in face to face communication. In March 2011, the term LOL was acknowledged in a formally updated Oxford English Dictionary. Terms like LMFAO and ROFL have also come into location as further expressions of laughter.

Another frequently utilized term is Fail. Fail is used to describe someone who messed up what they were initially trying to do. For instance, a man who tries to dive into the lake, but ends up belly flopping in to the shallow finish could be regarded as a fail. Most would also LOL at this moment also. Another instance of a fail could be a man who tries to make use of his slip and slide off a jump into a pool. Instead of going in to the pool, he flops onto the grass and misses the pool completely.

This really is also called a fail. For bigger fails, individuals frequently use the term epic fail. An instance of an epic fail would be a news reporter who is describing a wanted criminal. As in most news stories, the production team places a photo of the wanted person, however, sadly for this reporter, the photo placed next to him is a drawing of the wanted criminal who happens to look precisely like him. Both LOL and Fail are known as Web memes. Internet memes are concepts which are spread via the internet. Unless of course you seldom surf the web, then it is unlikely you have not heard either term.