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Displaying all articles tagged:
Lol
July 27, 2016
This Hysterical Kid Laughs Like an Adorable Evil Genius
So innocent. So sweet.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
select all
Feb. 25, 2016
Nice, 69 Cock Lane Is for Sale
The rudest address in Britain.
By
Sam Stecklow
Nov. 30, 2015
LOL Is Literally Dead, Long Live LOL
LOL’s meaning has shifted over the years, but these days it’s the internet’s shibboleth.
By
Kyle Chayka
Nov. 20, 2015
The New York
Times
Publishes Its First-Ever Real LOL
French novelist Michel Houellebecq sneaks an internet-ism into his op-ed.
By
Kyle Chayka
lol
Oct. 26, 2015
Guatemala Elects a Right-Wing TV-Comedian President
“Not corrupt, nor a thief” — but known for wearing blackface on TV.
By
Elaine Godfrey
lol
Jan. 23, 2015
Glenn Beck Wants to School the Pope on the Free Market
Because Pope Francis is too much of a bleeding-heart liberal.
By
Katie Zavadski
lol
Jan. 19, 2015
Obnoxious Parent Invoices Kid Who Missed Party
She’s setting a great example.
By
Katie Zavadski
the internet
June 18, 2014
31 Insanely Irrelevant Acronyms on the FBI’s Epic List of Internet Slang
WTF?
By
Joe Coscarelli
the sports section
Jan. 8, 2014
J.R. Smith Fined $50,000 for Serial Shoe-Untying
Officially: “recurring instances of unsportsmanlike conduct.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
other countries’ embarrassments
May 11, 2012
David Cameron Does Not Understand Internet Slang
LOL.
By
Noreen Malone
humor at the office
Oct. 12, 2010
Man’s Boss Really Excited About This Text-Messaging Thing
“He ends every text with ‘lol.’ It’s like he thinks it is the ‘sincerely’ of texting.”
By
Jessica Pressler