Crossing the Rubicon: ILX to IRL

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Do the terms and style of writing you use on the boards ever cross over to real life?

― New Mark H (New MarkH), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 10:52 (eighteen years ago)

thankfully this has never happened in any instance which was business-critical. I did finish an email via our IT helpdesk with "kthxbye" on one occasion tho.

― New Mark H (New MarkH), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 10:53 (eighteen years ago)

if i said that particular phrase at all i'd have to consider suicide

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 10:57 (eighteen years ago)

come on! (uh, i mean, not "consider suicide" but not using the phrase)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 10:58 (eighteen years ago)

there's an old thread like this in which people delight in the introduction of 'cockfarmer' to their boardroom meetings or something.

― reverto levidensis (blueski), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 10:58 (eighteen years ago)

there are a million threads on this!

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 10:58 (eighteen years ago)

I don't believe you.

― New Mark H (New MarkH), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 10:59 (eighteen years ago)

of course cockfarmer is delightful to say and i like to do so frequently

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 10:59 (eighteen years ago)

kthxbye

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:00 (eighteen years ago)

Not so much ilx-specific as general internets-speak, but I now pronounce 'seriously' as 'srsly'.

― ampersand, spades, semicolon (cis), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:01 (eighteen years ago)

I used 'prolly' in a work email and was immediately brought to book.

― New Mark H (New MarkH), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:01 (eighteen years ago)

Given that my real life involves, er, emailing the Vicar and Rener and A Farrell and similar others, there is no crossover. Merely an extension.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:02 (eighteen years ago)

but I now pronounce 'seriously' as 'srsly'.

also 'what' is now always 'WAAAAAHT'

― reverto levidensis (blueski), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:03 (eighteen years ago)

I sometimes use "urgent and key" and "don't try it" but that's it.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:03 (eighteen years ago)

lololol srsly i do not talk funneh

― teh_kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:04 (eighteen years ago)

the galleria?

― teh_kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:04 (eighteen years ago)

robertpatrick.jpg

― reverto levidensis (blueski), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:06 (eighteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/79/RobertPatrick.jpg/160px-RobertPatrick.jpg

― reverto levidensis (blueski), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:07 (eighteen years ago)

I borrowed "WAAAAAAAAAHT?" from Bob Dylan.

I say "LOL" irl. And "urgent and key" all the time. Oh, and "x in y shokah" constantly.

My speaking tone is EXACTLY THE SAME as my writing tone. (at least i want it to be. Is it?)

― Johnney B English (stigoftdump), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:07 (eighteen years ago)

I remain amused by phrases people think are ILX ones but are just innernet-casual all over the place. kthxbye is good example.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:07 (eighteen years ago)

my mother-in-law has a friend named Randy, a big butterball goof of a guy. I amused myself one visit by calling him "the Amazing" but nobody got it. when he came over it was I could do not to yell:

HI DERE

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:09 (eighteen years ago)

it's just coz I don't visit other bits of the internet, Trayce.

― New Mark H (New MarkH), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:12 (eighteen years ago)

oh really?

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:14 (eighteen years ago)

I remain amused by phrases people think are ILX ones but are just innernet-casual all over the place.

So true.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:27 (eighteen years ago)

Tragically, I say "hi dere" all the time. And my girlfriend has picked it up from me.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:28 (eighteen years ago)

I went to the rest of the internet once. I was mugged.

― Johnney B English (stigoftdump), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:29 (eighteen years ago)

i blame the noise board for my constant use of the phrase "lol fags"!!11!1!!!!

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:31 (eighteen years ago)

i would love to be able to say that to my workmates

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:34 (eighteen years ago)

Tragically, I say "hi dere" all the time.

So do I :( Im sure I have said HI DERE to people too much.

But hey, I am apparently a "bad comedy enabler", so fuck you very much people who said this who don't even know me etc.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:34 (eighteen years ago)

us bad comedy types appreciate

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:36 (eighteen years ago)

I walk around with a little smiley emote drawn on a post-it note stuck to my forehead.

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:36 (eighteen years ago)

Bad Comedy Enabler is such a very witty phrase! Rofflol.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:37 (eighteen years ago)

bad comedy enabler, like Jimmy Carr?

― Johnney B English (stigoftdump), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:40 (eighteen years ago)

fuck knows

― teh_kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:49 (eighteen years ago)

I have almost used OTM accidentally.

In my quest to find out if this is an ILX thing, I found this encouraging confirmation :

For the record, OTM is a favored abbreviation of I Love Music, a forum Pitchfork correctly (for once) describes as a "music critic circle jerk." It's short for "on the money," or "on the mark," something like that. If you really want to feel some self-loathing, check out ilxor.com.

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we have a fan!

― StanM (StanM), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 11:56 (eighteen years ago)

Best thing is, he's totally OTM.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 12:06 (eighteen years ago)

hows that self loathing feelin?

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 12:06 (eighteen years ago)

To be honest, there isn't nearly enough self-loathing in the world.

― Johnney B English (stigoftdump), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 12:09 (eighteen years ago)

Yes, well, Pitchfork.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 12:09 (eighteen years ago)

I'm always telling people at work about the Chickenbear.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 17:26 (eighteen years ago)

I use "urgent + key" and "hi dere" a lot. That Amazing Randy story is awesome.

― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 18:15 (eighteen years ago)

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