Sep 30 2007
public service announcement
I want to announce that I am declaring a moratorium on the phrase “that’s how I roll” and variations thereof. I’ve used it in the past and so have you, but I think we should all forgive ourselves and each other and move on. Because “that’s how I roll” is over. Seriously. You can choose to let it go or not, I mean, it’s up to you, and if you want to be like one of those people who still refer to things as being “the bomb” then who am I to stop you? But I just want you to know that from now on, jamelah.net is a “that’s how I roll”-free zone. Thank you.
But I just want you to know that from now on, jamelah.net is a “that’s how I roll”-free zone.
That’s the beauty of having your own site (zone)… you can declare anything you want, whenever you want.
;)
it’s over before i knew it existed
good. saved a lot of time, mess and fuss. Thanks!
no roll zones are the bomb.
We should also retire “‘Nuff said” because, seriously?! Do we really need to omit the “e”? I mean it’s not like it’s gonna get in the way or anything. It’s just an extra vowel for Pete’s sake!
Oh, and no more “gettin’ jiggy with it” or “LOL”. Because, seriously?! Jiggy. And does anybody really “Laugh Out Loud” or “Roll On Floor Laughing Out Loud”? Really. Let it die a death.
E-nough said.
Oh god… I didn’t say that in my voicemail message did I? Because sometimes it just slips out.
(I didn’t get your voicemail until this morning - sorry we didn’t meet up!)
Jamelah,
Would it be all right to ban aw’ight?
but but but sometimes i DO Laugh Out Loud and then i note it. as in:
lol. seriously.
but i’m good with all the other moratoriums being called for here.
Fathima. If we allow LOL (which hurts me) can we at LEAST ban this hot shitstorm:
ROFLMAO
A lady at work keeps saying that and I’m really sad about it.
Jamelah- I stand behind you and your No Roll zone.
I can’t condone the ban on lol (I agree with Fathima), but I’m all for ROTFLMAO. I’ve never used it, either in its acronym form or actually, you know, actually ROTFLMAO.
Hmm. Oops.
What gets me is that if you’re typing “ROTFLMAO” you ARE. NOT. ACTUALLY. ROTFLYAO. It’s impossible. How could you write, and why would your keyboard be on the floor.
Jamelah, sorry for clogging up your comments. I’m done. I just get so riled up about this stuff. And I have some friends who refer to things as being “thebomb.com” which is pretty bad. I may direct them here.
I am so glad that we are able to have this discussion. It’s very important. Personally, I hate internet-isms such as LOL and ROTFLMAO (and let’s not forget the more simple LMAO) with a great and fiery hatred. I believe that if you wouldn’t actually say it out loud to a person you were talking to face to face, then you shouldn’t say it in text. When you’re talking to someone and they say something funny, do you respond by saying “LOL”? No, you just laugh, or, if it’s only mildly amusing, you might smile, or if it’s not funny at all, you might say “Oh, ha ha, you idiot.” Whatever. I doubt that imposing a ban on LOL will be successful, however, because it’s just so powerful. I don’t know if it can be stopped.
As for ROTFLMAO (and LMAO), let me tell you something. I laugh a lot, but it has no bearing whatsoever on my ass. And do people actually roll on the floor? Do they? Now, I have laughed so hard that I’ve fallen down or fallen out of my chair, but once I’m on the ground, I don’t roll. I try to return myself to an upright position, yes, but I don’t roll.
The phraseology of rolling needs to be considered carefully, I think.
The bomb dot … come? REALLY? No.
There is one instance in which I still find “That’s How I Roll” to be acceptable: I saw it written once on a baby’s onesie. There was a picture of a stroller on it. I WILL be buying this onesie as soon as I get myself a niece or nephew, because REALLY - it is funny.
Wow. This has become quite a powder keg.
I support the banning of everything listed. (Unless they are just being used to anger up meg’s blood.)
But, if you think that I am going to stop using “Girl, is you trippin’?” than you are all NUTS!
I don’t think I can stop.
Fraulein — Yeah… that disturbs me.
Mindy — Well, babies can get away with anything, really.
Peter — Sure, you can keep “Girl, is you trippin’?” as long as I can continue saying “Who this is on my phone?” (Those italics are essential.)
Bill — I have faith in you.
What about, “you got me straight trippin boo?”
Andy brought it back on SNL this weekend, and I’m all for it.
I think “you got me straight trippin’, boo” never left.
oh. my. god. the post? a very good idea, miss jamelah. the comments? fucking brilliant.
i’m with meg - so very very much - on the LOL thing. it won’t take you that much longer to type “ha ha.” look into it.
and i’m still upset that people are allowed to say “just another day in paradise” when asked how their day is. i would like to kick those who say that. kick them hard.