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ROTFLMAO
Acronyms it seems to me
are now the language of the day.
IDK and BRB,
what the hell did I just say?
I see young people here in town
with calloused thumbs and finger tips.
Their eyes flash up but usually down,
not one word passes stony lips.
Those thumbs fly then they look up.
Across the way somebody smiles
(perhaps the're making plans to sup)
it's not like they're apart by miles.
They're on a phone why don't they Talk?
Might they have forgotten how?
At verbal exchanges they now balk,
technology's their sacred cow.
Perhaps in future's poetry
acronyms will invade with their spell.
You'll never see such verse from me
LOL
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Structured: Western
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Comments
raj
Fri, 2014-02-21 00:21
Stan
This is typically your tongue-in-cheek humor. Who knows? It may well happen down the line.
Regards,
raj (sublime_ocean)
scribbler
Fri, 2014-02-21 11:32
Hi Raj
Poetry always Has followed changes in language. And if even an old codger like me sees this happening, I guess it must be on the way,. Thanks for dropping by................stan
Rula
Fri, 2014-02-21 11:44
My kids use some strange
abbreviations. Can you guess what YOLO for example means?
By the way, a very up-to-date piece. :)LOL
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scribbler
Fri, 2014-02-21 12:00
OMG!
It scares me that I think I Do although I've never seen it before! You Only Line Once? please tell me I'm wrong..........stan
Rula
Fri, 2014-02-21 12:53
;)
It's You Only Live Once
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wesley snow
Fri, 2014-02-21 12:10
If I use words,
will I be misunderstood?
W. H. Snow
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lonlyhrtsclub13
Fri, 2014-02-21 14:13
LOL
I love this...I speak in abbreviations...
Keep Writing,
Carrie
"Quoth said the Raven, NEVERMORE"
scribbler
Fri, 2014-02-21 18:44
lol
We'd best get all our writing done before Textese becomes the official language...............stan
alidzain
Fri, 2014-02-21 12:55
hahaha
I have to agree. More than a few of these so-called "shortcut wordings" drive me mad. errrr.. still dont get the meaning of the title,stan. a little help here?
Alid
Rula
Fri, 2014-02-21 14:51
It stands for "Rolling on
It stands for "Rolling on Floor, Laughing My A** Off
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alidzain
Fri, 2014-02-21 14:59
LOL. I see
thanks for the quick reply, Rula.
Alid
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scribbler
Fri, 2014-02-21 18:46
When
I first got on the net a few years ago I had absolutely no idea what all these acronyms stood for. Now I faer they might be taking over.........stan
lonlyhrtsclub13
Fri, 2014-02-21 15:42
HAHAHHAHAHA
I have to use abbreviations even at work when we enter information on to our system, no wonder my grammar is so bad!!!! Right Wesley?
Keep Writing,
Carrie
"Quoth said the Raven, NEVERMORE"
scribbler
Fri, 2014-02-21 18:51
hello
I recall a story from a few years ago. There was a guy who worked on refurbishing used cars for resale. His boss insisted that causes as well as problem be written up and that abbreviations be used whenever possible. One day a report came in dealing with how an unsecured jack had damaged trunk's carpet. It said "Jack ass. in back damag. carpet.............................................stan
lonlyhrtsclub13
Fri, 2014-02-21 23:50
Some of
the short hand we use at work to enter updates into the system is crazy. Everyone has their own way of doing it too so it gets so confusing. You have to be able to translate. LOL
Keep Writing,
Carrie
"Quoth said the Raven, NEVERMORE"
BettyBuff
Sat, 2014-02-22 03:28
Abbreviate
If u cn rd ths u cn b a gd poet...
SWALK
Ells x
alidzain
Sat, 2014-02-22 03:57
missed out
on the SWALK. the rest is okay. guess I can be gd poet, eh? :o)
Alid
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scribbler
Sat, 2014-02-22 11:13
hi
I rd t nd stl sck lol...........stan
alidzain
Sat, 2014-02-22 11:36
stan
I give up.what are you saying?
Alid
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scribbler
Sat, 2014-02-22 14:19
I
read it and still suck
Seren
Sat, 2014-02-22 07:56
Stan
I had a ball reading the above comments and I even understood Ell's lol I can find nothing to suggest sorry, but I loved the poem and the end is perfect ;)
love JC xxx
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scribbler
Sat, 2014-02-22 11:15
hey Jayne
I figured this might bring a response from folks due to subject but didn't think it would bring this much response. Glad you enjoyed this scribble...........stan
Seren
Sat, 2014-02-22 11:17
Stan,
Stan,
Its very clever, I really enjoyed it :)
Love JC xxx
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scribbler
Sat, 2014-02-22 14:22
Dang!
Can't even slip things by in stuff written in jest. But when you're right, you're right. I'll try stony lips instead.......stan