Do you ever make net-slang up when talking to noobs?

[Gripper]

Whats a noob?

[DarthInsinuate]

they're like man boobs, but one letter out

[(>Zero Cool<)]

unfortunately it has the opposite effect on my mates. If I unwittingly use any acronyms valid or otherwise i get the 'you sad bstard, what the feck you on about' response......or worse....I had been using 'lol' to reply to my mate's attempt at mirth for a few days...until I found out he thought it meant lots of love

Bet that went down Well.

thankfully I realised before it got too out of hand

[maebach]

good explanation darth

[DarthInsinuate]

thanks, one of my moobs are lactating, TTF, POY

[Gripper]

paye vat gat ttfn

[Guillaume]

Do you ever make net-slang up when talking to noobs?

No. I intensely dislike net slang.

[Barbarossa]

unfortunately it has the opposite effect on my mates. If I unwittingly use any acronyms valid or otherwise i get the 'you sad bstard, what the feck you on about' response......or worse....I had been using 'lol' to reply to my mate's attempt at mirth for a few days...until I found out he thought it meant lots of love

Yeah, alot of people do that.

[GepperRankins]

telling people they're being called "lamo" can be fun

[JPaul]

I tell people at work to use certain acronyms which will make them look cool to the hip young dudes on the interweb.

I suspect that might not always be the case, but hey ho.