We should trade Brad Lidge

[pravata]

for Tom Gordon, or Derrick Turnbow, or Ryan Dempster,
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[Nate in IA]

Mariano Rivera has had only 3 save opportunities and blew one of those?  Why does the Boss keep him hanging around?

[Arky Vaughan]

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Mariano Rivera has had only 3 save opportunities and blew one of those?  Why does the Boss keep him hanging around?

He must not have it between the ears right now either.

[Billy Zabka]

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Mariano Rivera has had only 3 save opportunities and blew one of those?  Why does the Boss keep him hanging around?

I don't know, but I'm guessing it has something to do with stuff trusting, one way or the other.

[Bench]

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Mariano Rivera has had only 3 save opportunities and blew one of those?  Why does the Boss keep him hanging around?

Mariano's not manufacturing enough save opportunities to justify my expectations.

[WulawHorn]

I'm in favor of trading Brad Lidge if we can get something of real value to fill a hole in the team, but it has nothing to do with the shaky start this spring.  I just think teams tend to over value closers, and they tend to break down and/or turn to crap more than other positions.

I'd have definately done the Miggy Tejada trade as a for example.  I don't think I'd trade him straight up for more than a half dozen closers though, probably less than that.

Of course you have to give up something to get something of value and lidge is the first place I'd start on this team, but it'd have to be big type value.

[drew corleone]

Lidge is obviously just throwing too many 12-6 sliders.

[utastro]

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Lidge is obviously just throwing too many 12-6 sliders.

Last night he was throwing too many 57 feet 6 inch sliders.

[DaWarrior]

I disagree with them saying Lidge needs to be traded.  He has 7 saves out of 8 oppurtunities. I do agree with you guys saying he needs to trust his stuff a little more but trading him is blowing it out of poportion.  No pitcher is perfect, and no pitcher is going to end the season with a zero era. Lidge is getting in trouble alot, but he is still getting the job done. If you trade Lidge, you'd be trading one of the top closers in the game. If not the best.

[strosrays]

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No pitcher is perfect, and no pitcher is going to end the season with a zero era.

You are wrong here.  jb666 transmorgrified into Brad Lidge's body would save 50 of 50, with a 0.00 ERA.  

Just keep busting 'em inside, baby.

BTW, is jb a friend of yours?  Just curious...

[DaWarrior]

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No pitcher is perfect, and no pitcher is going to end the season with a zero era.

You are wrong here.  jb666 transmorgrified into Brad Lidge's body would save 50 of 50, with a 0.00 ERA.  

Just keep busting 'em inside, baby.

BTW, is jb a friend of yours?  Just curious...

Considering everything I said disagrees with what he says, then why would you assume I'm his friend? Or are you just that bored?

[pravata]

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I disagree with them saying Lidge needs to be traded.  He has 7 saves out of 8 oppurtunities. I do agree with you guys saying he needs to trust his stuff a little more but trading him is blowing it out of poportion.  No pitcher is perfect, and no pitcher is going to end the season with a zero era. Lidge is getting in trouble alot, but he is still getting the job done. If you trade Lidge, you'd be trading one of the top closers in the game. If not the best.

Well you're a fucking idiot.  Who in their right mind would consider trading Brad Lidge for Ryan Dempster, you literal minded fuckwit.

[BizidyDizidy]

Words right out of my mouth....

[DaWarrior]

 Pravata and BizidyDizidy please read before you respond.  I clearly said Lidge should not be traded.  Every bit of my post was defending him. All you did was repeat what I said and called me a 'fuckwit', which makes you sound like you?re the 'fucking idiot'.

[pravata]

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Pravata and BizidyDizidy please read before you respond.  I clearly said Lidge should not be traded.  Every bit of my post was defending him. All you did was repeat what I said and called me a 'fuckwit', which makes you sound like you?re the 'fucking idiot'.

Sport, we know who you are and we know what you're doing. Crawl back to your own astrosworld.

[gwat]

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Pravata and BizidyDizidy please read before you respond.  I clearly said Lidge should not be traded.  Every bit of my post was defending him. All you did was repeat what I said and called me a 'fuckwit', which makes you sound like you?re the 'fucking idiot'.

Sport, we know who you are and we know what you're doing. Crawl back to your own astrosworld.

When you are done with him, if no one else wants it, I get dibs on his ascot.

[DaWarrior]

12,471 posts and you?re still making posts like this. Someone give this guy a cat scan because he's not all there. 'Crawl back to your own astrosworld.' I'm guessing that is a come back, but I'm not sure. You go back to yankeeworld....?

[BizidyDizidy]

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12,471 posts and you’re still making posts like this. Someone give this guy a cat scan because he's not all there. 'Crawl back to your own astrosworld.' I'm guessing that is a come back, but I'm not sure. You go back to yankeeworld....?

The problem at this stage is that it's like picking on a retarded kid.

[pravata]

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12,471 posts and you’re still making posts like this. Someone give this guy a cat scan because he's not all there. 'Crawl back to your own astrosworld.' I'm guessing that is a come back, but I'm not sure. You go back to yankeeworld....?

The problem at this stage is that it's like picking on a retarded kid.

Nope, he's got bigger issues.  We're dealing with full blown psychosis.  He's a liar, has multiple personalities, and all of them are assholes.

[DaWarrior]

I?m sure my posts make you feel retarded BizidyDizidy. They are most likely very foreign to you considering they have baseball related substance in them.

[strosrays]

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I?m sure my posts make you feel retarded BizidyDizidy. They are most likely very foreign to you considering they have baseball related substance in them.

This is like the ingredients list on my can of Vienna sausage, right?  The one that says it contains "meat byproduct."

[DaWarrior]

Is that your analogy for your posts in this thread...with your bypassing of anything relating to baseball....it fits, you've got skill....

[Waldo]

Here's something baseball-related for you.  What will the weather be like in Corpus for the Hooks game tomorrow night?

[DaWarrior]

Ask Google Waldo, thanks for bringing the topic back to being baseball related though. Here's the Hooks schedule if you want it :  Hooks

[jb1219]

we dont need to trade him...i think he'll work through his current problems.  besides..his stick isn't very high right now.

[Waldo]

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Ask Google Waldo, thanks for bringing the topic back to being baseball related though. Here's the Hooks schedule if you want it :  Hooks

Thanks for taking me way too literally.

[DaWarrior]

My appologies, I misread the intentions of your post. I'm just here to talk some baseball!

[Waldo]

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I'm just here to talk some baseball!

Because one site just isn't enough sometimes.

[pravata]

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My appologies, I misread the intentions of your post. I'm just here to talk some baseball!

You've abandoned all your friends in your other Astros world?

[DaWarrior]

Astros World? Actually this is the first forum I've registered with. I've observed some of the antics that went on at Astros.com and it simply wasnt my style. Found this site in prospect of engaging in quality baseball conversations minus the immaturity thats associated with so many other forums. Is Astros World a favorable forum?

[pravata]

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Astros World? Actually this is the first forum I've registered with. I've observed some of the antics that went on at Astros.com and it simply wasnt my style. Found this site in prospect of engaging in quality baseball conversations minus the immaturity thats associated with so many other forums. Is Astros World a favorable forum?

Give it up John, we know all about your antics, go home.

[DaWarrior]

I'm sorry but my name is Daniel...from Ft. Worth, you can run an IP check if you care to.

[strosrays]

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Is that your analogy for your posts in this thread...with your bypassing of anything relating to baseball....it fits, you've got skill....

It means your bullshit is vaguely baseball-related enough that the U.S. government probably won't sanction you for advertising it as having "baseball substance."

But it deosn't really have anything to do with baseball, or have any substance at all.

Capice, motherfucker?

[DaWarrior]

Wow you sure are a friendly one strosrays,...why the vulgarity? Is it a lack of vocabulary, manners or intellect? How come no one really have argued *for* trading Lidge, and rather conducted a volley of personal attacks. I thought we where suppose to be talking about our favorite ball team here...

[Limey]

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Wow you sure are a friendly one strosrays,...why the vulgarity? Is it a lack of vocabulary, manners or intellect? How come no one really have argued *for* trading Lidge, and rather conducted a volley of personal attacks. I thought we where suppose to be talking about our favorite ball team here...

Hey, Clarkie, who appointed you arbiter of content and civility in here?  Oh yeah, no one.  Sack up or fuck off.

Better yet, just fuck off.  You add nothing here but background noise whining and the worst kind of "first time caller" knee-jerk ignorance.

[DaWarrior]

Lol what ignorance am I fucking portraying....I provided a rebutal for the call to trade Lidge and no one has argued back lolol....seems as though you may be talking of yourself, or your colleges.

[pravata]

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Lol what ignorance am I fucking portraying....I provided a rebutal for the call to trade Lidge and no one has argued back lolol....seems as though you may be talking of yourself, or your colleges.

You are possibly the dumbest person who has ever posted on the TZ and that puts you in rarefied company.  Much less than a 3 percenter.  It WAS SARCASM! Holy Mary Mother of God AND ALL WACKY HER NEPHEWS!

[Limey]

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Lol what ignorance am I fucking portraying....I provided a rebutal for the call to trade Lidge and no one has argued back lolol....seems as though you may be talking of yourself, or your colleges.

Did you mean "colleagues"?

Oh, and the ignorance your are fucking portraying relates to your total lack of understanding of the original post.  To which you responded.  A response oozing with your complete ignorance of the meaning of the original post.

That ignorance.

[MusicMan]

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I provided a rebutal for the call to trade Lidge and no one has argued back lolol

1.  Unless you are a 12-year old girl, I would recommend not using "lolol" because, well, it makes you sound like a 12-year old girl.

2.  Re: the "call to trade Lidge":  Try checking this first.

[Limey]

I have a new avatar for you to consider. What do you think?

[No? in Austin]

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I provided a rebutal for the call to trade Lidge and no one has argued back lolol

1.  Unless you are a 12-year old girl, I would recommend not using "lolol" because, well, it makes you sound like a 12-year old girl.

2.  Re: the "call to trade Lidge":  Try checking this first.

It's too bad we don't issue an official Sarc-o-Meter at the entrance of the OWA.  Heck, we could even charge users for one, sorta our own OWA Shed online.  It could be the only item we sell.

But then again, if you don't grasp sarcasm to begin with, how in the heck are you going to know you need a meter reader for it?

(12 year old girls just called, stop associating them with this idiot!)

[drew corleone]

I heart  Alyson Footer ...

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HOUSTON -- If managers and general managers based their decisions on what the casual fan thinks -- and let's just say, thank goodness they don't -- Brad Lidge would be traded, released, sent to the Minor Leagues or given a one-way ticket to somewhere far, far away from Minute Maid Park.

Emphasis is mine. Maybe she should have just said "Clark," instead of "casual fan." Or "Hornfans.Com poster."

[DaWarrior]

1.) I'd advise to reduce the amount of vulgarity, because it well, makes people look like uneducated rednecks.

2.) It wasnt made clear that the 'call' was a joke,...one could argue that it looks like yall are changing the story now...

3.)I support the use of lolol when things are that funny  

4.) I'm a horrible speller maybe I should put that as a disclaimer on my signature.

[pravata]

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I provided a rebutal for the call to trade Lidge and no one has argued back lolol

1.  Unless you are a 12-year old girl, I would recommend not using "lolol" because, well, it makes you sound like a 12-year old girl.

2.  Re: the "call to trade Lidge":  Try checking this first.

It's too bad we don't issue an official Sarc-o-Meter at the entrance of the OWA.  Heck, we could even charge users for one, sorta our own OWA Shed online.  It could be the only item we sell.

But then again, if you don't grasp sarcasm to begin with, how in the heck are you going to know you need a meter reader for it?

(12 year old girls just called, stop associating them with this idiot!)

I dont think a sarc meter is going to do any good.  Anyone who can't understand that suggesting a trade of Lidge for Dempster is a joke, needs a mirror held under his nose.

[MusicMan]

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I provided a rebutal for the call to trade Lidge and no one has argued back lolol

1.  Unless you are a 12-year old girl, I would recommend not using "lolol" because, well, it makes you sound like a 12-year old girl.

2.  Re: the "call to trade Lidge":  Try checking this first.

It's too bad we don't issue an official Sarc-o-Meter at the entrance of the OWA.  Heck, we could even charge users for one, sorta our own OWA Shed online.  It could be the only item we sell.

But then again, if you don't grasp sarcasm to begin with, how in the heck are you going to know you need a meter reader for it?

A strong kick to the nuts would be cheaper, and better understood.

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(12 year old girls just called, stop associating them with this idiot!)

I just hope he doesn't turn up on  Dateline tonight.

[No? in Austin]

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1.) I'd advise to reduce the amount of vulgarity, because it well, makes people look like uneducated rednecks.

WFW!

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2.) It wasnt made clear that the 'call' was a joke,...one could argue that it looks like yall are changing the story now...

Most of the time, the poster's integrity carries the weight of the post as much as the content.  But you were *told* repeatly that it was sarcasm and yet you continued wasting bandwidth.  That seems to be your only intent and if so, it will not be tolerated because trolling is a high offense around here.

You've been warned.

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3.)I support the use of lolol when things are that funny  

Astros.com awaits you... I'm sure you'll fit in nicely.

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4.) I'm a horrible speller maybe I should put that as a disclaimer on my signature.

Spelling is one thing, it generally is forgiven.  Idiocy with the intent to waste bandwidth is a high offense called trolling.  It will be dealt with quickly if it continues.

[pravata]

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1.) I'd advise to reduce the amount of vulgarity, because it well, makes people look like uneducated rednecks.

2.) It wasnt made clear that the 'call' was a joke,...one could argue that it looks like yall are changing the story now...

3.)I support the use of lolol when things are that funny  

4.) I'm a horrible speller maybe I should put that as a disclaimer on my signature.

Just idle curiousity, are you ever going to post anything without extensive whining?  I posted the original and I can assure you it was a joke. The use of the word "we" is the first clue.

[Limey]

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1.) I'd advise to reduce the amount of vulgarity, because it well, makes people look like uneducated rednecks.

2.) It wasnt made clear that the 'call' was a joke,...one could argue that it looks like yall are changing the story now...

3.)I support the use of lolol when things are that funny  

4.) I'm a horrible speller maybe I should put that as a disclaimer on my signature.

(1)  Vulgarity only makes you look stupid if you use it stupidly.

(2) No one is changing the story, except you.

(3) Support "lolol" all you like (what does that mean, by the way, "laughing out loud out loud"?), but just understand that you would lose credibility around here for using it, if you had any to begin with.

(4) Your English is poor too.  "Horrible speller" doesn't meant what you think it means.

[DaWarrior]

How can one assume that yall where joking... I love the idiocy and whining bits, its all yall are doing as well. This thread has turned into a bitch-feast.

[No? in Austin]

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How can one assume that yall where joking... I love the idiocy and whining bits, its all yall are doing as well. This thread has turned into a bitch-feast.

You've been warned.  Good-bye!

[rifraft]

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1.) I'd advise to reduce the amount of vulgarity, because it well, makes people look like uneducated rednecks.

2.) It wasnt made clear that the 'call' was a joke,...one could argue that it looks like yall are changing the story now...

3.)I support the use of lolol when things are that funny  

4.) I'm a horrible speller maybe I should put that as a disclaimer on my signature.

Just idle curiousity, are you ever going to post anything without extensive whining?  I posted the original and I can assure you it was a joke. The use of the word "we" is the first clue.

so, you are saying it was meant as a joke?  

fucking sarcasm meter has been broken for weeks.

[Limey]

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How can one assume that yall where joking...

Read a little first, before spooging the entire contents of your intellect on the board.  Then you would've seen multiple threads, just a few days prior, attacking another Clark for proclaiming that Lidge is fucked mentally.  When one of those attackers subsequently posts a trade suggestion involving Lidge, you can assume it's sarcasm.

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I love the idiocy and whining bits, its all yall are doing as well. This thread has turned into a bitch-feast.

You're bitching and whining, we're slamming.  We're slamming you, BTW, in case you weren't sure.

[MusicMan]

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How can one assume that yall where joking...

Common intelligence.  I hope you discover it someday.

[MusicMan]

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I just hope he doesn't turn up on  Dateline tonight.

Since we apparently need to spell things out nowadays:

This is intended as sarcasm.  I am not implying that you are an Internet predator.

[Limey]

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I heart  Alyson Footer ...

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HOUSTON -- If managers and general managers based their decisions on what the casual fan thinks -- and let's just say, thank goodness they don't -- Brad Lidge would be traded, released, sent to the Minor Leagues or given a one-way ticket to somewhere far, far away from Minute Maid Park.

Emphasis is mine. Maybe she should have just said "Clark," instead of "casual fan." Or "Hornfans.Com poster."

JDJ Ortiz made reference in the Chronicle to fan concern over Lidge's psyche.  Either there's plenty of stupid to go around, or they've been reading here.  If they've been reading here, I truly hope they aren't taking such opinions as indicative of the board as a whole.

[MusicMan]

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If they've been reading here, I truly hope they aren't taking such opinions as indicative of the board as a whole.

The board is too inbred for more than one opinion.

Please excuse me while I go kick DaWarrior in the nuts to make the meaning of the above clear.

[Limey]

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Please excuse me while I go kick DaWarrior in the nuts to make the meaning of the above clear.

Sarcasm: better than a kick in the nuts?  You decide...

[Bench]

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Support "lolol" all you like (what does that mean, by the way, "laughing out loud out loud"?), but just understand that you would lose credibility around here for using it, if you had any to begin with.

I'm really dying to know what "lolol" means. I'm always the last person to learn these things. For years, I had no idea that ":P" was a variation of one of those dumb smiley face things. I spent way too much time trying to think of words that either begin or end with the letter "P" that would fit in the context.

Then, after I got here, I thought NTTAWWT (which also took me a significant amount of time to figure out) was a commonly used email acronym, which it isn't. Basically, I'm email acronym illiterate, and am always receptive to an explanation for one with which I'm unfamiliar.

[strosrays]

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blah blah blah Wow you sure are a friendly one strosrays,...why the vulgarity? Is it a lack of vocabulary, manners or intellect? blah blah blah...

OK.

Capice, you useless, supercilious, bloviated, fatuous, flatulent, unctuous piece of shit motherfucker?

[Nate in IA]

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Support "lolol" all you like (what does that mean, by the way, "laughing out loud out loud"?), but just understand that you would lose credibility around here for using it, if you had any to begin with.

I'm really dying to know what "lolol" means. I'm always the last person to learn these things. For years, I had no idea that ":P" was a variation of one of those dumb smiley face things. I spent way too much time trying to think of words that either begin or end with the letter "P" that would fit in the context.

Then, after I got here, I thought NTTAWWT (which also took me a significant amount of time to figure out) was a commonly used email acronym, which it isn't. Basically, I'm email acronym illiterate, and am always receptive to an explanation for one with which I'm unfamiliar.

 Wikipedia still rocks

[Limey]

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Wikipedia still rocks

...and we're still no closer to knowing the meaning of "lolol".

[Nate in IA]

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Wikipedia still rocks

...and we're still no closer to knowing the meaning of "lolol".

Check out lol

The answer is really boring and about as high-brow as you'd expect.

[MusicMan]

How the hell is "WFW" not in there?

[drew corleone]

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Support "lolol" all you like (what does that mean, by the way, "laughing out loud out loud"?), but just understand that you would lose credibility around here for using it, if you had any to begin with.

I'm really dying to know what "lolol" means. I'm always the last person to learn these things. For years, I had no idea that ":P" was a variation of one of those dumb smiley face things. I spent way too much time trying to think of words that either begin or end with the letter "P" that would fit in the context.

Then, after I got here, I thought NTTAWWT (which also took me a significant amount of time to figure out) was a commonly used email acronym, which it isn't. Basically, I'm email acronym illiterate, and am always receptive to an explanation for one with which I'm unfamiliar.

Let's not confuse the greatness of Seinfeld (NTTAWWT) with pre-pubescent IM blather (lol, lmao, rotf, etc...)

[Limey]

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Check out lol

The answer is really boring and about as high-brow as you'd expect.

DaWarrior should've gone with "lollerpops".  Oodles more street cred.

[rifraft]

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Check out lol

The answer is really boring and about as high-brow as you'd expect.

DaWarrior should've gone with "lollerpops".  Oodles more street cred.

I prefer the arabic, Lam Wow Lam.

[Reuben]

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Wikipedia still rocks

...and we're still no closer to knowing the meaning of "lolol".

Check out lol

The answer is really boring and about as high-brow as you'd expect.

"Take in mind that most of these slang words are used by "AOL kids" and should take caution before saying some of these words on internet forums."
That is funny.

[JimR]

fuck off, DaWarrior. but before you do, read the copyright laws.