Lies, Lies, Lies!!!!

I work in a rather open-air office environment where we use the internet and instant messaging programs quite a bit to communicate. As some of you may know, these instant messaging programs have developed their own lingo. For example, when someone says something funny, the response is to type "LOL". Translated, this means "Laugh Out Loud".

So, the other day I was messaging with someone that wasn't vocally convenient to shout at even though I could see them at their computer. They typed in response to something I said," LOL".

The thing was, they didn't really laugh out loud! I kind of felt let down. They did smile but there was no laughing. Typing a smiley face :-) would have been the honest thing to do.

People lie when they use the internet. Keep that in mind and you won't learn this harsh lesson the hard way like me.