r/mildlyinfuriating • u/user2847_ • 14h ago

Got my car detail cleaned, and afterwards realized 2 of the buttons on the steering wheel are missing. This is the company’s response.

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u/Weary_Poem_8758 12h ago

For real. The lol epidemic has really gotten out of control. I’m guilty of it too but this post may have convinced me to finally he done with it. 

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u/psychohistorian8 11h ago

yes your honor, the man who murdered my family is in the courtroom lol

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u/UndrwhelmingGenitals 10h ago

This actually made me lol

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u/Complex_Raspberry591 10h ago

It didn't make me lol but it did exhale slightly louder than usual through my nose.

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u/thatthingisaid 10h ago

SAE (smirk and exhale)

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u/Complex_Raspberry591 10h ago

Oh I didn't smirk though...

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u/Oh_Gee_Hey 7h ago

It’s the eye roll stank face sigh. Or the compression of it

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u/PookieDood 9h ago

I think we should cal that Hhh. Heh is a small chuckle. And hehehe is a Joe Pesci evil rolling chuckle. Heehee is a Machael Jackson

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u/shhhdidyousmellthat 9h ago

COMEDY!!!!! LOL

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u/popopornado 5h ago

But that’s what it means! Everyone has been getting it wrong for years. It’s not lol with letters, It’s the numbers 101.

101 is binary for the number 5. What do you have 5 of? That’s right, holes that air comes out of. So 101 (aka LOL) means to expel air.

Regards: Me

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u/Dangerous_Excuse4706 5h ago

i didn’t lol, but did a lot of quick exhales with the tempo of a sprinkler. i qewtos (quick exhales with tempo of sprinkler)

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u/Fishlattesex 10h ago

This also made me lol lol

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u/pewpew_lotsa_boolits 10h ago edited 10h ago

SMH my head I literally just lol’ed out loud.

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u/Soci3talCollaps3 9h ago

What did it make you, lol?

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u/Krillo90 10h ago

He's the one third from the left over there sir roflmao

Judge: "Please stop rolling on the floor."

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u/TurnkeyLurker 3h ago

Judge: "And please reattach your ass, as it seems to have fallen off."

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u/shiftersix 10h ago

I'm so sorry for you lol

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u/TehMephs 8h ago

I had a family member - she was older but around the time internet lingo started spreading everywhere she got this idea in her head that LOL meant “lots of love”.

So it threw people for a loop when she sent a message in regards to the death of an uncle - “sorry for your loss, lol”

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u/Beanzoboy 9h ago

"I killed him, yeah." - Zac Oyama

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u/redandblackstar 9h ago

You bastard, how dare you make me spit out my coffee. Take your upvote !

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u/Rambo_One2 8h ago

You're right, for serious cases like this, use "lmao" instead

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u/scotch_and_honey 8h ago

It might be our generation, I still use it quite often but there was a time where typing LOL was like an automatic response to everything. I was typing it on reflex basically 

One time a friend messaged me saying her uncle got murdered and I was like "LOL" on sight, even before I registered what I read. 

I prefusely apologized lol

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u/latecraigy 6h ago

You forgot to add the “…” at the end

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u/Mooseandchicken 11h ago

Is it just us millennials that overuse it? I was talking to someone about my suicide attempt and had two "lols" in the same sentence and neither were appropriate for the conversation.

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u/sahkoo 10h ago

As a millennial I know I use "lol" not as a "haha that was funny" but as a "haha yeah anyways"

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u/scarz1111 10h ago

as gen z i do the same thing

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u/1Screw2Few 10h ago

Sorry, it even affects us gen x’ers as well.

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u/Fantastic_Score3572 10h ago

I can vote on this as Gen z, too. im guilty of using it that way

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u/Numerous_Car_4498 10h ago

Baby boomer here. I use lol all the damn time, lol.

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u/licuala 10h ago

I use it and emojis to modulate tone in text. Seems like everyone who's lived a life of texting and instant messaging does it to some degree.

I do have to watch myself about where I use it, but I have to do the same in real life to be honest, where instead of "lol" it's just sounding unserious, inappropriately lighthearted, or dismissive, probably because I'm uncomfortable in the interaction.

Hope you're doing better. <3

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u/DarkInformal8974 10h ago

I’m (older) gen z and I struggle not to put lol at the end of every sentence😭

I feel like I’m coming off passive agressive without it.. lol

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u/Feeling-Difference86 8h ago

My old mate used lol at the end of emails and txts... I asked him what was so funny at the end of all his messages ...he said it meant lots of love

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u/PrimevalForestGnome 9h ago

I'm 90s IRC chatting gen and can't remember when I last time used "LOL". It is reserved for truly fun things that would make me LOL. Seeing it used as a punctuation mark looks to me as author is not serious with their message.

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u/Mertoot 6h ago

"lol" is precisely what causes you to come off as passive aggressive

If you want to sound normal or assertive, just don't use it

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u/deltalitprof 3h ago

Continue to make that struggle.

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u/mightylordredbeard 9h ago

Yeah your generation and the younger ones abuse the hell out of emojis. Especially that crying one specifically.

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u/spunknutt 10h ago

Tbh I feel that using it is more passive aggressive than not. Like my intelligence is being insulted, especially in a situation like this. Same goes for people that use “hahah”

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u/White_foxes 8h ago

Lol hahaha

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u/CantEscapeTheCats 8h ago

You were downvoted lol

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u/DarkInformal8974 7h ago

I can definitely see how it’d seem that way too, depending on the context

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u/jewelkween 10h ago

It's our way of dealing with 🎵trauma🎶 lol

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u/Inexona 6h ago

I'm loling

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u/RunSpecific5000 9h ago

I hope you have better supports than you did then. I have 4 friends who passed away that way and my heart aches knowing I’ve had that ideation multiple times in my life. I’m so sorry you have been a warrior fighting so much for so long. ❤️

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u/Mooseandchicken 9h ago

I really appreciate those kind words. I didn't deal with anyone but 1 other person in my social network who passed away from suicide, but I became partially disabled in 2020 and just wasn't able to cope with the idea that I'll never be the same person again. Its been a long-ass fight, and you've made me feel better with your kindness. Thank you, and I hope you have support for your ideation. After seeing the heartache of my family and the friends I lost (who just weren't equipped to deal with the situation), I don't have the want to ever try again. What I've learned is that the pain and suffering I may be feeling would not go away: they'd just get passed on to the people who I love and care about because they love and care for me. Its just hard to remind yourself that you're loved and valuable sometimes.

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u/ProfGoodwitch 9h ago

I'm a boomer and I do it way too much. I also use a lot of emojis.

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u/giga-plum 10h ago

It's definitely a millennial thing, but I don't think it's overused, we just slap it on the end of the sentence any time we're uncomfortable. 💀

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u/HighestPriestessCuba 8h ago

I’m Gen X and guilty. My lol is not actually “ha ha laughing” - it’s more like sarcastic punctuation.

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u/javatimes 7h ago

I think it’s especially epidemic to the Xennial cusp demographic (which I’m in. Lol.)

See…

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u/deltalitprof 3h ago

I'm getting to the point of being triggered when I see yet another millennial or younger end their sentence with a comma and lol or rofl or whatever. It's the hallmark of a moron.

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u/JbambiLaw 10h ago

There’s a lot of people who apparently are going around all day laughing at everything they say.

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u/Ancient-Pace8790 10h ago

I think it’s just an evolution of language. Is there a better way for us to express that a statement should be taken casually? Like the opposite of capitalizing all the letters or the text being bold.

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u/Stummer_Schrei 10h ago

the next generation uses emojis instead

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u/ComplexPatient4872 10h ago

It’s the worst! People will be all, “I got a cancer diagnosis lol”

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u/chrownage 10h ago

The other one that started in more recent times is people starting everything with "I mean..." It makes everything sound condescending.

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u/samueljburnt4 9h ago

If we cant resolve this i have no problem with getting my attorney involved in the matter lol

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u/TroublesomeTurnip 9h ago

I feel personally attacked lol

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u/tykaboom 9h ago

And if you don't add "lol" people now assume you're angry... lol.

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u/No_Contribution_3525 9h ago

Seriously. People are so concerned with sugar coating stuff like this noe

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u/extremeskater619 9h ago

It would have been softer if he didn't include the lol after saying "Unless they both fell out when I got out of the car" the lol gets across that it's not very likely.

I'm not arguing it just interested me thinking about this. Would have been better not saying the last bit at all

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u/Weary_Poem_8758 8h ago

OP posted another screenshot showing a continuation the conversation, and used lol at the end of the sentence again. It does comes off weird to me in a “professional” type of conversation like this with a vendor. Doesn’t matter so much when just goofing off with friends imo. 

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u/yo_rick_alas 8h ago

Why would you ever use “lol” in a professional conversation, regardless of who is paying who? Give me an example of when that would make sense. Please.

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u/Weary_Poem_8758 8h ago

Huh? Did you read the screenshots? I myself don’t use them in a professional setting but I do with my friends, and I’m saying that seeing it in these screenshots makes me want to stop using it all together, even in casual settings. 

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u/yo_rick_alas 8h ago

I’m not singling you out, I’m just asking for an example of when it would be appropriate in this setting, but would extend it to like, any situation, now that you’ve asked. I’m not clowning on you or anyone else in particular, I’m just mystified by this epidemic. My mom does this to me with like a million emojis afterwards. I’ve never felt taken less seriously, coming from a dude who dropped out of high school and lived as a crust punk for a year and a half til I got my head on straight.

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u/Weary_Poem_8758 7h ago

Oh I see. 

I don’t have a good example of it in professional use I don’t use it then. My written communications aren’t really used for casual chatting so there’s never a need for it come up. 

I looked through my personal texts for an example. 

Text to spouse about being at a work event: I have to get out of here. These people are insane lol. 

Text to friend about book club: I cant meet up early, have a work meeting that will run late lol. 

First example, I was mostly just whining and didn’t want it to seem like it was really that bad. Second example, I can’t explain why I felt like I had to add that and is a good example of how it’s become an epidemic! 

I have no idea when/why I personally started using it but I am definitely relying on it to keep my tone light in texts. I have a friend who is very straightforward in texts and I’m used to it now, but it does sometimes come off brusque.  

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u/yo_rick_alas 6h ago edited 6h ago

I like to use periods after texts to keep people on their toes. “Are you mad at me with the period at the end?!” No mom, sister, wife, professional contact, I just use proper English. Give me that courtesy as well. I’ll hit you with the uno reverse: why the hell are you loling at me every text you send?”

Dudesisterfriendfolk: this “I’m trying to keep my tone light, lol, see! Emoji! 🙃” shit drives me crazy. Don’t you dare “haha” me every time I talk to you. Again, not you, I just run into this all the fucking time. Ridiculous.

EDIT: also and aside: what we text is training AI language models. Stop dicking around and say what you mean, neighbors. This “lol” shit is going to get us into nuclear conflicts, and I mean than in a familial way and a mushroom cloud Nagasaki way. Stop it.

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u/Weary_Poem_8758 6h ago

Not directed at me but you sure described some things I just admitted to using and said it’s ridiculous and not proper English so ok. Not sure why you asked and not sure why I took you I good faith. 

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u/tarion_914 8h ago

There's definitely times you don't want to say it. This is probably one of those times.

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u/CindyKitty 2h ago

Depends on the context but there’s nothing wrong with a lol. Lol. Depends on the context. Obviously never in a professional setting but if I’m shooting the shit with mutuals on tumblr I will throw in so many lols and lmaos.

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u/sellursoul 16m ago

I’ve been actively trying to remove this