1 post tagged “internet clichés”

Which, ahem, "internets" clichés do you wish would go away already?

1. Well, we can start by stopping the use of the word "internets", "interwebs" or any variation thereof to describe the internet. It was only funny for a brief second back in 2004 when President Bush used the term in all seriousness.

2. LOL-or-ROFL anything. LOLercopter, LOLercoaster, ROFLcopter, LOLcano. And there are even ACSII images to go with a couple of those, if not all.

3. DaMnIt, sToP tYpInG lIkE tHiS!

4. The use of "chatspeak" or chat room shorthand in actual blog entries.

And as far as internet memes go.

I'm still not tired of:

Lolcats, but it's getting to the point where Lolspeak is leaking outside the macros into everyday internet interaction, and I'm going to start hating it. :/

ORLY? / YA RLY and that owl or variants thereof haven't gotten me tired yet surprisingly... I still find them amusing.

Badger, badger, badger MUSHROOM! The Numa Numa guy! BANANAPHONE! The Llama Song! Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Chuck Norris jokes! DO NOT WANT! All the 300 and THIS IS SPARTA randomness! Each still make me giggle, though I get annoyed after a minute or so. LOL!

On the flip side of that, you can completely KEEP the likes of:

Goatse, Tub Girl, Lemon Party and 2 Girls 1 Cup. It's just utter revolting grossness, honestly. I came across Goatse completely by accident awhile back and I'm scarred for life thank you very much. UGH. There are just certain things you cannot unsee.