Copernicus
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The only thing I can see is the word "fuckin'", which maybe women are not supposed to say? I dunno. IJBOL stands for "I Just Burst Out Laughing" in internet acronym slang.
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The only thing I can see is the word "fuckin'", which maybe women are not supposed to say? I dunno. IJBOL stands for "I Just Burst Out Laughing" in internet acronym slang.
Elixir
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Sheesh. Is there a Geezer’s Online Guide To Acronyms (GOGTA) somewhere?
(Urban dictionary can’t keep up)
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Oh no, she's too relatable. Who wants a president they feel like they could have a beer with, eh?
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Certainly not Republicans. No way they would go with that kind of ridiculous approach to picking candidates.
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I believe "IJBOL" is a shorthand for "ROFL", which itself is an abbreviation of "LOL". In my day, we took the time to type out the entire word "Ha".
Swammerdami
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Many of the liberals here like to ridicule Donald Trump's intellect, but he is actually quite a history buff. Listen to him explain some of the finer points of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Copernicus
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That's the point. Subsequent generations wish to avoid being perceived as old fogeys, even if it means using more letters.
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Eh. Abbreviations are a young man's game. I just sort of fart at the screen and then vote a local conservative onto the School Board.