LOL didn't come from AOL, I was seeing it used on IRC before AOL existed 
and years before AOL was ever hooked to the Internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lol

I usually saw the variation on LMAO used most in the channels I frequented.

Brian Cluff

On 02/02/2011 09:18 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote:
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> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 8:47 PM, keith smith <klsmith2020@yahoo.com
> <mailto:klsmith2020@yahoo.com>> wrote:
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>     LOL
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> Did you know that any self respecting Unix/Linux/BSD purist would not
> associate with anyone who used "LOL" even in jest?
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> LOL derived from AOL. "You've GOT Mail" fame.
>
> We used IRC, not any of the OTHER services, like AOHELL....
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> Now that's funny!
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>     ------------------------
>     Keith Smith
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>     --- On *Wed, 2/2/11, James Mcphee /<jmcphe@gmail.com
>     <mailto:jmcphe@gmail.com>>/* wrote:
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>         From: James Mcphee <jmcphe@gmail.com <mailto:jmcphe@gmail.com>>
>         Subject: Re: LinkedIn Connect Request
>         To: "Main PLUG discussion list"
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>         <mailto:plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>>
>         Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 6:52 PM
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>         Your mother was a hampster, and your father smelled of elderberries!
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> http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/129209387337029137.jpg
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>         On Feb 2, 2011 6:33 PM, "Lisa Kachold" <lisakachold@obnosis.com
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>          > I accidently sent a LinkedIn request to ALL of PLUG via the list!
>          >
>          > EEEEK!
>          >
>          > I apologize for this terrible accidente'.
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>          > Feel free to pettily natter and lampoon me like Dennis Kibbe
>         loves to do.
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