OMGWTFBBQ!!!11 internets OH NOES

[trinityofone]

I just had to explain to my boss what "*g*" means. I forwarded something to him with a note that said "And I'm coming right in to talk to you about this. *g*" because our offices are right next door and it seemed kind of silly. That was two hours ago. He just called me in to ask, "What does star gee star mean?" And then I had to explain.

What really freaks me out is: he's not that much older than I am. He lives, you know, in the world. Why does he not know this? Is it generally not known? I mean, my dad knows what "*g*" means. Although possibly because I told him. So...does BossMan live in a bubble, or am I completely divorced from reality or like a teeny-bopper net-speaker omg lolz?

Comments

[saturnalia.livejournal.com]

I think *g* is more of a Livejournal thing rather than a general intarwebs thing, from what I've seen. I've had to explain to a few people before now what *g* meant, and they were all pretty internet savvy in their own ways.

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if you're of my generation re the net, you tend to use :-) instead.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I use both, because in my head, they mean subtly different things.

Oh, the internet. You are a strange place. And I guess my head is, too.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I'm actually not sure what *g* means (I'm assuming "grin"). Even though I've been active online for years and years, my social circle doesn't use things like that.

I'm a :) generation person, too~!

[ferret-kitty.livejournal.com]

I never saw it before joining the mckay_sheppard livejournal community, actually. I figured out pretty quick what it meant, because people used "*g*" in the same places that I would use "^_^" (I was heavily influence by the Japanese, what do you want from me?).

What I've alwasy wondered it how it got started? I get how :-) is a smiley face, and the evolution from there to :) or whatever. I know (and use) the "*" to indicate "action", so I guess I can see how *grins* could get shortened to *g*, but... I still don't quite see the connection. Am I missing something, or am I just overthinking the thing?

[ladysorka]

...I've been using it since long before I had a livejournal. For about seven or eight years, actually. I picked it up back on mailing lists, I think.