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

[adannu.livejournal.com]

It's an older net thing, I'd say. From when we spent a lot of time on BBS'es and Usenet, respectively. Or in IRC. Before IM and text messaging got to be all the rage.

I used *emote* a lot in those days -- still do.

I vote for bubble. *g*

[enname.livejournal.com]

Definitely IRC. It replicates how the command /action, or whatever, used to show up in the chatroom. Just abbreviated.