Srsly overheard on gmail:
[context (not like you need it) - Eric and Mrs. d10 are discussing... can't remember, I think maybe Chipotle]
Mrs d10: yeah definitely
for reals
[fr]
or flz
maybe frlz
whaddya think?
me: well
Mrs d10: frlz?
me: srsly is canonical
so prably frlz
Mrs d10: canonical?
me: yeah
Mrs d10: how is it canonical?
me: basic: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; “a basic story line”; “a canonical syllable pattern”
srsly is the purest form (on the internets) of compressing a word in this fashion
aka taking the vowels out
Mrs d10: i’ve never heard that called canonical before
de-voweling a word
dis-envoweling a wordMeanwhile, our hero inquires with a trusted ally and lore-master of the internets, the one we call Jeremy.
me: jeremy
is the word srsly
canonical
Jeremy: yes?
me: yes or no
no question marx
Jeremy: yes
me: thx
time to grubbins
Japanes biker fails to notice missing leg - sorta old, but still awesome. Summary: guy on motorcycle smacks into safety barrier, severs leg below knee, doesn’t notice, rides on for a while, friend has to bring leg till guy notices his leg-less-ness.
Charles: on how GT’s emergency notification system is going to work: They’re going to send the shooter a text:
“stop shooting, plz. kthxbye.”
Disenvoweling. Yes; it’s my mission to use this word in conversation very soon.