LOL. no wait, what?

EVERYONE used to do this. honest. 

now, back in the day, there used to be this concept
where people would hand-write stuff on paper,
find an envelope to put it in, lick the envelope...

yes, lick. the. envelope.

then once the paper is nicely folded and nicely sealed
within the licked envelope, we close it, find a stamp
that corresponds to the cost of delivery, lick the stamp...

yes, lick. the. stamp. as. well.

then we write down the recipient's address,
physically go to the post office, yes, physically,
and drop off the mail into a real-life mailbox.

now, if you have no experience whatsoever in doing this,
then you should have no complaints whatsoever
if you receive this sort of condolence message from them;

"...hey man,

heard about what happened last week.
sorry to hear that you fell off your bicycle
and broke your arms and legs.

LOL..."

for THAT generation of people,
yours truly (sadly) included,
LOL does NOT mean Laugh Out Loud.

...it means Lots Of Love.