haha, hehe.

recently, there has been much discussion in the highest of academic circles about the proper application of laugh during online conversation. and by "highest of academic circles," im actually referring to useless conversations about a useless passtime. i digress.

a few weeks ago, my sister had a phase during which she would only laugh "hehe" online. when asked why, she responded by saying, "im bringing 'hehe' back." like justin timberlake, i assume, but instead of sexy, she was bringing hehe. a worthwhile endeavor, some might conclude. i, however, was not happy about this particular bringing.

as long as i have been on aim, and i was on aim long before i had any friends, "haha" has been the most widely accepted method of laughter. somewhere in the middle, somebody introduced lol, which, at it's inception might have actually indicated a laughing of the "out-loud" nature, but now been watered down to a meaningless, hololow phrase. (haha!) other acronymic laughter substitutions include "lmao," "lmfao," "rotfl," and "rotfllmao." each is more ridiculous than the last.

also as long as i have been on aim, the "hehe" has been reserved for flirty conversations. that's it. never has the following conversation been appropriate:

"hindawg1010: knock knock
ramishers: who's there
hindawg1010: banana
ramishers: banana, who?
hindawg1010: knock knock
ramishers: who's there
hindawg1010: banana
ramishers: banana, who?
hindawg1010: knock knock
ramishers: who's there
hindawg1010: orange
ramishers: wtf!? orange, who?
hindawg1010: orange you glad i didnt say banana?
ramishers: hehe"

aside from the joke, which is great, how awkward does the "hehe" look there? i shudder when i read that. most definitely not a "hehe" situation. a more appropriate, actually, the only appropriate response would have been "haha" (or "hahahaha" because of the severity of the hilarity).

an appropriate "hehe" situation is as follows:
"hindawg1010: i think youre cute
ramishers: hehe =)"

see? is my point clear? good.

additionally, the "haha" is quite versatile. for example, you could say "aaaaahahahaha," to emphasize how funny you think your aim buddys comment is (or to indicate that you were about to sneeze, but decided to laugh instead).

imagine doing a "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehehehe." what the hell is that? is there a roller coaster in your room? are you a witch? no? didnt think so.

so as i have proven above with very little and questionable data, "haha" is the the appropriate laugh for all chatting situations, except flirty situations, where only "hehe" can work.

good night.