Phrases you rarely hear in real life but see on the Internet frequently?

[PJSaturn]

Originally Posted by ragnarkar

(Besides Internet slang.)

I don't remember anyone saying "it is what it is" in real life but I see it all the time on message boards on the Internet (and not just this one.)

For many years, "It is what it is" has been a common real-life expression around here.

[PJSaturn]

Originally Posted by SusqueHappy

I thought about that too, and didn't people actually laugh out loud, not say 'laughing out loud'

So the emoticons that were intended to represent the non-verbal are replacing (or enhancing?) the original expression

I wonder how many times a person exclaims "LOL" instead of actually laughing nowadays?

we need a lightbulb smilie!

Here you go, Susque!

[Cunucu Beach]

Originally Posted by PJ8

For many years, "It is what it is" has been a common real-life expression around here.

I've heard it a lot at various times and in various places where I've lived, too.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Fred314X

People don't use the word "tweet" as much in real life as they do on the internet.

And when I hear it, that song, "Rockin' Robin" starts playing in my head.

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by Cunucu Beach

I've heard it a lot at various times and in various places where I've lived, too.

Yeah I don't really associate that phrase with the Internet. I probably hear it more in real life if anything.

[James1202]

Originally Posted by ragnarkar

(Besides Internet slang.)

I don't remember anyone saying "it is what it is" in real life but I see it all the time on message boards on the Internet (and not just this one.)

Sounds like a decent Poll question:
Do you use "it is what it is" in fact-to-face conversations?