Me: Did you see that video?
Dave: Yeah! 5HA!
Me: 5HA? I’d give it a 7HA!
After my first post on this blog I’ve developed something I call “the HA scale.” It’s something I’ve been using while Instant Messaging for quite some time now.
The main premise is this: instead of typing hahahahahahaha you simply write 7HA. A lowly chuckly of hahaha becomes 3HA. If something is really, really funny, perhaps you’d throw out a 9HA or 10HA.
This works especially well on Twitter where space is limited. 10HA (4 characters) instead of hahahahahahahahahaha (20 characters) – a savings of 80%! But not only on Twitter, it works perfect for any instant messaging and facebook chat, and especially while texting.
One key to keep in mind is the spectrum of the scale. One person’s 12HA is equal to another’s 8HA. And then there’s going to be the people that want to try and do something lame like 55HA. That’s just ridiculous. You’d never type out 55HAs no matter how funny. After some research, the scale I decided to go with ranges from 2HA – 14HA (based from the post mentioned above). Note that a 1HA is pointless to say.
The most common one I seem to use is 7HA or 8HA. Even though my arbitrary scale goes all the way up to 14HA, I’ve never used it or even 13HA. I’m saving those for the time when it really, truly undoubtably calls for it. I have my doubts whether or not it can actually happen while in front a computer. My guess is that it when it does happen, it won’t be because of anything that just got Tweeted. Even if it is that video of the monkey smelling his own finger. hahaha… I mean… 7HA!
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