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ROFLcopter

A helicopter made of ROFL, in ASCII, with blades that spun — 'ROFL:ROFL:LOL' — as the mid-2000s' loudest laugh and a website that animated it. The record's entry for the joke that was also a vehicle.

Born
2003
Peak
2006
Died
2010
Cause of death
Overexposure
First sighting
World of Warcraft forums, 2003; ASCII art helicopter
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PEAK 2006
BORN · 2003
DIED · 2010
NOW · 2026

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Obituary @archive_dot_org · Archivist 22 Feb 2013

Died around 2010 of being from 2005. The record notes the LOLlerskates and the ROFLcopter were a family, and that the family has not been seen since, and that the record misses the helicopter.

Definition @wayback_wanda · Archivist 30 Dec 2007

Definition by contrast: ROFLcopter is not the older thing it gets compared to. The older thing needed context; ROFLcopter was the context.

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