i said lol, (as in said it to a friend during a face to face conversation) without even realising i said it! needless to say she took theeeeeee UTTER piss clean outa me, now im trying so hard not to use it...tis tuff

There's nowt wrong with an ironic 'lol' from time to time.

Or even an inappropriate lol just to add exclamation to a pile of pointless crap LOL!!

You could even give the game away and show yourself as a total dork of teh internets lulz.