Actually, I should've called this the 'Grumpy Old Sods' Thread'. That would have been epic, but slightly random. Really it would. So...

kk this may be a little random but hows about peeps jus mean spontaneity? something that catches them off guard or unexpected? Vicky Pollard pulled off a random phrase once *omg, cant believe you just said that*

lol, my thought is *omg, i cant believe i just quoted Vicky Pollard*

random!

You're right, there aren't many words that do the job random does. However, is anything ever truely random?

have to admitt i got suckered into the whole random thing, then i just got super lazy, and used it when i was too lazy to think of the apropriate word...most things that are random are really just unexpected, doesnt have the same ring to it though

Yep, another good point. (Nice new pic by the way shygal)

I reckon there are allsorts of 'lazy phrases', but it's just that random is used by a certain demographic. A rather well spoken lecturer at uni used to end a lot of statements with '...and things of that sort'
Too lazy to go on and finish properly, but he pulled it off cos it sounds a bit posh

random is a s random does, does exactly what it says on the tin! it comes random like, lol

a true definition *...random, specified as an event or effect that may occur unexpectedly...* hence the reply you received, some people use it to catch people off guard, or prevent a response, get the last word in maybe, a random thought regardless kadusha luv,

thanks kadushu

yea, another lazy word is thing or thingy

i myself have used sentences such as

that thing over there beside the other thing, total nonsense,lol

(lol is another one, cuz im not actually laughing out loud)

hehe, and cam chat is all the more hilarious when people type ROFL, yet show no change of expression at all

suppose we should be greatful when it comes to pmsl..cuz that would be wrong, if that was acceptable,