News Ltd Slightly Confused By Rise Of Lolpoliticians

First News Ltd were totally befuddled by the LOLcats phenomenon, now they seem to be attempting to “get jiggy with it” once more – this time shining a light on the Greens-led “LOLpoliticians” craze.

We’re not sure which is more tragicomic – the opening precis, “John Howard can has cheezburger as well, with Australian bloggers progressing from the LOLcats phenomenon to tackling the Prime Minister”, or the sad little caption tacked onto the illustrating image:

Never has the phrase “LOL …” so accurately captured the utter bewilderment of the baby boomers and less-tech-savvy Gen Xers. It’s not so much a laugh out loud as a cry in the dark.