I want to know how one can manage to assert that they are laughing without using euphemisms or colloquialism in first person, for example in a letter, without referring to yourself, that is saying "me" or "I". These examples seem impossible:
- The chicken wanted to cross the road because it wanted to reach the other side. Haha!
- The chicken wanted to cross the road because it wanted to reach the other side. LOLZ.
- The chicken wanted to cross the road because it wanted to reach the other side. 😛
- The chicken wanted to cross the road because it wanted to reach the other side. (laughing with mouth foolishly open and smells bad breath)
Side-note: Please pardon that poor humor I have taken as an example.
Best Answer
I am not sure if there are better alternatives but 'Ha ha!', 'Lolz', 'Rofl' etc., are the most common ways to show in an informal written dialogue or conversation that you are laughing without mentioning it explicitly. Of course, terms like 'Lolz' and 'Rofl' evolved thanks to the Internet usage but they have become quite a trend.
Your question, however, – 'how one can manage to assert that they are laughing without using euphemisms or colloquialism in first person', might be answered with a simple phrase like 'that makes me laugh' as Robusto suggests in the comments above.
Edit:
If this is what you are looking for (as I tried in my comment below) –
1) It's difficult not to laugh but the chicken wanted to cross the road because...
2) It's hard not to laugh but the chicken wanted to cross the road because...
3) Can't help laughing but the chicken wanted to cross the road because...