It started long ago in a Newgrounds topic and now lived on as a cult NG classic. Some idiot made a joke topic about Operation, called "IS IT WATER ON THE KNEE?"

The author's first post was "A WHOLE BUCKET SEE!" and he left a tiled pic of a mustacioed man with a helmet. The first non-author post was "Hahaha, ha."

Someone quoted that post and said it again. This forced a long chain of Hahaha, ha.'s. They started posting funny, strange pics after saying it.

The madness went on for three whole pages until the mod Redcircle locked the topic, saying "Hahaha, ha."

Many NGers jokingly fight for the unlocking of the topic, and lived in NG today. Many users try to start it up again, but get ban threats.

An alternative method to express laughter, chuckling, side-splitting humor, or hilarity while instant messaging. This method was developed for internets users who feel a tad bit uncomfortable laughing at a joke while chatting by using the time tested "lol," "hehehe," or "hahaha."

Desaint can also be used with maughter (math + laughter) to more efficiently express your cyber-gaiety, by using this formula:

1 Desaint = 3 ha!
desaint = hahaha! (NOTE: the exclamation point is implied while using the desaint method, so one not need add one to cyber emphasize.

To express more than 3 ha's, you may place a modifier in front of your Desaint like so:

6 Desaint = 18 ha! (hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha!)

An alternative method to express laughter, chuckling, side-splitting humor, or hilarity while instant messaging. This method was developed for internets users who feel a tad bit uncomfortable laughing at a joke while chatting by using the time tested "lol," "hehehe," or "hahaha."

Desaint can also be used with maughter (math + laughter) to more efficiently express your cyber-gaiety, by using this formula:

1 Desaint = 3 ha!
desaint = hahaha! (NOTE: the exclamation point is implied while using the desaint method, so one not need add one to cyber emphasize.

To express more than 3 ha's, you may place a modifier in front of your Desaint like so:

6 Desaint = 18 ha! (hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha!)

An alternative method to express laughter, chuckling, side-splitting humor, or hilarity while instant messaging. This method was developed for internets users who feel a tad bit uncomfortable laughing at a joke while chatting by using the time tested "lol," "hehehe," or "hahaha."

Desaint can also be used with maughter (math + laughter) to more efficiently express your cyber-gaiety, by using this formula:

1 Desaint = 3 ha!
desaint = hahaha! (NOTE: the exclamation point is implied while using the desaint method, so one not need add one to cyber emphasize.

To express more than 3 ha's, you may place a modifier in front of your Desaint like so:

6 Desaint = 18 ha! (hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha!)

A wierd way of saying "hahaha" - apparently
Talked to a Thai guy and he said that in Thailand saying '555' meant 'hahaha'
So.. I guess this may be useful to know :P.. maybe

An online guffaw.

'haha' is simply an acknowledgement, 'hahaha' is almost a lol, but 'ahahaha' is the closest anyone will come to verbal laughter on the internet, as you stare stoney-faced at the screen.

When you don't have anything else to say cause you're lame.