When the valedictorian at my little brothers grad ended the speech with "YOLO".

krabman · 3 months

the valedictorian at my school ended his speech with "we will not die like dogs, we will fight like lions!" and then he did the three amigos salute.

bpwwhirl · 3 months

No joke, man. I videotaped 5 graduations over the past 2 weeks; 2 high school, 3 college. Here are some highlights:

1) One of the salutatorians quoted Drake in her speech. YOLO. No joke. YOLO.

2) Another of the student speakers wanted to be inspirational, so he told the audience that he just searched Google for inspirational quotes and then proceeded to read off a list of 20 of them.

3) One of the graduating senior girls was named Tequilla.

4) The senior choir sang Mariah Carey's "Hero" completely in falsetto.

walterqxy · 3 months

I yolo, you yolo, he, she, we yolo. Yolology, the study of yolo. It's first grade, Verdauga.

BrandonSaintRandy · 3 months

Wait... Are people actually saying 'yolo' as a word instead of you only live once? I thought people were using shorthand to type it. This is fucking retarded

ab103630 · 3 months

http://i.imgur.com/GwiFs.jpg

failcheck · 3 months

I graduated as Valedictorian in 2010, and I wrote a pretty average, cliche speech about leaving highschool.

The salutatorian wrote his speech in mad-lib form. And got the words from his friends the week before. He literally had a sentence that went "And tonight is not just about graduating, it's also about MAN BEAR PIG" There were no laughs from the crowd. I don't know why the counselors let him recite that speech.

youxinche95 · 3 months

carpe diem is a much more classy way to end a speech while implying a similar message

CurlTheSquirrel · 3 months

YOLO was our class motto.

MON5TER12 · 3 months

The virus is spreading quickly. I have officially as of today heard YOLO used as a verb. Kill me now.

Clown_Shoe · 3 months

Am I the only one who has never heard anyone say YOLO outside of reddit?

dragonsandgoblins · 3 months

...Ok I'm going to bite the bullet and ask. WTF does YOLO mean?

Wargall · 3 months

DAE HATE THINGS TEENAGERS DO?

redditor85 · 3 months

Every time I read YOLO, I think of the priests from AoE.

Jsizzles93 · 3 months

i am graduating high school on June 1st, and this scares me because the person giving the speech is probably gonna say yolo at one point or another. if the end the speech with this i will boo. like right out of the princess bride booing, with the huge moles and everything

Flying_Robo_Waffle · 3 months

I find it funny that "yolo" is based entirely on a misplaced modifier. It should be "yloo."

zmaniacz · 3 months

YOLO Bitches!

DatoeDakari · 3 months

My response if I had been there in your place

[deleted] · 3 months

So do people actually say YOLO?

Like, is is pronounced YO-LOW or do they say Y-O-L-O or You only live once?

ceramicfiver · 3 months

This will get buried, but you have to wonder why this phrase has become so popular...

Given the atrocity that the school system is, maybe students are simply trying to find life amid the educational monotony. We're so conditioned by standardized tests and rote memorization to become drones of the workforce that we value the "carpe diem" mindset more and more. School should not be used to fill our minds with answers but to kindle a fire to inspire creativity and questioning. When this fire isn't kindled, expressing our desire to "seize the day" is all we can do against the educational institution. However trite "YOLO" has become, remember that, at core, it's a call to action, to liberate our minds.

Anecdotally, I've noticed the most popular Facebook 'favorite quotes' are of the same theme as carpe diem and YOLO. Students of this generation place high value on this concept.

dead_prez · 3 months

Do you guys realize he was probably being sarcastic and mocking the people who actually say YOLO? At my high school only a very few, dirty people actually say YOLO. It's more of like a sarcastic thing to say. "Should we get the large pizza or pay extra and get the XL. Fuck it, get the XL. YOLO."

supercooldude732 · 3 months

This makes me glad I graduated in 2011... before this horrific plague had spread too far

lewok · 3 months

This fad needs to die

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AQuickQuestionER · 3 months

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Critton · 3 months

The insensitivity of the speech I can forgive... That 'yolo' was used verbally however... That earns them this many slaps http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DyHt7vPHafU/S64ugE_1K-I/AAAAAAAAAQM/T0RL_CaDoY0/s1600/durga.jpg

dpca · 3 months

I think the proper response is to say "Wololo" back, a la Age of Empires.

moby323 · 3 months

Like that other post said, YOLO is "Carpe Diem" for dumb-asses.

logancook44 · 3 months

I'm actually getting a little bit tired of the YOLO hate. Sure, it's a stupid fad that teenagers are using to justify acting dumb and doing idiotic things, but I think that is taking away from the saying a little bit. You only live once, so get out and experience life. Make the most of your opportunities, tell a girl you love her, make friends, enjoy life, because, you guessed it, you only live once, and you aren't going to get a chance to do it over. That's why I hate all of the teenagers who are using it to justify doing stupid things. That is the exact reason you shouldn't do stupid things, because you only live once, so don't screw it up. But do make the most out of your life and live it to the fullest.

I swear, sometimes I think people just hate things just to hate 'em.

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