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[–]krabman 248 points249 points ago

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.

[–]joe100su 52 points53 points ago

My little brother's valedictorian pronounced miscellaneous with a hard 'c', or 'miskellaneous.' Twice.

[–]cdude 50 points51 points ago

that's srazy!

[–]significantshrinkage 13 points14 points ago

Hah, what a sunt.

[–][deleted] 27 points28 points ago

Was it temporally relevant, or was it twenty years after the movie came out?

[–]BrotherSeamus 154 points155 points ago

Was it temporally relevant

Three Amigos is always relevant. ALWAYS

[–]Alttabmatt 2 points3 points ago

That's right! We all have an El Guapo!

[–]bpwwhirl 992 points993 points ago

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.

[–]mcschmidt[!] 392 points393 points ago

I gave you an upvote because I feel sorry for you these past couple weeks.

[–]bpwwhirl 164 points165 points ago

Thanks. The college ceremonies were longer with dull keynote speakers, but at least they weren't morally offensive.

[–]DMercenary 73 points74 points ago

I think its less morally offensive and more "Oh God. I fear for humanity's future."

[–]german80 12 points13 points ago

You know, come to think of it. The year I graduated, the valec speech was pretty dumb and filled with cliches as well. It's just the way the mind works, we can't be all poetic when we're 17.

[–]DMercenary 2 points3 points ago

Yeah maybe its the advantage of hindsight/perspective.

"I was such a dumbass back then. Oh no... what happens when I think back 5, 10 years later to now?"

[–]seat_is_taken 2 points3 points ago

I suspect that I will always have the desire to kick my own ass, just delayed by 10 years or so.

[–]reddit_user13 2 points3 points ago

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

--Kurt Vonnegut

[–]SonnyJoon 142 points143 points ago

It's not her fault that's her name.

[–]Flanagax 36 points37 points ago

Agreed. I thought that bullet point was a petty one.

[–][deleted] 90 points91 points ago

It was definitely meant as more of a shot at the parents who gave her this name.

[–]TheChoke 44 points45 points ago

A shot of Tequila.

[–]spencewah 13 points14 points ago

THE JOKE

[–]TheMagicJesus 29 points30 points ago

We are singing Fix You by Coldplay and im sure Yolo is going to be mentioned.

[–]paranoidkiwie 20 points21 points ago

For me, the only acceptable use of "Fix You" by Coldplay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oin0KNElSG0

[–]D49A1D852468799CAC08 12 points13 points ago

TIL there is a modern entertainer named "Drake".

I was expecting they had used a quotation by Francis Drake, such as:

"There is plenty of time to win this game, and to thrash the Spaniards too."

or

“Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we sailed too close to the shore.

Disturb us, Lord, when with the abundance of things we possess, we have lost our thirst for the waters of life, having fallen in love with life, we have ceased to dream of eternity, and in our efforts to build a new earth, we have allowed our vision of the new heaven to dim.

Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly, to venture on wider seas, where storms will show your mastery, where losing sight of land, we shall find the stars. We ask you to push back the horizon of our hopes, and to push us into the future in strength, courage, hope, and love. This we ask in the name of our Captain, who is Jesus Christ. ”

The first one is way more awesome, if not particularly relevant.

[–]walterqxy 385 points386 points ago

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

[–][deleted] 105 points106 points ago

Did you set it to yolo?

[–]c3llist9 68 points69 points ago

yo yolo, tú yolas, él yola, nosostros yolamos, vosotros yoláis, ellos yolan

yo hubiera yolado...

[–]Tachibana 42 points43 points ago

よろ、よろ、よろ、よろ、よろ、よろ...

This is the only time I've ever been sad that Japanese verbs don't conjugate for person/number. :(

[–]DesignUtensil 14 points15 points ago

I have no idea what the fuck this all is, but:

私もヨロしたり、あなたもヨロしたり、誰もかもヨロしたりしているんだ。ヨロ学というのは、ヨロの研究。

What the hell is going on.

[–]toofartofall2 2 points3 points ago

Hey! Don't forget about vos yolás ;)

[–]Senjyo 2 points3 points ago

Get that Rioplatense stuff outta here! ;)

[–]Senjyo 2 points3 points ago

The linguist in me is so easily excitable. As it would be a neologism, I suppose a verb such as yolar wouldn't have to follow the predetermined rules of the language... That being said, I want that verb stem to diphthongize (as it does with the verbs colar, volar) so badly...

[–]realigion 16 points17 points ago

Wombology.

[–]BrandonSaintRandy 697 points698 points ago

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

[–]JuicedCardinal 108 points109 points ago

Know what's worse? Our class president saying "yolo" at our law school graduation.

[–]helgaofthenorth 6 points7 points ago

Was it ironic? I think it's okay if it was ironic.

[–]JuicedCardinal 31 points32 points ago

No. The message was "You only live once, YOLO, as Drake put it," or something along those lines. Ridiculous.

[–]notmynothername 6 points7 points ago

I'm trying really hard to think of an intonation that is not consistent with that quote being ironic.

[–]PorcupineFish 80 points81 points ago

YOYOLOO

You only YOLO once.

[–]the_merk 17 points18 points ago

def yo(in_string): return yo(in_string)

[–]HorrendousRex 14 points15 points ago

Try:

def yoloify(val="L"):
    """string -> "YO"+string+"O", default "YOLO"

    >>> yoloify()
    "YOLO"
    >>> yoloify("YOLO")
    "YOYOLOO"
    """
    return "YO{}O".format(val)

[–]mefuzzy 417 points418 points ago

My friend pronounces "LOL" instead of actually laughing.

[–]burnabc21 141 points142 points ago

I pronounce lol sometimes. It's more for sarcasm and irony than anything though.

[–]flea_17 65 points66 points ago

I say it so much I'm not sure if I'm being sarcastic or genuine.

Simpsons relevant.

[–]haleted 2 points3 points ago

I'm afraid that is what it has turned into for me as well.

[–]toolatealreadyfapped 25 points26 points ago

I can't get up to head to the bathroom without saying "Be are be"

[–]Rodents210 8 points9 points ago

I say it "be are be" out loud but when I type it I pronounce it "burb" in my head.

[–]Teledildonic 19 points20 points ago

I find myself saying "lol" around my friends for things that I think are amusing, but not enough so to make me actually burst into out-loud laughter.

Go figure.

[–]RandomPerson200 210 points211 points ago

Same, and it's fucking retarded.

[–]dylantrevor 221 points222 points ago

Hey! Don't say retarded! It's totally gay.

[–]brodie21 32 points33 points ago

Don't say gay, the term is 'Fancy American'

[–]Supahh 108 points109 points ago

Faggot

[–]deepblueeverything 153 points154 points ago

Nigger.

EDIT: I'm not black.

[–]mojorisin2592 117 points118 points ago

Double nigger.

EDIT: I'm double white so that makes it okay

[–]Ginga 51 points52 points ago

Hey, two racism's don't make a white.

[–]TalekAetem 101 points102 points ago

Niggerfaggot.

EDIT: I love Derrick Comedy

[–]GoGoGadge7 39 points40 points ago

I heard what you said!

[–]deyur 53 points54 points ago

I think pronouncing LOL is much worse than something like "yolo" or "oh-em-gee". LOL is supposed to let you tell someone over the internet that you are actually laughing right now. Saying "lol" is like saying "smile" or "sit".

TL;DR: People are fucking moronic.

[–]iNinjaMan 106 points107 points ago

I don't think you need a TL;DR for 2 lines of text..

[–]creepyeyes 137 points138 points ago

"Til-Dir!"

[–]Suunburst 61 points62 points ago

[–]Astrognome 30 points31 points ago

I don't know.

EDIT: Just realized it was teal deer.

[–]TheEpicTortoise 9 points10 points ago

I am going to use this from now on.

[–]Monthenor 5 points6 points ago

~!

[–]nhupress 13 points14 points ago

The irony. It burns.

[–]Dickfore 18 points19 points ago

The world would be much funnier if people announced small activities like that.

Sit

Stand

Blink

Digest

Judge

Fart

[–]MaritMonkey 21 points22 points ago

A friend of mine who spent more time in UO than outside of it got in the habit of typing blink whenever he was presented with a comment he had absolutely no idea how to respond to in order to let the other party know he wasn't either lagged out or typing some lengthy reply.

When he was forced to interact with real people and was put in a similar situation, he would actually say "blink" out loud. It caught on amazingly fast.

[–]Netstorm19 3 points4 points ago

The solution is of course, "wut."

[–]Citizen_Snip 55 points56 points ago

It's not really moronic. Having been on the internet for twenty years, seeing and using it hundred of thousands, if not millions of times, I defaultly (not a word, I know) say lul in my head. Is it really a big deal if someone says it out loud to express amusement?

The word "hello" was created to greet someone over the phone, its use has evolved, why can't lol? That's how language works.

[–]catnipassian 19 points20 points ago

My friends and I do it to be facetious.

[–]metalspork 11 points12 points ago

Even worse: I know a guy who says LAWLZZZOMGBBQ in normal conversation. Yeah, I stopped talking to him.

[–]firepelt 2 points3 points ago

Yea, a few of my friends do it jokingly, it really does not bother me.

[–]ghostlistener 73 points74 points ago

Man, I thought it was a joke about the priest from Age of Empires. NEVERMIND.

[–]BlueMieux 44 points45 points ago

WOLO

[–]not_vichyssoise 35 points36 points ago

Wololo... you missed a lo.

[–]BlueMieux 24 points25 points ago

Purposeful to fit the "YOLO" format.

[–]funkymatt 53 points54 points ago

thanks for the definition, i guess. Never cared enough to actually google it.

[–]agent229 10 points11 points ago

seriously. saw it on a painting at the school I teach at and had no idea what the fuck it was.

[–]DeepRoast 9 points10 points ago

I often see restaurant signs now with cell speak written in the ad.

Had one for Panera that said something like "OMG try the soup 4real"

[–]hayashirice911 46 points47 points ago

I'm currently a high school senior. I never go a day without hearing it.

[–]wouldgillettemby 62 points63 points ago

...This makes me want to cry.

[–]TheEpicTortoise 33 points34 points ago

Would it make you a little bit happier if I told you that I am also a high school senior and I have yet to hear someone at my school say YOLO?

[–]ab103630 92 points93 points ago

[–]hifibry 81 points82 points ago

I YOLOL'd

[–]ICouldBeTheChosenOne 21 points22 points ago

This is acceptable use.

[–]failcheck 106 points107 points ago

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.

[–]TrolololeBAW5E 47 points48 points ago

That must have been "lol so randum!!!11!1 XD"

[–]InvaderPhantom 33 points34 points ago

hi every1 im new!!!!!!! holds up spork my name is katy but u can call me t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m!!!!!!!! lol...as u can see im very random!!!! thats why i came here, 2 meetrandom ppl like me _... im 13 years old (im mature 4 my age tho!!) i like 2 watch invader zim w/ my girlfreind (im bi if u dont like it deal w/it) its our favorite tv show!!! bcuz its SOOOO random!!!! shes random 2 of course but i want 2 meet more random ppl =) like they say the more the merrier!!!! lol...neways i hope 2 make alot of freinds here so give me lots of commentses!!!!DOOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <--- me bein random again _^ hehe...toodles!!!!! love and waffles, ~t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m~

[–]seansand93 11 points12 points ago

What the hell did I just read???

[–]AllergicRacoon 2 points3 points ago

Katy was either a thirteen year girl or (more likely) a troll on /b/ in 2007. Katy was allegedly a 13-year-old girl and Invader Zim fan who mistakenly assumed that since /b/ was the "random" board, it was for random people like her.

Source

[–]studmuffffffin 7 points8 points ago

That must have been extremely awkward.

[–]YEEEEEEEEEEEE 43 points44 points ago

I think that's pretty original and funny actually

[–][deleted] 58 points59 points ago

Right? If I had been there, I would have CARBONATED my SPARK PLUG DONKEY HUT off.

[–]youxinche95 194 points195 points ago

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

[–]SHREDDED_WHEAT 129 points130 points ago

I prefer carpe noctem.

[–]Blitza001 44 points45 points ago

as do most of us on reddit

[–]brosencrantz 145 points146 points ago

Carpe scrotum

[–]vashoom 28 points29 points ago

e pluribus scrotum

[–]icecentaur 20 points21 points ago

E Pluribus Anus

[–]divinemachine 20 points21 points ago

donde esta la biblioteca

[–]craxkheadjenkins 17 points18 points ago

Cringe.. carpet scrotum

[–]DeepRoast 29 points30 points ago

I prefer "carpe carp" seize the goldfish.

[–]Bloaf 9 points10 points ago

As in "I totally carped the snot out of this noctem."

[–]spalunk 66 points67 points ago

"Carpe diem" is just as played out as this YOLO horse shit.

Am I really the only guy here who has busted a load on a "carpe diem" tramp stamp?

[–]TheAvocadoBaron 18 points19 points ago

Carpe semen.

[–]Vorsai 8 points9 points ago

No thanks.

[–]or3g 3 points4 points ago

i'm not that keen to observe the artwork of the women i pay to get me off.

[–]CoastalCity 2 points3 points ago

No, but now I want a "carpe diem" tramp stamp...

[–]HoorayImUseful 2 points3 points ago

Spalunk spewed spunk on the standard sigil of a salacious slut.

[–]Trolling_Stone 11 points12 points ago

I prefer Magikarp.

[–]CurlTheSquirrel 139 points140 points ago

YOLO was our class motto.

[–]HILLLER 301 points302 points ago

I'm sorry.

[–]SinCityRAGE 74 points75 points ago

Thats it folks, pack your shit. Its over.

[–]manchs07 14 points15 points ago

Humanity had a good run at least

[–]fuck_the_karma 42 points43 points ago

It's the motto nigga.

[–]MON5TER12 68 points69 points ago

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

[–]lern2spel 9 points10 points ago

This is your first time hearing it? Oh man, your ears would bleed if you walked into a highschool.

[–]MON5TER12 3 points4 points ago

I actually attend high school and I'm very surprised I haven't heard it sooner.

[–]agent229 10 points11 points ago

I dont understand how that could be a verb... "let's yolo this shit"???

[–]FitnessExpert 26 points27 points ago

You gotta carpe diem the fuck up.

[–]Frequentabuserofganj 13 points14 points ago

So I was just YOLOing down the street the other day...

[–]batinthebelfry5 16 points17 points ago

You too? The English language has been corrupted, and HYFR has spread slowly..we must stop the disease.

[–]zimbabwe7878 19 points20 points ago

I didn't know about HYFR till you posted, so maybe you can keep that to yourself..

so the teens don't catch wind.

[–]studmuffffffin 13 points14 points ago

What's HYFR?

[–]Jprosco 14 points15 points ago

[–]PhilsGhost 19 points20 points ago

I was hoping it would be a parody video. Nope, official channel. God fucking damnit

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

I want to downvote you for informing me of this so badly. I will restrain myself this time, but god damn.

[–]Owncksd 8 points9 points ago

Why is his voice so fucking annoying?

[–]Clown_Shoe 97 points98 points ago

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

[–]liberaljesus 11 points12 points ago

Or at least say it in a way that isn't mocking the people that say it. Reddit loves to exaggerate things that they can poke fun at, then condemn bullies while they do it.

[–]dragonsandgoblins 90 points91 points ago

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

[–]-Fiona- 74 points75 points ago

You only live once.

[–]dragonsandgoblins 66 points67 points ago

Why on earth does that need to be shortened? Surely we don't need a shorthand for that.

[–]accioalexandra 70 points71 points ago

It's in a drake song and that is the reason for it becoming a popular term. You don't even know how bad it is until you enter a high school

[–]DeepRoast 109 points110 points ago

Who's Drake?

[–]JodoYodo 201 points202 points ago

English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era.

[–]JohnFrum 27 points28 points ago

And minstrel, apparently.

[–]Schym 14 points15 points ago

Treasure hunter, ladies man, all around cool guy.

[–]accioalexandra 22 points23 points ago

He's a rapper, the one who played the boy in the wheelchair, Jimmy, on Degrassi if you know of that show. But now all he raps about is yolo and how his music did well without a record deal

Edit: The song for anyone who cares

[–]kablamy 5 points6 points ago

Huh, for some reason I was expecting something that had more energy.

Something more anthem-like.

[–]Squarish 6 points7 points ago

I didn't realize Drake sounds exactly like Lil' Wayne now. Well, he had some credibility for like the first 30 secs of his career anyway...

[–]Philo_T_Farnsworth 2 points3 points ago

Edit: The song for anyone who cares

Holy shit that was terrible. I mean, even by pop music standards it sucks. It's not catchy at all, and all the guy ever raps about is how awesome he is. None of the lines in the song are memorable unless you're just trying to decide which one is the most vapid.

[–][deleted] 64 points65 points ago

A paralyzed African-Canadian student who was shot in the back during a school shooting by another student.

[–]bubbameister33 27 points28 points ago

They don't think it be like it is in Canada but it do.

[–]Vorsai 28 points29 points ago

Last name Walking, first name Never.

[–]TheNicestMonkey 39 points40 points ago

Wheelchair Jimmy.

[–]siegewolf 6 points7 points ago

I laughed way too hard at this. I still can't around the fact that he can walk. All I see is him in a wheelchair.

[–]EinWindir 11 points12 points ago

A famous adventurer.

[–]wipeout4wh 8 points9 points ago

A rapper.

[–]Mandena 16 points17 points ago

Exactly.

[–]Teejaye110 2 points3 points ago

In a buddy of mines words: "that nigga that got shot on Degrassi"

[–]Lol_GAYbacon 3 points4 points ago

The attractive brother on Nickelodeon's tv series: Drake and Josh.

[–]caitibug323 2 points3 points ago

Every time someone mentions Drake, I think of the Drake from Drake and Josh.. That show on Nickelodeon. Much better Drake in my opinion.

[–]Yarr527 14 points15 points ago

It's from drake's "the motto". It's become an anthem for high school/college students.

[–]the_catacombs 71 points72 points ago

Which is fuckin ridiculous seeing as how the next verse contains the line "nearly drowned in the pussy so I swam to the butt."

I mean think about that. That's advocating ass to mouth. You never go ass to mouth.

EDIT: Thanks for all the informative posts regarding the true nature of ass to mouth and/or this lyric. Really. It has enlightened me for all time.

[–]JesusChristophe 49 points50 points ago

I just know that somewhere, in the next few days, a hs valedictorian will end their ceremony speech with:

In the wise and inspirational words of Drake, "nearly drowned in the pussy so I swam to the butt! Ass to mouth everyone, ass to mouth!"

[–]bigweiner 4 points5 points ago

Lil Wayne said that

[–]LeSlowpoke 21 points22 points ago

That's not what ass to mouth means.

[–]Helpful-Soul 6 points7 points ago

what about bass to mouth?

[–]hudo37 15 points16 points ago

sometimes, you go ass to mouth.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

Sometimes, in the heat of the moment, it's okay to go ass to mouth.

[–]thisiswhatyouget3 2 points3 points ago

If you want a visit from ol' Venereal Symptoms, sure!

[–]dendedude3 9 points10 points ago

Why do people like that song? It is one of the worst things I have ever heard.

[–]LonelyDriver 6 points7 points ago

I thought it meant something along the lines of doing anal sex?

[–]thatwasntveryraven 11 points12 points ago

It's a rural county in California.

[–]baumer1781 4 points5 points ago

They must be trying to promote their tomato canning industry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yolo_County,_California

[–]gta0004 15 points16 points ago

You Obviously Lack Originality

[–]727Super27 19 points20 points ago

It's like "carpe diem" except for idiots.

[–]Wargall 247 points248 points ago

DAE HATE THINGS TEENAGERS DO?

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points ago

This is more against people who say YOLO than teenagers.

[–]Zombiezandstuff 41 points42 points ago

As a teenager, I also hate things teenagers do.

[–]JustHere4TheDownVote 8 points9 points ago

YOU MUST EAT AT THE COOL TABLE!

[–]realigion 45 points46 points ago

YOU MUST BE SO AWESOME! GOD AM I JEALOUS OR WHAT?!

[–]some_cool_guy 5 points6 points ago

How individual!

[–]redditor85 12 points13 points ago

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

[–]Jsizzles93 62 points63 points ago

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

[–]Serbaayuu 12 points13 points ago

I almost wish I could go back to my graduation and witness the same thing, so I could properly boo them.

Almost.

[–]Flying_Robo_Waffle 33 points34 points ago

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

[–]zsakuL 15 points16 points ago

The yoda version: loody

[–]NonaSuomi 12 points13 points ago

[–]zmaniacz 5 points6 points ago

YOLO Bitches!

[–]HE_WHO_STANDS_TO_POO 123 points124 points ago

[–]climbrocker 20 points21 points ago

This is going to be put to so much use, if only it ended in shots fired

[–]zild3d 4 points5 points ago

but its a speech, it wasn't a conversation. and it was the end of a speech at that, so he was done...

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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 points4 points ago

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 25 points26 points ago

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."

[–]_edd 18 points19 points ago

I was really a little let down that no one had said this yet. It's a joke to them. They say it because it was a stupid saying and they're making a mockery of it.

[–]CoastalCity 2 points3 points ago

It is quite possible that it was a joke, but just as likely that it wasn't.
Hard to say without proper context.

But them again, there is a point where mockery oversteps the bounds and you become what you're mocking.

I have a nice little story about my friends and their satirical use of the word "bro" [as well as its variations].

[–]supercooldude732 18 points19 points ago

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

[–]lewok 5 points6 points ago

This fad needs to die

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[–]Critton 2 points3 points ago

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 2 points3 points ago

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

[–]moby323 3 points4 points ago

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

[–]logancook44 16 points17 points ago

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.

[–]mikelj 5 points6 points ago

I am kind of surprised I made it all the way down to this comment before I saw someone who was not foaming at the mouth about YOLO. I never heard of it before a week or so ago, shockingly on reddit.

And to be honest, take it how you want. If, since we only get one go 'round this ride, you want to go crazy and do everything, then do it. Live fast, die young. On the other hand, maybe that means going slow and being careful.

In the end, it's a pop song. Who gives a shit? How can there be this many people whose lives revolve around memes (arrow in the knee, pun threads, nice try X, etc.) get so unbelievably butthurt about a bunch of teenagers and some fad?

Think back to high school. Think of yourself in high school. Think of the fads then.