Yolo

[henpecked]

I assume most folks have seen ads that say BOGO (buy one ,get one) well i saw a new one today, YOLO. Figured it out yet? Took me about 2 seconds, My motto, LOL

 

[cockatielgirl]

you only live once!!!! so true

 

[MissyMe83]

Lol, yes... Am I the only one totally annoyed with seeing it everywhere?

 

[cockatielgirl]

nope me too!

 

[aliray]

I am too old to learn a new language which is why I don't know how to text:54:

 

[Nocturnal]

You Obviously Love Ornithology (study of birds! 8D YES)


People shout it before doing /really/ stupid things. So... it annoys me. (with the actual meaning intended)...

 

[cockatielgirl]

@ nocturnal! lol

 

[SparkkiSparkS]

I actually had a 13 year old answer the phone the other day and say YOLO! ugh I would be happy never hearing/seeing it again..

 

[JerseyWendy]

Just to give you all a really good laugh, I had NO idea what it meant. I'm quite comfy living under my rock and am planning on staying there. :54:

 

[Blancaej]

I didn't have a clue either Wendy! I will join you under your rock and stay there. LOL!

 

[Grinder]

Sadly. I know the origin of YOLO. Lots of younger people think it comes from a rap song, but it only came into the main stream through that song. The term started in WWII when a young pilot in the Navy only had $11 left to his name and was playing in poker game. He had a pocket pair of jacks and someone raised before him and he went 'All In' with $11, saying "What the hell, you only live once.". The hand wasn't finished as his squadron was scrambled during an air raid. The cards and money were left on the cots and everyone ran to their duties and stations. The young pilot made it back, but the person who was in that hand did not. That person it turns out had a pocket pair of Aces. The men looked at the flop, turn & river cards and the young pilot would have rivered a set of Jacks, winning the hand. He took the winnings and sent them to the mother of the dead player and on the return address he wrote Y.O.L.O.

So now when a poker player bets $11 he simply says 'YOLO'.

 

[CaitlinBird]

Haha. Hard to ignore this stuff when you work at a theme park! I feel like it's used with the same kids that obsess over "swag".

 

[tab_xo]

Hahaha As an 18 year old on facebook, sadly i see it everywhere..

Girls who are maybe 14-15 holding alcohol or a smoke, and put a status to is saying 'YOLO'

I HATE it, i have never used it, and most of the people who do use it, are just stupid..
I think well YODO.. you only die once as well

YOLO, along with Swag, and Hipster :20:

 

[weco]

Tab, those of us who are thrice & more your age had our time & sayings too, though they were more about free spirits and the proficies of Timothy Leary...and most things in between.....

 

[weco]

Just to give you all a really good laugh, I had NO idea what it meant. I'm quite comfy living under my rock and am planning on staying there. :54:

I didn't have a clue either Wendy! I will join you under your rock and stay there. LOL!

While enjoying Wendy's special tomato plants ? ? ?

 

[tab_xo]

Yes but Weco, in your days people didnt do stupid things while uttering these sayings
You know, wearing pants below your knees with a baggy shirt and a hat covering your face and saying you got 'swag' haha

 

[DallyTsuka]

while there is truth behind it, doing stupid things while going under this saying bothers me. too many selfish decisions are made under this saying. you may only live once, but decisions affect everyone

drives me nuts seeing it everywhere, it's basically an excuse card for people to get away with something stupid. well, it wont get them far. sayings like that make kids reckless and it can hurt others.

i wish i lived under a rock some days lol

 

[Birdlover11]

I never heard of it , but I would love to say it cleaning the cages

 

[henpecked]

Dang, i'm sorry i brought it up! It was new to me, but i don't do facebook. Guess us "boomers" are just too far behind the times.(see if they can figure that one out)

 

[CaitlinBird]

Here's something to blur the age gap and give a little chuckle.