Tuesday, December 16, 2014

The Legend of the Abbreves

There are many words in the English language. 1,025,109.8 words. There are many phones. 290,290,000 Americans with them. There are many lazy people. There is no way to determine this, but you know who you are! And, because of that, there are many abbreviations. Over 1,400 of them. That may not seem like lot...  The full list here.  Many of them are dumb and should never be used.  The fact that they exist though, mean people used them at least once.  That doesn't matter though.  They've already been made and I can't reverse time.  I wish I could though, that would be cool. Back on the topic at hand though, these abbreviations, known as abbreves by someone I don't know.  Another thing I don't know is what I will talk about.  I guess I could talk about the history of texting.  In 1933 the first telex service began in New York.  Telex was a network of machines made for sending text-based messages to other machines(Surprised there isn't any accounts of pranks!).  The first real text message sent said,"Merry Christmas!" and was sent to Richard Jarvis who was at a Christmas party at the time.  The full history of text messaging is very interesting, but a bit too long to put into one post, and I'm lazy and really need to get this post out. So here is the link for the history on text messages.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Keep Calm and Read This Post

Parody Poster

Keep Calm and Carry On is a widely known and popular phrase that people put on shirts, posters, and their computer and phone wallpapers.  It has a long and interesting history, spanning from 1938 to today's culture.  It started at the beginning of WWII for giving the British motivation to fight the "invaders".  All the posters were thought to have been burned in 1945.  But much like the "We Can Do It!" poster,  (which was America's motivational poster)an original "Keep Calm" was rediscovered in a book store.  The man who had found it.  It grew popular and was made into a meme and sold in stores and parodied.  It has become one of the most popular phrases in today's pop culture.  Although popularity has fallen in the past years, I still love Keep Calm merchandise.  It means to not care about what terrible things might be happening, and to just do as your normally would. 

Monday, November 24, 2014

Mistakes In History Part 1, Ancient and Medieval History

There has been many mistake said by many teachers, philosophers, and scientists.  I'll be taking a few part to talk about the common misconceptions made by these people.

  • In Medieval times, people were said to live to the age 30.  This is a large fall from the recent facts.  New technology and new bodies have proven people die around the age 64, that is if you got to the age 21 alive.
  • Vikings, despite popular theory, likely did not wear horns on their helmets. I know, I'm sad about this just as much as you. 
    I call this a lie. It does not taste like cake.
  • Medieval Europeans actually did believe the Earth was round, as the theory had been created by Aristotle and Play-doh, I mean Plato.
  • Columbus never reached any where that is called the United States of America, and, if the Americas had not existed, he and his crew would have ran out of supplies and would have never made it to India.
  • Pilgrims did not have the tall, black hats that they are commonly pictured with.  They actually were short, but were mostly black.  They also didn't have buckles on them.



Now you've learned that everything you learn about history is fake and school is nothing but a pile of lies. Now have a good day!

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

A "Annoying Twitter account" Starter Pack!

Starter Packs is a social media trend including 1-4 pictures of something that describe one type of person or thing.  It can be a very racist thing, but it can also be very funny, but it is hard to find something that goes together very well.  It was funny at first, then people used all the good ones and now they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. And it just began very recently. I just woke up on Saturday morning, checked Twitter and saw people retweeting and posting them.  I had never heard of them prior.  I might just have never seen them before, maybe I don't follow accounts that keep up with the trendy trends, I don't know.  I do know they are annoying. I thought I should make my own starter pack.  My first and and my last.  the "How To Make A Blog That Sounds And Looks Like A Angry Driving Ed Website" Starter Pack!
Step 1: Get a Drivers Ed name
Step 2: Get a picture of a stop sign
Step 3 Get angry and post





Now that that is out of the way, I'll just leave this here... https://twitter.com/TebaconCarter... That's just my Twitter... You don't have to do anything... You know, just in case anyone want to see it... Follow me... Please.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Broooooooh, I so partied all night last night!

When I found the Wikipedia page for Bro(Subculture), I cried in happiness, I breathed even harder than usual.  I knew I found my next blog post, and possibly a sign from God to rise against all other bros and become the very best.  Or I could just be over reacting a bit, but I was really happy when I found it.  It is just a version of the Urban Dictionary definition, but in smart speak and more detailed.  Wikipedia "Bro is a male youth subculture of "conventional guys' guys" who spend time partying in ways similar to each other. While without a consistent definition, the popular image of bros is a "fratty masculinity" type, predominantly white, and associated with frayed-brim baseball hats, oxford shirts, sports team t-shirts, cargo shorts, and boat shoes or sandals."
Urban Dictionary "Obnoxious partying males who are often seen at college parties." And "Nearly everyone in a fraternity is a bro but there are also many bros who are not in a fraternity. They often wear a rugby shirt and a baseball cap."
I have no reason to stop the use of the word "Bro", but I do want to say people should stop overusing it.  Now to talk about what I normally do. Talk about the origin of the word, and I will do words to use instead.  The phrase originated in the 20th century, and is an "abreeve" of brother. (Expect to see Abreeve on this blog very soon.)  It was in reference to a male, white and black. Other word used then were guy and fellow.  In the 70's it became a word used for a male friend.  It has been fused with other words to specifically describe one person in a certain industry of job, such as programmer, or bro-ager(Manager).  In more recent years, "brah" has become a substitute for "bro".  Fellow to guy, guy to brother, brother to bro, bro to brah or brogrammer.  Also bro has been used to describe anyone. That man walking by you. CALL HIM A BRO.  Your brother. CALL HIM A BRO. Your mom? CALL HER A BRO.  The stray cat? CALL IT A BRO.  Everyone? CALL. EVERYONE. A. BROOOOOOOOOOO.

Friday, November 14, 2014

The Man Who Became Famous For Hating, And His Biggest Secret!

(I'm just making this post to inform, no special reason, so please enjoy.)He was a horrible man.  He controlled an army of hate.  Someone even worse than  Of course, were talking about Hitler.  He was the Nazi leader, and hated Jews.  One of the most infamous man to ever exist.  I feel disgusting even making a post about him.  Consider this like making fun of him, and gossiping about him. Here are some facts about him you probably don't know.

  1. He never visited a concentration camp.  A concentration camp is not a place where you learn the force.  It was where anyone and everyone he hated, mainly Jews.  The things he created! Never visited one! He let everyone else do the dirty work.  
  2. He had horrible flatulence(That means he farted a lot.) and he took 28 drugs to stop it.  He was a ticking bomb.  
  3. Now lets get more gross. He had one testicle.  I'll just leave that there...
  4. His first love was a Jewish girl.  He was too afraid of talking to her.  He deserved it.
  5. He was anti-smoking.  He actually had the first anti-smoking campaign.  I guess he did do something good.
  6. Henry Ford(Founder of Ford Motors) was his inspiration. He kept a portrait of him behind his desk.
  7. He was a vegetarian and was against animal cruelty.  He was a more evil Peta, and Peta is already kinda bad.
  8. Hitler once almost drowned.  He was saved by a priest. And, when he grew up, he wanted to be a priest.  He should have become a priest.
  9. Hitler's family was very poor, and a Jewish doctor didn't charge them.  Hitler called him Noble Jew and had him protected.  
  10. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and was Time's man of the year, both in 1938. I don't see why anyone even though of this.  It was a year before the war. By then he did capture Austria and Czechoslovakia and turned them into German puppet states. He gave himself his own freedom, and with Britain and France by barely doing anything.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Lol, The One Text To Rule Them All.



LOLOLOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOKLOLOLOLOOLOLOOLOOLLOOLOLOLOLOL  Lots Of Love. How about an "abreeve" of Laurence. Nope, this is 2014.  Laughing Out Loud.  Followed by a Smiley Face Emoji, Laughing Emoji, and then, in rare cases, a poop Emoji.  One of my favorite subreddits. First used by Wayne Pearson(He used Lol before it was cool.) in the 1980's! On Usenet! I will explain Usenet below.  Lol, as I said before, means Lots of Love, a mistake made by many parents.  Lol died in 2015. I hope.  I have seen people using LOL for many depressing and stupid uses.  "My dog is dead." LOLOLOL.  "I hate my life." LOLOLOLOL.  "LOL is one of the most annoying words to ever exist." LOLOLOLOLOL.  I've seen all of it happen, except the last one.  I just did made that to prove my point.  I have nothing else to say.  Actually I have a lot of things to say, just not now in this post.
Usenet was a dial-up discussion system. This picture makes no sense to me either.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

The Tweeting Turns to Squaking

Twitter is a social media site, with many accounts in use, and many, MANY different communities(Role Play accounts, facts accounts, and then just the normal people just using it for social media social media.  One of the most popular communities is the parody accounts.  Parody accounts are "funny"(mostly just immature and stupid) accounts, usually basing themselves off comedy icons, like Will Ferrell, or Ted.  People will make their own, and either fail or get popular, very quick.  There are also Photoshop accounts, where people take a certain television character, like Patrick Star or Big Bird, and put them in weird situations, like in a party, or running from a dinosaur.  The accounts are growing dumber and dumber every day.  If anyone has had a Twitter account, you would have most likely seen one, either in your Recommended or Retweeted, or maybe even you followed them. I will say I do follow some parodies, but that's how I get many ideas for this blog.  Very useful.  One other annoying thing they do is sponsor other accounts.  They also do plenty of click-bait(Misleading titles for boring articles) with some tweet after saying some lie(such as:"First person to look at my last tweet wins a free iPhone!" or "Only people 18+ in my last tweet because nudity!"). Then there are the worst kind of parody accounts. The celebrity accounts.  These accounts only sponsor and click-bait.  They are also the most commonly followed because of people thinking they are the real person, and then call the real one fake.  Some parody accounts are okay, but I would recommend following comedians. And Deadmau5. I'm also good too. Follow me!

Monday, October 27, 2014

Would you like some AWESOME SAUCE with your fries sir?

Awesome sauce is a good substitute for a can of whipped butt.  Really good with fries. It is also a word commonly used to show extreme amazement and EPICNESS in an object or person.  Originating in a Strong Bad cartoon.  The Urban Dictionary definition for it is a bit long, so here it is.  It would be a good word if it wasn't used too much. Oh wait.  It wouldn't be good then either.  Awesome Sauce is a dumb word.  It was a good joke, but then people took it seriously.  It got bad after that, just like how bread gets old it left in the sun.  Put the awesome sauce on that.  It tastes really bad.  So would anything on old, smelly bread...  Moral of the story, don't eat gross bread.

Friday, October 24, 2014

Corrections from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. (Misquotations)

"Luke I am your father." Is the mistake of the week.  The famous quote from the hit movie Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back.  You may think that was the real quote. You are WRONG.
Darth Vader: Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.
Luke Skywalker: He told me enough! He told me you killed him!
Darth Vader: No. I am your father.
That's right. The most famous line from Star Wars, wasn't even in the movie.  Also, "May the Force Be With You." Was not said to Luke, nor was it said by Obi Wan.  It is first uttered by General Dodonna before the Death Star battle in A New Hope.  Han Solo repeated her(So original Han.) in the next scene, reference the bond he and Luke had grown.  Obi Wan did say thee famous line in "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith" to Anakin.  One more famous misquotation from Star Wars,"I'd rather kiss a Wookie."  It was said by Leia talking to Han Solo. 
Han Solo: Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a goodbye kiss?
Princess Leia: I'd just as soon kiss a Wookie.
Han Solo: I can arrange that. You could use a good kiss.

The last line is also misquoted as,"Chewbacca could use a good kiss."

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Clear! (Electrocution(Why is this a thing?))

If you've read just about any other post on my blog, you know I hate anything that involves harming yourself for fun.  Some people like it for the thrill(Like horror movies!), but when it has the chance of death, I begin to hate it. A good example is electrocution.  A recent study shows that people would rather electrocute themselves than be bored.  Scientists tested 18 men and 24 females. The test was to sit in a room with nothing but their thoughts for 15 minutes. The only way to stay not-bored was to give yourself an electric shock. One man gave himself a shock of 190 volts.  The scientist called him an outlier, otherwise known as a tryhard.  I might be the minority here. I guess there not much chance of death, volts don't even kill.  Milliamperes are what kill.  So if there a 1 million volts stun gun, but with only 1 milliamps, then you won't die.   A milliamp is a .01 of an amp.  200 milliamps is lethal, unless given immediate attention.  So you can do this as much as you want. Just not above 150 milliamps.  I feel like a nagging mom.  And don't forget to do the dishes!

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Like, I totally don't know, like, what to call, like, this post.

Like, like is one of the most annoying words if you overuse it. So is totally.  I thought, like, I should totally put them in one post since, like, there won't be a lot of information for either one.  Totes is another way of saying totally, if you lived under a rock for the past, since 2003.  Totes is an Abreeve. I will do those in the future, but for now I'll just do totes. (Valley Girl Speak that means "Of course!" - Urban Dictionary.  A spoiled, idiotic adolescent female from the southwestern part of the United States, typically rich and white, whose language is insulting to human intelligence. Proof that the San Andreas fault needs to hurry up with sinking California back into the Pacific Ocean.-Urban Dictionary.) The original post ended here. Then I reread it. Then I realized there needs to be more.  It was short. I could stop here, and not look back, but I won't stop.  I ignore my blog. Please Stop. I won't stop. Never. My blog wants to shoot me down. I say no.  Anyways... Like is a word that, like totally(and I guess literally these days), can be used to add emphasis in a sentence.  (Ex. "I don't know what to do."  "I, like, don't know what to do."  "I totally don't know what to do.")  It does help, but when people overuse it, (Ex. Like, I TOTALLY want some pizza right now.  I would go on Twitter to look for better examples, but I can't.)  People use it mindlessly, not knowing how much they use it.  It's not just Valley Girls. It's just about everyone.  Keep a record of how many times you say Like, Totally, or Literally in a day. Of course, you could just stop using these words. JUST SAYIN'. That's a good idea for a future topic.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

A $100 Selfie

The IPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Windows Phone, or any kind of smartphone, used only for selfies.  (Disclaimer: I am not against selfies in anyway, unless you take a picture with a dead person, especially some one you just murdered. I am also against murder.)  Phones are meant to do more than just be a camera. You can get a better camera for a cheaper price.  There won't be Facebook, but...USE YOUR PHONE FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN SELFIES. Have a good day. I don't know what else to say.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

New Idea! (Update 2)

I decided to make a new group of posts(Segment, piece?) on my blog this weekend.  Corrections of History. Sometimes people mistake things for other things, in the past and in more recent culture.  Star Wars and the existence of dinosaurs are some future topics. Sometimes it won't really be my opinions, but really just what science and other sources say. It will take the place of Phrases and other sayings, and those will be included in Monday, which will now be on Monday or Tuesday, same with Wednesday will now be included on Thursday.  If it's not on the first day, check back again the next day. Friday(History Corrections) will only be Friday.  Just wanted to say that. I have many (Genius)future ideas planned.  Also, if you have any ideas, leave a comment.

I Didn't Choose This Blog Post, The Post Chose Me.


Thug Life is a rap group, made up of 2Pac, Big Syke, Stretch, Mopreme Shakur, The Rated R, Macadoshis, and Kato, but disbanded after Tupac's death.  I'm talking about the meme. I should, and will talk about the history of the saying. "The Hate U Gave Little Infants F***s Everybody, meaning, what you feed us as seeds, grows, and blows up in your face, that's Thug Life." (I didn't know Urban Dictionary could be so inspirational and helpful!) That was Tupac's original saying. Even though I hate when people use U instead of you, this is a saying to live by. Not to say you should go in the middle of the street yelling, "Thug Life!" at midnight. I mean, come on! People are trying to sleep here!  Enough with my own issues, this is a smart saying, even if I go against one word in there(U).

Thursday, October 9, 2014

I was sleeping.(Update 1)

I know that the past few days, I have not posted, even today I was one day late. I missed last Friday, (I was sick) and Monday(I forgot and or was sleeping, I don't remember). Anyways, I am already working on tomorrow's topic, Thug Lyfe.  I've been meaning to do it for a while, even having it as an option on my last poll, and it won.  Also I meant to do it a few weeks ago, but Y01o took the crown for next post. Then LITTERALLI came next, and I eventually forgot about it.  That will come up tomorrow, and I'll get back on schedule.  Leave a comment on what to do next.

1! 2! 3! KO! (Challenges 3)

The knockout challenge or the passout/choking/Fainting Game may has fallen in popularity, much like the cinnamon challenge, but people still do it(Like the cinnamon challenge).  There has been a recorded three deaths on the knockout challenge.  What is the knockout challenge?  Breath in and out 20 times, stand up, put your thumb in your mouth or cross your arms and you pass out.  It gives the feeling of euphoria, but can cause brain damage, leading to migraines, less brain cells, and, in extreme cases, death.  There has been hundred of reported deaths from the knockout challenge. Since 1995(Been going on for a while now.) a study by U.S. Center of Disease Control and Prevention found out, of youths 6-19, 82 people have died. Why risk your life, even for a bit of happiness, because you won't be happy for long.  Also, it apparently the funniest thing ever for some people, sadly.

Anyways, thanks for ready, and if you have any suggestions for future challenges, or enjoyed this post, leave a comment.  Next week, Challenges 4 Finale.

Monday, October 6, 2014

I can't come up with a title, but whatevs.

Whatever has been called the most annoying word in the English language by many people, and, quite frankly, I agree.  Whatever is the used when someone doesn't care about something, and even though the word has fallen in popularity(I can't believe it either) It is still a widely known word, used by teens as an alternative to "Shut up."  Whatever has many definitions, and many different origin stories.  I hate this word, and you should too.  The end.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

The Evolution of Present-Day Mankind

Oh, lets look at the news, Air strikes in the middle east, well that sucks. How about the protests in Hong-Kong? Boring! George Clooney getting married? That's all that matters! Sadly enough, that is what some people think nowadays. Click-bait, celebrity stories, and reality shows are creating the downfall of human intelligence. You may think I'm over reacting, but seeing all the things people are doing recently. 11-year old didn't want to do his chores, so he rode the subway for five days to avoid it. A teenager got stuck in a storm drain after she dropped her iPhone down it. She had to be airlifted out.  You may ask,"If two people are dumb, that doesn't mean all of us are dumb!"  No, it doesn't you beautiful, smart reader of Please Stop: Things People Should Stop Doing Or Saying, but you know what else started with two people? Diseases.  It grew affecting everyone, and eventually killing them(Them being you, in this case, minus the death). If you've noticed, all those people were young, that is what they will teach their kids, and then they will teach their friends, so on and so forth, causing a never ending ripple effect.  I may be overreacting a bit, but that's what it looks like.  Anyway, leave a comment or suggestion of what to do next, thanks for reading.

Monday, September 29, 2014

The Motto for Every Person on Twitter of The Ages 30 And Up.

Cray-Cray is a term, made to make you sound cool, but ends up making you old, or midlife or whatever you think is old. It means crazy, but it makes you look crazy! Urban Dictionary(It's urban dictionary, so you know it's good) defines it as, "A desperate attempt to say "crazy" made by some adult trying to be cool." and "A person or individual who has gone completely mental, on an emotional or physical level. Abandoning all reason or good judgement."  It was created by Will Smith, (so you know the first definition is true.) in "Urban Youth's in Paris" which is a song, I think.  That's it. Were you expecting something else? Anyway, I have some examples of #CrayCray from twitter. Ahem. 


Thanks for reading, if you have any future ideas, leave a comment!

Friday, September 26, 2014

LITERALLY the best post ever.

We literally changed the definition of Literally.  Literally USED to mean take something seriously, but now it mean figuratively.  It was first used, not by someone on Twitter, not Facebook, even farther back than MySpace!  It was first used out of context by Frances Brooke, in 'The History of Emily Montague'. In the September 2009 edition of Oxford-English Dictionary, Literally was defined as ‘used for emphasis rather than being actually true’ such as ‘we were literally killing ourselves laughing’.  Fiona McPherson, OED Editor of Oxford-English Dictionary states, "Our job is to describe the language people are using. The only reason this sense is included is because people are using it in this way. Words have changed their meaning ever since the first word was uttered. Meat used to mean all food but now its sense has narrowed."  The video I included does have cursing in it, but it show how people are using it wrong.  Have you used literally wrong?  If you have any ideas of future posts, leave a comment.  Thanks for reading.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Cinnamon Roll, Cinnamon Cookies, Cinnamon Challenge?

If you ever had a cinnamon roll, you'd know how good they are. If not, you must not have had a cinnamon roll.  Did you know cinnamon contains manganese, fiber, iron and calcium. That would be good, if you don't swallow too much like every person ever is doing now. I haven't done that, but I don't consider myself human. I like to call myself a cave man, because I don't go outside, and people are afraid of me.  I'm smarter that the traditional caveman, but I'm a technology advanced neanderthal.  Enough about me, lets get to the reason why I'm here. This stupidity. This (Not so silent) killer is mind controlling us to do stupid things. Yes, I mean the cinnamon challenge.  There is a 45 min video below, so waste your time on that if you want(Beware of some cursing, I didn't watch the whole thing.). This evil monster was not created by dead body parts, lightning, or any kind of monster cliche (unless you're are racist, then get away from this blog. I'll wait. Go. We don't want you here.).  It came from a Scandinavian Youtuber swallowing a tablespoon of ground cinnamon with success.  There are many reason why you should stop, not just that it is like torturing yourself.  You see, inhaling raw cinnamon can really mess up your body, worse than a warm water bottle on a hot summer day x10+50.  What I mean is you can die.  First, when you spit it out, there is a cloud of cinnamon that will leave you gasping for air, but if you succeed, you get a reward.  A week at the hospital with pneumonia, collapsed lungs and you'll wish you were dead when you see the bill. Oh and vomiting, but that for sure to happen no matter what.  Moral of the story, don't swallow things that should not be swallowed, AND you see people crying after doing that thing, DON'T DO IT. Thank you for listening.
Have you done the cinnamon challenge, if so, did you succeed and your lungs collapse, or did you get sick and die? Also if you have any suggestions for future topics, leave a comment.

Monday, September 22, 2014

DIS P0ST WILL PWN YOU or something.

"YUU JST BEN PWND N00B," with some cussing in between, is a popular phrase among kids 7-12 after beating you in Call of Duty.  Not only do your ears bleed, but you also cry from what kids are saying now.  It's like a kid learned his vocabulary from an angry sailor and his creepy neighbor.  Although used in much of today's culture, it came from something more nerdier then anything else.  It came from World of Warcraft, and was a mistake in programming.  The game was meant to say, "___ has been owned." after a match, but was misspelled as pwned. Either the luckiest misspelling ever, or just the downright worst.  Anyway, it caught on like wildfire, and was a joke to the WoW players, it became the word to describe being severely beaten in a game, but is used when they only win by one. Just let them have this victory before they go to Hamburger University.  This was shorter than many other posts, but I hope you enjoyed. If you have any ideas for future post, leave a comment!

Friday, September 19, 2014

The Time The World Stopped And Cried

You only live once is a phrase, acronymed as YOLO, that was used in the 1937 film "You Only Live Once" The public defender's secretary and an ex-convict get married and try to make a life together, but a series
 of disasters sends their lives spiraling out of control.
 That is what the movie about, and yolo hasn't changed much at all. I mean, he was an ex-convict, so he did something crazy, and people use YOLO before they do crazy stuff. The secretary left to go with the ex-convict, YOLO.  A series of disasters sends their lives out of control, not really YOLO, but sounds like a bad sitcom, or a good soap opera.  Now, back to YOLO, It gained popularity in Drake's song "The Motto" At least he apologized on Saturday Night Live.  After growing to becoming a motto for doing stupid things, it got annoying.  The Lonely Island made a song about being too safe, which was hilarious at the time, and it holds up.  Now YOLO is dying slowly, after rapper Ervin McKinnis tweeted, prior to his death, "Drunk af going 120 drifting corners #F***It YOLO."  The Washinton Post and the Huffington Post call it, "The new acronym you love to hate." And, "Dumb"  I'm glad some people agree with me.  If you have any idea for future posts, be sure to leave a comment, and thanks for reading.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

#Blogging #Fun #FunWithBlogs #Hashtag

 You must know what hashtags are, right. Well I don't, but what do they do, and where did they come from? They are used, in modern tech, on twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Google+.  Although Twitter used the modern hashtag, it was first used in the 70s, used to highlight special meanings.  It was also used by Bell Laboratories in phones, along with the Asterisk(*) and was called the Octothorpe.  Eventually, it became known as the pound, as it shared the same key with the Euro symbol on English typewriters.  In 1988, it was used in IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and was used as it was today.  It was first used on Twitter, and was inspired by the IRC “how do you feel about using # (pound) for groups. As in #barcamp [msg]?”- @factoryjoe  Evan Williams did not agree with hashtags, as he said they were too technical, and you can guess what happened afterwards. They blew up, and every other social networking site began loving this new way to talk, even without knowing each other, and it grows stronger everyday, and was added in the Oxford-English dictionary in 2014, due to it's widespread use.  If you have any future ideas for blog post in the future, leave a comment, and thanks for reading. Sorry about being one day late too!

Monday, September 15, 2014

! g07 5o mu(h $w@& (Translation: I got so much swag)


If you didn't look at my poll, (which, by the way, you should) I see that many of you hate to much swag. I can relate, because that is what I voted, (High five guys!) and no one has, luckily, picked puppies. If you live under a rock, or any where you might now hear stuff, you must have heard swag. Originating in Ireland as the word "Swagger" which meant walking in a wavy manner, the being idiotized (Meaning to change into a less meaningful way) to "Swag".  It means to be cool or whatever you want to call it, and growing to such popularity to be on Wikipedia, Dictionary.com, and Oxford dictionary.  There are many urban legends of how swag really originated, but Ireland seems most likely.  If you have any theories or suggestions, leave a comment on this post, thank you for reading.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

It Came From The Jersey Shores.

Come at me bro! Usually used by people who get angry easily and that refers to your enemy as your brother.  Originating from the hit reality show, "Jersey Shore", it defined as, "A phrase popularized by Ronnie from MTV's latest train wreck of a reality show, Jersey Shore."
The Example I find quite hilarious.
"Guy: (Begins taunting Ronnie)
Ronnie: Come at me bro!
Guy: (more taunting)
Ronnie: No dude, you come at me bro. Hold your girl back and come at me bro!
Guy: (even more taunting)
Ronnie: COME AT ME BRO, NO YOU COME AT ME BRO!!
(Conversation repeats consecutively for the next 5 minutes)
(a fight eventually erupts on the boardwalk)" Isn't that the funniest thing you read all day? Better that this stuff. It is used in arguments, usually on Twitter or Facebook(But is used by some people in real life, sadly). I guess it's unavoidable, unless people read this blog.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Adding New meaning to, "Blaze it. (Challenges Part 1)


Welcome to the real world, where non-emo people hurt themselves for fun! Seriously the dumbest things you can do to your body. There are somethings that make me happy, like the Ice Bucket Challenge, that all about charity and doing something for entertainment, but when you stop the money donating, and just hurt yourself, that's wrong. Recently, you may have heard about the Rub Flammable Stuff All Over Your Body And Set Your Self On Fire challenge AKA the Fire Challenge. The name describes it perfectly. People spray themselves with hairspray, light a match, and you should know what happens next. This is a real thing, and why it exists is far beyond me. When I first heard of this I thought,"Dang, people are stupid, thinking I'll believe this." Then, "Dang, people are stupid."  It has grown to such heights that Wikipedia has a page on it, and fire houses across the country are telling people them to stop. There are plenty of videos to watch on the topic, so look those up if you want to, but I won't force you to watch.  Just kidding, here's a video. This guy makes good points on how dumb this thing is.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Sorry about this one, Just kidding.


Sorry, not sorry. A double negative. The most annoying phrase ever(in my opinion). It mean,"I'm sorry for doing that, oh wait! I'm kidding." It originated in 1994, in the Amen song, "Sorry, not Sorry", it can be argued that it grew in popularity after it was used on Twitter in 2011(I didn't even know Twitter existed in 2011, let alone a phrase people still use today!). Urban Dictionary says, "sorry not sorry is a term used by someone usually unhappy with someone because they are thought to have done something wrong. They use this term as if to say "What I did wasn't wrong so Sorry, I'm not sorry". It is often "hashtaged" on the social networking website Twitter." I may have a Twitter, but I don't use hashtags, unless in jest.

Friday, September 5, 2014

First is the Worst

Now, I'll start this off with a bang, (I should use that one someday.)You may remember the famous, and not at all annoying rhyme. "First is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the polka-dot dress/hairy chest.  Not only does it make no sense, it is also brings back memories of never ending chants, that means nothing. It was created as a playground rhyme.  A playground rhyme, or a playground song, is a song, usually sung by children, normally on a playground (Wikipedia's description, not mine) such as K-I-S-S-I-N-G, you know the one!  "X and Y Sitting in a tree! Keh-Ei-Es-Es-Ei-En-Gee! First comes love, then comes marriage, then come the baby in the baby carriage!" You remember now. This is also where a lot of kids discover curses, as plenty of these disturbing, but fun to say rhymes have a more adult tone. Tones such as burning places down, killing television characters, racism, and Abraham Lincoln.  Another reason to be terrified of kids.

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