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[–] [email protected] 54 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago

Make it "the dreams I'm unaliving" and it's perfect

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

That boy's head is shaped like a lightbulb. It's like his torso just got an idea.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Get some help

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

You mean y'all don't re-read your email 20 times before you hit send?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'll never forget the day when I signed off, "Kind retards," instead of, "Kind Regards."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is why I never do anything other than "Thanks,"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Welp, "Tanks" isn't as far out as it used to be.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Lol you're right that does sound a bit threatening

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have this image if anyone wants it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago
[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Bet is from African American Vernacular English (AAVE) not Gen whatever slang.

The following is from 12/15/1985 when Eddie Murphy is hosting Saturday Night Live. He uses "bet" at around 2:10 though it's a solid monologue if you have seen "Best Defense" (if you have not don't)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OfDAwX-derM

[–] [email protected] 46 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Gen whatever slang often borrows from AAVE though.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The word cool is a great example of this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Doesn't stop at “US youth culture slang” either.

“cool” is used by German boomers who don't know that AAVE exists.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Which is why this is a picture of John Hamm with a broccoli cut

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago (3 children)

That broccoli hairstyle has become popular in recent years, but originated in the '80s among fans of new wave music.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broccoli_haircut

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

So the lifecycle of everything is approximately 35ish years. When I was a kid, bell bottoms were popular, and consequently, they were also popular in the late '60s and early '70s, just as an example.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I want a pair of JNCO jeans.

I never had a pair before. The reproductions are a bit overpriced tho

I know they're not the same as bell bottoms but That's what I nostalgic for that I didn't actually experience. Born in the 90's btw

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

That makes sense, when I was a kid, I wasn't cool, and again I am not...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I'm just confused over the idea that a bunch of middle schoolers are begging their mom for a perm.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Every time I see that cut all I can see is Mark Mothersbaugh, especially if they have the glasses.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Interesting and it makes sense that it came from the 80s, given the Gen Z's obsession with the decade.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Skib. Bi dee Pennsylvania

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He just says "brah" or "bro" with different inflection. No other words.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago