{"id":2701,"date":"2016-01-20T15:43:30","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T21:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2021-04-11T21:18:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T03:18:09","slug":"yolo-how-many-times-are-u-gonna-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/yolo-how-many-times-are-u-gonna-live\/","title":{"rendered":"yolo! how many times are u gonna live?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the latest video on the  is an analysis of the acronym <em><strong>yolo<\/strong> <\/em>(<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">y<\/span>ou <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">o<\/span>nly <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">l<\/span>ive <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">o<\/span>nce<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>as mentioned at :30 on the video, rapper <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/lent-lent-lint-lindt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drake<\/a><\/strong> aka <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">drizzy<\/span> brought the expression to the attention of the millennial generation with his rap\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/is-dont-be-evil-still-google-motto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the motto<\/a>. <\/strong><\/em>and as the rest of the vid explains, <em>yolo\u00a0<\/em>has been an important phrase, one way or another, for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>make sure to click CC at the bottom of the player to read the captions and maximize your english practice.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"yolo\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1UTk4DBFWAE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>here are a few other observations to <em><strong>enhance<\/strong><\/em> (upgrade, improve) your enjoyment of the video&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>at :40, <em><strong>get that shit<\/strong><\/em> is an informal motivational phrase used in this case to <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/inch-by-inch-pound-for-pound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pump up<\/a> a group of hunters in a fight against a mammoth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2945\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2945 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mae-west-yolo-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"mae west yolo\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mae-west-yolo-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mae-west-yolo.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">mae west: u only live once, but it&#8217;s enough if you&#8217;re <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/happy-hump-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">humping<\/a>\u00a0a lot. (la times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/sexy-vocab-in-wet-hot-american-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sexual innuendo<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is when sex is implied if not necessarily mentioned. it&#8217;s used at 1:33 in reference to <strong>mae west<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>listen at 1:54 for the expression <em><strong>seize the day<\/strong><\/em>, which is similar to <em>u only live once<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>in this <strong>e*trade<\/strong> commercial, <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/pussy-riot-on-house-of-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">house of cards<\/a><\/strong><\/em> star <strong>kevin spacey<\/strong> opens his dialogue explaining that\u00a0e*trade is all about <em><strong>seizing opporunity<\/strong><\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/take-advantage-of-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taking advantage of it<\/a>). \u00a0spacey closes with\u00a0the historic equivalent of <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">yolo<\/span><\/em>, <em><strong>seize the day<\/strong><\/em>, and commands viewers to <em>seize<\/em>\u00a0investment opportunity, which\u00a0according to e*trade, is everywhere.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 758px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2701-1\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/seize-the-day-kevin-spacey-etrade.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/seize-the-day-kevin-spacey-etrade.mp4\">https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/seize-the-day-kevin-spacey-etrade.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>at 2:05 in the richyrocks\u00a0<em>yolo<\/em> video, the observation is that <em>yolo<\/em> is<\/p>\n<h4>considerably less <em>charming<\/em> when it&#8217;s used as a justification to act like an asshole or to just do something stupid.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/u2-haters-hate-bono-most\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">charming<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>attractive<\/em> or <em>charismatic<\/em>. the song <em><strong>this charming man<\/strong><\/em> by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/burn-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the smiths<\/a><\/strong> tells the story of a poor boy meeting a <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/the-time-of-your-life-is-the-time-of-my-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">wealthy<\/a>,\u00a0<em>charming<\/em> man.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Smiths - This Charming Man (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cJRP3LRcUFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>starting at 2:10 in the richyrocks video, there is a long list of mostly bad suggestions that could be justified by yolo.<\/p>\n<p>one of these suggestions is\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/orange-is-the-new-black-season-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">binge watching<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>the dance competition show<em>\u00a0<\/em><em><strong>dancing with the stars<\/strong><\/em>. <strong><em>binge<\/em><\/strong> means <em>doing an activity at an intense, perhaps even dangerous level<\/em>. for example eating, shopping, drinking, recreational cocaine use\u00a0or <em>watching consecutive episodes of a tv series<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2942\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/beavis-huffing-thinner-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"beavis yolo\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/beavis-huffing-thinner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/beavis-huffing-thinner.jpg 487w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>beavis <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">huffed some thinner<\/span> in the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/beavis-butthead-home-improvement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>home improvement<\/strong> episode <\/a>of <strong>beavis and butthead.<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<p>another bad idea in the vid is <em>huffing thinner<strong>. \u00a0huff<\/strong><\/em> means <em>inhale fumes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>one final terrible idea that is proposed is <em>sticking a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/sexy-vocab-in-wet-hot-american-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dick<\/a> in a toaster<\/em>. <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/for-what-its-worth-songs-that-are-worth-it-andor-worthwhile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">stick<\/a><\/strong><\/em> has several <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/is-dont-be-evil-still-google-motto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">applications<\/a>;\u00a0in this context it is the same as <em>put<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2943\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/preaching-yolo.jpe\" alt=\"preaching yolo\" width=\"238\" height=\"211\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>will his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">preaching<\/span>\u00a0convince these millenials to <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/smart-penguins-buy-diamonds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reject<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">yolo<\/span>? (rod anderson)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>but even after this long list of <em><strong>ill-advised<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/the-3-wise-men-2-other-wise-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unwise<\/a>) activities, the function of the yolo video is not to <em><strong>preach<\/strong><\/em> (lecture, give unwanted moral advice).<\/p>\n<p>and though the video is not anti-yolo either, the final comments from <strong>m.i.a<\/strong>.&#8217;s song <em><strong>y.a.l.a.<\/strong><\/em> (u always live again) are an interesting contrast. m.i.a. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/hotline-bling-english-practice-from-a-drake-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wonders<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>if u only live once, why we keep doing <em>the same shit<\/em>?<\/h4>\n<p>in an english text book, m.i.a.&#8217;s question would be, <em>why <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">do<\/span> we keep doing the same shit?<\/em>\u00a0but she\u00a0reduces the auxiliary <em><strong>do.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2944\" style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2944 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/m.i.a.-yala-vs-yolo-246x300.png\" alt=\"m.i.a. yala vs yolo\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/m.i.a.-yala-vs-yolo-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/m.i.a.-yala-vs-yolo.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">m.i.a.: why we keep doin the same shit?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>the same shit<\/strong><\/em>, another of the many <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/buen-fin-is-it-really-the-shit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shit expressions<\/a> that we have in english, means the same <em>things<\/em> or <em>activities<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun english practice\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" \/>\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>is your personal philosophy closer to <em>yolo<\/em> or <em>reincarnation<\/em>? 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