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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Millennials Are Hilariously Responding To Being Called Out For The Way They Communicate Over Text
There I was, just being a millennial, enjoying my day and reminiscing about Pogs and Orbitz drinks and Beanie Babies, when suddenly, I was jolted from my "won't-ever-be-able-to-afford-to-buy-a-home" haze. Why, you ask? Well, I happened upon this blatant attack upon my generation from @gaulicsmith on Twitter (now known as X): And I quickly discovered the conversation has been happening all over the internet, including X, Threads, and Reddit. Unsurprisingly, my fellow millennials immediately felt called out. "Feeling attacked lol," said one person. "They're onto us lol first they came for our cheugy lol then our side part lol then our computer y2k crisis but they made it fashion lol" "my apartments on fire and i haven't felt joy since 2012 lol" And it will come as no surprise that millennials, the kindest generation, who have never done anything to anyone (except "kill" a bunch of industries and part our hair on the side and wear skinny jeans), quickly started apologizing, lol. Related: 50 People Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Gave No EFFS "Sorry ( ) resisting the urge..." Then they moved on to their next tactic: trying to explain themselves. "lol does not mean LAUGH OUT LOUD! It means please don't be mad at me," this person said. "CLOSE! It actually means: 'I have anxiety so say it back or I'll think you hate me.'" "It is our way of communicating tone. We are a generation of people who feel like we are always in trouble/everyone is mad at us. lol" Related: "Something's Killed Me. Please, Someone Tell My Parents": 19 Terrifying Stories From People Who Lived In Haunted Houses That Are Gonna Give Me Serious Nightmares "If I don't put lol at the end of a sentence you might get mad at me. I blame having parents raised by traumatized WWII vets." "we cannot abide someone thinking we're mad at them" And one person hilariously added, "Remember when all our Nanas thought it meant 'lots of love'?" Of course, millennials also had to get in a few solid jabs at some other generations while they were at it. "at least i don't have tiktok voice," said one. "'Lol' is to millennials as '...' is to boomers." "frfr zoomers use 'frfr' like 'loud and clear' for radio comms." "Why does Gen Z wear pajamas everywhere lol" And finally, "At least we can read lol." To my fellow millennials, just remember: If you're a millennial, what do you think? Are you going to keep using "lol" despite the harsh and entirely unfair judgment? Let us know in the comments. And if you're not a millennial, give us a break lol. (See, that's proper usage of the lol. You can't be mad at me now.) Also in Internet Finds: The History We're Taught Is Wildly Sanitized, So Here 28 Disturbing Historical Events Everyone Should Be Aware Of Also in Internet Finds: People Who Never Believed In The Supernatural Are Revealing What Made Them Change Their Minds, And I'm Terrified Also in Internet Finds: "It Was Driving Everyone Bonkers With Mystery": 49 Times The Internet Came Together To Identify Weird Items That Had Everyone Completely Stumped
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Millennials Are Hilariously Responding To Being Called Out For The Way They Communicate Over Text
There I was, just being a millennial, enjoying my day and reminiscing about Pogs and Orbitz drinks and Beanie Babies, when suddenly, I was jolted from my "won't-ever-be-able-to-afford-to-buy-a-home" haze. Why, you ask? Well, I happened upon this blatant attack upon my generation from @gaulicsmith on Twitter (now known as X): And I quickly discovered the conversation has been happening all over the internet, including X, Threads, and Reddit. Unsurprisingly, my fellow millennials immediately felt called out. "Feeling attacked lol," said one person. "They're onto us lol first they came for our cheugy lol then our side part lol then our computer y2k crisis but they made it fashion lol" "my apartments on fire and i haven't felt joy since 2012 lol" And it will come as no surprise that millennials, the kindest generation, who have never done anything to anyone (except "kill" a bunch of industries and part our hair on the side and wear skinny jeans), quickly started apologizing, lol. Related: 50 People Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Gave No EFFS "Sorry ( ) resisting the urge..." Then they moved on to their next tactic: trying to explain themselves. "lol does not mean LAUGH OUT LOUD! It means please don't be mad at me," this person said. "CLOSE! It actually means: 'I have anxiety so say it back or I'll think you hate me.'" "It is our way of communicating tone. We are a generation of people who feel like we are always in trouble/everyone is mad at us. lol" Related: "Something's Killed Me. Please, Someone Tell My Parents": 19 Terrifying Stories From People Who Lived In Haunted Houses That Are Gonna Give Me Serious Nightmares "If I don't put lol at the end of a sentence you might get mad at me. I blame having parents raised by traumatized WWII vets." "we cannot abide someone thinking we're mad at them" And one person hilariously added, "Remember when all our Nanas thought it meant 'lots of love'?" Of course, millennials also had to get in a few solid jabs at some other generations while they were at it. "at least i don't have tiktok voice," said one. "'Lol' is to millennials as '...' is to boomers." "frfr zoomers use 'frfr' like 'loud and clear' for radio comms." "Why does Gen Z wear pajamas everywhere lol" And finally, "At least we can read lol." To my fellow millennials, just remember: If you're a millennial, what do you think? Are you going to keep using "lol" despite the harsh and entirely unfair judgment? Let us know in the comments. And if you're not a millennial, give us a break lol. (See, that's proper usage of the lol. You can't be mad at me now.) Also in Internet Finds: The History We're Taught Is Wildly Sanitized, So Here 28 Disturbing Historical Events Everyone Should Be Aware Of Also in Internet Finds: People Who Never Believed In The Supernatural Are Revealing What Made Them Change Their Minds, And I'm Terrified Also in Internet Finds: "It Was Driving Everyone Bonkers With Mystery": 49 Times The Internet Came Together To Identify Weird Items That Had Everyone Completely Stumped
Buzz Feed
7 hours ago
- General
- Buzz Feed
Millennials Are Called Out For The Way They Use "LOL"
There I was, just being a millennial, enjoying my day and reminiscing about Pogs and Orbitz drinks and Beanie Babies, when suddenly, I was jolted from my "won't-ever-be-able-to-afford-to-buy-a-home" haze. Why, you ask? Well, I happened upon this blatant attack upon my generation from @gaulicsmith on Twitter (now known as X): And I quickly discovered the conversation has been happening all over the internet, including X, Threads, and Reddit. Unsurprisingly, my fellow millennials immediately felt called out. "Feeling attacked lol," said one person. "They're onto us lol first they came for our cheugy lol then our side part lol then our computer y2k crisis but they made it fashion lol" "my apartments on fire and i haven't felt joy since 2012 lol" And it will come as no surprise that millennials, the kindest generation, who have never done anything to anyone (except "kill" a bunch of industries and part our hair on the side and wear skinny jeans), quickly started apologizing, lol. "Sorry ( ) resisting the urge..." Then they moved on to their next tactic: trying to explain themselves. "lol does not mean LAUGH OUT LOUD! It means please don't be mad at me," this person said. "CLOSE! It actually means: 'I have anxiety so say it back or I'll think you hate me.'" "It is our way of communicating tone. We are a generation of people who feel like we are always in trouble/everyone is mad at us. lol" "If I don't put lol at the end of a sentence you might get mad at me. I blame having parents raised by traumatized WWII vets." "we cannot abide someone thinking we're mad at them" And one person hilariously added, "Remember when all our Nanas thought it meant 'lots of love'?" Of course, millennials also had to get in a few solid jabs at some other generations while they were at it. "at least i don't have tiktok voice," said one. "'Lol' is to millennials as '...' is to boomers." "frfr zoomers use 'frfr' like 'loud and clear' for radio comms." "Why does Gen Z wear pajamas everywhere lol" And finally, "At least we can read lol." To my fellow millennials, just remember: If you're a millennial, what do you think? Are you going to keep using "lol" despite the harsh and entirely unfair judgment? Let us know in the comments. And if you're not a millennial, give us a break lol.
The Guardian
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely review – joyous show from art's golden kinetic couple
It is a bright and sunny day in Somerset, and out on the neatly mown lawn at Hauser & Wirth, Niki de Saint Phalle's voluptuous Nanas ('girls') are positively sparkling. There are three of them (a nod to Botticelli's three graces): one silver, one black, one white, all made from polyester jazzed up with colourful mosaic and shimmering mirrors. She has captured them mid-twirl, arms tossed in the air like they just don't care, legs kicked out at jaunty angles. They are joyful and radiant, monumental and robust, dancers and warriors. Saint Phalle, a French American artist, began creating her abstract sculptures of women in the mid-60s, a decade after she first met the Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely in Paris. He was married and so was she but five years later, both divorced, they got together; by the time they were married in 1971 both were seeing other people. It was a complicated, sometimes competitive relationship – romantically and artistically – that saw them collaborate and support each other creatively until Tinguely's death in 1991. Saint Phalle looked after his legacy until her own death in 2002. Now, on the centenary of his birth, a new exhibition is presenting their work side by side – at least once we get off the grass and into the gallery. As if to make up for the solo Saint Phalle welcome outside, the first room is almost entirely dedicated to Tinguely's strange kinetic sculptures – presided over by another powerful Saint Phalle belle. Having grown up in Basel, where he later worked as a window decorator and studied drawing, Tinguely moved to Paris in 1952 and began to animate his Calder-esque wire works with electric motors. Here, half-a-dozen contraptions made with scrap metal and found materials from branches to rubber belts stutter to life every few minutes, clanking and clattering in time with their moving parts. Originally visitors would have pressed buttons to make them move. Sadly, now they're old and rickety, they are programmed to turn on one by one (though apparently the rockers can be a bit erratic). Built from the 1950s until his death, Tinguely's whirring designs might verge on comic but they're as relevant today as they were when first exhibited. A physical (and audible) manifestation of the anxieties of automation, his semi-robotic assemblages – among them his Métamatics, or drawing machines – were initially met with resistance. At Hauser & Wirth, one device doodles in pen on to an unfurling roll of paper while another scribbles on a single sheet. Standing in front of them, questions inevitably arise about authenticity and the creative capabilities of man vs machine. Viewed alongside his angular scrap metal, Saint Phalle's sculptures are deliciously colourful and curvy. When viewed together, they hum with life. The couple began collaborating in the late 1950s; for her first sculpture, she commissioned him to create an iron armature which she covered with plaster. A black-and-white polyester head with a rosy pout sits on the shoulders of a motorised contraption made from wood and iron; when the motor starts, the head shifts back and forth, its lightbulb crown flashing. Elsewhere, a miniature nana performs an arabesque on an iron stand that spins her round like a ballerina in a jewellery box. On display for the first time are the gold pieces of furniture Saint Phalle made for A Dream Longer Than the Night (1976), the bizarre and frequently frightening film she wrote, directed and acted in with Tinguely. There's often a shadowy undercurrent, as well as strength in the face of adversity (in Saint Phalle's case, sexual abuse and a strict Catholic upbringing). It's there in the 11 roebuck skulls Tinguely fixed to a bicycle wheel in 1990, titled The Infernal Circle of Death. It's there in Saint Phalle's provocative plaster and bronze altarpieces, piled high with small plastic dolls which bring to mind the good and the damned imagined by Hieronymus Bosch. In 1961 she started her famous shooting paintings, firing a rifle at low reliefs and exploding bags of bleeding paint across the surface. Produced against a backdrop of political unrest in France, the three on display burst with rage and defiance. Sign up to Art Weekly Your weekly art world round-up, sketching out all the biggest stories, scandals and exhibitions after newsletter promotion Despite their different backgrounds – she came from an aristocratic French family; he was working class – both were socially and politically engaged and tirelessly devoted to their art. The final room features intimate drawings and letters by Saint Phalle, with creatures real and imagined and a load of love hearts. Tinguely is here, too, his name squiggled in ink, a rusty chariot-like contraption supporting a Saint Phalle-style goddess Athena, sensuous and strong. And there, glimpsed through the window, are the three Nanas on the lawn, still twirling, still sparkling. It may be Tinguely's centenary but Saint Phalle is the star of this show – and the show is all the better for it. Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely: Myths & Machines is at Hauser & Wirth Somerset until 1 February
