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Carpe Diem - The Latin YOLO?

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    On the morning of February eleventh, the question “What does Carpe Diem mean?”
was posed during Mr. Radtke’s second period English class. The question hung in the air
 as the students wracked their tiny minds for the answer, until one quiet girl offered meaning.
  “Seize the day.” But what exactly does it mean to seize the day? According to one young
 eleventh grader from Radtke’s class, it means YOLO.

   When the idea of “Carpe Diem.” Or “Seize the day.” was described to the class by Radtke,
the student immediately made a connection between the Latin phrase and YOLO, causing a
mix of shock and elation to flood the classroom. Students were utterly unable to comprehend
a link between a well-known Latin phrase and their own ape-like calls; the mere thought of it
had them shouting and laughing even louder than was usual for the bunch.
 “OHHHHHHHH!!!” One boy is reported to have said as shouts of various emotions were heard
from his classmates.

   Though no intelligent comments were made on the subject, reporters have concluded that
the primal shouts and calls of the young humans were ones of approval for the new connections
between YOLO and Carpe Diem. Whether or not they are truly capable of understanding the
 concept remains unknown, but their new-found ability to make connections between their
 form of communication and actual language brings with it great hope for the future of humanity.
 I was pretty bored in English class today, and this was just a little bit too perfect not to make into a news article.

The girl in my class who suggested that Carpe Diem was like YOLO is not actually an idiot, it was in fact well placed and amusing,
 though I do not condone the use of the term in any serious manner.
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AsherFlo's avatar
I love it. Only u lol, older little twin