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Yolo, Oh no! #YOLO Deemed offensive to Buddhists

The latest internet controversy surrounds a Buddhist outcry against the term ‘#YOLO’.

 

The hashtag has sparked outrage from pacifists all over the world, potentially harming their chances of reaching Nirvana.

Hashtags are a way of marketing everyday speech on the viral online time toilet ‘Twitter’. YOLO is an acronym for ‘You Only Live Once’, a sentiment popularised by those irritatingly busy people who are always on about the importance of using your precious time wisely, while also inexplicably being on social media.

Barrels of Fun

Bonny Sundings to you, one and all.

What? I don’t update the site daily any more? I smell of poo and look like the wrong end of a Centaur? I know, I know. Busy. Honest!

 

What stirred me from my pit today? Barrels.

Doing Cambridge and hearing Neil Gaiman

As previously bleated about, I spent the last few days exploring sunny Cambridge with my partner Becki, culminating in a Neil Gaiman signing.

 

First impression? Damn, that’s a lot of bicycles. In Stoke, bicycles are seen as arcane instruments that are only to be used for ritualistic self-flagellation (exercise). Should one venture onto a road, it becomes a huge nuisance and the target for a game of bump-n-grind (not the nice kind).