List: Rough drafts of the acronym YOLO
By Claire ZulkeyList: Rough drafts of the acronym YOLO
By Claire Zulkey
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The origins of the acronym “YOLO” have been well documented. But do you know what preceded the final version of the phrase?
You occasionally live once
You only limbo once
Yolks only like ovums
You ogle ladies ooh
Yaks once liked Ontario
Yams obliterate loose orthotics
Youth organizes lonely Oreos
Yummy octagons liberate orneriness
Young opthamologists lactate occasionally
Yemeni obliterates Libya’s opulence
Yesterday’s oak lichen obfuscates
Yell “otter’s liver!” often
Yawn, odd lights out.
Yay! Octopus limerick omnibus!
Yo-yo or light orange?
Yodel odely lo o