Nicki Minaj, who makes yet another appearance on this list, tells us that just because you’re alive doesn’t mean you’re living. It’s the kind of sentiment that a lot of people have expressed in a variety of ways, including Tim Robbins’ character Andy Dufresne from “The Shawshank Redemption:” “Get busy living, or get busy dying.”
There are really only two choices for us on this Earth. Miss Minaj put it in a slightly different way, saying that just because you’re living doesn’t mean that you are really alive, but we think the two lines come out to about equal. How to avoid this life-without-life, you might be asking? Cultivate a love of learning, continue to seek out new experiences, and understand that your emotions and your happiness is your own business, not anyone else’s.
Sometimes It's Not the Student’s Fault
Summar Beasley was a little too busy to micromanage the person that was putting together her section of the yearbook, and this is the result. The picture is fine – it’s not like she had a choice with the braces – but the quote is an exceptionally odd one. We really don’t know what the quote is supposed to mean – was it misheard or miss-written?
Is there supposed to be a different quote? We have a sinking suspicion that it was the yearbook crew who got this one goofed, since it doesn’t even seem like the kind of “playing around with the yearbook format” we’ve been getting in this list of pics. It really just seems like Summar got the short end of the stick.
Somebody Who Is Thinking About the Future
Well, that’s not usually what “thinking about the future” means, but having something for your next meal is pretty important. However, Jordan Welch needs to be careful – while he’s a kid growing into adulthood, shooting up in height and with a higher metabolism than average, he might find that he can eat almost anything he wants and not gain weight.
But once his growth spurt comes to a close and he gets into college, he might just find that always thinking about food leads to a few extra inches around his waist. Maybe Jordan is a handy chef, and is wondering what he should make for the family. A nice chili? Jambalaya? How about BLT sandwiches? Great, now all we’re doing is thinking about food. Thanks, Jordan.
Tips for the Modern Makeup Fan
It’s the classic bait and switch comment – We at first think that Brittney Marquez is giving us the old yard about how true beauty comes from the heart, from the way you treat others, or from the emotion that you are able to apply to every day and every event. But, then, it turns out that you can actually get it from inside bottles and tubes and things like that.
Thanks for that uplifting message, Jeffree Star, you blight on human beauty. Don’t listen to him, he’s wrong. Sure, the line might be a little funny, but funny doesn’t always mean right or proper. You can get all the tubes and bottles and compacts and anything else you could need, but you still might be ugly on the inside.
This Is Called the Reverse Steve Martin
We don’t know this graduating senior’s name, but we do know that he likes to take the risky route when he is called upon to provide a quote. Whether he was evening the score after Michael Jackson’s conversion, or he’s a big fan of classic comedy movie “The Jerk,” this kid was willing to put some skin in the game.
And that’s almost literally! Not much else to say here, other than to point out this kid was the perfect one to drop this line – he has incredibly dark skin, hair, and even eyes, so this kind of joke was maybe the most unexpected, making it the best kind of joke. Remember, if you’re expecting something, it can’t really be funny. Or scary, but that’s a little bit of a different matter.