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July 25, 2007 |
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No Room for Emos
FOUND by Natalie
in New York City, New York
Written on the back of a school notice, and found in a desk during parent/teacher conferences.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
i love the philosophy
I kind of hate how often the word "emo" is thrown around.
And as a general rule, I don't associate with people that write/type like the guy that made this find.
Love the contrast between the profanity and bad spelling and the amazingly happy philosophy. Putting this on my desktop as a reminder.
i just printed it out to give to my boyfriend. i;m so glad i;ve found someone who makes me smile every fucking day :)
this is great, it made my whole night.
What, exactly, is "emo"? Is it just moody broody goth, or is there more to it?
and I wonder what was cut off at the bottom?
Is the use of the word "nigga" okay? Or is this comment section going to be a bloodbath later on?
Haha, this makes me smile! I want to print it out and give it to someone.
glad I found the one that makes me smile everyday..
Makes ya wonder what goes on in school...
i found someone that makes me smile..and that makes me happy..but i dont know how she feels..hahah... i wonder if she only thinks of me as a friend... i needa know...LOL!!!
William, don't get so emo.
Chrome Toaster, not okay to use said word.
Alan, grow a sack and ask her out, make your intentions clear.
I would love to leave in this apartment complex that bans emos.
Chillin, Real Viviendo.
Here's an explanation of emo from Overheard in New York
(http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/)
Girl #1: You should see this guy. He's like the reincarnation of Gerard Way.
Girl #2: Gerard Way's not dead.
Girl #1: He's emo. He's dead inside.
I don't appreciate the fact that this "find" was edited. Shouldn't we get to see the whole thing?
I think the find is on scrap paper. Don't get you panties in a bunch.
The author obviously has issues with people who are unlike themself. Parents need to teach acceptance. We all have choices in life; choose tolerance over ignorance.
EVEN MINORITIES RECOGNIZE THIS WHITE SUBURBIAN SUBCULTURE. IT'S GETTING OUT OF HAND
The thing that isn't addressed in this note is how hard it actually is to *not* make room 4 emos when they got you by the balls, and how hard it truly is to find some1. But it is so amazing when u actually do find someone who makes u smile every fucking day of ur life, that I really like this kid. I guess it makes me remember that no one is ever really prepared for how hard it's going to be.
I hate when the finder doesn't include their last name, and then we can't google her/him (props to Jo for the idea!) when we are otherwise unmoved by the find.
I also object to the censorship of the note. But I think is more out of hand than emo is the acceptance of what we used to call "Prince Language" like "U" and "UR." That stuff is fine for the back of an album, it is artistic license there, but these little bastards have taken it to a whole new level.
I find this creepy.
How dare you assume a man wrote this.
How dare you assume a black man wrote this.
I guess that makes you a racist emo-lover.
I'm just getting all the usual comments out of the way...carry on.
At first I thought it was a hotel notice: NO ROOM for emos. But now I see it's an inspirational thing and while I don't like the language, I totally agree with the senitment.
By the way, Natalie, were you the parent or the teacher of the conference? Or just a random chick hanging around?
anyone else notice our beloved sapm protection is gone? I'll make up some missing flyers and post them on telephone poles. I need those hard questions to start my day off!
I love this find :) I'd hang out with this kid.
Ah.....I remember when MY mom would put little notes like this in my lunch to cheer me up in the middle of the day. How nice!
I hear that hating Emo kids has become almost as passe as Emo itself. It hasn't stopped me though. Screw you little crying, cutting, faking emotional problems, punk rock wannabes.
Chrome, I see you're prepared for the up-coming bloodbath, but what did I tell you about eating poptarts in the tub? They just get soggy and your hair gets fried!
Emo originally came from a strain of rock music. But every "good" counterculture eventually becomes a fashion trend. At my house we refer to our neighbor Emo as an "Emu-a flightless bird."
Mona Lisa, come out and play! I always enjoy your comments.
none of you even know what emo is and you feel like you have something to say about it. screw you.
except Unworthy - she knows what she is talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nRNYG_xM2U
Tickle Me Emo... heh-heh...
Um, I'm way of then. I thought 'Emo' was the cousin of that beloved 'Elmo.'
No prize for me.
Geeeze! I meant to write "way OFF" ...no soup for me either.
I'm with Turbo on this one....plus, I've got nothing else to contribute today.
i wonder if "emo" kid ever found this?
I pictured this as a teenage girl writing it to her female friend. Translating to, "Take a chill pill. No need for whiners. Find someone to make you happy." Not meaning I think emos are whiny, I just took that to be the message...
I wish my lawn was emo, then it might cut its self.
Y'all need to chill and stop complaining about the internet slang! While I will admit hat messages like this do confuse me: (see fig.1)
Fig. 1
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STFU /\/008! 1337 4 411!
the instant messenger slang is not corrupting the English language! It is merely a new frontier that is making it faster to communicate to others on a fast communication level. Here it was a note to a friend, scrawled quickly to save time. (okay redundant, but you get the point.) I'm sure the author of this not was not aware that her quick note was going to be critiqued. It's not like she writes her term papers like this.
The moral of this story: U ppl need 2 chill! Yall needs to find some1 that makes u smile!
:D
and I quote:
Screw you little crying, cutting, faking emotional problems, punk rock wannabes.
hahahahaha Best. Response. Ever.
Nigga is a common word today. It's accepted. However, nigger is not. Nigger=bad. Nigga=good. It's also used in both black and white cultures (mostly in high school). I could say it to a friend of either race and not get beat up.
Thank you, Moe, for clearing that up for the hyper links above us. I thought I might have to weigh in on this ageless, aging debate and it really isn't a Womble's place.
I love Found, all the things humans stuff in their tidybags and actually take home and put to a good use. Found doesn't always make me smile every day but it comes close.
I say there's no room for emus. They definitely don't make me smile every fucking day. Their name makes me smile frequently, but not as often as lemurs' name. By the way, for anyone who is familiar with Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, have you ever noticed how much she looks like a lemur? It's fucking awesome and makes me smile pretty fucking frequently.
And a quick note to "emo in the room":
I'm afraid you're mistaken. "Emo" is easier to understand than Reader's Digest. It's just a bunch of stupid fashionista teenage douchebags with stupid haircuts and the mistaken belief that they possess an iota of writing talent.
I thought emo was corny back in the nineties, but at least then it was truly outcast kids with emotional problems and no fashion sense, writing spastic lyrics for some decent bands. Now what passes for emo is a big ol' heap of guano, and you're just another turd in the pile.
flargy -- that congresswoman made me day.. what a creepo! love it
Wow. This person is intelligent,
seeing as "emo" is a music genre that is now dead.
Anybody that uses the word as a term to describe people, is an ignorant fuck.
Added racial slur; very intelligent!
whaddaya mean I can't get a room?? I had a reservation!!
i like how they use the word "fucking", it is one of my favorites
flargy - obviously, then you do understand emo. as such, my comment was not directed at you. that you for letting me know that what was once a beautiful movement in both poetry and music is now boiled down and regurgitated to gerald way and other teenage faggots and simply couldn't be anything else. i stand corrected.
again, you are incredibly enlightened and i wish i was was a cool as you are.
Moe - thanks for sharing that, but I just don't agree.
I don't think ANY variation of that word is 'acceptable' in today's society.
But then, I'm just the kind of guy who might have used the 'friendlier' version in HS and STILL gotten the snot beat out of me...so what do I know?
Gah! This just makes me incredibly thankful that my HS days are O-VER!
Everyone was so hormone pumped, "in love" and "emo" or whatever we called it back in the day...and everyone thought they were in love and that THIS love was going to make you happy for the rest of your life.
When frankly, the rest of the year was like a freakin' silver anniversary! Ha!
Gosh, I'm SO glad I don't have to go back there.
That is one part of my youth I do NOT miss....the "Emo Rollercoaster!"
Lady Anne - Yeah, now they have really good meds to equalize those moods.
What I want to know is, who was Natalie (the finder here) anyway? It says it was found during a parent/teacher conference....is Natalie the 'parent' or the 'teacher' here? I can't see a parent going through a stranger's desk while the teacher was telling her that Jr was troubled and needed to go to summer school....
Now wait...now that I think about it ...and some of my friends who are teachers...and the stories they tell...well, I guess I can see it.
Yes, "emo," you do stand corrected. And don't bother wasting your time and energy on futile wishes - you'll never be as cool as me.
Oh, and just so you know - you misspelled "bowel" as "beautiful." Please try to get that right next time.
Since I'm in my 30s and a bit out of it when it comes to pop culture I have been trying to get someone to explain what 'emo' is. I guess it means someone who is depressed, wears black eyeliner and black clothes and writes poetry? With a sad sack sorta persona?
From the opening I thought the note was going to be nasty and was pleased it ended on an up note.
FLARGY MADE A DECENT JOKE
Flargy, you're my hero.
Another stolen find! No one has the right to take notes from a student's desk! It's an invasion of privacy! The student left it there for a specific person! The finder is not that person! Stealing is wrong -- it's creepy, uncool, and definitely not OK. I can't believe that some of you defend this action! If the finder thought this was worth submitting, she could have taken a picture of it! Theft is theft!
I'm definitely adding Natalie to the "Do Not Rent" list at the summer cabin coop!
I meant to write, "...and definitely not OK!"
(I accidentally left out the exclamation point.)
This makes me smile so fucking hard
SALT, are you getting...um...salty with me?
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN
Here's a philosophical (read: stupid) question: Since using the "n-word" is not ok(there's gotta be a better way of 'not' saying that word) but using "emo" is ok - if you combined the two so the person this find was intended for was a "nemo", would just having one letter representing said "n-word" constitute an implied usage of the word?
eg: Cheer up you nemo.
Does simply the "n" mean that the forbidden word was used?
Probably best to avoid the whole thing, I think, but it made me wonder for a second.
Disclaimer: I don't use the the word "n..." I don't think it should be used by anyone, period, I'm not a racist/sexist/etc... I'm not anti-anything. Except the Greeks.
That was a joke.
On a side note, there are other permutations that are non-inflammatory and fun: Emo drug users could be 'chemos'. Wait, that might be inflammatory and not fun. But that made me chuckle.
YES! The note says it all .
I think everybody has to "chiiiill".
Seriously..get over it. God forbid somebody use a slang word like emo! Oh no! Abbreviation of the word your!
Not everything is so serious.
The misappropriation of the term "emo" ought to be a federal crime.
Little boys and girls, it's quite clear what "emo" means:
It's an acronym for "Emotionally Manipulative Ogre"...okay?
..and you really shouldn't mumble when you speak...it's rude.
Kdawg: Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdASTkfi91E
Pretty good summary of what emo is anymore...
And Rob, according the Daily Show, the way you can use the "N-word" is to have a black guy run around with you and says it when you point at him. However, not to be racist, you may want to pick up a Mexican, Chinese, Jew, homosexual, ect. to complete your set of racially and culturally derogatory words :)
Maybe the "N-word" was derogatory in the old days, but with us younger folk, not so much. It's a substitute for friend, or homie if you will. But only if you use it in the correct way. The find above is the correct way. Going down the street yelling, "I HATE N--" is the incorrect way.
I thought this was about large flightless birds.
Lizard Bits: Loved the video. Hilarious. You're wonderful. Please don't forget Icelandic musicians and fat Wiccans.
Turbo: Thank you for doing the honors this morning. I couldn't drag my bipolar ass out of bed.
Rob: You could use a little editing, but you definitely win points for "Chemos." Well done.
Flargy: Welcome back, and thank you for going back and adding bits of wisdom and humor to earlier posts as well. (And you thought no one noticed.)
Mona: Did you wear yourself out yesterday bating Salt?
Oh yeah, and it's "find someone WHO will make you smile" etc., you ignorant emo.
Where the hell is Rex?
Let's hear it for the "white suburbian subculture"! Whoo-hooo!
The emo haircuts really DO suck .
So do the emu haircuts, to be fair.
my friend charles is in love with his roommate, jay, and jay is definitely emo. charles recently told jay his true feelings and jay told him to move out. i sent charles this find. "well played," he said. "well played indeed." (charles is also black so the "nigga" is somewhat (in?)appropriate.)
i found this humorus;
i really think everyone
should "chiiill" out. :]
good luck to charles,
i wish people were
more open minded. :/
This brightens my day.
People need to calm down.
"Emo" is used here to be stereotypical- probably to get a laugh out of the writers friend.
And "nigga" is used commonly to represent friendship- its probably only used because nowadays it seems part of friendship is being rude to each other on some level.
And the "u" and "ur" thing? It gets on my nerves to, but maybe the writer was just in a rush and just wanted to leave a reminder for their friend?
I honestly think this comment should just be ignored- its just one girls ramblings when shes half asleep and trying to make sense at 3 30 am.
The note makes me smile- but Im not sure if I like the fact that its cut off.
And the issue of the fact its from a parent teacher conference that people have mentioned before bothers me too- but the meaning is still clear, and makes me happy.
Im done rambling now. :)
‘Niger’ (one g) = Latin for ‘black’. That’s ALL. Two g’s are a variant spelling reflecting the hard ‘g’ sound. Any unacceptable associations have been acquired later and are not the fault of the word itself. (Incidentally ‘niggardly’ = ‘mean, tight-fisted’ – different derivation, nothing to do with colour – which didn’t prevent someone from being sacked for using it recently. Oh, whatever happened to a good classical education? I blame Mrs Thatcher... but let’s not go there today.)
The big question is, when they do the re-make of The Dam Busters, what are they going to call the dog? 'Cos if it ain’t ‘N*gg*r’, that will be rewriting history (which of course has already happened to Dvorak’s String Quartet in F, Op. 96, now referred to unblushingly as the ‘American’ Quartet), and that’s unforgivable. Isn’t it?? Ho hum.
shuddup you stupid emos and quit ya whinin' people can write whatever they want. stop getting offended, pussies.
What a heart-warming sentiment! I know that my Emo persona has been keeping me from realizing that life is all about finding someone to make me smile... every fucking day.
these comments made me laugh so hard I choked on my spit. Holy shit man. Hilarious comments for a dippy find.
i totally laughed at SALT, saying 'WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN'. that was great. and this find RULES what great advice. i will remember that...thank you, whoever wrote this, even if your grammar sucks!!! it's the thought that counts.
sorry to disappoint all of you but natalie is one of my best friends, she found this in a school desk in Halsey 157 (back when we were in middle school) and some fat annoying half polish, half columbian bitch wrote this. haha. not a black dude.
I can't describe in words how happy this made me.
nigga's only a bad word in the context of a bad intent. Well to me anyways: beside this person obviously had a supportive and inspirational goal. But I guess you should be a) a friend and b) have a persons trust, before you go brandishing it around. The same for use of explicit language, as you can see, it was well used cut-the-bullshit adjective here. Big impact.
And also; I generally get frustrated at emo's because they often wallow, though i appreciate their zealous attempt to experience the full spectrum of angry, forlorn emotion... they should just learn that life will go on and listen to a bit of slice of heaven ( Dave Dobbyn). It does wonders. That's what bugs me. Their too intense. Where's the lighter side of life? What a bliss it is.