Youth Culture Explorer Gifts

'If they install word recognition software in my texting program, I wouldn't have to know how to spell or read. Ain't technology great?'

Pied Piper leading youths away with ghetto-blaster.

"I can't wear these shoes, Mom! They make me look weird!"

Lord Ganesha is sick of this YOLO nonsense.

T-Shirt: I'm Just Going Through 'A Stage'.

"And I will tell you something else, this constant drumbeat for change and accountability and and and . . . nose rings . . . is really intimidating."

'Arabic, Japanese, Chinese... forget it! There's nothing more complicated than today's youth language!'

"K-pop... is that entertainment, a political movement, or a breakfast cereal?"

"Seriously! My mother says she remembers when all you could do with a cell phone was make calls."

"Wikipedia does not count as a reference in resumes."

'I don't know why they call it the "Wild West"! It's more like the "Boring West" for us right?'

"Is doing the report completely in emojis considered plagiarism?"

"I don't care. You're not going over the the dark side and that's final."

"Dude! Check it out! Waynes and Shanes. We're a demographic!"

The Mating Call of the Modern Youth

Chemical drug affects Cuba

Teen pulls friend's eyebrow ring to get him to speak.

"It must be a youth culture!" (Lager, boobs, lager, babes,footie, girls,lager.)

"Stop it, Sandra! You're only showing yourself up"

Old lady reads warnings of the danger of aerosols for future generations then stumbles upon a group of partying youths so decides to go and buy loads of aerosols.

'In order to cut down disruption in my class I've asked my students not to wear any gang, club, team, or group colours, insignias, patches, etc.'

'I think he's making some sort of statement about himself.'

"How real is your fake ID?"

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

Easter Island legs

Thought for today: "All the world's a stage." - Shakespeare. And boy, are there a lot of drama critics.

"Studies show that children of immigrants are more likely to to take advanced math and science courses and more likely to take advanced placement tests in preparation for college."

Indian rajah rowing elephant in a monsoon flood.

Big Tex Silver Saddle Restaurant advertises 'BBQ, $10, Chatter in a Vanishing Regional Dialect $1.00 Extra.'

Viking on beach with rubber ring shaped like viking ship.

Kung food restaurant (Waiter flies through the air bringing the food).

'Now that's an afro!'

Where Indian ink came from.

Carmel Buildings, Portman Square: A temperance meeting.

Oymoticons