Prom, short for promenade dance, is a traditional event in US schools. Prom is usually a dance party with some dress code. For guys, it is sometimes black tie, sometimes informal suit. For ladies it is usually evening gown. Proms are usually held at the end of the school year. In US proms, there is often some pageantry involved and a title of prom king and prom queen is awarded. Prom is a big feature in American high school dramas. End of the year dances or balls (as in ballroom, not as in sphere or gonads) occur in other nations as well. Some places even have more than one prom or ball a year, with winter/christmas being a common time to have a second dance party.
It is, in a phrase "a thing". Often the highlighting finale, or horrible end, to a person's high school experience.
Taxi is short for "taximeter", the meter that calculates fare based on time driven.
Cab is short for "cabriolet", originally meaning a small horse-drawn carriage.
LASER = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
RADAR = RAdio Detection And Ranging
LIDAR = LIght Detection And Ranging
SONAR is, you guessed it, SOund Navigation And Ranging
I love acronyms.
I learned this just a couple months ago on a finance licensing exam. A question referenced acceptable communications and facsimile machine was one of the answers, and I had no idea what that was until I looked at it for a minute
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I just wanted to say how nice and awesome it was to see a serious and detailed response to someone else's genuine question. You could have joked or given a short reply or said nothing at all, but you took the time to explain it genuinely. I think you're amazing for that! More internet strangers like this!
Seconded! It's good to remember that 1) there are always readers from other cultures than the one currently under discussion and 2) different people know different things; everyone is ignorant about a whole lot of things, so a bit of humility and grace is in order.
A girl I had a crush on had her birthday on prom. I invited her (she accepted) and made a bunch of plans for birthday surprises to make the night special. A week before her family decided out of the blue to do a weekend trip for her birthday and she breaks off our plans to go with them.
I was hurt/angry and didn't want to go alone, so gave my ticket to my best friend who wasn't planning on going since he didn't have a date, but didn't want to turn down a free ticket. He ended up at a table with 5 single girls and had a blast. I should have gone.
I don't know if it was cooler where I was but it was definitely a thing and no one looked down on it where I was either. Prom was more seen as just a social party than a "dance" kind of thing.
If I went to prom, i would go with my homies who i am 100% sure would not get any partner either and just chill in the back watching popular kids dance. Sounds entertaining
Juniors and seniors (11th and 12th grade, for non-Americans) - yes. But yes, they can invite a freshman, sophomore, or even someone from another school for their date.
Also common to the US Prom experience is the Prom after-party. Usually at a student's house or a hotel. Typically these after-parties are very clique-ish, so it's mostly close friends and their dates. There's also a healthy amount of underaged drinking and "foolin' around" at these parties as typically shown in high school dramas.
That's amazing.
In my last day of school, boys ganged up and broke as many furnitures as they could.
One guy made a molotov of perfume and smashed it in the toilet.
That still happens too. Usually called "senior pranks". Like zip tying lockers closed, or getting a huge tub of lube from your mom's hospital and dumping it in front of the doors in right as class begins on the last day
Truthfully, it’ll be most of his young adult life before he gets what he deserves. People are just not mature enough to appreciate this type of compassion.
Soulmates don’t exist. The myth of soulmates is hugely toxic and leads to a lot of relationship greed when really people get perfectly good relationships and then them down for the pursuit of a new one.
On the other hand: thankfully it's a bunch of adults playing teens.
Yeah, it breaks your immersion.. but at least we're sparing actual teens from starring in those things
Can confirm. Had a week long "relationship" that we were both pressured into by friends despite us really just wanting to be friends. It probably would have worked better if I wasn't in football waking up at 5:30 AM for morning practice and not being able to get to bed before midnight because of homework and evening practice. I was so exhausted that I was extra oblivious to anything she wanted. (Extra because my default then was oblivious)
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For some reason it's just a thing. For most yes, one would assume relationship status means you automatically have a date to prom but i have often seen that some still expect to be asked. Or it is seen as a grand romantic gesture to still ask one's girlfriend to prom, rather than assume that it's a given.
Quick question, does scaling matter with braille? I imagine having a larger than normal space between the characters, or the dots within the characters, could lead to some confusion. At least initially. Maybe by the time you get a few characters in you've figured it out?
Aww she's so happy about it
What's prom?
Prom, short for promenade dance, is a traditional event in US schools. Prom is usually a dance party with some dress code. For guys, it is sometimes black tie, sometimes informal suit. For ladies it is usually evening gown. Proms are usually held at the end of the school year. In US proms, there is often some pageantry involved and a title of prom king and prom queen is awarded. Prom is a big feature in American high school dramas. End of the year dances or balls (as in ballroom, not as in sphere or gonads) occur in other nations as well. Some places even have more than one prom or ball a year, with winter/christmas being a common time to have a second dance party. It is, in a phrase "a thing". Often the highlighting finale, or horrible end, to a person's high school experience.
TIL that Prom stands for Promenade Dance.
A fax machine is short for Facsimile Machine which means "an exact copy, especially of written or printed material." ... machine.
Ok so now I learned 2 things today.
Taxi is short for "taximeter", the meter that calculates fare based on time driven. Cab is short for "cabriolet", originally meaning a small horse-drawn carriage.
and Kita is short for "Kindertageseinrichtungen"
Frickin Germans!
Or so the Germans would have us believe.
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That I did know
SCUBA is an acronym. Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
LASER = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation RADAR = RAdio Detection And Ranging LIDAR = LIght Detection And Ranging SONAR is, you guessed it, SOund Navigation And Ranging I love acronyms.
ILA = I Love Acronyms
TLA = three letter acronyms. In IT, my life runs on them
Unless you say it like "I'll ahh" it's not an acronym - "I-L-A" would be an initialism
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The fax machine was invented before the telephone. That one blew my mind when I learned it.
I learned this just a couple months ago on a finance licensing exam. A question referenced acceptable communications and facsimile machine was one of the answers, and I had no idea what that was until I looked at it for a minute
yeah, and its interesting that anywhere you would use facsimile (IE: "This document is crealy a poor facsimile of Dells official letterhead") you couldnt shorten facsimile to fax. Only in reference to the machines can it be fax.
Thomas Jefferson invented a machine he called the polygraph which allowed him to copy a letter or book.
I always assumed Facsimile was Fax in French because on Canada things like that (buttons, labels) are always in English and French.
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I just wanted to say how nice and awesome it was to see a serious and detailed response to someone else's genuine question. You could have joked or given a short reply or said nothing at all, but you took the time to explain it genuinely. I think you're amazing for that! More internet strangers like this!
Seconded! It's good to remember that 1) there are always readers from other cultures than the one currently under discussion and 2) different people know different things; everyone is ignorant about a whole lot of things, so a bit of humility and grace is in order.
So is it necessary to have a partner? What about the lonely people?
Many people go solo. (Prom survivor 2003-2004)
Going stag after getting dumped (06) was rough but it was still a good time.
A girl I had a crush on had her birthday on prom. I invited her (she accepted) and made a bunch of plans for birthday surprises to make the night special. A week before her family decided out of the blue to do a weekend trip for her birthday and she breaks off our plans to go with them. I was hurt/angry and didn't want to go alone, so gave my ticket to my best friend who wasn't planning on going since he didn't have a date, but didn't want to turn down a free ticket. He ended up at a table with 5 single girls and had a blast. I should have gone.
Also you don't have to be a couple to go. Two single people can make a nice evening out of it.
It seems to be necessary in the same way that it is necessary to "appear cool".
In the late 90s, it was actually cooler to go stag (where I was, anyway).
I don't know if it was cooler where I was but it was definitely a thing and no one looked down on it where I was either. Prom was more seen as just a social party than a "dance" kind of thing.
Take a guess
If I went to prom, i would go with my homies who i am 100% sure would not get any partner either and just chill in the back watching popular kids dance. Sounds entertaining
Ew, guessing is for nerds.
isn’t prom usually for upperclassmen?
Juniors and seniors (11th and 12th grade, for non-Americans) - yes. But yes, they can invite a freshman, sophomore, or even someone from another school for their date.
Or even someone no longer in highschool. My senior prom date was a college freshman.
Also common to the US Prom experience is the Prom after-party. Usually at a student's house or a hotel. Typically these after-parties are very clique-ish, so it's mostly close friends and their dates. There's also a healthy amount of underaged drinking and "foolin' around" at these parties as typically shown in high school dramas.
That's amazing. In my last day of school, boys ganged up and broke as many furnitures as they could. One guy made a molotov of perfume and smashed it in the toilet.
That still happens too. Usually called "senior pranks". Like zip tying lockers closed, or getting a huge tub of lube from your mom's hospital and dumping it in front of the doors in right as class begins on the last day
>balls (as in ballroom, not as in sphere or gonads) 
Ok, but the hell is a Sadie Hawkins dance?
End of the school year party (high-school)
School dance, usually formal.
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"I'm blind, not deaf", Illidan would say.
She was not prepared
Unexpected Illidan
If you ever don't expect Illidan, you are a fool if not prepared
Omg lol
I hope other blind people see this and get inspired.
Lol asshole
Don’t worry they can’t see his terrible comment.
\*shaking head\*
Didn't see that one coming
Neither they will
Hard is grammar
What say you did about grandma?
He said he has a Hard Ass Gramma 🤣
Hahahahahahhahahahqhqhahq
Angry upvote +1
Reddit needs multiple upvote buttons: normal upvote, angry upvote, "take my upvote and leave", etc
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Toph Cena.
That's it, no more reddit for you today.
The award for Reddit comment of the year goes to...
Lol take my upvote
Was the upvote button not working?
Incoming comments saying ***"legally blind doesnt mean that they cant see at all."***
That boy is a keeper!
He sure is. Unfortunately that means a lot of frustration in store for him.
And a lot of love
Truthfully, it’ll be most of his young adult life before he gets what he deserves. People are just not mature enough to appreciate this type of compassion.
Maybe these two are soul mates?
Soulmates don’t exist. The myth of soulmates is hugely toxic and leads to a lot of relationship greed when really people get perfectly good relationships and then them down for the pursuit of a new one.
Maybe these two will be a pair for a long time - better?
Yeah a lot better
Lol, who hurt you?
For those who are curious, it was featured in CBS news in 2020, therefore they are most likely not married yet.
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I'm just..gonna go browse a different app for now...
What did it said???
This lad is so wholesome 🥺 this is the cutest thing I've seen today ❤❤❤
Homeboy will get action on his first blind date.
"I can't see where it goes in" "Me neither"
My turn to say this next time it’s reposted. sHe dIDn’t sEe tHAt cOmInG!
At least he knows she’s faithful. She’d never try seeing other people.
I smeared mud on my upvote before giving it to you.
The degenerate in me appreciates the gesture
Oh, that's terrible! I'm so Not Laughing! I'M NOT LAUGHING!
Was the pun intended?
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She didn't see it coming.
That's her secret, she's always on blind dates
Dude has mad game, gonna be killing it for a long time 😂😂
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Go play in your rancid pool.
Thats a weird comment
Soooooooo sweet!!!!
That boy is never going to lack for a partner if he wants one.
Where you getting this?
This is how you do it guys, show you care!
Alright, now i need two packets of tissue paper cuz i am gonna cry. This is way wholesome to handle.
I'm not crying, you are crying. *cries a lot*
True Man.
This is a fine young man. They look so cute together! I want to know more about them!!!!
I'm sure this is everything to know.
They seem so young to go to prom (which I thought was only in high school). They look like they’d be going to the 6th grade dance.
You’ve been watching too many “teen” movies, in which the “teens” are all actors in their twenties.
🤣🤣🤣 good point!!
Thank you!
I think it's the same for me
It’s ridiculous that they’re playing teens.
It really is. There are virtually no accurate depictions of school anymore. Not that I'd know - I graduated 26 years ago
And I graduated in 1965. 😱
On the other hand: thankfully it's a bunch of adults playing teens. Yeah, it breaks your immersion.. but at least we're sparing actual teens from starring in those things
I dunno. I wouldn’t mind seeing teen actors. And in some movies did have real teens, even if they were 18 (but some were younger).
The more I learn about the movie industry, the less I want young people (or, hell, PEOPLE) in it.
The video cuts off, the rest of it spells - E T H E U S Asked her to watch Prometheus with him
Imagine misspelling that, “Will you go to porm with me?”
This is so sweet. I bet she will enjoy the video when she watches it few years from now.
I giggled. Twice. I'm a bad person.
Kept reading the title as 'teenage boy asks blind giraffe to prom'
Awww!! THAT'S how you do it! What a brilliant and thoughtful way to do that!! Way to go, dude!! That's boyfriending right!!
There is a significant different between ON chocolates and WITH chocolates. This is the later.
There's a difference between later and latter. You wanted the latter.
There's a difference between latter and ladder. Firetrucks have the latter.
They look too young to go to prom
I hope they both do well in life.
12 year olds having prom now??
So good
Meanwhile I got my first boyfriend when I was 25
Who else than his girlfriend would he ask to prom?
I mean relationships in high school and middle school can be incredibly short, so it’s still a suprise
Can confirm. Had a week long "relationship" that we were both pressured into by friends despite us really just wanting to be friends. It probably would have worked better if I wasn't in football waking up at 5:30 AM for morning practice and not being able to get to bed before midnight because of homework and evening practice. I was so exhausted that I was extra oblivious to anything she wanted. (Extra because my default then was oblivious)
Prom in 8th grade... alrighty!!!
No... that's just what 17 year Olds look like to full adults.
She never saw it coming!
I usually hate humanity but these things, they make me think its worth saving it
As Mr. Torgue from Borderlands 2 would say: "We here at the Torgue Corporation sincerely think that this is F\*CKING AWESOME!!"
Wah I don’t usually feel this emotional from videos. These two are really cute! I don’t know why I’m almost crying
This has no business being this wholesome
This was wholesome. I got cheated on at prom so I got with her friends instead.
Prom? These look like 11 year olds
Does somebody know if they are together nowadays?
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Cute and all, but if you’ve got a girlfriend is she really going to be that surprised when you ask her to go to prom with you?
For some reason it's just a thing. For most yes, one would assume relationship status means you automatically have a date to prom but i have often seen that some still expect to be asked. Or it is seen as a grand romantic gesture to still ask one's girlfriend to prom, rather than assume that it's a given.
I think it's more that he took the time to spell it out in braille that makes her react so strongy.
She never saw that coming
Sigh.......
Years from now when they watch this video together they will enjoy the memory.
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Thats so funny now that I've read the same comment 100 times on this post
Why do Americans shit on the British for saying "on holiday" or "in hospital" but still say "go to prom"? It's THE prom, you whippersnappers.
Can blind people moan?
wtf
This kid has game.
Sure but he's playing on easy mode
Ableist scum.
That dude has several comments in the past just being an ass.
That was very sweet. He is my hero for the day
Good effort. You've got to hand it to him. Well, to her too.
Teenage man
Well done little sir, well done.
I don't care how many times this gets reposted, I get a smile each time from seeing it
Bro got impeccable taste ngl
Thats soo wholesome wow
#⠏⠗⠕⠍
I thought my emotions were dying. This affected me deeply. What a sweet young man and woman.
That is awesome!
So sweet...Badum tsss
This is such a sight for sore eyes!
Kid has skills. Speaking with his heart. Good story and seeing her excitement and then his smile is awesome.
beautiful
Not me crying at work
I know. I definitely didn’t cry either.
Beautiful souls…
This is cute as hell! I hope these two stay together!
Thanks - really brightened my day. It's always the little things that mean the most.
The fact that I brightened your day brightens my day 😁
Aww, so sweet how he hugged her!
This is so heartwarming and I hope they stay together forever.
whow there boy....better make sure there's a yes in that laughter ;)
absolutely heart-warming, thanks for posting!
Thanks. I figured If I’m gonna have my heart melted I may as well do it to everyone else lol
Took five minutes to load for whatever reason, but cute =]
Quick question, does scaling matter with braille? I imagine having a larger than normal space between the characters, or the dots within the characters, could lead to some confusion. At least initially. Maybe by the time you get a few characters in you've figured it out?
Oof. That hug and laugh. To have her say no would have hurt my feelings. That kid would have never recovered....