Internet Hilariously Roasts Nancy Pelosi for Demanding Lower Voting Age

Last week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a press conference that it was “really important” for the United States to lower the voting age to 16.

When Grabien founder Tom Elliot posted the clip on Twitter, it inspired a hilarious trend of users noting the wacky things they did at age 16, effectively making the case against lowering the voting age. Here are some samplings:

“When I was 16 I pierced my own belly button with a thumbtack and was genuinely surprised when it got infected,” one Twitter user said.

When I was 16 I pierced my own belly button with a thumbtack and was genuinely surprised when it got infected https://t.co/JAaFAeZOVE

— Autumn 🍂 (@autumntism) March 16, 2019

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“When I was 16 I poured and licked acid off my hand during a chemistry final to figure out if my last unknown solution was that or water. And I was an honors student,” said another.

When I was 16 I poured and licked acid off my hand during a chemistry final to figure out if my last unknown solution was that or water. And I was an honors student https://t.co/XQvn0Fp9nZ

— Kait (@kaitbickel) March 16, 2019

“when i was 16, my friends and i bought a live lobster, put it on a leash, and walked it around the neighborhood at 2am,” said another.

when i was 16, my friends and i bought a live lobster, put it on a leash, and walked it around the neighborhood at 2am https://t.co/8NBuLTCjYu

— Logan Hall (@loganclarkhall) March 15, 2019

That Tweet ended up being the most popular of the bunch, garnering more than 43,000 retweets and almost 250,000 likes. But the trend continued:

“When I was about 16 I drank 2 shot glasses of GASOLINE from my buddy’s lawn mower for $20 but go off,” another Twitter user said.

When I was about 16 I drank 2 shot glasses of GASOLINE from my buddy’s lawn mower for $20 but go off https://t.co/sDW7BeUsX6

— f’(jacob)= bread (@JakeCBennett) March 17, 2019

“When I was 16 me and my friends lit a football on fire and tried to play catch with it,” said another.

When I was 16 me and my friends lit a football on fire and tried to play catch with it https://t.co/JcN2eh2WAh

— grant (@grant_c13) March 16, 2019

“When I was 16, my friends and I would buy mass amounts of hotdogs (specifically the red ones) and drove around populated areas to throw hotdogs at pedestrians,” another person said.

When I was 16, my friends and I would buy mass amounts of hotdogs (specifically the red ones) and drove around populated areas to throw hotdogs at pedestrians. https://t.co/KKgxZJ960K

— Cult Leader Windows 69 (@WhiteDad_) March 16, 2019

Finally, the most salient of of the “when I was 16” Tweets.

“When I was 16, I thought libertarianism was a viable political ideology,” one user said.

When I was 16, I thought libertarianism was a viable political ideology. https://t.co/5WYp0GldKn

— Daniel G. Weldon II 🌴☀️ (@DanWeldonFL) March 16, 2019

We’ve all been through that stage. Thankfully, once fully matured, it generally passes.

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