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#1000 Broccoflower
#999 That last, crumby triangle in a bag of potato chips
#998 Getting grass stains
#997 Locking people out of the car and pretending to drive away
#996 Opening and sniffing a pack of tennis balls
#995 Finding money you didn’t even know you lost
#994 Waiters and waitresses who bring free refills without asking
#993 Fat baseball players
#992 Being the first table to get called up for the dinner buffet at a wedding
#991 Really, really old Tupperware
#990 Picking up a q and a u at the same time in Scrabble
#989 Blowing your nose in the shower
#988 The Gas Arrow
#987 Picking the perfect nacho off someone else’s plate
#986 When you pull to a red light and the guy in front of you nudges up a bit so you can make a right turn
#985 Eating things past the expiry date
#984 Eating the last piece of dessert somebody left at your house
#983 That pile of assorted beers left in your fridge after a party
#982 Picking your nose
#981 Wearing underwear just out of the dryer
#980 Old, dangerous playground equipment
#979 Anything that can grow wings
#978 Putting the toppings on a hot dog bun before the hot dog
#977 The smell of gasoline
#976 Flossing
#975 Airplane toilet flushes
#974 High tens
#973 Sleeping in new bed sheets
#972 Any food that requires Wet-Naps and a stack of napkins to eat
#971 Real-bearded Santas
#970 Using hotel lobby bathrooms when you’re out walking around
#969 Tire names
#968 Barbecue lighters
#967 Illegal naps
#966 Living with someone who doesn’t mind killing spiders
#965 Building a stack of pancakes that looks just like the front of the box
#964 The day when you first realize you can drive
#963 When someone offers to toss your dirty clothes in with their load of laundry
#962 Being the guy on the construction crew who gets to hold the Stop sign
#961 Yellow teeth
#960 Strategic trick-or-treating
#959 Planning for snoozes
#958 Being the first person into a really crowded movie theater and getting the prime seats
#957 The telephone
#956 Using Rock-Paper-Scissors to settle anything
#955 Sneezing three or more times in a row
#954 Rain hair
#953 When cashiers open up new check-out lanes at the grocery store
#952 When someone tells you that you have something in your teeth
#951 Hearing a stranger fart in public
#950 Big, fat asses
#949 Ordering off the menu at fast food restaurants
#948 The Man Couch
#947 Neighbors with pools
#946 The first shower you take after not showering for a really long time
#945 Spending all your money on candy
#944 Your pillow
#943 Using Q-Tips the way you’re not supposed to use them
#942 Somebody flashing their high beams at you to warn you about the cops
#941 The Universal Fry-Sharing Policy
#940 Terrible businesses run by children
#939 Hot cream and a straight razor on your neck at the barber shop
#938 Sweatpants aka track pants aka jogging pants
#937 The smell of rain on a hot sidewalk
#936 Perfect parallel-parking on the first try
#935 Eating cookies like Cookie Monster
#934 Adrenaline
#933 The first scoop out of a jar of peanut butter
#932 Wearing sandals when you shouldn’t be wearing sandals
#931 Intergenerational dancing
#930 Finally getting a piece of popcorn that’s been stuck in your teeth all day out
#929 Your colon
#928 Eating foods you loved when you were a kid
#927 A really cold glass of water on a really hot day
#926 The Runaway Truck Ramp
#925 Watching ‘The Price Is Right’ when you’re at home sick
#924 Glass
#923 Doing anything that makes you feel like a caveman
#922 Getting a trucker to blow their horn
#921 Snow days
#920 Getting the eyelash out of your eye
#919 Hitting a bunch of green lights in a row
#918 When you’re really tired and about to fall asleep and someone throws a blanket on you
#917 The moment at a concert after the lights go out and before the band comes on stage
#916 The sound of scissors cutting construction paper
#915 When there’s leftover cake in the office kitchen
#914 Surprise two-ply
#913 Having a whole row by yourself on the plane
#912 Hanging your hand out the window of a car
#911 Getting served breakfast in bed
#910 When you arrive at your destination just as a great song ends on the radio
#909 Bakery air
#908 Peeling an orange in one shot
#907 When your favorite sports team is in the big nationally televised game
#906 Drinking a glass of cold water right after eating ice cream
#905 Using all the different shampoos and soaps in someone else’s shower
#904 When you manage to squeeze enough toothpaste out for one last brush
#903 Picking scabs
#902 Roasting the perfect marshmallow
#901Flipping through the entire bank of posters at the mall when you need to kill time
#900 Multitasking while brushing your teeth
#899 The smell of frying onions
#898 Playing old-school video games
#897 A pack of matches on the back of the toilet
#896 That feeling you get right after you just vomited
#895 Getting something with actual handwriting on it in the mail
#894 When the only other person going up in the elevator is going to the same floor as you
#893 Orange slices at half-time
#892 Taking your shoes and socks off after a really long day
#891 Bowling celebrations
#890 Really, really tall people
#889 The sound of a solid crack from a good break in billiards
#888 Peeing in a pool
#887 Talking about how much the meal you’re eating at home would cost at a restaurant
#886 High fiving babies
#885 Paying for something with exact change
#884 A plunger when you really need one
#883 Ugly actors
#882 A good floss after a tough steak
#881 When someone lands on the hotel you just built in Monopoly
#880 Getting piggy-backed anywhere
#879 The Parking Lot Pull Through
#878 The smell and sound of a campfire
#877 Getting in a line just before it gets really long
#876 Taking your bra off after wearing it for hours
#875 Facial hair experiments
#874 The Five Second Rule
#873 Finding a mix tape given to you by an old boyfriend or girlfriend
#872 The feeling of scrunching sand in your feet
#871 Finding out your birthday is on a Friday or Saturday next year
#870 When you get the milk to cereal ratio just right
#869 Slurping hot soup on a cold night
#868 Snow stepping
#867 Snow falling on Christmas eve
#866 When the gift receipt is already in the box
#865 When you’re driving late at night on an empty gas tank and suddenly a gas station appears on the horizon
#864 Mastering the art of the all-you-can-eat buffet
#863 The Perfect Egg Crack
#862 The Laugh Echo
#861 Not getting a hangover when you were expecting to get one
#860 When the vending machine gives you two things instead of one
#859 Playing with a baby and not having to change its diaper
#858 The other side of the pillow
#857 Getting the big corner stall in the public bathroom
#856 The Perfect Chicken Wing Partner
#855 When you cut off your disgusting big toenail
#854 Crying
#853 When your microwave pops microwave popcorn perfectly
#852 The smell of the coffee aisle in the grocery store
#851 Your family car growing up
#850 Absolute perfect silence
#849 The fetal position
#848 Old folks who sit on their porch and wave at you when you walk by
#847 Old, classic board games
#846 Sneaking McDonald’s and hiding the evidence
#845 Good escalator etiquette
#844 Celebrities on Sesame Street
#843 Getting out of the car after a really long trip
#842 When the socks from the dryer all match up perfectly
#841 When the categories on Jeopardy! are right in your wheelhouse
#840 Popping Bubble Wrap
#839 Really good candy with your bill at a restaurant
#838 The smell of freshly cut grass
#837 Pushing those little buttons on the soft drink cup lid
#836 When you push the button for the elevator and it’s already there
#835 Saliva
#834 Building an amazing couch cushion fort
#833 Pouring a drink where the bubbles go right to the top but not over
#832 Finally having your ears pop back to normal long after a flight or swim
#831 When someone names their kid after you
#830 Salt
#829 Smiling and thinking of good friends who are gone
#828 Remembering what movie that guy is from
#827 Saying the same thing as a sports commentator says just before they say it
#826 When you didn’t play the lottery and your numbers didn’t come up
#825 Overly elaborate office pools
#824 Finding the TV remote after looking forever
#823 When you find out what was making that horrible smell and get rid of it
#822 When there’s still time left in the parking meter when you pull up
#821 When the public bathroom has paper towels instead of hand dryers
#820 Making it out of the bathroom at work before anyone realizes you made it smell that way
#819 The Take a Penny, Leave a Penny bowl
#818 When the dentist says you have no cavities
#817 Doing something half-assed at the last minute and getting away with it
#816 When the late-night pizza order arrives really, really early
#815 When you nudge the person snoring next to you and it makes them stop
#814 Cheesy theme songs from 80’s sitcoms
#813 Museum gift shops
#812 When you’re drowning and then a dolphin comes to your rescue
#811 Getting off an airplane after a long flight
#810 Returning to your warm and comfy bed after getting up to pee in the middle of the night
#809 New Socks Day
#808 Coming home after a long day to the smell of someone cooking dinner
#807 That one really good pen that never gets lost
#806 Ducks
#805 The smell of crayons
#804 Gym pain
#803 Your favorite old, comfy T-shirt
#802 Watching something download really fast
#801 When you know your TV remote so well you don’t need to look at the buttons
#800 Getting a splinter out of your finger
#799 Backseat car windows that go down all the way
#798 When all the blood rushes to your foot after it was asleep for a while
#797 Seeing a cop on the side of the road and realizing you’re going the speed limit anyway
#796 The sound of rain from inside the tent
#795 The Flying Saucer Frisbee Toss
#794 People you don’t clean up for when they visit
#793 All the food that comes out of a cow
#792 Your eyebrows
#791 Getting the armrest at the movie theater
#790 Seeing someone laugh in their sleep
#789 Putting potato chips on a sandwich
#788 The first squeeze from a new tube of toothpaste
#787 The extra time you get when the clocks roll back
#786 Getting recognized for doing something you love
#785 Falling asleep in the backseat of a car late at night on the drive home
#784 Celebrity baby names
#783 When you know all the buttons to speed through the automated telephone system
#782 Mixing cookie batter with your bare hands
#781 Guys who wear no shirts at cold sporting events
#780 Squeezing through a door as it’s shutting without touching it
#779 Getting into a bed with clean sheets after shaving your legs
#778 When someone unjams the photocopier for you
#777 Reading the nutritional label and eating it anyway
#776 When you’re watching one of your favorite movies and you realize you don’t remember how it ends
#775 When someone holds your keys and wallet in their purse
#774 Discovering those little tabs on the side of the aluminum foil box
#773 Watching your odometer click over a major milestone
#772 When you spill something on your shirt and it doesn’t leave a stain
#771 Waking up before your alarm clock and realizing you’ve got lots of sleep time left
#770 Grabbing the cereal bowl with both hands and slurping up all the sugary milk
#769 When the thing you were going to buy is already on sale
#768 Sneaking under someone else’s umbrella
#767 Getting the last copy of the video at the video store
#766 Finding the last item of your size at the store
#765 Thinking it’s Thursday when it’s Friday
#764 Bedhead all day long
#763 Scraping all the lint off an overflowing lint trap
#762 The moment at a restaurant after you see your food coming from the kitchen and before it lands on your table
#761 Eating the extra fries at the bottom of the bag
#760 Really, really selling it while barbecuing
#759 Dropping a glass and then sticking your foot out so it hits your foot and doesn’t break on the ground
#758 Celebrating your pet’s birthday even though they have no idea what’s going on
#757 Taking your shoes off on a long car ride
#756 Getting the booth side of a restaurant table
#755 When you arrive at the bus stop just as the bus is coming around the corner
#754 Getting gas just before the price goes up
#753 When your sneeze stalls for a second and then comes booming out
#752 When the public toilet seat is clean
#751 Big crowds enjoying big fireworks
#750 Dangling your feet in water
#749 The quiet satisfaction of settling the group bill after dinner
#748 That feeling in your stomach when you go really high on the swings
#747 Short acceptance speeches
#746 Getting the last piece of sleep out of your eye
#745 When someone gives you their last piece of gum
#744 That smooth feeling on your teeth after you get your braces off
#743 Taking your high heels off at the end of the night and walking home in bare feet
#742 The smell of an old hardware store
#741 When a big chunk of earwax randomly falls out of your ear
#740 Drinking those little ice crystals floating in your freezing cold glass of Coke
#739 The sound of barely frozen puddles cracking when you step on them
#738 When you go out for lunch and come back to a way better parking spot
#737 Catching somebody singing in their car and sharing a laugh with them
#736 The smell of Play-Doh
#735 Doing the moonwalk in your socks
#734 When the free bread they bring you at the restaurant is warm
#733 Laughing so hard you make no sound at all
#732 Taking your glasses or contact lenses off after a long day
#731 An inbox of personal emails when you wake up in the morning
#730 When the baby’s diaper isn’t as bad as you were expecting
#729 Passing under a bridge on the highway when it’s pouring rain
#728 Interspecies action figure wars
#727 Letting go of the gas pump at just the right moment
#726 Eating the part of the cookie that fell in the milk
#725 When the lights turn green just as you’re approaching the intersection
#724 Placing the last piece of the puzzle
#723 Seeing a huge tree and remembering how small it used to be
#722 Watching seniors do water aerobics
#721 Drinking anything through the little hole in a coffee stirrer
#720 The final seconds of untangling a really big knot
#719 Shoving handfuls of popcorn in your mouth really fast and spilling it everywhere
#718 When you sneeze and a stranger says bless you
#717 Sleeping with one leg under the covers and one leg out
#716 Rubbing someone’s newly shaved head
#715 Looking at how much dirt came off something you just cleaned
#714 Changing the channel during a commercial break and then flipping back just as the show’s coming back on
#713 Stepping into the shower when it’s already at the perfect temperature
#712 Emptying the recycling bin on your computer
#711 When you get home so late the newspaper is already lying at the front door
#710 When little babies let out adult-sized burps
#709 Waking up to the smell of sizzling bacon
#708 Jumping as many stairs as possible
#707 Wearing what you just bought out of the store
#706 The moment at a concert when the crowd figures out what song they’re playing
#705 When you’re sitting in the backseat of a packed car and the driver takes a turn really fast
#704 Taking the price tag off in one clean peel
#703 Finding the perfect patch of grass to sit on at the park
#702 Sucking your stomach in just before the picture is taken
#701 When you hit the point where you’re comfortable farting around each other
#700 Making someone laugh when they’ve got a really full mouth
#699 A long hug when you really need it
#698 Listening to your new favorite song over and over again
#697 When chopsticks come apart perfectly
#696 Actually pointing out a constellation in outer space
#695 Walking around with a black eye
#694 Screaming at characters in movies to do things
#693 Waking up really thirsty in the morning and finding a glass of water you can reach from your bed
#692 Eating the crusts of the sandwich first to save the middle part for last
#691 When you flip to a radio station just as a song you love is starting
#690 When the person scratching your back finds that one really itchy spot
#689 When somebody holds the elevator door for you
#688 Bailing on a toboggan
#687 Turning off all the lights during a thunderstorm
#686 When you open your cell phone and there are a bunch of text messages waiting
#685 Taking the stairs beside somebody taking the escalator
#684 Being so excited you forget to take your bike helmet off
#683 Finding a Styrofoam container with last night’s restaurant dinner in your fridge
#682 When your boss leaves early for the day
#681 Realizing you’re going to be in the background of someone else’s picture and smiling at the last second
#680 Falling asleep when the plane takes off and waking up when it lands
#679 Old school sugar cereals
#678 Sneaking cheaper candy into the movie theater
#677 When you’re awkwardly standing by yourself with a full cafeteria tray of food and then suddenly spot your friend waving at you
#676 A perfect squeegee job at the gas station
#675 Wordless apologies
#674 When your laptop or cell phone is just about to die but you manage to run and plug it in before it completely shuts off
#673 When you’re washing the car and it’s hose time
#672 When you drink from a bottle of water that’s been sitting for a while and you hit the cold, insulated spot in the middle
#671 Reuniting a sock from the Sock Orphanage Drawer with its freshly washed, once lost brother or sister
#670 When a stranger walks by and offers to take a photo of you and the person you’re with
#669 Vacuuming a dirty carpet and hearing all the tiny rocks going through the hose
#668 Walking faster than cars sitting in traffic
#667 Tips
#666 Giving people what they want
#665 Fitting every last thing in the dishwasher
#664 Running for the bus or train and actually catching it
#663 When your roommate goes away for the weekend
#662 Fixing your wedgie when no one’s looking
#661 When you drive from a rough road onto a smooth one
#660 Stomping dry crunchy leaves on the sidewalk
#659 When you suddenly remember it’s a long weekend
#658 When you meet up with a group of friends and they stop talking to celebrate your arrival
#657 Memories of McDonaldland
#656 When the plane suddenly speeds up on the runway
#655 When you get to your seat just as the previews are starting
#654 Peeling that thin plastic film off new electronics
#653 When someone compliments your new haircut
#652 Using any item within reach to help grab the remote control so you don’t have to move
#651 When the phone rings and it’s someone you were just thinking about
#650 The first couple hours of the roadtrip
#649 Moving indoor furniture outdoors
#648 Shooing a fly outside without having to kill it
#647 When batteries are included
#646 Picking all the dried glue off the lid
#645 Hilarious last minute Halloween costumes
#644 When company events are scheduled on company time
#643 The sound of steaks hitting a hot grill
#642 The Surprise Left Turn Arrow
#641 Kicking those clumps of frozen slush off the back of your car’s mudflap
#640 Whipping down the hill really fast after pedaling hard all the way up
#639 Carrying all the groceries in from the car in one big trip
#638 When the amount of toilet paper left on the roll is the exact amount you need
#637 Rocking out on air instruments
#636 When your nose is dripping and someone hands you a tissue
#635 When the hiccups stop
#634 The moment on a roller coaster after you get to the top of the first hill and before you go down it
#633 Finding something you lost a long time ago after you already gave up looking for it
#632 Slowing down
#631 Coming back to your own bed after a long trip
#630 The moment you wake up from a nightmare and realize it was all just a dream
#629 When it feels like the lyrics to the song you’re listening to were written just for you
#628 Peeling your socks off under the sheets
#627 When your friends working in fast food restaurants give you a little extra
#626 Riding home with a box of pizza on your lap
#625 Really, really short people
#624 Flavor pockets
#623 The sound of snow crunching under your boots
#622 When the dog’s really excited you’re back home
#621 Staying up past your bedtime when you were a kid
#620 Singing in the car on the way home from the concert
#619 When the person at the store tells you the thing you’re about to buy is going on sale tomorrow
#618 The feeling of brushing your teeth with a new toothbrush
#617 When you win a point in tennis with the ball hitting the net and then dying at the other side
#616 Trying to understand what your friend’s saying when you’re underwater
#615 When your friend makes sure you got into the house safe after dropping you off at the end of the night
#614 When you tune the radio station perfectly so there’s absolutely no static
#613 Your tongue
#612 Finally farting after the guests leave
#611 Typing in your username and password at the speed of light
#610 Plugging in the Christmas lights from last year and having them all work
#609 Finding hidden compartments in things you already own
#608 When strangers wish you happy holidays
#607 Getting your guests to help you move something really heavy
#606 The Kids Table
#605 Christmas hugs
#604 Walking on grass with bare feet
#603 When the DJ plays your request
#602 Setting the new high score on a video game
#601 Getting through it
#600 Staring ahead at a brand new year
#599 Walking around naked when you’re home alone
#598 Secretly sniffing your armpits and realizing you don’t stink
#597 When a cop finally passes you after driving behind you for a while
#596 Driving on the highway really late at night when the roads are empty
#595 Anything on tap
#594 When your windshield wipers match the beat of the song you’re listening to
#593 Swapping driver’s licenses with a friend and laughing at each other’s photos
#592 Your mom’s scrambled eggs
#591 Sitting on your freshly made bed and admiring your work after cleaning your room
#590 Wearing a sweatshirt that hasn’t been washed yet
#589 Making the first footprint in fresh snow
#588 Tossing garbage in the trash can from far away
#587 Taking your ponytail out
#586 That one old guy in the grocery store who knows exactly where everything is
#585 Figuring out the plot twist just before they reveal it
#584 That one email account you use for all your spam
#583 Drawing on steamy mirrors with your fingers
#582 When the guy at the deli counter gives you a free taste
#581 Looking at all the hair on the floor after you just got a haircut
#580 Finding that chopped off fingernail that sailed across the room before anyone else does
#579 Eating the ice cream stuck to the lid of the carton
#578 Correctly guessing the actor voicing the animated movie character
#577 Looking at the clock and seeing that it’s 12:34
#576 Appreciating the beauty of all your body’s scars and scratches
#575 When the guy with a full cart of groceries lets you go ahead because you’re only buying one thing
#574 Nudging the shower faucet a little bit hotter then a little bit hotter
#573 That one person who laughs when you tell a really bad joke
#572 Learning a new keyboard shortcut
#571 Realizing you still remember your childhood friend’s phone number
#570 When a little baby gives you a hug before it leaves
#569 Sharing your stories with friends
#568 Your mom’s love
#567 Getting to the light at the end of the tunnel
#566 Unforgettable friends
#565 Moving forward and moving on
#564 Fishing a big piece of lint out of your belly button
#563 Watching cream go into coffee
#562 Not bumping your head on something you always bump your head on
#561 Letting the waves bury your feet at the beach
#560 Putting on your most flattering pair of pants
#559 Getting to McDonald’s right when they’re switching from breakfast to lunch
#558 Getting a stuck ball out of somewhere by using another ball
#557 When you fold a piece of paper so it fits in the envelope perfectly
#556 When you’re in the fastest moving lane in a traffic jam
#555 Proper urinal etiquette
#554 Staying in your pajamas all day
#553 When a friend returns something they borrowed so long ago that you forgot you owned it
#552 When you went to the gym yesterday
#551 Photosynthesis
#550 When your roommate cleans the place while you’re away
#549 School field trip day
#548 The moment in the shower where you decide to make it a really long shower
#547 Finding treasures in your Spring jacket pocket
#546 Running to the door when your mom or dad comes home from work
#545 Watching a movie in the basement with a group of friends
#544 Elementary school science fairs
#543 That separate compartment in your stomach for dessert
#542 Wrong colored foods
#541 Junk drawers
#540 The TV Treasure Chest Moment
#539 When you open a book to the exact page you were looking for
#538 Laughing so hard you start crying
#537 Wearing your favorite pair of underwear and nobody knows
#536 When you’re being chased by zombies and suddenly find a hidden stash of guns and ammo
#535 Giant morning stretches accompanied by stupid noises
#534 Catching food in your mouth
#533 Taking a spin on a shopping cart
#532 When you find out your new place has a really good shower
#531 The Big Night Nap
#530 Listening to couples tell you how they met
#529 Finally peeing after holding it forever
#528 When your pet notices you’re in a bad mood and comes to see you
#527 The night before a really big day
#526 When dreams come true
#525 That teacher
#524 When your fries order has a few onion rings stashed in the mix
#523 When you learn a new word and then suddenly start seeing it everywhere
#522 Dancing when you’re home alone
#521 Calling a mulligan on the day
#520 When a baby falls asleep on you
#519 Glue movies
#518 Napping with somebody else
#517 That clicking sound of anything winding up
#516 Picking up something that turns out to be a lot lighter than you expected
#515 Nailing that perfect move in a board game
#514 Seeing a license plate from really far away in your home town
#513 Peeling that sticky glue off the back of your new credit card
#512 That guy who helps you parallel park
#511 The moment on vacation where you forget what day of the week it is
#510 Hanging out with your mom
#509 Riding your bike really late at night when the streets are completely empty
#508 Dropping your cell phone on the sidewalk and then realizing it’s totally fine
#507 Riding on someone’s shoulders when you were a kid
#506 When the person you’re meeting is even later than you are
#505 The last couple hours before the weekend
#504 Acrobatic snoozing
#503 Walking into class and seeing a substitute teacher
#502 Fully justifying whatever terrible thing you’re eating
#501 Picking the fastest moving line at the grocery store checkout
#500 Making it halfway
#499 When you should have got a parking ticket but didn’t
#498 Long comfortable silences between really close friends
#497 The moment after the show ends and before the applause begins
#496 Seeing way worse weather on TV somewhere else
#495 When it suddenly just clicks
#494 Cutting your sandwich into triangles
#493 When that zit growing on your forehead suddenly just disappears
#492 The first text message between new friends
#491 The Party Save
#490 Driving around with the windows down on late summer nights
#489 Watching the sports highlights of the game you just finished watching
#488 Drying your hands on your pants
#487 Fitting into those jeans you haven’t been able to wear for a while
#486 Getting through right away when you call a big company
#485 When someone saves you a seat
#484 Getting the Emergency Exit row on the airplane
#483 Do Nothing Days
#482 When your shoes are tight enough to stay on your foot but loose enough to slide on and off without untying them
#481 Licking all the flavor off your fingers
#480 Taking Friday off
#479 Watching soccer and actually seeing a goal
#478 Hearing a song that reminds you of someone you love
#477 Starting the lawnmower on the first pull
#476 Biting off the last piece of the popsicle without losing any of it
#475 When your guests do the dishes even after you told them not to
#474 When someone who doesn’t like pizza crust gives you their pizza crust
#473 When that social event you didn’t want to go to gets canceled
#472 Finishing your last exam
#471 The moment at the bar when everyone starts singing together
#470 Finally getting the perfect picture
#469 Seeing a dog that looks like a dog you know
#468 The moment of anticipation just before the first kiss
#467 Guilty pleasure songs
#466 Using milk instead of water
#465 When a work friend becomes an outside-of-work friend
#464 When characters in movies visit a place you know
#463 The sound of a cork popping
#462 Pain
#461 When you get in the car and notice someone filled up the tank
#460 The Childhood Super Jump
#459 Forks
#458 Those rare moments when you’re the only person on the beach
#457 That little hole at the top of your sink that prevents it from overflowing
#456 When your friend returns your book and they actually read it
#455 Digging a hole in your mashed potatoes and filling it up with gravy
#454 When you manage to get ready super fast when there’s no time to shower
#453 Getting all sweaty and jumping in
#452 Picking things up with your feet
#451 Somehow waking up at the right time even though you forgot to set your alarm clock
#450 Horrible fake accents made by close friends
#449 Staying up so late that everything becomes funny
#448 The smell and feel of bedsheets that dried in the sun
#447 Walking into a crowded party and locking eyes with someone you know across the room
#446 When your plugged up nostril just suddenly opens up with no warning
#445 Pulling a weed and getting all the roots with it
#444 Driving over a small hill in your car
#443 Looking up while underwater
#442 Figuring out how we got on this topic
#441 The point on a road trip when you’re really far from where you started and really far from where you’re going
#440 Correctly guessing an old password you haven’t used in a while
#439 Checking somebody out and not getting busted
#438 Your Almost Name
#437 Seeing a plane from another plane
#436 When the subway doors stop right in front of you
#435 Food ogling
#434 Pizza soulmates
#433 Being next
#432 When the crosswalk changes to walk just as you approach it
#431 When those fake flowers turn out to be real
#430 Eating ridiculous things for breakfast
#429 Baby toes
#428 Seeing your reflection in a store front window and liking what you see
#427 Blaming your fart on the dog
#426 Ripping off a square of plastic wrap that doesn’t get stuck to itself
#425 When you’re merging into traffic and there’s no traffic to merge into
#424 Boat waving
#423 When the foul ball is flying towards you
#422 Hanging on
#421 Singing the guitar solo
#420 Scratching your back on some random thing
#419 Correctly guessing if the door is push or pull
#418 Carrying the ice cube tray you just filled up all the way back to the freezer without spilling
#417 The sound of water lapping against a dock
#416 When you try cooking something new and everyone likes it
#415 When you’re not the new guy anymore
#414 Driving home after a long trip and getting all your radio stations back
#413 Trying on your new clothes as soon as you get home from the store
#412 The air just before a thunderstorm
#411 When your computer heals itself
#410 Edible dishes
#409 Kids who dress themselves
#408 Dinosaurs
#407 The Inlaw Nap
#406 Being slobby in a hotel room
#405 When someone pronounces your name right on the first try
#404 When someone’s leaving the bathroom at the same time as you so you don’t have to touch the door
#403 Seeing a really happy dog out for a walk
#402 Perfectly stapling through a thick stack of papers
#401 The sound of dry leaves blowing across an empty parking lot
#400 Putting your own shoes back on after going bowling
#399 Discovering a shortcut on your way home
#398 Going to a movie by yourself
#397 Eating the first freshly baked cookie from the oven even though it’s way too hot
#396 When the hold music is actually good
#395 When your taxi driver knows all the shortcuts
#394 When your dad checks under your bed and finds no monsters
#393 The first time you get to ride in the front seat of the car
#392 Catching the ice cream truck
#391 When your parents bring you back gifts from a business trip
#390 Being waited on hand and foot
#389 Going through a revolving door without having to push
#388 When a stranger laughs at a joke between you and a friend
#387 When you think you’re out of clean underwear but then you find one more pair
#386 Double spacing your essay so it takes up way more pages
#385 That one house on your street that gets really, really into Halloween
#384 Intense post-Halloween candy trades
#383 The Moon
#382 Catching up to the car that just passed you at the next red light
#381 Actually finishing a bar of soap
#380 Hearing someone’s heartbeat
#379 Bad school photo trends
#378 Finally making it past whatever was causing traffic to slow down
#377 Taking your pants off
#376 Realizing you still remember the words to a song you haven’t heard in years
#375 Finding out someone has the same birthday as you
#374 Laughs at a funeral
#373 When you think you’re out of candy but find one more left in the package
#372 Umbrella karma
#371 Seeing old people holding hands
#370 Backing your car in
#369 Finally getting something free off your loyalty card
#368 Seeing your hometown skyline appear over the horizon
#367 Recess
#366 Little kids showing your their muscles
#365 Getting dressed out of the dryer or laundry basket
#364 When you get caught in the rain and just don’t care
#363 Correctly guessing the secret ingredient
#362 Not making plans
#361 The first snowfall of the season
#360 Finally cleaning your disgustingly filthy windshield
#359 The wind
#358 When you sneeze and fart at the same time so nobody notices the fart
#357 When the baby crying on your flight finally shuts up
#356 Wearing your boyfriend’s sweatshirt
#355 When construction cranes get Christmas lights on them
#354 When the neighbor shovels your little patch of the sidewalk
#353 Seeing Christmas trees through the window
#352 Successfully regifting a present to someone who wants it
#351 Drinking with Grandma
#350 Just barely wrapping a gift with that tiny scrap of leftover wrapping paper
#349 Putting a Santa hat on your pet or grandparent
#348 That moment near the holidays when there’s suddenly cookies, chocolate, and candy everywhere
#347 The Super Present Power Shop
#346 When the wrapping paper pattern lines up perfectly when you go to tape it
#345 When the Christmas tree gives the only light in the room
#344 Lazing on the couch after a big holiday feast
#343 When the inlaws leave
#342 Finding good reading material in someone else’s bathroom
#341 Saying ‘See you next year!’ to everyone on new year’s eve and then laughing hysterically
#340 Feeling it in your bones
#339 Being the first of your friends to discover the latest Internet joke
#338 When the bus driver stops the bus to let you off near your home
#337 Getting buried under piles of heavy blankets on a cold night
#336 Getting the perfect ketchup to fries ratio
#335 Catching someone you love admiring you from across the room
#334 The first meal you eat after a cold
#333 The day your cafeteria serves the best food they got
#332 When the dust gets so big you can pick it up with your hand
#331 When someone already highlighted your textbook
#330 Clean baby smell
#329 Twisting the lid off the jar after nobody else could
#328 The smell of a library
#327 When you hit something with your car and there’s somehow no damage
#326 Slipping in the tub but catching yourself at the last second
#325 Jumping through the sprinkler in your bathing suit
#324 Laughing at a stranger with another stranger
#323 The sound of a freshly cracked egg hitting a hot frying pan
#322 Atoms
#321 Taking the day off on your birthday
#320 When your friend calls to tell you they got home safe
#319 Leaving your belt in your pants for tomorrow
#318 The perfect long distance shopping cart return
#317 When you can hear it snowing
#316 Grabbing a tissue at the last second before sneezing
#315 When someone decorates your locker or cubicle for your birthday
#314 Watching bartenders work really fast
#313 Showing old people how to do something on a computer
#312 The sound of a train coming into the station
#311 Finding out what song is in that commercial
#310 Laughing in bed
#309 When you’re sleeping and the sounds around you turn into dreams
#308 Joking with the staff
#307 The Sniff Test
#306 Wearing pajamas outside of the house
#305 When little kids hit the age where they just start saying hi to everyone
#304 Staring into a fire
#303 All the food that comes out of a pig
#302 Grandma hair
#301 Unpacking the last box
#300 Successfully navigating your home in the dark
#299 Finally pulling out an ingrown hair
#298 Successfully giving someone directions in your home town
#297 Singing the national anthem with a big crowd
#296 Making a baby laugh
#295 Location based snacks
#294 Successful sheet swooping
#293 Rubbing your eyes at the end of a long day
#292 Skinny dipping somewhere you shouldn’t be
#291 Forgetting you ordered something online and then having it randomly show up
#290 Saying yes
#289 Finally finding the start of this stupid roll of tape
#288 Looking through the little window in the oven
#287 When your child reads you a bedtime story
#286 Seeing a dog or cat chasing its own tail
#285 Your skin
#284 When the chapters in the book you’re reading are really short
#283 Eating the thing you’re cooking while cooking it
#282 Sending yourself emails to do stuff in the future
#281 The loudest guy at the game
#280 When little kids get really, really excited
#279 Anything really, really heavy
#278 Putting garbage in other garbage
#277 The fact that airplanes exist
#276 Waiters and waitresses who know the menu really well
#275 Sundays
#274 The first warm day of Spring
#273 Breaking into your own place after realizing you locked yourself out
#272 The Stone Age
#271 When the music player’s shuffle reads your mind
#270 Dogs with jobs
#269 The sound of a golf ball falling into the cup
#268 Getting a good locker in high school
#267 Car dancing
#266 When a deadline is extended unexpectedly
#265 The smell of really, really clean air
#264 Putting things in your shoe so you don’t forget them later
#263 Getting cell phone service back after not having it for a while
#262 The smell of the barbecue
#261 Baby to baby love
#260 People who look like their pets
#259 The good kind of stomach butterflies
#258 Saying thanks
#257 Eating a free sample of something you have no intention of buying
#256 When the bass kicks in
#255 That guy who brings treats to work on Friday
#254 Finding a chocolate egg way after Easter
#253 Optimistic Weather Dressers
#252 Taking your makeup off after wearing it for hours
#251 When none of the peas fall off your fork on the way to your mouth
#250 Inventing new words and phrases that only make sense to you
#249 Putting a slice of lasagna on a plate and having it stay all together
#248 Digging out your own little wading pool of sand when you’re at the beach
#247 Drinking anything besides wine out of a wine glass
#246 When you’re looking for a friend at the grocery store and then suddenly spot them at the end of an aisle after running all over the place
#245 Cool moms
#244 Kids helping their little brother or sister across the street
#243 Having a staring contest with a baby
#242 When the mug you’re warming up in the microwave stops with the handle pointing towards you
#241 When everyone you’re eating with at the restaurant agrees you made the best choice
#240 Being single
#239 That bite with all the toppings in it
#238 Sticking your foot in the door just before it closes
#237 When someone calls just to say hi
#236 When you hit that point in the book where you suddenly can’t stop reading
#235 Your thinking place
#234 3:00am conversations with your best friend
#233 When babies grab at your face with their tiny hands
#232 Throwing non-ball objects to people
#231 Drying off in the sun after swimming
#230 When you continue talking through the yawn and your friend actually understands you
#229 Flying over mountains
#228 Watching the Christmas episode of your favorite sitcom in the completely wrong month
#227 When you finally get rid of the thing that’s been rolling around the trunk of your car forever
#226 Furiously scratching a mosquito bite even though you know you shouldn’t
#225 Peeling a hard boiled egg and getting a big chunk of shell all at once
#224 When you find the spot on the dog that makes its leg go crazy
#223 Seeing what comes out of the garden at your new place
#222 When that white noise you didn’t know existed in the background suddenly stops
#221 Using your keyless entry remote to find your car in a big parking lot
#220 Warm sandals that have been sitting in the sun
#219 When little kids give you their artwork
#218 Drinking from the hose
#217 Actually squeezing out the right amount of sunblock
#216 Putting your ear on someone’s stomach and hearing all the gurgling
#215 When it’s sunny and raining at the same time
#214 Eating a taco without anything falling out
#213 Airborne hugs
#212 When the guy who borrowed your pen actually gives it back
#211 When you’re walking next to a fence or railing and you stick your finger or a stick in there so it clangs over and over
#210 When one of your paintings or tests makes it onto the fridge
#209 Baby dreams
#208 Cleaning all that gunk out of your mouse ball
#207 Vacuuming up a spider web
#206 When someone returns your wallet
#205 The person lying down at the front of the sports team photo
#204 Opening security doors without using your hands
#203 When everything you’re cooking gets done at the same time
#202 Pulling a shrimp out of its shell with your teeth without the tail breaking off
#201 When you owe someone $10 and they owe someone else $10 and they just give $10 to the person you owe instead
#200 Actually making the right amount of spaghetti
#199 That secretary who actually runs things around here
#198 Becoming friends with the other guy who doesn’t know anyone here
#197 Chugging cold milk after chocolate cake
#196 Accidental snorts
#195 Burps that taste good
#194 When insects are struggling to do something and you help them
#193 The moment after the lightning and before the thunder
#192 A la moding anything
#191 That bend in the pipe under the sink
#190 Making disgusting slurping noises while eating a juicy peach
#189 Anything that gets you really, really sweaty
#188 Hoods
#187 That moment just before you fall asleep when you know you’re about to fall asleep
#186 When your friends with kids don’t just talk about their kids
#185 Splashing someone beside the pool with a cannonball
#184 Hands-free-everything bathrooms
#183 Sleep lines
#182 Spotting your house from the airplane window
#181 Gravy
#180 Tripping and realizing no one saw you
#179 Getting your ID checked when you’re way over the legal age
#178 When you hear someone’s smile over the phone
#177 Grandma emails
#176 Getting tiny chores done before the microwave dings
#175 When your footsteps line up perfectly with the black and white floor tiles
#174 Old people pants
#173 When you walk straight through one of those empty winding lineup things
#172 Laugh lines
#171 Completely guessing the right answer on a multiple choice test
#170 Inventing new foods at the buffet
#169 Tennis grunts
#168 When the meeting ends early
#167 The sound of the needle hitting the record
#166 Midnight summer walks
#165 Homemade dishes at the potluck
#164 The look on someone’s face when they realize they’re on the big screen at the game
#163 Shampoo memories
#162 When the slow car moving in front of you finally moves out of the way
#161 When you haven’t seen any of the previews before
#160 Going really fast over speed bumps at the back of the school bus
#159 Sitting on that warm spot where your pet was just sleeping
#158 When a human answers the phone
#157 One-word ingredient lists
#156 A really strange or useful object popping out of someone’s purse right when you need it
#155 Correctly guessing which pocket your keys are in while standing at your front door
#154 Reading an actual newspaper
#153 Discovering you get free Internet here
#152 When someone bakes you a cake on your birthday
#151 The moment when the lights dim at the movie theater
#150 When the cashier has extra coupons stashed at the register and uses them just for you
#149 Cheesy theme songs from 90’s sitcoms
#148 The core of a cinnamon roll
#147 When those little stringy things come off with the banana peel
#146 When you ask the people in front of you if they’re in line and they’re not
#145 Seeing baby photos of your boyfriend or girlfriend for the first time
#144 Stranger-to-stranger high fives
#143 When you decide to go through a yellow light and the guy behind you goes too
#142 Red Rover
#141 Inspiring graduation speeches
#140 Pockets
#139 Sticking something under the dinner table leg so it stops wobbling
#138 Animal hangouts
#137 Laughing when you’re at home by yourself
#136 Finding something you lost years ago in the couch cushions
#135 When you finish the shampoo bottle and conditioner bottle at the same time
#134 Setting a new record for yourself in anything
#133 Hibernation
#132 Playing music so loud you lose yourself in it
#131 When the plane touches down on the runway
#130 When someone you haven’t seen in a long time pops into a dream
#129 Clean teeth at all costs
#128 Whispering reviews of the movie trailers with your friends as they happen
#127 Little kids on bikes
#126 When someone brings you a coffee just the way you like it
#125 Your first job
#124 Babies in Halloween costumes
#123 When someone in a movie gets hit in the head or crotch
#122 Using nature as a fridge or freezer
#121 When you’re fast forwarding TV and you stop exactly when the show starts
#120 Anything served to you sizzling or on fire at a restaurant
#119 Watching butter melt on hot toast
#118 Crazy bets
#117 Driving down an old road with trees that touch and form a canopy over everything
#116 Getting the piece of chocolate you wanted from the assorted box
#115 Walking into a grocery store and seeing the first shipment of egg nog
#114 Finding your name on some tacky souvenir in a gift shop
#113 Doing your thing
#112 When the score’s tied up near the end of the game
#111 Double dipping amongst friends
#110 A perfectly executed clean twist of an Oreo cookie
#109 Lying in a beam of sunlight coming through the window
#108 That one guy who starts the standing ovation
#107 Getting away with putting three desserts on your plate
#106 Finally unsubscribing from that annoying email you’ve been getting for months
#105 The Echo Meal
#104 Any restaurant where old ladies are doing the cooking
#103 Gutsy city animals
#102 Finally getting that guy who never dances to dance
#101 The first ten seconds after you turn out the lights and wiggle yourself into a good sleeping position
#100 Seeing your parents dance
#99 Getting the keys to your first apartment
#98 Flicking those coil doorstoppers for no reason
#97 When someone takes care of you when you’re sick
#96 Basement couches
#95 When that kid crying in the mall isn’t your kid
#94 Correctly spelling that word you always spell wrong
#93 Making it through airport security without any beeps
#92 When someone makes the bed with you in it
#91 Just staring up into the sky
#90 Pinky swears
#89 Rogue children
#88 Stovetop hypnosis
#87 Weird food combinations that only you love
#86 Flipping channels and stumbling on that one Christmas special you loved as a kid
#85 Driving around town to see all the Christmas lights
#84 Ripping your present open like a wild animal
#83 Flushing a toilet with blue water in it
#82 Picking the right thing to unplug out of a power bar full of wires
#81 Being the oldest grade in school
#80 Practicing your signature over and over when no one’s looking
#79 Little kids running around going completely insane
#78 Finding the right lid in the Tupperware cupboard immediately
#77 Catching a glimpse of the first parade float coming around the corner
#76 When everything you own is fully charged
#75 Pulling a big clump of hair out of the drain
#74 Feeling your boyfriend or girlfriend smile while kissing you
#73 Foods that no one can eat gracefully
#72 Finding an old toy from your childhood
#71 Making a wish
#70 When someone compliments you in front of someone you like
#69 Games you made up when you were a kid
#68 The Honor System
#67 When cats do stupid things
#66 The Sun
#65 Dads
#64 Popping a big zit
#63 Shaving breaks
#62 Spinning in an office chair for no reason
#61 Surprise wildlife sightings
#60 When someone guesses you’re way younger than you actually are
#59 Big hair
#58 When the band comes out for an encore
#57 Taking all the free stuff from hotel rooms
#56 Lineup friends
#55 Thick milkshakes and greasy fries at a diner
#54 Getting a needle
#53 Watching your favorite movie with someone who hasn’t seen it before
#52 Homemade coupons
#51 Finally figuring out how your hotel shower faucet works
#50 Birth
#49 Super Fast Group Clean-Ups
#48 The moment you realize your headache is finally gone
#47 Nice cops
#46 Clicking pens with really strong springs
#45 Seeing a big dog sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked car
#44 Your first record, tape, or CD
#43 Finding out from a doctor or mechanic that nothing’s wrong
#42 Seeing old people really get down on the dance floor
#41 Fixing electronics by smacking them
#40 Blankets
#39 That one really nice guy at work
#38 Earth
#37 Old people acting like little kids
#36 When there’s ice cream left at the bottom of the cone
#35 Your birthday week
#34 When you officially become boyfriend girlfriend
#33 Finally remembering where you recognize someone from after staring at them forever
#32 Stretching your legs after a really long car ride
#31 Watching old school ’80s Saturday morning cartoons
#30 The first bite of a piece of gum
#29 Going through the carwash with little kids
#28 All the things you learned in third grade
#27 The three-paycheck month
#26 Fantasies
#25 Kindergarten class photos
#24 Loot bags
#23 The thank you wave when you let somebody merge in front of you
#22 Stars
#21 Intergenerational friends
#20 Me Time
#19 Remembering all you’ve learned from old boyfriends and girlfriends
#18 The Airport Pickup
#17 Thinking
#16 Staying out till the place shuts down
#15 Becoming a regular somewhere
#14 A good turnout on your birthday
#13 The first time a new friend calls you by your nickname
#12 Sisters
#11 Driving through your old neighborhood and stopping to see the house you grew up in
#10 Canada
#9 Crossing off the last item on your list
#8 Looking back, smiling, and saying thanks
#7 That feeling in your stomach after a really big dump
#6 The last day of school
#5 Collapsing into bed when you’re completely, massively exhausted
#4 Today
#3 The far corners of your mind
#2 Remembering how lucky we are to be here right now
#1 Anything you want it to be
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