And that weird smushy brown thing on the bottom. AWESOME! Photo from: here The post #147 When those little stringy things come off with the banana peel appeared first on 1000 Awesome...
#165 Homemade dishes at the potluck
I have a bad potluck history. Back in college my friend Roz would occasionally host extravagant potlucks where folks would come toting homemade potato salads, freshly baked lasagnas, and warm brownies straight from the oven. Of course, I’d pick up a tub of cheapo store-brand ice...
#169 Tennis grunts
Tennis is classy. Fans don’t paint their faces silver, put on a pair of horns, and stand waving giant cardboard signs while sipping from Beer Hats. No, they sit in hushed crowds, whisper politely, and eat berries and cream on Saturday mornings. Players are classy too with their supermodel...
#170 Inventing new foods at the buffet
Buffets are chemistry labs. You’ve got every element on the Foodiodic Table sitting in front of you in tiny black plastic containers. There’s smeared clumps of feta and pickled beets in the salad bar, greasy cheese pizza congealing under table lamps, and mini chocolate eclairs...
#171 Completely guessing the right answer on a multiple choice test
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#172 Laugh lines
Bathtubs are crystal balls. Soak in them long enough and you’ll get a wrinkly idea of what you’ll look like in years. Brothers and sisters, since skin creases will wedge into the cracks and corners of all of our bodies over all of our lives we’ve got two big choices on living...
#173 When you walk straight through one of those empty winding lineup things
Don’t get me started on airports. Look, I love flying as much as the next guy but sometimes it feels like we’re grunting cows being poked from pen to pen. Check-in, customs, and security mean lines up the yin yang and through it all we’re papery flurries of passports,...
#174 Old people pants
It’s about authenticity. It’s about being you and being cool with it. It’s about baggy turquoise capris, striped maroon jumpsuits, and neon track pants. Yes, when you walk by an old person sporting some colorful and comfortable pants with flair, do us all a favor and give...
#175 When your footsteps line up perfectly with the black and white floor tiles
Brain, you´re funny. Who knows what caveman electrons are firing you up on a daily basis? Something must have been programmed in a while back to make it so enjoyable to pop bubble wrap, hear frozen puddles crack, or stab those little buttons on top of the soft drink cup lid. Click clack,...
#176 Getting tiny chores done before the microwave dings
Beat the beep. Toss that bowl of instant oatmeal, can of Chef Boyardee, or salty plate of last night´s stir-fry into the microwave and get ready for sixty seconds of tornado-twisting action in the kitchen. When the door slams and the plate starts turning, it´s time to start scrubbing the...
#177 Grandma emails
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#178 When you hear someone’s smile over the phone
Living in a big city can be lonely. Friends scatter and splatter in all directions and people dear to your heart fling themselves across state lines, borders, and deep dark oceans. And while calling your friends has gotten a lot cheaper, let’s be honest: It’s still hard to line everything...
#179 Getting your ID checked when you’re way over the legal age
Hey, sometimes you’re in the mood for a few drinks. Big bottle of Merlot over a romantic spaghetti dinner, clinking beers floating in an icy cooler beside the tent, Jello shooters before the bars in college, or bubbly flutes of champagne for the big New Year’s bash. Whatever your...
#180 Tripping and realizing no one saw you
Babies take a while to walk. If you’ve seen it happen, you know there is plenty of falling, crawling, and bawling. Hey, there’s a reason most two-year-olds are covered in fat lips, skinned knees, and coffee-table-dented foreheads. Learning to walk ain’t easy. Sure, you did it...
#181 Gravy
You gotta love the Egyptians. According to our egghead pals at Wikipedia our taste-loving ancestors from Egypt started putting gravy on food over 5000 years ago. Seriously, hieroglyphics in the tomb of Djer, an early first dynasty pharaoh, show diners feasting and drinking from gravy boats....
#182 Spotting your house from the airplane window
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#183 Sleep lines
Sleep lines are any line on your body when you wake up from sleep. They’re little indents on your arm from the pillow case zipper. They’re creases on your face from your corduroy covers. They’re just cute little lines and dents on your arms and legs that tell everyone that...
#184 Hands-free-everything bathrooms
It’s known as the Paper Towel Pile. Germophobes, you know what I’m talking about. It’s that filthy stash of crumpled wet paper towels sitting in a pathetic heap behind public bathroom doors. Bacteria conscious citizens aren’t above using paper towels like gloves to...
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