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Fun things that make life fun and cool!

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Tire swing
Sprinting contests w/the eight-year-old ESL kids in yr apartment complex
Teaching
Drugs
Photocopy machines!

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 16:57 (seventeen years ago)

High fives
Comic books
Swimming
Jokes
RPG video games!

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 16:58 (seventeen years ago)

drugs?

― Zeno, Friday, 26 June 2009 16:58 (seventeen years ago)

Halloween
cool & crazy facts about nature
puppies
gimlets
Showers!

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 16:59 (seventeen years ago)

drugs can be fun

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 16:59 (seventeen years ago)

my life must be really fun and cool because it is chock full of ESL, teaching, and photocopy machines

― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Friday, 26 June 2009 17:00 (seventeen years ago)

The only problem is if you make cool friends at a party and they're wearing wigs, it's hard to recognize them later in public when they do not have a green bob or somesuch.

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 17:01 (seventeen years ago)

oops wrong thread

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 17:01 (seventeen years ago)

good thing i did not post to the wrong thread
i would sound like the most boring person alive

― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Friday, 26 June 2009 17:02 (seventeen years ago)

you're not, tho

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 17:03 (seventeen years ago)

no, totally not
i am fun and cool

― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Friday, 26 June 2009 17:03 (seventeen years ago)

Plants growing
Fancy hair-dos on you or passers-by
Stories in books
Stories people tell

― But not someone who should be dead anyway (Laurel), Friday, 26 June 2009 17:04 (seventeen years ago)

Beginnings
Adventures

― But not someone who should be dead anyway (Laurel), Friday, 26 June 2009 17:04 (seventeen years ago)

I am getting the fuck out of town tonight, so...Travel!

― But not someone who should be dead anyway (Laurel), Friday, 26 June 2009 17:05 (seventeen years ago)

Puppies
Dancing
Connecting with people
Cooking with/for someone
Sex

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:06 (seventeen years ago)

OTM

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:06 (seventeen years ago)

Didn't see that Abbott had puppies already

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:06 (seventeen years ago)

Sigh.

― But not someone who should be dead anyway (Laurel), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:07 (seventeen years ago)

Fake MMA rounds in the living room w/my husband and the dog being like 'wtf and scurrying around the whole time

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:07 (seventeen years ago)

Long drives with no real destination - made even better with really good music

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:07 (seventeen years ago)

Barbecued meats
Beer
Sunny Fridays
Good sandwiches
Prop 215

― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:09 (seventeen years ago)

Watching a cool lightning storm

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:09 (seventeen years ago)

the Three Stooges

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:09 (seventeen years ago)

Singing even if your not particularly good at

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:10 (seventeen years ago)

you're

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:10 (seventeen years ago)

Watching a cool lightning storm

YES

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:14 (seventeen years ago)

daydreaming

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:15 (seventeen years ago)

Sex dreams

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:15 (seventeen years ago)

unless they are about like a dentist or manager or something

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:15 (seventeen years ago)

lol

watching videos of ridiculously cute and/or interesting animals

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:17 (seventeen years ago)

learning awesome new shit that amazes you

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:18 (seventeen years ago)

(it's the little things!)

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:19 (seventeen years ago)

people watching

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:22 (seventeen years ago)

and sometimes making up stories/identities about the ppl you happen to be watching

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:23 (seventeen years ago)

self destucting hubristic republicans

― For other uses, see Cornhole (disambiguation). (Oilyrags), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:29 (seventeen years ago)

burning stuff

― For other uses, see Cornhole (disambiguation). (Oilyrags), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:33 (seventeen years ago)

dirty jokes

― For other uses, see Cornhole (disambiguation). (Oilyrags), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:34 (seventeen years ago)

correctly named animals, such as blue faced golden monkeys

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01382/Blue-face-monkey_1382018i.jpg

― For other uses, see Cornhole (disambiguation). (Oilyrags), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:40 (seventeen years ago)

Oh god those are amazing.

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:41 (seventeen years ago)

fatty foods

― For other uses, see Cornhole (disambiguation). (Oilyrags), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:43 (seventeen years ago)

they look like Skeletor Monkeys.

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:43 (seventeen years ago)

trains

― the funk soul custos (country matters), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:43 (seventeen years ago)

mexican grapefruit flavor soda

― For other uses, see Cornhole (disambiguation). (Oilyrags), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:44 (seventeen years ago)

prismacolor pencils

effective hay fever medication

― For other uses, see Cornhole (disambiguation). (Oilyrags), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:49 (seventeen years ago)

Blowing shit up

― Bill Magill, Friday, 26 June 2009 18:51 (seventeen years ago)

four four desert eagle

― Lamp, Friday, 26 June 2009 18:51 (seventeen years ago)

getting dressed up every once in a while just for the hell of it

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:52 (seventeen years ago)

doing nothing all day with someone awesome once in a while just for the hell of it

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, 26 June 2009 18:52 (seventeen years ago)

bongs

― Bill Magill, Friday, 26 June 2009 18:53 (seventeen years ago)

Like I said, Prop 215

― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 26 June 2009 19:00 (seventeen years ago)

guinness foreign export

― whatever, Saturday, 27 June 2009 15:24 (seventeen years ago)

roof decks
Otis Redding
boats

― Kerm, Saturday, 27 June 2009 15:33 (seventeen years ago)

anal cancer

― *song-Whose got the herbs by 311* (iiiijjjj), Saturday, 27 June 2009 15:34 (seventeen years ago)

oops sorry I misread the thread title as "Awful things that make life treacherous and frightening"

― *song-Whose got the herbs by 311* (iiiijjjj), Saturday, 27 June 2009 15:34 (seventeen years ago)

smartasses
reading glasses

― Kerm, Saturday, 27 June 2009 15:36 (seventeen years ago)

Kerm - I was going to add roof decks! Also any sort of deck and/or porch can be pretty great.

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Saturday, 27 June 2009 15:37 (seventeen years ago)

haha you're fun as hell we get it!!

― Kerm, Saturday, 27 June 2009 15:41 (seventeen years ago)

wut? I don't know about that but I do like roof decks.

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Saturday, 27 June 2009 15:49 (seventeen years ago)

ok yes definitely, and other decks and porches. You'd think parking lots would be awesome but they're just ok... unless you're tailgating, in which case:

parking lots

― Kerm, Saturday, 27 June 2009 16:03 (seventeen years ago)

i'm gonna have(rent) a porch soon. movin on up makes life fun and cool

― is juiceless??? (tremendoid), Sunday, 28 June 2009 01:07 (seventeen years ago)

finding a restaurant that sells orange bang

― is juiceless??? (tremendoid), Sunday, 28 June 2009 01:28 (seventeen years ago)

dude, a porch!!!

BOOKS
headphones
uhhh that's all i got for now

― Fred Durst. Wat heb ik gewonnen? (Matt P), Sunday, 28 June 2009 03:58 (seventeen years ago)

sweet shoes?

― Fred Durst. Wat heb ik gewonnen? (Matt P), Sunday, 28 June 2009 04:12 (seventeen years ago)

They're awesome but are they fun? I mean I guess some are so . . . sure!

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Sunday, 28 June 2009 04:14 (seventeen years ago)

can be if they're comfortable or you can pump them up or they light up

― Fred Durst. Wat heb ik gewonnen? (Matt P), Sunday, 28 June 2009 04:15 (seventeen years ago)

finally got some comfortable basketball shoes a few months ago, don't know if i felt fun or relief. how you been, man?

― is juiceless??? (tremendoid), Sunday, 28 June 2009 04:19 (seventeen years ago)

ha good, real sorry i haven't gotten back 2 you yet.

i'm trying hard to think of fun and cool things for this thread... but i keep coming back to being alone and strangling my parents LOL

― Fred Durst. Wat heb ik gewonnen? (Matt P), Sunday, 28 June 2009 04:24 (seventeen years ago)

its all good congrats again

― is juiceless??? (tremendoid), Sunday, 28 June 2009 04:35 (seventeen years ago)

I recently told a friend that if there's one thing that reminds me of being 12 years old, it's strawberry bubblegum. Do they still make Bubblicious strawberry bubblegum? I don't chew it anymore, obviously but if I had any of that I would totally feel 12 again.

― Cover Up The Hotness (Bimble), Sunday, 28 June 2009 04:44 (seventeen years ago)

painting gigantic murals in your hall
painting in general
paisley
new CDs!
ink stained fingers

― Violent In Design (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 28 June 2009 06:50 (seventeen years ago)

you love to create and thats great

― is juiceless??? (tremendoid), Sunday, 28 June 2009 07:16 (seventeen years ago)

rhymin'

― happy to be asked to do anything these days (latebloomer), Sunday, 28 June 2009 07:24 (seventeen years ago)

stealin'

― happy to be asked to do anything these days (latebloomer), Sunday, 28 June 2009 07:24 (seventeen years ago)

I like the slappy slappy noises the paint makes when it goes on the wall, and the squishy feel of the paint on the brush. It's much more sensual than drawing, painting is. It makes me happy.

― Violent In Design (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 28 June 2009 07:31 (seventeen years ago)

i draw heh. painting overwhelms me, i just can't get my head around how one makes what they want to see with all that (i know that's not the type of painting you're necessarily describing, but for example), the same way someone being able to direct or light a film just mystifies me.

― is juiceless??? (tremendoid), Sunday, 28 June 2009 07:40 (seventeen years ago)

I'm not normally a painter at all, I usually draw or do computer graphics (lots of photoshop airbrushing) so painting is a bit weird and a bit frightening and there's no eraser or ctrl-z so it's a bit scary. But the physicality of it is fun. It's getting past the fear barrier to make such huge marks.

I don't know what I'll do if I ever have to sell this house.

― Violent In Design (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 28 June 2009 07:46 (seventeen years ago)

I'm gonna take some pictures now it's light.

― Violent In Design (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 28 June 2009 07:46 (seventeen years ago)

I keep finding references to a Tesla museum in Colorado Springs when I search, but no website for it.

That Colorado Springs museum went bankrupt in 1999 along with the International Tesla Society organization that was keeping it afloat. I visited it in 1992 and it was a pretty ramshackle affair, but with a definite charm. If anything it was more of a junkyard clubhouse for free energy/perpetual motion fanatics, conspiracy theorists, and other Enlightened Deviants who were all charged up by the mainstreaming of fringe culture. Every couple of minutes someone would fire up a Tesla coil and the lights inside would dim. Someone would hand you a fluorescent bulb and it would light up. Cool place... Make Magazine crossed with Fortean Times.

Full article here: http://www.csindy.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A2034

― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 June 2009 07:59 (seventeen years ago)

Adding to the list...

Tiny aviation museums that are nothing much more than a "Glenn Curtiss Slept Here" sign and a pile of junk airplanes in back
Any nature documentary that shows a bear diving for fish in a river.
Pad Thai with shrimp
Looking at old pictures/movies of Los Angeles and recognizing where it was filmed (and what buildings are still left)
Current season of Burn Notice
Noticing that a car is driving better after you spent the afternoon working on it.

― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 June 2009 08:12 (seventeen years ago)

one more...

Bo Diddley videos on YouTube

― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 28 June 2009 08:13 (seventeen years ago)

Oh yeah, Bo Diddley anything!

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Sunday, 28 June 2009 16:55 (seventeen years ago)

hot biscuits
homemade peach butter
hot coffee

― Beanbag the Gardener (WmC), Sunday, 28 June 2009 17:05 (seventeen years ago)

Forgot one...

TURKISH FOOD om nom nom nom

― Violent In Design (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 28 June 2009 17:21 (seventeen years ago)

TURKISH FOOD om nom nom nom

Seconded.

― Alex in NYC, Sunday, 28 June 2009 17:41 (seventeen years ago)

these:
https://app.e2ma.net/userdata/3066/images/medium/scaled_e1132340742.jpg

basically popsicles that have 1400% rda of vitamin c

― fistula pumping action (sarahel), Sunday, 28 June 2009 22:52 (seventeen years ago)

acai that's actually frozen pulp and not just juice (the pulp is where the good stuff is)

― butch vigoda (get bent), Sunday, 28 June 2009 22:56 (seventeen years ago)

the lobster roll on the cover of the current gourmet (meaty, abundant lobster, no apparent mayo or tartar sauce). i don't think i would buy/order lobster on the west coast unless i was in seattle or british columbia.

― butch vigoda (get bent), Sunday, 28 June 2009 23:01 (seventeen years ago)

mmmmmm lobster roll.

― ian, Sunday, 28 June 2009 23:02 (seventeen years ago)

remembering northeast/chesapeake seafood

― butch vigoda (get bent), Sunday, 28 June 2009 23:03 (seventeen years ago)

Guys these things are all awesome but I think maybe they're just really great or awesome rather than "fun"?

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Sunday, 28 June 2009 23:25 (seventeen years ago)

who are you, andrew w.k.?

― rural juror (get bent), Monday, 29 June 2009 04:48 (seventeen years ago)

Andrew W.K. is the master of fun and cool!

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Monday, 29 June 2009 05:25 (seventeen years ago)

I am actually Andrew W.K.. ENBB is my elaborately well-crafted sock. I can't believe you figured it out.

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Monday, 29 June 2009 05:26 (seventeen years ago)

jbr it is making me a little pensive that you're talking about a photo of a lobster roll.

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Monday, 29 June 2009 05:30 (seventeen years ago)

me too. wwawkd?

― rural juror (get bent), Monday, 29 June 2009 05:42 (seventeen years ago)

http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/06/20090618_andrewwk_560x375.jpg

― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 29 June 2009 05:49 (seventeen years ago)

^ lookin good, e

― i yelled "BIG HOOS" but i was yelling at my steen (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 29 June 2009 06:04 (seventeen years ago)

-laughing in the car
-cat in your lap
-the subtle warmth of encroaching sleep

― i yelled "BIG HOOS" but i was yelling at my steen (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 29 June 2009 06:06 (seventeen years ago)

Thanks, I try.

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Monday, 29 June 2009 06:06 (seventeen years ago)

I like Turkish food for the same reason I like painting - lots of sloppy wet stuff you scoop up with a paintbrush/pide bread and try to get on the wall/in your mouth. I've just discovered this stuff called Ajvar (spelling?) which is, like, SULTAN of sandwich spreads. Except it's more fun to just try and dip the pide in the jar. I will just start upending it over my mouth soon. FUN FUN FUN.

― Violent In Design (Masonic Boom), Monday, 29 June 2009 08:21 (seventeen years ago)


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