Sunday, August 16, 2009

Hello, self-esteem!

  1. Buy box of cereal.
  2. ????
  3. Profit!

Our box of Reese's Puffs cereal (Hershey's Cocoa & Reese's Peanut Butter Sweet & Crunchy Corn Puffs) has a helpful list on the back of the box. This is the complete list with comments.
Do you like a challenge? 18 Things to do Before You're 18

1. Ride the world's biggest rollercoaster

-Dare to keep your eyes open and hands in the air for the whole ride.

2. Bungee jump
- Scared? At 700ft, the Bloukran's river bridge in South Africa is the biggest.

3. Score the winning goal/basket
- Remind all your friends at every given opportunity.

4. Win an award, trophy or prize
- Write that acceptance speech and thank the world.

5. Learn to play an instrument
- No air guitar

6. Go backstage at a gig
- It'll be something you'll boast about for years to come.

7. Meet your idol
- Being a celebrity stalker might not go down well.

8. Play a part in your favorite TV show
- Be an extra and learn to speak without talking.

9. Meet someone with your own name
- With a world population of 6 billion, it should be easy.

10. Make a discovery
- Whatever the discovery, make sure it's named after you.

11. Get away with the perfect practical joke
- Be careful of retaliation; it could end in tears.

12. Own a pointless collection
- One person's junk is another person's prized possession.

13. Invent a word that makes it into the dictionary
- Make it a part of your crew's lingo.

14. Conquer your biggest fear
- If you're too scared, try hypnotism.

15. Raise money for charity
- Get some exercise by signing up for a charity road race.

16. Pass your driving test the first time
- Go straight to the next task.

17. Complete a road trip coast to coast
- Route 66 originally ran from Chicago to Santa Monica.

18. Reach 18 years of age
- Embrace old age.
I don't know but some of those seem a little out of reach for most kids. Play a part in your favorite TV show? They tend to frown on people crashing TV shoots. (See Pee Wee's Big Adventure). Invent a new word? Yeah, that's likely. Get away with the perfect practical joke? Even their own comment recognizes that that's a bad idea. And #3 is likely to get you punched.

No doubt my lack of accomplishing many of these is the reason I'm such a well-balanced person today.

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