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When is waiting fun? I’m compiling a list of things that are fun waiting for. Please feel free to contribute to this list in the comments of this post.
- I like to wait until I eat my entire fortune cookie before reading the fortune.
- When converting an entire CD to mp3s, I like to wait for them to finish converting before listening to any of the songs.
- In the morning during rush hour in Chicago, sometimes I like to wait for everyone ahead of me to go up the stairs first and then I run up the empty stairs.
- Waiting at the the deli counter can be fun watching what the deli cutters work. (Unrelated fact: Although now I don’t buy deli meat, but I do buy cheese)
What are some of the things you enjoy waiting for?
i used to save my caramel at the end of my Caramel Sundae at Mcdonalds. I used to dig around it, eat the ice cream first, then eat it at the end.
Mmmmmm … caramel! I like waiting for everyone else in the elevator to vacate before me. I like waiting for the toast in the toaster. My toaster doesn’t pop-up, it just shuts off. When the cycle is done, I like to wait for the residual heat to remove any excess moisture and thereby really “toasting” the bread. I like waiting for thunder. When lightning strikes I like to count until it thunders. I like waiting for my turn at the barber. It’s relaxing watching other people get their haircut and flipping through magazines.
Oh wow! What great examples, fred and tom! For real. I asked this question on Yahoo Answers, and both of your answers would by far be the best!
I’m impatient and hate to wait. 🙁
Oh no! I went to reply to Leigh Hanlon’s comment, but I accidentally clicked the “delete” link in my admin. Sorry Leigh! Here is Leigh’s comment: ================== I like waiting for the final credit to appear in a movie. A film professor once told me that she never considered a film to be a high-class production unless the last title faded to black at the same time the soundtrack music also faded out. (Note that in too many movies these days, we are forced to endure bad pop songs whose only presence in the production is the end credits.) ==================
That’s a great point, Leigh! Now i want to wait for the entire credits to roll in the theatre! I know I will for Transformers the Movie! I might even just camp out in the theatre and watch it back-to-back-to-back.
How funny! I just signed on to come back and comment that I like to wait for the movie to start! Even at home I don’t fast forward through all the stuff before the movie starts because I like the anticipation of waiting!
Hooray Tom! That’s so cool. Most people can’t wait for the movie to start. But yeah! I like sitting in the theatre where it’s a little quiet and you just hear people talking. Or if it’s a rental, it’s neat to wait for that FBI warning thing. I’m very glad you like to wait for the movie to start.
I like waiting in line for rollercoasters and other such thrill rides. I think its fun when theres a long line and you have to meet the people next to you; becoming friends for only a short while and then enjoying something together. It’s like sharing something that can never be exactly re-created with people you will probably never see again.
Wow! What a list of things you like to wait for. Hmmm. I might just make this idea into a public art project…