Back in 2010 I made a list of 99 things I learnt that year. This is that list.
- Don’t climb out of a bike shed over the railings with your bike if the entrance is open
- Switzerland is an expensive country
- £1 strudel is amazing, get it before it goes up to £1.50
- Trying to cycle… without brakes… in the rain… at night… without bike lights… after you’ve been drinking… with Yasna Mostofi on the back… is not a good idea
- Uno never gets old, no matter how old you are
- Irish snap hurts
- Maths students don’t necessarily know how to count
- Sad music makes you sad, so listen to happy music
- Take a camera everywhere, you never know!
- You get what you pay for
- No matter how old you are, bouncy castles are fun
- Swimming after a long day at work is bliss
- Wagamama’s is an amazing place to eat
- If you’re going to be in the audience of a TV show, don’t let Criddle operate the sat-nav
- Suicide is a selfish act
- Great friends know when to listen
- Family gatherings are easier to manage with lots of alcohol
- White chocolate spread is God’s gift to this earth
- Drinking out of a goblet is cool
- Vodka jelly tastes better from a cleavage
- Cranium is a fantastic party game…
- …but not as good as twister
- Bringing a tent to a party and then pitching said tent in the centre of the party will get you noticed
- There are occasions when bringing carrots to a party is acceptable
- Gate-crashing is a great way to make new friends
- Using deodorant to light a fire is ineffective at best
- The new Southern Comfort bottles aren’t as cool as the old ones
- Moshing raises the risk of losing a phone to “very high”
- Getting so drunk you lose your house keys is not popular with your housemates
- Revising in the garden, while sounding like a good idea, is counter-productive
- Spying on your hot neighbours is frowned on by your female housemates
- Friends quotes always have to be said in an American accent
- You can go to the theatre too much
- Making a cake for a meeting will make you a very popular person
- Some people are just too good at quizzes
- Free curry is always a good thing
- Comedy is better in a space without a bar in it
- Reciting bad poetry at an open mic is not taken well by the crowd
- £60 steak is damn tasty
- The Italians do eat pizza a lot
- Cramming sessions are better with a whiteboard
- Very specific geeky jokes have a narrow appeal, but are very funny
- There is no fun in funeral
- Gliding is something everyone should do
- You can buy too much chocolate, according to Swiss Air hand baggage regulations
- Barbershop Quartets are remarkably popular
- Giraffe give out free miniature multi-coloured giraffes. You can and should abuse this.
- No matter how much you believe you don’t need a Smartphone, having one will change your life
- “The whoopee cushion” is easily the funniest thing you can say
- Trying not to laugh as someone is hit in the face with an apple pie is as hard as it sounds
- The Media Engineering Degree at Surrey is a joke
- There are still some propeller planes in operation
- Snow and England don’t mix
- Everyone is really nice to you at weddings
- No matter how much you hate football, you can still appreciate watching an arsenal game from a corporate box
- Crying in a pub is sometimes unavoidable
- There is never a wrong moment for a Monty Python quote
- Large files from a Mac to a PC is still not easy
- Inhaling helium from balloons is funnier when drunk
- Doner meat and chips with mayonnaise is the perfect complement to a night out
- You can’t fall asleep in a nightclub without someone noticing
- If your friend has been missing for 24 hours after going on a date, give them another hour before contacting the police
- Strawberry cider is good
- Bar Med is now rubbish
- You should always take advantage of a free Chinese meal
- You can’t down drinks with ice in
- Rum and Sainsbury’s Blue Bolt don’t mix, at all
- Camping is better when pissed
- Ministry of Sound nightclub is shit, never go there
- Saving Private Ryan is a long film, and only the first bit is good
- Orange Wednesdays are busy, get there early
- Don’t miss any opportunities
- Dinner can just be a fish finger sandwich
- 11 shots of Goldschlager will make you forget things
- You can bullshit your way through Engineering Design & Professional Studies
- You can take too much food to a picnic
- If you are unsure of something, just do it… within reason
- News is only designed to get large audiences and make money, don’t believe most of what you read
- Weirs can look, to some, like water anuses
- Strawberries and melted chocolate is a killer combo
- Sand animals are considered cool in some circles
- BBQ’s are the best type of house party
- Go-Karting is more fun if you skid around every corner
- You can accidentally drive into Italy
- Going up a mountain when it has been snowing doesn’t give you great views
- Swimming against a horizontal tide is tiring
- Wooden rounder’s bats may break and fly into people
- Being told to follow a woman covered in blood, wielding a knife is still scary
- Owning a bike can become the bane of one’s mere existence
- Formative tests are a load of bollocks
- Maxwell’s equations are not anyone’s idea of fun
- An insertion sort is quicker than a selection sort
- Eyebrows, if used in the correct manner, can be cause of much amusement
- Kittens falling over is possibly the funniest thing you can see
- Inception is a bloody good film
- If a horse stands on your foot, you’re going to feel that pain for months
- Seeing someone hiding underneath the pile of crisps in Tesco makes you double-take
- If something in your room can be broken, Viv will find a way of breaking it
- 99p B&Q Ant Killer does exactly that
I remember this list, I laughed at the ones which I had some part in, Sophie x
5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 25, 28, 34, 35, 40, 42, 45, 48, 54, 86, 89, 94, 95 – funny/sooo true/I can relate to. Nice list!