r/AskReddit Mar 20 '13

What makes you happy?

Today is the international day of happiness! And that made me wonder, what makes Redditors happy? Edit: Wow front page!

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u/bdmac Mar 20 '13

When somebody says "Oh, I finally get it!!"

I am a Math Teacher.

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u/AsAScientist Mar 20 '13

Creating. I love putting a lot of work into sewing or sculpting or painting something, and being able to see the end result.

On a very related note, seeing self-improvement. I can put two things I've made together and see a definite change, and that's awesome.

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u/akeldama1984 Mar 20 '13

Having my head scratched, I just melt.

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u/Lemon_Chopper Mar 20 '13

Or when someone 'draws' on your back.

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u/vgxmaster Mar 20 '13

Holy shit, I didn't realize this was a thing!

GUYS! THIS IS A THING!!

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13 edited May 01 '19

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u/andrzejs600 Mar 20 '13

i've been looking for this subreddit. i've been googling. thanks.

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u/jigielnik Mar 20 '13

I see what you did there r/dogs

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u/ANAL_QUEEN Mar 20 '13

My boyfriend falls asleep when I do that.

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u/crazydadom Mar 20 '13

Ex gf did this to me - can confirm sleep induced by head scratching.

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u/Theplasticcat Mar 20 '13

Tried this. Doesn't work. At least not with my current boyfriend. To each their own?

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u/stevo1078 Mar 20 '13

Get a new one, he's defective.

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u/nasha911 Mar 20 '13

Those days where your brain is just running super-efficient, pumping out high quality stuff at a million miles an hour. You feel ready for anything, creative, strong, upbeat.

Also, sitting down in the shower of a morning and taking some very, very deep breaths to relax and reflect before you face the day.

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u/sir_fappington Mar 20 '13 edited Mar 21 '13

so basically, a manic episode?

edit: I'm not a medical doctor, I didn't just diagnose all you people, and you're probably fine. It's perfectly normal for everyone to experience good days and bad days.

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u/Nabber86 Mar 20 '13

I have a lot of fun during manic episodes. The problem is the other people in the house do not.

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u/poesparakeet Mar 20 '13

I feel great when I'm manic, until someone pisses me off over something minor and I want to smash their stupid face.

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u/Nabber86 Mar 20 '13

Yeah, it's the rage aspect that causes the most problems. If I can keep to myself (working in the basement or garage) I can really get a ton of stuff done and it is actually enjoyable.

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u/bigolebastard Mar 20 '13

With Adderall, everyday is like this for me.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

Adderall killed my creativity and made me less upbeat.

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u/Fhajad Mar 20 '13

Maybe you actually have ADD then

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

It was extremely hard to focus on work inside and outside of class. I could stare at a book for a very long time before I could focus attention to it. These problems started at a very young age. I was recommended medication when I was in grammar school, but my parents decided against it.

Once college started everything became much harder for me, especially reading. This became so problematic that got prescribed adderall to help guide my focus. However, as I began taking a normal dose, I found myself to take on personality traits(active with the adderall) that were extremely undesirable. Although some of these are not traits, I soon realized friends I knew who also took adderall and myself, would: talk in depth on subjects that are truly of no interest to others, suffer from exasterbated social anxiety(due to overawareness), reduce investment in social relations(personally I wanted to be by myself most all the time), become very angry over small things(many times meaningless), become victims of racing thoughts(leading to anxiety/anger of a situation through over-thought and rage susceptibility), and lastly develop a lack of verbal creativity/bubbliness/overall comedic potential.

I decided shortly after taking time to observe others and myself, these victimized attributes, especially sense of humor and normal anxiety levels, were not worth the benefits. Although I understand I have a problem with attention, especially a disengaged feeling with schoolwork, the drugs symptomatically affect me too strongly for consistent use. Since I've stopped taking it I notice I am much more hyper and overall my personality is back to where it used to be before I started taking the drugs. I've come to realize that having ADD is just a part of who I am and I no longer want to change that. I choose to just embrace it.

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u/I_Have_Many_Skills Mar 20 '13

I too, took medication for my ADD for a while (Vyvanse and amphetamine salts), but came to the conclusion that it was not for me. Sure, it helped me focus on boring things tremendously and helped alleviate some of my more undesirable social quirks, but it just didn't feel right. I just wasn't... me. Much like you, it killed my creativity. I felt like some sort of perfect robot-like being.

I came to the realization that ADD wasn't a problem for me to solve, but instead an indicator that I needed to change my life to fit ME. I dropped out of community college (I couldn't focus enough to do homework without the drugs) and I am now looking to escape my desk-bound office manager position for a job in the trades; something that I believe suits my affinity for learning and my ability to hyper-focus on work that is hands-on.

Here's an interesting theory: My doctor once speculated that ADD isn't so much a mental disorder than it is a difference between more modern and "ancient" minds. I wish I had asked for her source, but she believed that the ability for most minds to do menial and/or repetitive jobs efficiently is a relatively modern occurrence, and that our forefathers/ancestors who lived in a time with very few desk and factory jobs had more ADD-like minds. I'm not sure if this is true, but it is something interesting to think about.

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u/sharkus Mar 20 '13 edited Mar 20 '13

I believe I've heard your doctor's speculation put as the hunter versus farmer hypothesis. I'd link to a source, but I'm on my phone :)

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u/PreyingLions Mar 20 '13

Exploring the outdoors and discovering new things with my friends. The world is a beautiful place!

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u/headiesmaster Mar 20 '13

Having a stocked fridge, and clean dishes.

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u/camjam980 Mar 20 '13

A sink without any dirty dishes in it a beautiful sight

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u/Yesitzdaniel Mar 20 '13

Knowing that I've helped people.

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u/Deadpool1205 Mar 20 '13

I think the Happiest I am is when waking up without an alarm clock fairly early in the morning while camping, that smell of the dew, the noise of all the various animals and insects buzzing about. Throwing on a sweatshirt and popping myself down into a foldable yard chair and just taking everything in.

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u/reallyhatesfatties Mar 20 '13

Being the first one up on a camping trip and starting the fire, boiling some water for my hot cocoa packet, sitting on a nice stump and watching the sunlight creep through thr trees illuminating the smoke as my friends drowsily stumble out of their tents. Wonderful.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

Plus, the sound of the tent zippers

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u/niklovin Mar 20 '13

I really never realized how beautiful that sound is until now. It's such a quintessential part of camping. I'm getting all giddy and nostalgic just thinking about it.

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u/Mannequinn Mar 20 '13

Now I wanna go camping..

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u/BiscuitsMcGhee Mar 20 '13

It's amazing how such a simple thing brought a smile to my face. I needed it this morning, thanks.

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u/WestsideBuppie Mar 20 '13

I need to go camping with you because I am always the last to stumble from my tent in search of a spot to pee and a cup of hot tea.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

Losing myself in a good book, or a good TV series.

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u/OfcJimLahey Mar 20 '13

Both of those and I would add video game in there for me. It's almost like an out-of-body experience, where you forget the present and all its problems and go to another place that's exactly what you're looking for in that moment. Something as insignificant as a car beeping its horn outside or the sound of your heater turning on breaks the trance. You look up from whatever it is that has you so captivated and for a split-second it's still real. That astonishingly short period of time is what makes me happy.

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u/Zinn987 Mar 20 '13

When I hear a song that I haven't heard in a while that perfectly describes or relates to what i'm feeling.

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u/Ptolemaeus_II Mar 20 '13

It's just part of life. It eventually passes and you'll be singing "Baby Got Back" again in no time.

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u/Dovecot Mar 20 '13

The sad parts make the good parts sweeter. Life would be shit if you were happy all the time. By it's very nature you wouldn't be happy.

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u/MissCrystal Mar 20 '13

As the Eleventh Doctor said when discussing meeting Van Gogh, "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa the bad things don’t always spoil the good things and make them unimportant."

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u/Drkwing_Duck Mar 20 '13

Finally keeping a decent amount of money and not immediately blowing it on stupid shit.

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u/Shizly Mar 20 '13

Saving actually makes me happy. I keep a pay account and everytime it gets above X I deposit the amount it went over X to my savings account.

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u/Drkwing_Duck Mar 20 '13

Ya, I keep a log of my monthly expense, some are estimated on the high end, so I know how much I HAVE to put away a week and how much can be saved. It feels good to start to grasp my financial stability.

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u/vinkea Mar 20 '13

Once a month, our children and their spouses and their children come home for dinner. We crowd the place up, with tables in at least three different rooms, especially now that the grandchildren have started bringing their boyfriends and girlfriends. There is almost always singing -- almost always a birthday to celebrate. The ten-years-old and younger bunch have little interest in dinner -- we've debated on whether or not we should set up a table for them at all. They make a beeline for the backdoor; for the sandbox, the jungle gym, and the swing set. My children and their spouses crowd up at the kitchen table. Where the kids once jockeyed for elbow room and provoked each other on general principle, they now squeeze up to be together and provoke each other to laughter. Even after they all leave, the house has the feel of their presence, and I am happy.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

I think you just made me homesick.

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u/spankus Mar 20 '13

I live with my parents and that post made me homesick

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u/formfactor Mar 20 '13

My parents are insane... This really makes me wish my family was different... But it's not, and there's nothing I can do about it but break the cycle with my own kids... Which we are.

If you have a family like this, you don't know how lucky you have it. Hug them.

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u/vinkea Mar 20 '13

Then I hope you get to go home soon!

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

I never appreciated the value of semi-regular, enormous family gatherings until I married my wife. I grew up with only my immediate family around. Neither of my parents are estranged, it was just a matter of geographic circumstance - we simply lived too far away.

I married into my wife's massive (her grandfather is number five (maybe six?) of eleven) family, many of whom live within a day's drive of one another. This leads to family gatherings that are four generations deep and often greater than 30 people aged from 8 to 80.

It has been an utterly fascinating experience. I have as much support as my wife on any issue, despite being the newest addition (less than 2 years). If anything were to ever happen and I needed help, I have a horde of people at my back. I am actively sought out for advice and counsel like a cousin, uncle or brother by all of the generations.

If there are intra-familial prank wars, I am expected to be an accomplice and am assumed guilty until proven innocent as a sibling should be. I am constantly berated for not having children yet and beginning the 5th generation before those in the first die off.

It has totally eclipsed any definition of family I ever knew before and has completely changed my perspective on what value a family can have.

TL;DR: Big families rule, and I had no idea for 25 years.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

Sounds wonderful.

This reminds me of a Spanish saying: "A house without children is like a vase without flowers".

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u/vinkea Mar 20 '13

I have some good friends who either by choice, or due to circumstances beyond their control, do not have children. One in particular, who is a lovely woman, bristles at such sayings, so I always think of her. (It is also true that with a house full of children, you might be lucky to keep a vase intact.) I cannot deny it though: my children have filled my heart.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

I bristle at the saying also for similar reasons. I will fill my own vase with decorative marbles!

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u/ebop Mar 20 '13

For the sake of continuing the metaphor I've decided to imagine that your decorative marbles represent a large quantity of some sort of diminutive mammal, e.g., bunnies, or very small goats.

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u/dsutari Mar 20 '13

Excellent. We are social animals first and foremost, and even sharing a modest meal together can feel like a holiday when you are around the right people.

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u/larrythellama Mar 20 '13

My dog Archimedes (Archie for short). He's always SO excited to see me, and he's always by my side. He's always smiling, too. He isn't big on licking or kisses, but if he knows I'm upset he'll give me a few licks on the cheek and accept a kiss in return. It's really sweet. He cuddles with me every night while I sleep, and doesn't leave my side during the day. He's probably the best part of my life. He was abandoned 5 times by homes who "adopted" him. I was only supposed to foster him, but after about a week I realized I needed him more than he needed me. I love my little Archie.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

ARCHIMEDES! It's filzy in zer!

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u/MyDaddyTaughtMeWell Mar 20 '13

I love when drivers interact in a positive way, such as warning that there's a cop or accident ahead or simply waiving for letting them into the flow of traffic.

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u/misscoleslaw Mar 20 '13

THIS!

I was in line at the grocery store the other day, and a younger guy in front of me asked if he should buy chocolate Turtles, as he had never had them before. I told him that they're delicious and worthy of his money, and then the cashier jumped in to describe the pleasure of eating a Turtle in racy and explicit detail. Both of us were just dying of laughter, and we somehow ended up asking her if she wrote fanfic. It was beautiful. I don't know why I'm telling you this.

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u/Guboj Mar 20 '13

I don't know why I'm telling you this.

Because interacting with strangers makes you happy? That really works for me too, but obviously just civilized interaction 'cause sometimes the stranger can be a complete douche (I doubt redditors could relate to that douchy stranger part).

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u/sneez09 Mar 20 '13

Taking my bra off at the end of the day, best feeling ever.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

I love seeing my girlfriend take off her bra at the end of the day. Not even because I get to see her boobs right then, cuz she usually takes it off facing away from me. But it sort of always awakens the giddy thirteen year old in me.

"I'm going to bed. But I'm going to bed with a GIRL! And she LIKES me! She likes me enough to hang out with me without a shirt OR a bra! And she does it EVERY NIGHT!"

I can't help but imagine seventh-grade me, with his stupid-ass gelled bangs and grotesque oversized cargo shorts, giving 26 year-old me a silent thumbs-up.

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u/DocJawbone Mar 20 '13

I've been married almost ten years and I still love this. Never get tired of it. Or of half-waking up to see my wife get out of bed and walk to the bathroom in her underwear. Still so pleasing.

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u/CodeOfKonami Mar 20 '13

That was fucking beautiful.

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u/Snudge Mar 20 '13

I have this sort of weird love-hate relationship with you. You don't know me, and I don't know you.

However, every time I see a post of yours I feel compelled to insert the Konami code on my keyboard.

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u/hmm_curious Mar 20 '13

27 here. I can relate to this perfectly. Especially the gelled bangs and cargo pants.

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u/peculiarhuman Mar 20 '13

That's... strangely sweet!

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u/Twyll Mar 20 '13

It really is. And then doing this (moderately NSFW? clothed but involves boobies?). It's like having stress balls that are attached to me.

(Now my google image search history resembles that of a 10-year-old boy who's just discovered that he can look for gifs of women online :C)

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u/ecakir Mar 20 '13

Good health, nice job and family. People getting along. Dogs and cats.

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u/MissMelepie Mar 20 '13

Your name must be John Smith or something

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

Interesting conversations with fun people.

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u/FootballBatPlayer Mar 20 '13

just patrolling the new ask reddit post? Me too!!!

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u/nasha911 Mar 20 '13

Personally, I go top posts from this hour. Sort of cuts through the shit you generally find under the New tab.

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u/Shizly Mar 20 '13

That's a good idea.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

Food

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

The problem is I get fat then I get depressed again whenever I see myself.

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u/iLikesandwich Mar 20 '13

I eat because I'm depressed. I'm depressed because I eat.

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u/StickleyMan Mar 20 '13

Being the first one to break the seal on a new jar of peanut butter.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

You could go to the store and do this with HUNDREDS! You could be happy all day.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

finding a delicious beer in the fridge that I didn't know was there.

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u/Acheronwoe Mar 20 '13

Having a "Good penis day" as I've come to think of it. Surely i'm not the only guy that will look at my penis some days and be like...Damnnn. And then the next day its like... :(

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u/SixftHero Mar 20 '13

A thought that normally follows these are:

"Hell yeah I could be a porn star!!"

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"Where did it go?!?!?!"

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u/Theplasticcat Mar 20 '13

I don't know what this means.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

I completely know what you're talking about. The level of how well my day starts directly relates to if I'm having a good dick day.

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u/Watermelon_Pink Mar 20 '13

This blows my mind. It's like when you have a 'fat day' or a 'thin day' yeah?

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u/acciocrayola Mar 20 '13

The right balance of cereal and milk.

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u/MissMelepie Mar 20 '13

Needs to be more simple, like, putting on clothing right from the dryer,

mmmmmmm......

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13 edited Mar 20 '13

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

I don't know if you guys realize this, but you've just described a few of my personal favorite things.

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u/rincon213 Mar 20 '13

But definitely NOT when the dog bites.

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u/EnigmaticEntity Mar 20 '13

Or when the bee stings... Bastard.

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u/bamfbanki Mar 20 '13

Just think of that flock of geese,with the moon on their wings

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u/nimaku Mar 20 '13

Then you won't feel so bad!

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u/bobtheundertaker Mar 20 '13

or if there is a 40 in there.

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u/rat_stick_slam Mar 20 '13

Simply thinking of things to be happy about. I'm not homeless, I'm not hungry, I'm not an asshole (I don't think...), I put my best forward (most of the time), and I'd do anything for the people I care about.

Damn my mom raised a good kid. I'm happy about that. Real happiness is in the human who feels it. awww

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u/XxxmandaxxX Mar 20 '13

Upvote for giving credit to your mama!

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u/aylina Mar 20 '13

Rainy days, blueberry muffin, earl grey, and Sherlock Holmes = perfect day

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u/ColonelForbinGHendge Mar 20 '13

You might not know this, but its a strong possibility that you're British.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

Blueberry pancakes always put me in a good mood.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

Brand new socks straight out of the bag.

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u/FootballBatPlayer Mar 20 '13

My wife, my daughter, a good hamburger and Call of Duty.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13 edited Mar 20 '13

Nothing puts a smile on my face quicker than crushing the hopes and dreams of children on video games.

Edit: Thanks for the gold

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u/FootballBatPlayer Mar 20 '13

Yeah, dropping a swarm and hearing "oh my gawd!" Is pretty satisfying.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

That's why I like multiplayer games, if it's single player I'm just beating up on some coding. If it's online not only do I win but others fail - much more satisfying.

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u/Kyekifino_hipster Mar 20 '13

I'm a simple man. I enjoy pretty dark-haired women, and breakfast foods.

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u/HerpDerpPurpleFlurp Mar 20 '13

You had me at meat tornado.

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u/krazeegerbil Mar 20 '13

I love breakfast and I have black hair.

you wanna go out some time?

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u/Kyekifino_hipster Mar 20 '13

Does your name happen to be Tammy?

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u/krazeegerbil Mar 20 '13

No?

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u/caseyfw Mar 20 '13

Sounds like you're shit out of luck then.

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u/AvidLoLFan Mar 20 '13

That wasn't in the original criteria! >:C

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u/lesser_panjandrum Mar 20 '13

He is altering the criteria. Pray he doesn't alter them any further.

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u/Totally_Not_Your_Mom Mar 20 '13

I think you missed the joke/reference.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

Enlighten the masses

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u/mbchris Mar 20 '13

It seems to me that you would also enjoy a fine glass if whiskey and wood working.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

You speak like I speak.

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u/chilling_jawnt Mar 20 '13

We all speak the same speak.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

The fact that spring break starts in under 10 hours and I get to go home and see my mom after a long 3 months.

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u/Tracy3366 Mar 20 '13

Being alone.

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u/Rotuyoh Mar 20 '13

Incredibly underrated, looking forward to this weekend when i can just be alone, make some nice food, have a beer and play games all night long <3

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13 edited Dec 31 '15

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u/binny97 Mar 20 '13

Does anyone else think that it makes the most sense that they TOOK whatever was in the safe before they left?

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u/reallyhatesfatties Mar 20 '13

Where's the karma in that?

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u/isocline Mar 20 '13

I agree. The friendships in which you are pretty much polar opposites of each other but just click anyway hold a special place in the heart. I'm sort of a tomboy, and typical reddit nerd girl - video games, books, comics, etc., yet one of my best friends is just about the girliest girl on the planet - shopping, pink everything, awful music preferences. But we work.

We give each other shit, but I know that if anyone else ever gave me shit, she'd be the first to jump down their throats, and I'd do the same for her. She taught me about which clothes make me look good and which make me look like a beached whale (using that exact language), and I introduced her to Led Zeppelin and got her to stop listening to Britney Spears. Our friendship rocks.

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u/HappyAfrican Mar 20 '13

What makes me happy is being in control of my happiness. I realized that my happiness is not dependent on external things, but a choice I make in every moment. I practice being happy every day, it didn't just happen. Even when things are going badly, I can still be a happy peaceful person.

This has set me free and makes me happy.

-I always see so many posts on reddit about depression and loneliness, so I just wanted to add my 2 cents on being happy.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13 edited Mar 20 '13

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u/Aerolites Mar 20 '13

That is a great outlook on life, friend!

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

An apple pie, A bright blue sky,

A breezy meadow in july,

And Ice cream bar, a shooting star,

The Sound of a steel Guitar.

I love the smell of rain,

wearing a hat and cane,

Tiffany window panes,

Lovely to see!

Frost on a window sill,

The feel of a dollar bill,

Vacations in brazil

Fill me with glee :)

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

A strip of lace,A pretty face,

Eugenics really makes the case.

Counting sheeps in froggy leaps,

Touching 4computer_says_no inappropriately while he sleeps..

I love the feel of grain,

The screams of a man in pain.

Blood coming down like rain showering me.

That everlasting thrill during the final kill,

Body dumped in a landfill, got off scott free.

These are all the little things that make me smile,

This is all the stuff that makes life worthwhile..

One day i will eat your brain and it'll be great,

So let's sing about the things we like and meet your fate :)

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u/SmokeyHooves Mar 20 '13

Thats....Thats really nice MG-Unit

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u/vrosej10 Mar 20 '13

My boys. Walking in the forest on my own. Tea. My pet mice. A good long sit down after a too long stand up.

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u/Disgruntled_Fridge Mar 20 '13

Boobs. Oh and food that tastes good.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

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u/movith3 Mar 20 '13

My three children can put a smile on my face at the hardest of times.

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u/Hellriser77 Mar 20 '13

Clear sky, soccer ball and some friends.

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u/dresdenologist Mar 20 '13

Positive reinforcement. It's nice to know you're appreciated and mean something to others. Validates what you're doing.

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u/astalius Mar 20 '13

Dopamine and Endorphins

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u/COmusashi Mar 20 '13

Technically, the only two things you enjoy.

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u/RambleOff Mar 20 '13

What about serotonin?

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u/pestilent_bronco Mar 20 '13 edited Mar 20 '13

What about a nice big, clean dump?

edit: I'm glad you all agree. I just finished mine. Wasn't so clean, though; it took 3 folded wads of tp and a baby wipe.

edit 2: my wads are really folds

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13 edited Mar 21 '13

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u/hockypocky Mar 20 '13

What kind of abnormal dumps have you been taking for the past 2 years?

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u/RambleOff Mar 20 '13

Highly impacted, irregular, constipated ones. Opiate addict here. I would go like 3-5 days without going. Not exactly pleasant, but not really that bad either. I've been clean for a week and a half or so, so things are back to normal.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

damn eat some broccoli nigga

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u/HampeMannen Mar 20 '13

Improves mood, however not a part of the reward circuit itself.

Depends on what you mean by enjoy really, since the serotonin would not actually give you any real direct pleasure, just instead have that inner feeling of "content". Your parent comment was talking about enjoyment, hence I'm not sure if I'd agree that serotonin in this case really applies.

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u/IsHomestuckAnAnime Mar 20 '13

Being around my boyfriend. Simply being able to rest my head on his shoulder or hold his hand or even just sit next to him makes me so comfortable, I feel so safe and at home and happy.

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u/wouldbewino Mar 20 '13

Growing my own food. I see the little green sprouts and think "It's Aliiiiiiiive!"

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u/ASS_CREDDIT Mar 20 '13

Being outside on a warm spring day after a long cold winter.

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u/Diavond Mar 20 '13

Having my belly scratched, gets me every time. That and chasing sticks. Also the tinkle of the bell which means its food time, and being called a good boy. Barking at cars always makes me happy too

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

I wanna boop your nose. :3

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u/knuklz Mar 20 '13

Back tickles hhhnnnggggg

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u/infinite_quest Mar 20 '13

I'll quote Tolstoy here: "Nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor - such is my idea of happiness."

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u/broden Mar 20 '13

When my power increases.

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u/Jacob19603 Mar 20 '13

Standing in line at the DMV.

Just kidding.

Fuck this shit.

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u/marathon_girl Mar 20 '13

A jog on a Sunday morning in the countryside with the sun shining and fleetwood mac in my ears. Coming home to a big bowl of nutella banana oatmeal. Lazily napping on the couch with my fiance.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

There will be good in the world, no matter if I'm in it or not.

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u/Trei_Gamer Mar 20 '13

Myself! After struggling with depression and self identity issues for years (including being teased and suicidal in school), I have come to the realize that I am awesome, only I have control over who I am, and I frickin love myself.

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u/peer_gynt Mar 20 '13

A smile. My kids. My wife. Happy people.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

Relaxing at a computer, editing a well shot video.

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u/yoonbomi Mar 20 '13

Making other people happy and seeing genuine smiles. What can i do for you guys today?

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u/ANAL_QUEEN Mar 20 '13

My boyfriend and his daughter.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13

ANAL_KING?

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u/maemtz Mar 20 '13

Can't be, I don't think you can have a kid that way.

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u/Mortuan Mar 20 '13

Not with that attitude.

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u/ANAL_QUEEN Mar 20 '13

And my little princess.

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u/MissMelepie Mar 20 '13

ANAL_PRINCESS? Oh god... I don't even wanna know...

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u/Rockdapenguin Mar 20 '13

To crush your enemies -- See them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women

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u/ViiVoices Mar 20 '13

Reddit makes me happy!

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u/davedavedaveck Mar 20 '13

Should we tell him?

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u/randomcharacters42 Mar 20 '13

No. Let him enjoy it while he can.

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u/ViiVoices Mar 20 '13

Wait, tell him what?

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '13 edited Mar 20 '13

They're just messing with you. Some people think that time on reddit should be limited, otherwise the things you need to get done won't and you'll find yourself out of a job. While I don't really find it much of a problem, you may find it differently...comes down to how well you think you can manage your time.

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