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10 Thoughts You Had During The Parade

The things you probably thought while you were watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Morgan Wiggins

Nov 28, 2016

College of Charleston

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Are the singers lip-syncing or...?
There were so many musical artists and theatrical performers in the parade, but how many of them are really singing? I always look really closely at the performers to find the slightest delay between the sound and mouth. Then I laugh in triumph when I find incongruities.
I wonder how long it took to make those balloons…
Those things are massive! It really made me wonder how long it took to design, construct and then inflate all of those balloons. There are so many balloons in the parade and that it is all I can think when I look at them.
Wow, those people look so cold.
It's usually pretty chilly in NYC at this time of year; each person at the parade is bundled up. Some of the costumes that the dancers and cheerleaders wear are so little; they must have been absolutely freezing. I hope they got access to jackets after the parade.
I forgot how much I loved (insert favorite childhood character here).
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed watching SpongeBob and the Charlie Brown specials on TV when I was a kid. What I love about the parade is that they mix some of the original balloon designs with new ones. The styles have changed over the years but each time I see them I'm amazed.
I miss marching band.
I was in my high school marching band and on the flag line, so each time I see a band in the parade I get super emotional and excited. I miss it all the time and seeing them march in the parade makes me miss it that much more. I also get super critical of them. Someone drops a flag or gets out of step and I catch it every time. If you’ve ever been in a marching band, you know exactly what I am talking about.
How much longer is the parade?
Especially if you start watching the parade at 9 a.m., it seems like the whole thing lasts forever. There is no end. All of the groups and shows are great to watch, but there are just so many of them.
I’m hungry.
Ever notice how the longer you watch the parade, the hungrier you get? Maybe the parade was designed for you to get hungrier and hungrier for Thanksgiving dinner. The long, long parade makes you wait for the food so that you can eat as much of it as you want (in order to slip into a food coma) later on.
I could totally hold that balloon and smile -- why am I not in the parade?
It looks so easy, doesn’t it? Just walking, smiling, waving and holding onto the balloon’s rope. So how come I’m not doing it? Oh, yeah...I sleep in every day and value Thanksgiving food a little too much. So long for that dream.
Why is that elf so cute but so creepy?
That elf flies in and you can't help but think about how close Christmas is. Also, do his eyes always follow you wherever you go? How have I never noticed that before?
SANTA IS HERE!
Santa always ends the parade and that means that I could finally immerse myself in everything Christmas. By this point, it is now acceptable to listen to Christmas music and pull out the decorations.

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

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Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

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All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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