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Completely Normal Things

When everyday events take a turn for the worst.

Chase Kolby
Oct 18, 2016
Millennials of the Pacific Northwest
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Completely Normal Things
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1. SOMEONE HOLDING THE DOOR FOR YOU

You are walking to a building, it's peaceful out and there isn't really anyone around save one person ahead of you. You've had a good day and you're heading into [building of choice, like it literally doesn't matter] to have a good time doing [some activity that would happen in this building I don't care]. For the first time in awhile, you're taking your time, you don't feel rushed, everything is good in the world. UNTIL: the person ahead of you as previously mentioned has reached the door, they open the door. Any normal person would know that the person behind them is too far away so they would just continue walking but this monster decides it's their duty to hold the door for you. The distance between you to is agonizing, you make contact with their staring lifeless eyes. There is only one thing you can do now: you have to run (kind of, it's more like a speedy trot thing, you know the one) to top it all off, you get to the door and then YOU HAVE TO THANK THEM.

2. GOING TO SEE A MOVIE

You: Hello, one ticket for [it doesn't matter]

Them: here you go, your total is [it doesn't matter]

You: *hands them money

Them: enjoy your movie

You: YOU TO.

What the heck was that? They're not going to see a movie. They work here! They probably hate the movies because they have to hang out with them all the time and you just told them to enjoy a movie they aren't even going to see!


3. WALKING

You're walking on the sidewalk, you're in a bit of a hurry because you have somewhere to be but that's nothing new. You walk by some people that you don't know, they're talking about [it doesn't matter] you hurry on. Right as you walk by them YOU TRIP!!!![!!!!]. You don't fall and if anyone was looking they wouldn't know but YOU KNOW!



4. YOU'RE IN CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU SNEEZE! YOU JUST SNEEZED IN CLASS AND EVERYONE IS JUDGING YOU!!![they're not]!!!!!!!!!

5. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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