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1.

see the northern lights

2.

Send a message in a bottle

3.

go to a rock concert

4.

Read 1,000 books

5.

bunjee jumping

6.

ride a roller coaster

7.

go to a football match

8.

own a t-shirt with a bandname on it

9.

Have my first kiss

10.

adopt a cat or dog from an animal shelter

11.

go zorbing

12.

get a massage

13.

Fall in love

14.

volunteer for something

15.

have a movie marathon

16.

do yoga

17.

visit all 7 continents

18.

write a song

19.

eat sushi

20.

Fly First Class

21.

type with 10 fingers

22.

graduate from school

23.

learn to drive

24.

hold a snake

25.

go camping

26.

Swim with dolphins

27.

play a round of golf

28.

Do ten full push-ups

29.

have a library

30.

learn how to cook

31.

get a job

32.

buy a useless electrical appliance

33.

Read a classic

34.

read "to kill a mockingbird"

35.

buy a home

36.

Go skydiving

37.

go on a cruise

38.

plant a garden

39.

ride a bike to work

40.

horse ride

41.

Watch 1000 movies

42.

scuba dive

43.

Own a car

44.

meet someone famous

45.

Donate to charity

46.

win something

47.

sponser a child

48.

eat a pizza in italy

49.

visit europe

50.

Make my own bread

51.

overcome a fear

52.

bake a cake

53.

visit a zoo

54.

have a romantic candlelit dinner at home

55.

Make love.

56.

Write a letter to the editor to a newspaper or magazine about an issue that touches me

57.

go skinny dipping

58.

fly a kite

59.

be an audience member for a TV show taping

60.

have breakfast in bed

61.

ballroom dance

62.

grow vegetables

63.

Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty.

64.

Dance in the rain

65.

visit the Holy Land

66.

Kiss in the rain

67.

ride in a hot air balloon

68.

write a book

69.

Spend a whole day reading a great novel.

70.

climb a mountain

71.

Write a will

72.

abseil

73.

Walk Down Abbey Road

74.

Complete a highropes course

75.

find a four leaf clover

76.

milk a cow

77.

ride a motorcycle

78.

Float on the Dead Sea

79.

ask to see the menu when ordering pizza by phone

80.

Donate blood

81.

tell someone I love them

82.

karaoke in Japan

83.

Sit on a jury

84.

knit something

85.

go whale watching

86.

Egg a house

87.

get something off ebay

88.

ride in a blimp

89.

have a picnic

90.

ride an elephant

91.

Go on a roadtrip with no particular destination

92.

Go on a safari

93.

Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge

94.

complete a video game

95.

teach a child to read

96.

ride in a helicopter

97.

go to a drive in theatre

98.

lie in bed all day.

99.

hold a tarantula

100.

Break a Bone

101.

Attend a film premiere

102.

foster or adopt a child

103.

Register as an organ donor

104.

stay in a 5 star hotel

105.

Eat at a 5 star restaurant

106.

make homemade ice cream

107.

bake cookies

108.

read a novel in a foreign language

109.

sleep under the stars

110.

Build a snowman

111.

go into a library and randomly select a book, then borrow it out and read it.

112.

smash something on purpose

113.

find an item of clothing you would never wear out in public, then wear it out in public

114.

run through a busy street in a foreign city wearing pjs

115.

attend or hold a surprise birthday party

116.

make a prank phone call

117.

Host a dinner party

118.

Read "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

119.

speak another language fluently

120.

Ride a Camel

121.

learn to play an instrument well

122.

see the pyramids

123.

dye my hair

124.

go to the olympics (either watch or compete)

125.

go ice-skating without falling over

126.

make an origami crane

127.

show up at the airport with a bag & a passport & take the first flight available.

128.

write a love letter

129.

be a vegetarian for a week

130.

share a plate of spaghetti with a loved one like the lady and the tramp

131.

Visit 20 capital cities

132.

Donate old clothes to charity

133.

Go door-to-door to collect money for a charity

134.

see three movies at a cinema in a day

135.

experience a white christmas

136.

join a book club, even if you know you'll only last a week

137.

dye easter eggs

138.

shop in the world largest shopping mall

139.

run barefoot in the snow

140.

make a snow angel

141.

convince someone to join you in creating a concrete angel (dry concrete)

142.

try curling

143.

cover all three bases in a day (yes THOSE bases)

144.

see a musical on Broadway

145.

go see an opera

146.

go into a cd store, randomly select a cd and buy it

147.

Research my family tree

148.

start your own strange holiday (eg. Happy Aluminium Underpants Day)

149.

Swim at 10 different beaches around the world

150.

eat a supersize meal at mcdonalds (yes, I know its gross)

151.

do something spontaneous

152.

have oreos and milk together

153.

complete a first aid course

154.

solve a rubix cube

155.

visit stonehenge

156.

finish a sudoku puzzle

157.

complete a 1000 piece puzzle

158.

read a book in a day

159.

Have a water balloon fight

160.

sing New York, New York in a street in New York (just to yourself is fine)

161.

Watch the Sound of Music

162.

do scrapbooking

163.

own either a "vote for pedro" or a "save ferris" shirt

164.

Be in a food fight

165.

have a garage/yard sale

166.

sleep in a caravan

167.

Try caviar

168.

eat at an american diner

169.

play a game of monopoly and win

170.

Go skiing

171.

go rock climbing

172.

Sing in the rain

173.

do something illegal

174.

have to spend a night in hospital

175.

have a 100+ item collection of something (eg stamps, rocks, CDs)

176.

reuse wrapping paper at least once

177.

give someone a birthday card with an age number that is at least ten years out (Eg, they're 30, give them a card saying 40)

178.

drive a car on a racing track

179.

Hold/attend a fancy dress party

180.

get drunk once

181.

bake something for a bake sale

182.

Go on a scavenger hunt

183.

witness a solar eclipse

184.

Roll on your side down a grassy bank

185.

receive/send a postcrossing postcard

186.

use bookcrossing

187.

organise/take part in an easter egg hunt

188.

Have a slumber party

189.

own a piece of gym equipment

190.

sing in the shower

191.

start a mexican wave at a major sporting event

192.

visit a museum

193.

visit an art gallery

194.

have your photo taken at a famous monument

195.

compete in either a walkathon or marathon

196.

get completely soaked in the rain

197.

run a mile

198.

complete any course other than first aid

199.

leave a HUGE tip to a waitress or waiter

200.

make a list of the top 5 people who have positively influenced you and write them all letters

201.

drive the alaska canadian highway

202.

do a strip tease/lap dance

203.

call in sick - when you're not

204.

track down/look up an old friend

205.

catch a snowflake on my tongue

206.

make an infant laugh/smile

207.

swim in each of the seven seas

208.

Take a mud bath

209.

take a bubble bath and blow the bubbles off your hand all over the place

210.

bathe a baby/child

211.

have a bath with at least 3 bath bombs at once

212.

join a gym

213.

meditate

214.

build something out of wood

215.

recite the alphabet backwards

216.

visit a 3rd world country

217.

catch the bouquet (even if you are a guy)

218.

make my own sushi

219.

have watched at least three monty python movies

220.

have my palm read

221.

have someone else clean your place

222.

witness a birth

223.

pull off an april fools prank

224.

play scrabble... and win.

225.

ride a gondola in Venice

226.

Roast marshmallows

227.

make paper dolls

228.

Send or receive a secret valentine

229.

swim in the rain at night

230.

line dance

231.

inspire someone

232.

start a trend

233.

go to a prom/formal

234.

camp in your backyard or anywhere..by yourself

235.

pole dance

236.

play strip poker

237.

try vodka

238.

slow dance

239.

majorly disrupt a public library (use trumpet, mobile phone etc)

240.

Win a trophy

241.

Find my hidden talent

242.

surf/boogie board

243.

watch lost

244.

See Ayers Rock

245.

cry in the rain

246.

touch a stingray (they're furry)

247.

catch a fish longer than your forearm

248.

visit the Taj Mahal

249.

learn about a religion other than your own

250.

attempt to order a pizza at mcdonalds

251.

play the lottery

252.

see an egyptian mummy in a museum

253.

see a falling star/comet

254.

learn how to ride a skateboard

255.

sell something on ebay

256.

try ten different cheeses

257.

mow a lawn

258.

try prawns

259.

rollerblade

260.

have a room with a view

261.

brew my own beer

262.

send someone a dozen red roses with an anonymous love letter

263.

write a letter to Santa

264.

Get a promotion

265.

spend christmas on a beach in the southern hemisphere

266.

take a photograph you can proudly hang on the wall

267.

drive a porsche

268.

learn how to write your name in japanese

269.

Kiss on top of the Eiffel Tower

270.

build a house of cards

271.

play a game of tennis

272.

swing on a swing

273.

slide down a slide

274.

play marbles

275.

walk along a beach and hunt for sea shells

276.

read a marvel comic book

277.

have my picture in the newspaper

278.

ride in a limo

279.

make a great pizza from scratch

280.

make lemonade

281.

leave a letter in a library book for someone to find

282.

drink hot chocolate

283.

build a sandcastle

284.

own a michael jackson CD

285.

Watch "The Wizard of Oz" at the same time as listening to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"

286.

write a poem

287.

grow a herb garden

288.

have a meaningful conversation with a stranger

289.

sit at a bus stop one day and tell your life story just like forest gump

290.

keep a journal for at least a month

291.

Meet someone face-to-face from 43things

292.

try hanggliding

293.

own a gaming console

294.

Give a homeless person a meal

295.

give a homeless person a christmas gift

296.

live for at least a week in a caravan

297.

visit ten of the big things around the world (eg Big banana, big pineapple etc)

298.

lean against the leaning tower of pisa

299.

Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef

300.

See a musical

301.

hold a koala bear

302.

go fishing

303.

shoot a basketball from the three point line and get it in

304.

celebrate christmas at least ONCE

305.

complete 1000 goals on 43things that were originally on your goal list

306.

change a diaper

307.

complete any listsofbests list other than this one with more than 100 things on it...one I didn't create

308.

paint my nails

309.

watch a bollywood film

310.

be in a play/musical

311.

make up a parody song and sing it/give it to someone

312.

go to a thanksgiving parade in NYC

313.

get something pierced

314.

Get a tattoo

315.

eat an insect

316.

eat a foreign cuisine in its native country

317.

go on a train ride (as a holiday)