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1.

Have my first kiss

2.

Fall in love

3.

see the northern lights

4.

go to a rock concert

5.

Read 1,000 books

6.

bunjee jumping

7.

ride a roller coaster

8.

go to a football match

9.

own a t-shirt with a bandname on it

10.

adopt a cat or dog from an animal shelter

11.

get a massage

12.

volunteer for something

13.

have a movie marathon

14.

do yoga

15.

visit all 7 continents

16.

write a song

17.

eat sushi

18.

Fly First Class

19.

type with 10 fingers

20.

graduate from school

21.

learn to drive

22.

hold a snake

23.

go camping

24.

Swim with dolphins

25.

Do ten full push-ups

26.

have a library

27.

learn how to cook

28.

get a job

29.

buy a useless electrical appliance

30.

Read a classic

31.

read "to kill a mockingbird"

32.

buy a home

33.

Go skydiving

34.

go on a cruise

35.

spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back

36.

plant a garden

37.

ride a bike to work

38.

Watch 1000 movies

39.

scuba dive

40.

Own a car

41.

meet someone famous

42.

Donate to charity

43.

win something

44.

sponser a child

45.

eat a pizza in italy

46.

visit europe

47.

Make my own bread

48.

overcome a fear

49.

bake a cake

50.

visit a zoo

51.

have a romantic candlelit dinner at home

52.

Make love.

53.

be an audience member for a TV show taping

54.

have breakfast in bed

55.

ballroom dance

56.

grow vegetables

57.

Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty.

58.

Dance in the rain

59.

Kiss in the rain

60.

write a book

61.

Spend a whole day reading a great novel.

62.

climb a mountain

63.

Write a will

64.

Walk Down Abbey Road

65.

Complete a highropes course

66.

find a four leaf clover

67.

milk a cow

68.

ride a motorcycle

69.

Float on the Dead Sea

70.

Donate blood

71.

tell someone I love them

72.

karaoke in Japan

73.

knit something

74.

go whale watching

75.

Go to an anime convention.

76.

get something off ebay

77.

have a picnic

78.

ride an elephant

79.

Go on a roadtrip with no particular destination

80.

Go on a safari

81.

Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge

82.

complete a video game

83.

teach a child to read

84.

ride in a helicopter

85.

go to a drive in theatre

86.

lie in bed all day.

87.

hold a tarantula

88.

Break a Bone

89.

Attend a film premiere

90.

foster or adopt a child

91.

Register as an organ donor

92.

stay in a 5 star hotel

93.

Eat at a 5 star restaurant

94.

make homemade ice cream

95.

bake cookies

96.

read a novel in a foreign language

97.

Read every book in a series that has more than 10 books in it

98.

sleep under the stars

99.

Build a snowman

100.

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

101.

smash something on purpose

102.

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

103.

attend or hold a surprise birthday party

104.

make a prank phone call

105.

Host a dinner party

106.

Read "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

107.

speak another language fluently

108.

Ride a Camel

109.

learn to play an instrument well

110.

see the pyramids

111.

dye my hair

112.

go to the olympics (either watch or compete)

113.

go ice-skating without falling over

114.

make an origami crane

115.

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

116.

write a love letter

117.

be a vegetarian for a week

118.

Visit 20 capital cities

119.

Donate old clothes to charity

120.

see three movies at a cinema in a day

121.

experience a white christmas

122.

dye easter eggs

123.

shop in the world largest shopping mall

124.

run barefoot in the snow

125.

make a snow angel

126.

see a musical on Broadway

127.

go see an opera

128.

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

129.

Research my family tree

130.

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

131.

Swim at 10 different beaches around the world

132.

have a deviantART account and actually have something on it

133.

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

134.

do something spontaneous

135.

have oreos and milk together

136.

complete a first aid course

137.

solve a rubix cube

138.

visit stonehenge

139.

complete a 1000 piece puzzle

140.

read a book in a day

141.

Have a water balloon fight

142.

Watch the Sound of Music

170.

do scrapbooking

172.

Be in a food fight

173.

have a garage/yard sale

174.

sleep in a caravan

175.

Try caviar

176.

eat at an american diner

177.

play a game of monopoly and win

178.

Go skiing

179.

go rock climbing

180.

Sing in the rain

181.

do something illegal

182.

have to spend a night in hospital

183.

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

185.

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)

186.

drive a car on a racing track

187.

Hold/attend a fancy dress party

188.

get drunk once

189.

bake something for a bake sale

190.

Go on a scavenger hunt

191.

witness a solar eclipse

192.

watch a hayao miyazaki film

193.

Roll on your side down a grassy bank

196.

organise/take part in an easter egg hunt

197.

Have a slumber party

198.

own a piece of gym equipment

199.

sing in the shower

202.

visit a museum

203.

visit an art gallery

204.

have your photo taken at a famous monument

205.

Read The Lord of The Rings

206.

Read every harry potter book

207.

compete in either a walkathon or marathon

208.

get completely soaked in the rain

209.

run a mile

211.

leave a HUGE tip to a waitress or waiter

212.

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

213.

drive the alaska canadian highway

214.

do a strip tease/lap dance

215.

call in sick - when you're not

216.

track down/look up an old friend

217.

catch a snowflake on my tongue

218.

make an infant laugh/smile

219.

swim in each of the seven seas

220.

Take a mud bath

222.

bathe a baby/child

224.

join a gym

225.

meditate

227.

build something out of wood

228.

recite the alphabet backwards

229.

visit a 3rd world country

230.

catch the bouquet (even if you are a guy)

231.

make my own sushi

232.

have watched at least three monty python movies

233.

have my palm read

234.

have someone else clean your place

235.

witness a birth

236.

pull off an april fools prank

237.

play scrabble... and win.

238.

ride a gondola in Venice

239.

Roast marshmallows

240.

make paper dolls

241.

Send or receive a secret valentine

242.

swim in the rain at night

243.

line dance

244.

inspire someone

245.

start a trend

246.

go to a prom/formal

247.

cosplay at an anime/star wars etc convention

248.

camp in your backyard or anywhere..by yourself

249.

own a copy of the ONE ring to rule them all

250.

pole dance

251.

play strip poker

252.

try vodka

253.

slow dance

254.

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

255.

Win a trophy

256.

Find my hidden talent

257.

surf/boogie board

258.

watch lost

259.

See Ayers Rock

260.

cry in the rain

261.

touch a stingray (they're furry)

262.

catch a fish longer than your forearm

263.

visit the Taj Mahal

264.

learn about a religion other than your own

265.

attempt to order a pizza at mcdonalds

266.

play the lottery

267.

see an egyptian mummy in a museum

268.

to be boss

269.

Read the book "Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code"

270.

see a falling star/comet

271.

learn how to ride a skateboard

272.

sell something on ebay

273.

try ten different cheeses

274.

mow a lawn

275.

try prawns

276.

rollerblade

277.

have a room with a view

278.

brew my own beer

279.

send someone a dozen red roses with an anonymous love letter

280.

write a letter to Santa

281.

Get a promotion

282.

karaoke to the spice girls

283.

spend christmas on a beach in the southern hemisphere

284.

take a photograph you can proudly hang on the wall

285.

drive a porsche

286.

learn how to write your name in japanese

287.

Kiss on top of the Eiffel Tower

288.

build a house of cards

289.

re-create a scene from a movie with food

290.

play a game of tennis

291.

swing on a swing

292.

slide down a slide

293.

play marbles

294.

read a manga

295.

walk along a beach and hunt for sea shells

296.

read a marvel comic book

297.

have my picture in the newspaper

298.

ride in a limo

299.

read 10 parodies

300.

make a great pizza from scratch

301.

make lemonade

302.

leave a letter in a library book for someone to find

303.

drink hot chocolate

304.

Play spin the bottle

305.

build a sandcastle

306.

own a michael jackson CD

307.

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

308.

write a poem

309.

grow a herb garden

310.

have a meaningful conversation with a stranger

311.

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

312.

keep a journal for at least a month

313.

Meet someone face-to-face from 43things

314.

try hanggliding

315.

own a gaming console

316.

Give a homeless person a meal

317.

give a homeless person a christmas gift

318.

live for at least a week in a caravan

319.

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

320.

lean against the leaning tower of pisa

321.

Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef

322.

See a musical

323.

hold a koala bear

324.

go fishing

325.

Play cricket on or near the beach

326.

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

327.

celebrate christmas at least ONCE

328.

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

329.

change a diaper

330.

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

331.

paint my nails

332.

watch a bollywood film

333.

be in a play/musical

334.

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

335.

go to a thanksgiving parade in NYC

336.

get something pierced

337.

Get a tattoo

338.

eat an insect

339.

eat a foreign cuisine in its native country

340.

go on a train ride (as a holiday)

341.

visit an old person in an old folks home

342.

sell sea shells by the sea shore

343.

go white water rafting, canoeing etc

344.

blow a raspberry on a baby or toddlers stomach

345.

learn a new artisan craft just for fun

346.

have an imaginary friend for a day and convince someone they exist

347.

Pretend to be from another country for a day and convince someone else of it

348.

Spend time with and truly try to understand someone whose world view and ideas are radically different from yours

349.

Download a song from the internet

350.

Buy a CD of music that is a genre you have never listened to before

351.

dance a hora

352.

Toilet paper a house

353.

Go to a rodeo