January 2019 – The Unified Theory of All That Exists

For her birthday fesitivity, my friend Vicki asked partygoers to bring a list of any 40 things, such as 40 favorite movies, 40 meaningful books, 40 songs etc. I was trying to think of ideas for my list and just wound up just making this list of 40 possible ideas for 40 Things lists …

40 Ideas for Lists of 40 Things

40 foods which, when eaten in sufficient quantities, will result in weight gain
40 breeds of dogs that are unable to perform even simple tricks, such as guessing the card you picked
40 things you should never name your child if want your child to have the same name as you
40 temperatures colder than 0° Kelvin which are attainable in the heart of a person who once said they cared
40 letters that were almost included in the English alphabet but were voted out of the final version
40 games from around the world where there are two opposing teams, a ball of some sort, a playing field, extensive discrimination based on race, creed, or sexual orientation, and a referee
40 movies that alien civilizations will probably hate due to uninspired acting and third-rate dialogue
40 books written in German that you need to know how to read German in order to read
40 ways the world would be different now if the internet had existed during the Middle Ages
40 reasons travelers should avoid visiting Yugoslavia, the majority of which relate to Yugoslavia no longer existing as a country or place
40 species of insects that are kinda just keeping to themselves harming no one, but that people would still like to eradicate for some reason
40 historical figures you probably thought were fully human
40 words that all mean the same thing: should have taken vocabulary more seriously growing up
40 short stories written by Edgar Allen Poe that suggest the man may have suffered from mild to moderate paranoid schizophrenia
40 technology careers which will be obsolete in a few years due to massive flooding in major cities around the world as a result of climate change
40 wishes which would have some pretty hilarious unintended consequences if they actually came true, and also some which would be a bit less hilarious, such as the sudden annihilation of space-time and the abrupt disappearance of the universe and all matter and energy contained therein
40 things visible with an electron microscope that you will wish you didn’t realize were living on your eyeballs right this moment
40 times people’s lives could have been completely and wonderfully different had they only checked their spam folder that one time
40 things you will probably never accomplish in life solely because a camel is required to do those things
40 classic films made in the 1940’s and 1950’s you probably didn’t know were almost all CGI
40 underwater adventures achievable only through the miracle of Splenda™️
40 metals that are delicious beverages at room temperature
40 javascript arrays that return array iteration objects containing the keys of the original arrays when accessed
Top 40 songs of the year 2019 as predicted in 1962 and performed by the student orchestra at Timberline High School in Boise, Idaho
40 irrational numbers that could lead much more productive lives if they would only listen
40 jeans sizes listed in order of volume rather than waist circumference
40 educational children’s toys that teach the value of teamwork and sharing, and also contain human growth hormone for the development of strong bones
40 common kitchen tools and utensils made of metal and/or plastic that can be melted down together and reshaped into one large bowl made of metal and/or plastic
40 local AM radio stations which are actually being broadcast from the exoplanet Proxima Centauri b, approximately 4.22 light-years from Earth
40 one dollar bills you can exchange for a $40 bill at any bank in the U.S.
40 fruits and vegetables which technically belong to the animal kingdom based on DNA genome analysis
40 questions to ask friends and family to find out what they really think of your habit of constantly asking irrelevant questions
40 world religions based on the idea that there exists one supreme being who is omnipotent, and another somewhat less supreme being who’s pretty much constantly bitter about the whole thing
40 things people would do if they thought they were invisible which offer rather disheartening insights into the dark depravity of the human condition
40 countries that border at least two oceans at the same time, which is really not that uncommon given how many countries and oceans there are
40 TED talks which are 40 minutes long or more, but which could have been summarized in a short paragraph or two for those who prefer not wasting 40 or more minutes watching a TED talk
40 problematic behaviors of bonobo apes which are a direct result of increasing social media use and FOMO
40 stress management techniques which do not require reducing or otherwise moderating one’s alcohol intake
40 musical instruments that are really just devices to create percussive noises, which is hardly music if we’re being real here
40 top bluetooth headsets with integrated circuitry to specifically block the aggravating and obnoxious noise produced by leafblowers