Let's face it. Life is brutal in its brevity. So, not to hit you with the panic this early on a Tuesday, but are you really doing everything you can to make your life as extra as possible? Do you routinely try out new shit just for the sake of, you know, trying out new shit? Probably not. But the absolute least you can do is live out those wishes vicariously using the #ThingsToTryJustOnce hashtag on Twitter, joining the rest of society in the dual pursuit of limitless adventure and the lost art of getting some jokes off.
For some, one-time-only experiences should be reserved for things of a decidedly risky nature. Want to sneak up on a tiger? How about take a whole damn month off from paying any of your annoying-ass bills? Well, we might as well give these perilous activities a chance:
Maybe the presidential election has you down in the dumps and questioning the very purpose of human existence. Do we even deserve nice things? Maybe vote for Cthulhu, but just this once (please don't actually vote for Cthulhu):
The open-minded hashtag has also served as a great gathering point for battery lickers, car wash bathers, live-action Frogger enthusiasts, and impressively optimistic meth users:
Others had to make #ThingsToTryJustOnce a bit more personal, taking jabs at co-workers and dads for some frightening behavior:
Also, skydiving? Apparently that is a thing that real people still actually want to do:
Fair enough. But who dared to enter this hashtag simply to get some jokes off? These people:
As #ThingsToTryJustOnce has shown us, sometimes it's better to just tweet about your affinity for high-risk adventures instead of actually going through with any of it. Safety, after all, is a very cool thing.
