# Happiness is... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 16, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600 "2003-05-16T03:26:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/21 "2003-05-16T18:47:25Z")
rolling your clock back an hour. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/22 "2003-05-16T19:01:47Z")
I’ve tried lots of things, and I’ve found that Charlie Brown had it exactly right. Happiness really _is_ two kinds of ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/23 "2003-05-16T19:11:42Z")
realizing you subtract like a 4 year old, and finding $30 extra dollars in your checking account balance! ---
**Author:** ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/24 "2003-05-16T19:50:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by flodnak \* > \*\*I’ve tried lots of things, and I’ve found that Charlie Brown had it exactly right. Happiness really _is_ two kinds of ice cream. \*\* . . . or playing the drum in your own school band. 🙂 **avabeth** , for me it’s the interstate, a nice day, the windows down and the Allman Brothers. But I feel you. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/25 "2003-05-16T19:57:35Z")
A mouth full of excellent chocolate followed by a sip of hot tea. A chocolate chip cookie. A bag of M&M’s. ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/26 "2003-05-16T20:09:52Z")
- clear blue skies, warm weather, a convertable and the weekend ahead of you. \ ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/27 "2003-05-16T20:35:30Z")
Fitting into pants that are two sizes smaller than what I was wearing 6 months ago… Smelling my daughter’s head when she wakes up. Seeing old friends in #straightdope and laughing Summer vacation ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/28 "2003-05-16T20:49:10Z")
…partly cloudy, 5 to 10 mph wind, 75 degrees F outside, and nothing to do all day but pack a picnic and enjoy the weather. ---
**Author:** ![T.Slothrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@T.Slothrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T.Slothrop)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/29 "2003-05-16T21:24:09Z")
…a mango for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![Becky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@Becky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/30 "2003-05-16T21:31:34Z")
I’m in agreement with **Quantum Butterfly**. Tiramisu. There are other things, of course, but none of them are as reliable inducers-of-happiness as tiramisu. Mmmmm … then again, a good mango does a great job too. I’m hungry. ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/31 "2003-05-16T22:27:09Z")
**T. Slothrop** , that sounds wonderful 🙂 Mangoes, kiwis, and water…Those things are enough to make me a happy panda. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/32 "2003-05-16T23:17:32Z")
Smoke weed! ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/33 "2003-05-16T23:47:39Z")
…bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Emperor\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Emperor\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emperor_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/34 "2003-05-17T06:29:11Z")
… being a poor student, out of work for four months with students loan long having been dried up, living on table scrapes, only to land the perfect job for the summer. Go me! I can pay my rent! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Emperor\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Emperor\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emperor_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/35 "2003-05-17T06:31:10Z")
One lousy sentance. How could I mess up one lousy sentance? knock that rouge “s” a word over, and replace scrapes with scraps. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/36 "2003-05-17T10:13:52Z")
Picking and blowing your nose so you can breath easily again. Don’t tell me you haven’t had this occur to you at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Prancing\_puppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c89c15/32.png) [@Prancing\_puppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prancing_puppy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/37 "2003-05-17T10:22:24Z")
-NO more AP’s (Happiness --\> next friday 15.00) - An afternoon at a quiet pool (no screaming childeren), nice temperature and people serving you drinks. (Also don’t forget a good book you can dream away with) ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/38 "2003-05-17T10:43:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by flodnak \* > \*\*I’ve tried lots of things, and I’ve found that Charlie Brown had it exactly right. Happiness really _is_ two kinds of ice cream. \*\* I may have to harm you all, now. I have a voice student singing that very song right now, and it’s lovely (but also driving me batty.) I guess I’m going to be spending the day singing: \*I’m so happy! That little red-headed gril dropped her pencil. It has teeth marks all over it. She nibbles her pencil. She’s human! It hasn’t been such a bad day after all. Happiness is finding a pencil Pizza with sausage Telling the tiiiime… Happiness is… learning to whistle Tying your shoe For the very first time… Happiness is playing the drum in your own school band… And Happiness is walking hand in hand… Happiness is… two kinds of icecream Knowing a secret Climbing a tree… Happiness is, five dif’rent crayons Catching a firefly… Setting him free… - … and so forth and so on. Very true, still. I guess happiness _is_ about little inconsequential things. And people we love. 🙂 ::: takes the opportunity to hug lno, because, you know, sometimes it’s good to remind people they make you happy ::: (All together now… “Awwww…”) ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/39 "2003-05-17T11:01:20Z")
A whirlpool. Everything quits hurting for a while. Kitty loving, either on their humans or when they’re washing each other’s faces. It’s so cute, they take turns with the earwashing. Apparently it feels WONDERFUL to get one’s ears washed, and it’s wonderful to wash another’s ears. Kitty races. Our cats really enjoy running at top speed all over the house. And kitty wrestling. WILL the boy cat never learn that if he pounces on the girl cat, she’ll pounce right back? Or is that the reason that he pounces on her? Good chocolate. Lighting bunches of candles, when the power is still on. (If the power is off, it’s not fun any more, just a chore. Trading backscratches with someone I care about. Or back rubs. ---
**Author:** ![Linus\_Van\_Pelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Linus\_Van\_Pelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linus_Van_Pelt)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600/40 "2003-05-17T11:03:56Z")
**Elenfair** , IMHO, there are worse songs to have stuck in your head… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/175600.md?page=3)