# Happiness is... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 18, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761 "2008-05-18T17:03:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761/21 "2008-05-21T17:25:51Z")
[QUOTE=Hypno-Toad] leaving the gas station with a FULL tank of gas. [/QUOTE] Except when you realize that you just spent $40 to fill it and will likely have to spend even more when the tank needs filling again a week from now. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761/22 "2008-05-21T17:53:15Z")
[QUOTE=Doctor Who] …A warm gun. And a Prius. Happiness is a warm gun and a Prius. [/QUOTE] What, at the _same time?_ ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761/23 "2008-05-21T17:53:40Z")
Warm dry socks. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761/24 "2008-05-21T17:58:51Z")
[QUOTE=emilyforce] W/apologies to **Charger** [/QUOTE] Awww, that’s sweet. And then there is the Ghengis version: > [@](#): > > “The greatest happiness is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those dear to them bathed in tears, to clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.” A sort of alpha and omega of happiness, as it were. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761/25 "2008-05-21T19:30:39Z")
[QUOTE=dwc1970] Except when you realize that you just spent $40 to fill it and will likely have to spend even more when the tank needs filling again a week from now. [/QUOTE] I would love to have only spent $40. But I only have to fill it once a month, so it’s still great to have it out of the way for a month. ---
**Author:** ![Grey\_Tama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@Grey\_Tama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_Tama)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761/26 "2008-05-22T11:00:51Z")
What, no GTA IV players with **Happiness is… …land**? Other than that I totally agree with OP; barely awake, checking the alarm clock and seeing it will ring in 5 hours - nice. (5 minutes, not so much) ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761/27 "2008-05-22T11:09:52Z")
Original by Christina Rosenvinge, translation by yours truly: _El día que yo fui feliz nunca pensé que fuera así ni una maldita florecita ni arco iris sobre mí._ _The day when I was happy, I never expected it to be like that, not a flower in sight or a rainbow over my head._ Happiness is being able to recognize a perfect moment before it’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761/28 "2008-05-22T12:22:40Z")
Happiness is now. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761/29 "2008-05-22T13:17:13Z")
Sleeping in on a sunshiney Sunday, and then whiling away the entire morning devouring a good book in bed with The Boy and two cats snuggled by my side. A long-simmered stew with a big hunk of crusty bread on a cold winter’s day. Wiggling my bare toes in the new spring grass on the first warmish day of the year. Finding the perfect dress. On sale. For under $30. And the last one just happens to be my size. ---
**Author:** ![Tamryne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761/30 "2008-05-22T13:48:06Z")
Sitting infront of an open window on a gorgeous spring day and reading a good book. That first bite of a piping hot pie fresh out of the oven. Sun-warmed strawberries, blueberries and blackberries at the pick-your-own orchard. Finding a perfect skirt at the resale store for dirt-cheap, with the original tags still on. Cuddling in bed with the boyfriend. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-is/449761.md?page=1)