# Things that feel great **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 25, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934 "2009-06-25T14:18:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/21 "2009-06-25T16:36:06Z")
> [@Cat\_Fight](#): > > [These](http://www.viewpoints.com/images/review/2007/232/23/1187672127-72436_full.jpg) scalp massager thingies. Oooh. Nice. What is it about having one’s hair played with/skin rubbed? it’s so…tingly! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/22 "2009-06-25T16:52:45Z")
Going back to bed when you’ve just gotten up and are still tired. Lying down in a clean bed with clean sheets after you’ve just taken a shower and have super-smooth legs (from shaving). ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/23 "2009-06-25T19:58:37Z")
First swallow of Dr. Pepper in the morning, with lots of ice. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/24 "2009-06-25T20:11:31Z")
> [@Rocketeer](#): > > First swallow of Dr. Pepper in the morning, with lots of ice. Replace Dr. Pepper with ginger cola after a long run, and you’re on, baby! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arachne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Arachne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arachne)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/25 "2009-06-25T20:20:18Z")
A hand massage after a looong class of hand-cramping note-taking. With nice cold lotion 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/26 "2009-06-25T20:21:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Lots of things about sex, of course, but I assume that’s not what the OP is driving at… We-ell, sure, sex feels good. I just figured that if we started posting about sex, every post would be “An orgasm” and there’d be no love for the little things. Because man, when does an orgasm NOT feel great? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/27 "2009-06-25T20:43:27Z")
Riding a motorcycle or a bicycle past a long honeysuckle covered fence will make you wish you could stay there all day. I’m told that riding past the mint fields in Starke County during harvest time is so intoxicating that it’s nearly dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/28 "2009-06-25T20:44:29Z")
Back scratches, mmmmm. Cold drink on a hot day. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/29 "2009-06-25T21:47:30Z")
> [@Tully\_Mars](#): > > Oh! May I continue in this vein? > > Riding the motorcycle to work on a hot, muggy morning and passing through a creek bottom where the temperature drops about ten degrees. It’s a neat feeling. Yup! That’s what I’m talkin’ about! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/30 "2009-06-25T22:34:56Z")
A hot soak on a cold evening, add the stars and a beer or wine and it is a fantastic night. After laying in one place too long while sleeping, the feeling you get when you stretch your muscles. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/31 "2009-06-25T23:03:50Z")
A good salon hair-washing. Sleeping baby in your lap/arms or on your shoulder. A good foot rub. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/32 "2009-06-25T23:12:12Z")
Double post, sorry ---
**Author:** ![CutterJohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@CutterJohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CutterJohn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/33 "2009-06-25T23:15:47Z")
Taking off your boots after being on your feet for nearly 12 hours straight. Oh, and putting on a fresh pair of socks right after a shower. Finally laying down after wishing for sleep for several hours. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/34 "2009-06-25T23:24:18Z")
GETTING THAT MOTHERFUCKING CAST OFF YOUR LEG. Sweet zombie Jesus, it was amazing. I’m still wiggling my leg around and feeling the air on it and crossing my legs and luxuriating in having that damned thing off. Oh, god, it was heavenly. And then I took a shower! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/35 "2009-06-25T23:40:47Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > GETTING THAT MOTHERFUCKING CAST OFF YOUR LEG. > > Sweet zombie Jesus, it was amazing. I’m still wiggling my leg around and feeling the air on it and crossing my legs and luxuriating in having that damned thing off. Oh, god, it was heavenly. And then I took a shower! Finally got it off, eh? Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/36 "2009-06-25T23:42:26Z")
True Story!: **After** - …catching a cold and running a fever for four days… …just as the first big summer heat wave hit… …and having my neck, shoulders and arms get mildly sunburned… …and struggling to install a 60-lb air conditioner in my 100° F bedroom, ONLY to have it throw the circuit breaker and char and melt the outlet… …and trying unsuccessfully to sleep on the couch each night before migrating back to my bedroon at 3:00 AM once it’s dropped down to ONLY 85°F, getting maybe three two-hour fitful naps per night… …and trying to drink enough water and electrolytes to keep a borderline case of heat exhaustion from turning into a full-blown collapse… - **THEN** getting my new air conditioner installed and running. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/37 "2009-06-25T23:42:54Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Lying down in a clean bed with clean sheets after you’ve just taken a shower and have super-smooth legs (from shaving). Yep except for the shaving the legs part. That tingly feeling after taking a big dump. Arriving home after a tough day at work. Taking off a pair of jeans/pants that have gotten a bit snug throughout the day. An unexpected BJ. ---
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/38 "2009-06-25T23:56:38Z")
One I just realized today. Relaxation pose (corpse pose) after an exhausting yoga session. It feels so damn good laying there on the floor, letting go, and just breathing after bending yourself into weird shapes for a solid half hour. Still doesn’t top having my head rub though. That’s number one. ---
**Author:** ![CallMeKate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@CallMeKate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CallMeKate)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/39 "2009-06-26T00:11:17Z")
Standing kind of deep in thought and then having someone come up behind you and wrap their arms around you, youre not expecting it and the extra warmth of a nice embrace is so very very nice… Also, that really tired feeling that you get after a long day, a nice long shower and then cuddling up to someone, So0o0o good… a freezepop on a hot day. music _anytime_ ---
**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:** [June 26, 2009, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934/40 "2009-06-26T10:20:28Z")
Ice cold lemonade on a hot day. I make lemonade from reconstituted lemon juice (store brand of ReaLemon) and keep a big pitcher of it in the fridge. It tastes so much better than making it from powder. Also, when the pitcher is nearly empty, I make lemonade ice cubes and then a new batch of lemonade. Lemonade ice cubes are great in lemonade, in iced tea, and in tap water. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-feel-great/500934.md?page=3)