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Just a Little Reminder of How Much Stuff There Is in the World

by Tori

(Admittedly, this list is probably a "zen" thing-- either you get it or you don't. But could you remember all of these things off the top of your head?)

bi-planes	aardvarks	eyelashes	digital watches
peanuts	no parking zones	purple bubble gum	glitter
rivets	chlorophyll	teflon	stealth bombers
concrete	papier-mache animals	egg salad	wool
blood	finger paint	turn signals	clay beads
celery	the Dutch East Indies	pencils	candlesticks
Madagascar	barley	mouse pads	wasps
sheet metal	rust	pillows	lace
Shanghai	avocados	pomegranates	greeting cards
humerus	tail feathers	curtains	corn
stegosaurs	cement	shrubbery	candy canes
toothpicks	groundhogs	printer tape	petunias
pistachios	buttons	rulers	the Red Sea
confetti	forks	France	granola bars
bone marrow	klingons	cardboard	spray paint
ionosphere	zippers	stationary	fog
four way stops	bed sheets	foam rubber	sweaters
Toronto	New York	soap bubbles	star destroyers
maple leaves	canines (teeth)	antifreeze	hydrogen
tinsel	felines (animal)	packing foam	Helen of Troy
shopping carts	nylon	car phones	waterfalls
bendy-straws	bottle caps	stocking caps	bug spray
almonds	styrofoam	kevlar	cello music
Yoda	boot laces	birch bark	Dalmatians
swords	linen	elephants	rice
San Francisco	Napoleon	rocky road	frying pans
gnomes	wooden spoons	lettuce	record players
beach balls	lawn chairs	the Mississippi	trash cans
rubber	gravel	ditto machines	pocket watches
chlorine	palm oil	wheat	motorcycle
the Caspian Sea	step ladders	green beans	dandelions
roto-tillers	squids	square dancing	prunecicles
grapes	jelly beans	stamps	Mr. Clean
rollerskates	sandals	knee caps	silk
lawyers	daffodils	Mars	jet engines
TV sets	glass	crayons	breath mints
oranges	Algeria	volume knobs	lead
cotton	bricks	oysters	chestnuts
ink	floppy disks	screws	fake fur
bell peppers	rayon	rubber stamps	Tasmania
sequins	sugar	oak leaves	needles
pin cushions	folding screens	vocal cords	barrettes
swamps	soy beans	unicorns	teachers
Ninja Turtles	Thailand	ginger ale	saran wrap
mud	address books	Winnie the Pooh	pine cones

This message brought to you by my friend Tori, who thought up the concept, thought up the list, and is currently thinking up weirder things than I could ever think up.

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