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When we first built and released our Facebook application, “I Want” onto the web, we knew it would be a useful tool to connect peoples’ wants with their friends and our community of experts who would point them in the right direction to find some of the coolest products around.  We knew it would be fun in the sense that when you ask a question, you sometimes get amazing answers.  

However, there was no way to predict the amazing and hilarious ways our unique and witty community would take this concept and run with it in completely unpredictable ways.  Imagine our surprise when we saw some of the witty, thoughtful and funny things people have wanted.

I Want:
Fun Things:

• Play: A most simple and fun of concepts that we can incorporate into our every day lives.
• My own Private Ocean Liner:  Because dinghies strapped together with twine and wire are no longer able to support the parties I throw on them.
• Some pretentious faddy world music mp3s: For the people who knew of the band Enigma waaay before they became cool.
• a new brain: I know I need a new one, the last one I had went out of warranty years ago, and the manufacturer hasn’t responded to my letters yet.
• to defy gravity: There’s the easy way to defy gravity; shake your fist and refuse you believe in it, and there’s the hard way which involves the destruction of the universe.
• a freakin’ horse!!!: Because that would be freakin’ sweet!
• wonder woman underoos: Wonder Woman is the epitome of the independent and self-actualized woman (before they took away her powers and put her in a pants-suit in the 60’s).  It’s never a bad thing to wear something that makes you feel powerful and good.
• a pimp coat for burning man:  Because Burning Man needs more dudes in pimp coats, unless you’re doing it ironically… then, that’s totally cool.
• a good chick flick for movie night with the girls.:  Here’s a great way to bond, laugh, cry and have fun with your friends.

Love and Romance:

• Kisses:  Who doesn’t want kisses from the right someone, however, if you don’t have that right “someone” there’s a Japanese robot that will happily do the job for you. 
• A girlfriend for good companionship:  Companionship, friendship, support… things we can all relate to.
• to marry my love Bruce:  Lucky Bruce.
• just the love of my lady:  I wish I had something witty or snarky to say about this, but … awwwwwww, that’s just too sweet.

Unique Things:

• Music to  fall asleep to:  A fairly subjective request.  Some people fall asleep to ocean sounds, others prefer classical, while my neighbor must fall asleep to thrash metal he seems to play at all hours of the night. 
• Some good and tasty beer:  I’m assuming this request doesn’t include beer with a gimmicky label that changes color when it’s cold.
• To go to Transylvania for Halloween:  If you can stand the sudden spike of visitors wearing all black during that season, I hear it’s a great place to visit.
• The red pill:  Prepare to have your reality shaken.
• a way to remove blood splatters from curtains:  If I had a nickel every time I wondered that to myself…
• two poison perfumes for my two moms:  What? You can’t be serious… ah, you must mean the brand of perfume… I was worried for a moment.
• a hippie<3:  Dude, who wouldn’t want a hippie to call their own?
• something that will keep animals off my lawn, any ideas?:  This question is so open ended, anything from a fence to a phaser just might work.
• a plush monkey smoking a cigar.:  By the time this blog post has posted, I’m sure that somewhere, someone’s already made this.

Metaphysical Things:

• A good day, every day:  It’s all in your state of mind, when you treat each day as a journey.
• Peace of mind:  With elections, gas prices, international turmoil, it can be a full time job to find peace of mind… but it’s worth it.
• To make a differance in someone’s life…..with your help…..we can do it:  A noble goal to accomplish every day.
• a serious difinition of life:  There’s the biological definition, each religion has one, and Douglas Adams calculated it out to 42.

If only they sold these things:

• To take a nap now: Sometimes RedBull and an IV of coffee just cant shake the need for a good nap.
• Everything and the whole world!! (because it is FULL of shopping malls):  And then you’d win!
• World peace:  Someday we’ll get there, I hope
• money, peace, trip to paris:  In that order?
• Understanding, forgiveness and peace within:  Relaxation, meditation and understanding does wonders for your mental health.
• To be a superstar:  In our eyes, you already are.
• 1 million dollars as a start:  As a start?  A start to what?  How can you say this without raising your pinky to your mouth?
• To find my little lost dog:  We all hope you find your dog too.
• $11,541 to pay for my colleg [sic] tuition (this year alone):  Do yourself a favor and try not to think about what it’ll take to send our kids to college… *sigh*
• a toy I had when I was little, named after a famous brand of soup:  Sometimes kids name their toys the funniest things.
• a night of uninterrupted sleep:  And every parent in the world nods in agreement.
• A tan, a firm ass and a margarita:  Again, almost every parent in the world nods in agreement.
• a good job:  I’m not bragging, but we Nexters have a fantastic gig :)

We at ThisNext salute our community for making our lives, and everyone else’s lives just a little bit happier and full of joy by requesting some of the most unique things we’ve ever seen.  If you haven’t already signed up, join our Facebook group and install our application.  We can’t wait to see what you add.