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21 Things I Would Rather Have Done Besides Watch the Last Debate

A list of things I wish I had done other than watching the last debate

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21 Things I Would Rather Have Done Besides Watch the Last Debate
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I am going to be honest. I have been avoiding the presidential debates up until this point. I feel as though it is in my best interest as an American to stay informed at such a crucial time in history. Yet, this election has just not made it easy for me to do that, so when my roommate insisted I watch the debate with her, I immediately assumed the worst, and the worst is exactly what I got. From Trump's name calling and blatant lying to the childish bickering back and forth, the debate was an absolute disaster. As I watched it, I found myself considering all the other much more productive things I would have rather done instead, such as:


1. Do homework

3. Get stranded in the desert

4. Give a presentation

5. Give a group presentation

6. Study for finals

7. Get a root canal

8. Sit through ten hours of Caillou

9. Have my car break down in the middle of nowhere

10. Have an 8 AM class


11. Summon a past president from the dead

12. Watch a Maury marathon

13. Take a standardized test

14. Relive my awkward middle school years

15. Sit through a four hour lecture

16. Be stuck on hold with customer service

17. Get stuck in rush hour traffic

18. Step on used chewing gum

19. Give birth

20. Friend my parents on social media

21. Cry

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