“If you spill paint on your lawn, you can watch paint dry and grass grow at the same time”
Both “watching paint dry” and “watching grass grow” are classically unexciting things; sometimes these activities are combined. “Any day now… Its like watching fruit ripen, paint dry, and grass grow all at the same time!” was posted on Twitter on May 6, 2009. “No I painted the grass and managed to watch grass grow and paint dry at the same time instead” was posted on the newsgroup uk.people.silversurfers on June 8, 2009.
“A friend who looked at accidentally spilled paint on the lawn realized he was watching grass grow and paint dry at the same time” was posted on Twitter on July 11, 2010. “Just spilt paint on my lawn and realized I’m watching paint dry, and the grass grow at the SAME TIME! #mindsblown” was posted on Twitter on August 7, 2012. “If you spill paint on your lawn, you can watch paint dry and grass grow at the same time” was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on April 1, 2018.
Twitter
Justin Hutchison
@yourherohutch
Any day now… Its like watching fruit ripen, paint dry, and grass grow all at the same time!
8:10 AM - 6 May 2009
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6/8/09
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> Anyone bored enough to be watching them?
No I painted the grass and managed to watch grass grow and paint dry at the same time instead 😊
Twitter
PieterB
@DragonCalf
#TAM8 A friend who looked at accidentally spilled paint on the lawn realized he was watching grass grow and paint dry at the same time.
9:41 PM - 11 Jul 2010
Twitter
Elliot
@NoWorriesMofo
Just spilt paint on my lawn and realized I’m watching paint dry, and the grass grow at the SAME TIME! #mindsblown
1:22 PM - 7 Aug 2012
Twitter
Ty
@Tyrannicuss
I’m so bored that I’m considering dumping a bucket of paint on the lawn so I can watch grass grow and watch paint dry at the same time!
11:15 PM - 18 Aug 2012
Twitter
C.J. Dunn
@Bishipjfk
@DirtAndSprague I would build a wall on my lawn and paint it so I can watch paint dry and grass grow at the same time. This over MNF.
4:37 PM - 30 Nov 2015
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
If you spill paint on your lawn, you can watch paint dry and grass grow at the same time.
submitted April 1, 2018 by weirdguyinthecorner