I was waiting for the walk sign at an intersection downtown one of my very first Thursdays here at Penn State. All of a sudden a huge group of people biking streams around the corner and I thought, "well, that's strange, but I guess it's just another club or something." However, I realized it was more than just a group going for a daily bike ride when a man in a gorilla costume riding a bicycle came around the corner and then all 20 or so people started shouting, "HAPPY THURSDAY!" over and over again. Needless to say, I was extremely confused...
It wasn't until I saw them about two more times I connected the dots and realized that they did this every Thursday. When I found out that a group of people actually gets together just to ride around campus and make people smile by saying happy Thursday I was so impressed! I was happy that people were going out of their way to bring a little joy into people's lives.
The video I posted above is a short 4 minute documentary about the bicycle group that does this and why they do it. You should all take time to watch! The one guy talks about how all they want is to remind people that college life doesn't have to be dull and boring during the week, class after class, work on top of more work.. they want to bring a little randomness into people's lives and make them smile when they are in bad moods, or simply stressed out from college.
I honestly look forward to Thursdays now because I love seeing them ride around. They are always so jolly and happy and it never fails to put a smile on my face!
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