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There is an art, or, rather, a knack to flying.
The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Pick a nice day, and try it.

The first part is easy.
All it requires is simply the ability to throw yourself forward with all your weight, and the willingness not to mind that it's going to hurt.

Clearly, it is the second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties. You have to miss the ground accidentally.

If you are lucky enough to have your attention distracted just in time, please take note of the following: ignore all consideratinos of your own weight and let yourself waft higher, do not listen to what anybody says to you at this point because they are unlikely to say anything helpful (They are most likely to say something along the lines of "Good God, you can't possibly be flying!" and it is vitally important not to believe them or they will suddenly be right). Waft higher and higher, try a few swoops, DO NOT WAVE AT ANYBODY.

Landing is another story.
Arthur Dent suddenly tripped and was hurled forward by his considerable momentum. But just at the moment he was about to hit the ground astoundingly hard he saw lying directly in front of him a small navy blue tote bag. In his astonishment he missed the ground completely and bobbed off into the air.
What Arthur was doing was this: he was flying.

See also: Life the Universe and Everything, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, and Arthur Dent
flying by Todd W December 7, 2006
when a woman sits on a mans chest and gives him a hand-job. kind of like she was flying a plane.
<guy 1> Dude My gf just had fun...flying me!
<guy 2> awesome!
*highfive*
flying by tacobellington December 15, 2012
to be high on blow to the point where one's mind is absolutely flying from one thought to another
"Maybe doing that entire 8-ball tongiht wasn't such a great idea. I'm flying out of my mind right now."
flying by Creme Daddy August 12, 2006
Flying- The knack of aiming for the ground and missing
I jumped off a cliff yesterday....midway down it i saw this girl with gorgous legs...i was so distracted that i missed the ground and started flying
Flying by Macros June 1, 2003
When a woman is on her period. This is in reference to the pads having wings.
I think she was flying because she didn't wear her favorite white pants.
Flying by RB & MG INC. April 27, 2009
To have smoked so much weed that your fucked out of you mind. To be baked off your ass.
I dont remember anything last night bro. I took so many hits that I was flying.
Flying by Rachelistheshit. April 16, 2012
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