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\u201cLife moves pretty fast. If you don\u2019t stop and look around for a while, you could miss it.\u201d\u00a0 So said Ferris Bueller in the 1986 smash Ferris Bueller\u2019s Day Off<\/em>, which turns 30 in June. To celebrate the iconic teen film, fans will gather in Chicago<\/a> May 20-22 at Ferris Fest, a series of events including a screening of the film with several cast members in attendance, a recreation of the parade and \u201cTwist and Shout\u201d sequence, a bus tour of all the Chicago landmarks featured in the film, a recreation of Ferris’s room at the Virgin Hotel Chicago<\/a> and more. But we wonder, if Ferris had been a teen today, how might he have played hooky? Here is the 2016 version of Mr. Bueller’s day off:<\/p>\n

After waking up in bed at his parents\u2019 Naperville McMansion, he\u2019d start the day by telling his mother he has the Zika virus and needs to stay in bed to recover. He\u2019d then call his pal Cameron and convince him to steel his father\u2019s prized Model X 2016 Tesla so that the two of them and girlfriend Sloane could spend the day becoming the new face of #squadgoals. As the trio hit the town, news of Ferris\u2019s illness would spread all over social media and hilarious SAVE FERRIS gifs and memes would trend on Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n

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The trio would arrive in the city and hit up various cultural attractions including the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago, where they would imitate some of its most iconic works of art including Picasso\u2019s \u201cThe Old Guitarist,\u201d Matisse\u2019s \u201cBathers by a River,\u201d and Warhol\u2019s portrait of Mao Zedung.<\/p>\n

Next, they would splash around Crown Fountain at Millennium Park, take selfies in front of the Bean, lay on their backs and look up at the sky from the lawn in front of the Pritzker Pavilion and tackle the climbing wall at Maggie Daley Park. Snap Stories would ensue.<\/p>\n

At lunch they would drive to the West Loop and try and snag a table at Blackbird where the host would refuse to seat them until Ferris convinced him that he\u2019s actually Doug Sohn (of Hot Doug\u2019s fame), \u201cthe Sausage King of Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Afterward, they would stumble upon the 47th Annual Chicago Pride Parade where they would break into a spontaneous rendition of Lady Gaga\u2019s \u201cBorn this Way.\u201d<\/p>\n

After returning the Tesla to Cameron\u2019s home, Ferris would then call an Uber to ensure he got backto Naperville in time for his parents\u2019 return. He would slip into his pajamas and onto his Casper mattress just in time to tweet the phrase \u201cLife moves pretty fast. If you don\u2019t stop and look around for a while, you could miss it\u201d before his parents came in to check on him.<\/p>\n

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