What Did You Want to Be When You Grew Up?

npv708 · Post by **npv708** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:51 pm

Crankshaft wrote:
C'mon....

Close, but more like:

MalkinIsMyHomeboy · Post by **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:52 pm

Idoit40fans wrote:
Always wanted to be a pro baseball player. Still do.

Dennis Quaid?

blackjack68 · Post by **blackjack68** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:58 pm

Have you ever considered a career in piracy?

Spoiler:

Post by **PghSkins** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:59 pm

I don't know about 6 but when I was 9 and flew for the first time, I wanted to be a pilot.

Mom convinced me you had to go to the air force first and since I didn't want to do that, I dropped that one.

Turned out, you don't have to go into the air force to fly a commercial jet, although it is one option.

Meh, I make more money now doing an office job that no 6 or 9 year old ever thought of doing, and still get to see the world, sometimes.

Post by **PensFanInDC** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:59 pm

Good night. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning...

blackjack68 · Post by **blackjack68** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:02 pm

PensFanInDC wrote:
Good night. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning...

As you wish.

Post by **tifosi77** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:05 pm

Maybe not the most appropriate go-to quote to follow that up.

Or is it?

Post by **tifosi77** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:09 pm

CBear3 wrote:
You're waiting to make sure that's the last thing you need crossed off the bucket list, just in case, right?

Nah, I'd do it this afternoon if there was a shark available.

Post by **Kaizer** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:09 pm

Astronaut

Post by **Kaizer** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:15 pm

npv708 wrote:
MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote:
npv708 wrote:
shmenguin wrote:
A poll on "who here currently has the coolest job?" would be fun.

npv708 wrote:
I'm a lobbyist
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what do you do on a daily basis as a lobbyist?
Lobby.

Spoiler:
Day-to-day depends, but usually includes meeting with Cong. Members and/or staff and drafting legislation and working to get it passed by Congress. For the political geek in me, it's an awesome job.

For reference:

Post by **Shyster** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:24 pm

I was planning on being a doctor from childhood through college. Lots of medical professionals in my family, including my father, grandfather, aunt, uncle, and two cousins, and my mother is a nurse practitioner. When approaching graduation in college, I took a long hard look at myself and my personality, and I didn't think I'd make a good doctor. For one thing, I don't really care much about other people. A different aunt and uncle, who are both lawyers, told me they thought I'd be a good lawyer, so I went to law school instead of medical school (there are also a bunch of lawyers in the family). Not caring much about other people is no hindrance to being a good lawyer; in fact, it may help. And I do enjoy what I do, so I think it was a good choice.

blackjack68 · Post by **blackjack68** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:28 pm

tifosi77 wrote:
Maybe not the most appropriate go-to quote to follow that up.

Or is it?

I could've used the more predictable "INCONCEIVABLE" but I went for silly instead.

BuckintheLou · Post by **BuckintheLou** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:34 pm

Shyster wrote:
I was planning on being a doctor from childhood through college. Lots of medical professionals in my family, including my father, grandfather, aunt, uncle, and two cousins, and my mother is a nurse practitioner. When approaching graduation in college, I took a long hard look at myself and my personality, and I didn't think I'd make a good doctor. For one thing, I don't really care much about other people. A different aunt and uncle, who are both lawyers, told me they thought I'd be a good lawyer, so I went to law school instead of medical school (there are also a bunch of lawyers in the family). Not caring much about other people is no hindrance to being a good lawyer; in fact, it may help. And I do enjoy what I do, so I think it was a good choice.

It all makes sense to me now. I've read most of your posts on the "Where's my gun owners" thread and often though, "How does this dude know so much about this stuff". Now I know.

Post by **shafnutz05** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:51 pm

Does Penn's Cave still do air tours? I remember when I was little and the pilot let me sit up in the co-pilot's chair (feel like this would never happen nowadays)...anyways, my dad told the pilot to "give me control" of the plane (there was another yoke on my side). As soon as I started to "fly" the plane, he immediately went into a semi nose-dive for a second or two. Shortly after he went "Whoa, you are an animal!"

Definitely wanted to be a pilot after that.

cma3585 · Post by **cma3585** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:59 pm

Lawyer...then I realized I hated textbooks.

Post by **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:19 pm

A mfing hustler

Orlando Penguin · Post by **Orlando Penguin** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:29 pm

Up until about junior year of high school, I thought I was going to be on a track to be a teacher because then I also wanted to be some sort of high school athletics coach.

Instead, I now get paid to watch TV and travel to cover events and instead of coaching high school athletics, I'm officiating them.

blackjack68 · Post by **blackjack68** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:35 pm

Sam's Drunk Dog wrote:
A mfing hustler

How's that working out?

Hockeynut! · Post by **Hockeynut!** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:53 pm

shmenguin wrote:
Hockeynut has my current dream job but it sounds like a supreme pain in the ass, so I can't say I'm interested.

...and I'm not talented enough

It's really a good job. I have 9 great clients things for every pita one. It's just the typical being self-employed, doing every single thing myself that can be overwhelming.

I actually never had any aspirations to be a photographer. I've always wanted to be a writer. I ever wrote short stories in early elementary school and read them to classmates on the school bus, etc. Nothing else ever interested me. Unless vagabond counts as a career goal.

DudeMan2766 · Post by **DudeMan2766** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:00 pm

I still don't even know

CBear3 · Post by **CBear3** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:01 pm

Hockeynut! wrote:
shmenguin wrote:
Hockeynut has my current dream job but it sounds like a supreme pain in the ass, so I can't say I'm interested.

...and I'm not talented enough
It's really a good job. I have 9 great clients things for every pita one. It's just the typical being self-employed, doing every single thing myself that can be overwhelming.

I actually never had any aspirations to be a photographer. I've always wanted to be a writer. I ever wrote short stories in early elementary school and read them to classmates on the school bus, etc. Nothing else ever interested me. Unless vagabond counts as a career goal.

Really impressive work by the way. Checked out your website after Horror Film Warz.

Post by **shafnutz05** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:11 pm

DudeMan2766 wrote:
I still don't even know

John Cena?

Idoit40fans · Post by **Idoit40fans** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:14 pm

MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote:
Idoit40fans wrote:
Always wanted to be a pro baseball player. Still do.
Dennis Quaid?

I always wanted to be a great defender. Like all time great defensive ss or cf. guys that add value to a team even if they suck at offense always hold a special place in the place that my heart should be.

DudeMan2766 · Post by **DudeMan2766** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:19 pm

shafnutz05 wrote:
DudeMan2766 wrote:
I still don't even know
John Cena?

Bingo.

Me as a kid on the right

Post by **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:36 pm

blackjack68 wrote:
Sam's Drunk Dog wrote:
A mfing hustler
How's that working out?

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NSFW - One bad word.

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