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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 06:42 PM
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What did/do you want to be when you grow up?
Me: Cop. Never came close.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 06:44 PM
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1. I wanted to be Spiderman.
still waiting for that to happen...
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 06:48 PM
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4. I wanted to be Superman
but after my crash/burn, when I jumped off my front porch, at the young age of 4/5, I realized that being Superman is going to be hard to pull off...:D
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 06:46 PM
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2. Programmer.
And thats what I am. I just picture myself making video games and not insurance software.

After making one game, I totally prefer insurance software.
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 06:47 PM
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3. cop here too...
realized that dealing with the issues of people, would help out more, so I went into social work....now, I'm a substitute teacher, looking for full time employment...
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 06:52 PM
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5. very, very old.
i don't want to grow up.
i am one thing that i wanted- artist. but i wanted to be just about everything under the sun. took a crack at quite a few of them.
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YDogg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 06:57 PM
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6. A carpenter.
I enjoy woodworking as a hobby, but that's as close as I made it. I have great admiration for talented woodworkers.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 07:01 PM
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7. I wanted to be a veterinarian
Life got in the way. I ended up working with a friend for several years who had become a vet and while it was fulfilling, I was kind of glad that I hadn't continued on that path. Tough job, high stress.
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 07:10 PM
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8. i don't wanna grow up i'm a toys r us kid
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:22 PM
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9. As a child I wanted to be a doctor
In highschool I wanted to be a sports broadcaster.

Now I just want to be left alone.
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Madrone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:24 PM
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10. Mine -
I was FAR more industrious when a child:

Veterinarian
Tuba Player
AND
A Clown


Yeah, I don't get it either. :shrug:
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zappa_parappa Donating Member (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:25 PM
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11. Brain surgeon...unfortunately blood makes me squeamish
so I never made it past basic biology in med-school, now im a web developer.
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:25 PM
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12. Entomologist
I started college in Biology since they didn't have a separate degree for entomology. I ended up switching to creative writing.
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:26 PM
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13. A pirate.
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:27 PM
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14. Skydiver. n/t
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:37 PM
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15. A race horse trainer
and a bigfoot hunter. :silly:
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tinfoil tiaras Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:39 PM
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16. A journalist. In the real sense of the word
Not one of those Faux News lemmings that shill for Bush. Like a true journalist, like Murrow. :D
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Generic Brad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:39 PM
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17. A monkey
I was disappointed when I found out being a primate was not a profession.
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:44 PM
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18. A rock star
And I want to go out in public with my pants and underwear off.
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itsmesgd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:45 PM
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19. I watched too much Magnum PI and Rockford Files...
and therefore I ended up becoming a Private Investigator after a few years of working for the man as a special contract investigator. I wish that I had watched more shows about professions that payed better than a PI. I have yet to meet a rich author who would let me live in Hawaii and drive a red Ferrari. I drive a Corolla amongst others, but it blends in more than a red Ferrari ever would.
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:50 PM
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20. Please forgive the political incorrectness of this....
but I wanted to be a Chinese chop suey maker.

My ancestry is entirely northern European and native American.

:shrug:

But I still like Chinese food!
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:51 PM
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21. From the age of 5 to about 10 I wanted to be a veterinarian.
Edited on Tue Dec-05-06 09:51 PM by WritingIsMyReligion
It was a rabid dream of mine, and I mean rabid.

And then I started to write, and since then I have never even considered a career in the maths or sciences. :D
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:57 PM
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22. A film maker
i plan to go to film school too
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chknltl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:58 PM
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23. Photographer (especially concert photographer)
Little did I know that this desire would eventually come true. Nor could I have known how little that one pays but it ended up being cooler then I would have imagined back then. I never made it into the "big time" but I did get to meet a lot of very talented local musicians during that decade!
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TheBaldyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 09:58 PM
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24. A dirty old man - and my lifelong ambition was fulfilled years back.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 10:04 PM
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25. A lawyer, psychologist, criminologist, and advertising genius.
In my spare time, I planned to write best-selling novels.
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 10:30 PM
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26. A cowgirl.
I loved Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 11:37 PM
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27. An architect, a lawyer, a psychiatrist, a diplomat, a writer
Unfortunately, I am none of those things, which may explain why I haven't really been happy in my work.
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-05-06 11:48 PM
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28. An asshole who sits in an office all day doing a bunch of pointless shit
for a company that loses lots of money.

It's great to be living my dream!
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