50 things to do before you are forty

Beth · March 28th, 2006, 04:09 PM

I shamelessly stole this off another forum as I thought it was fun....

50 things to do before you are forty - if you want to be able to say you have lived

01. Bought the whole pub a drink.

02. Swum with wild dolphins.

03. Climbed a mountain.

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive.

05. Been inside the Great Pyramid.

06. Held a tarantula.

07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone.

08. Said “I love you” and meant it.

09. Sung karaoke.

10. Done a striptease.

11. Bungee jumped.

12. Visited Paris.

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.

14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise.

15. Seen the Northern Lights.

16. Gone to a music festival.

17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables.

19. Touched an iceberg.

20. Slept under the stars.

21. Changed a baby’s nappy.

22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon.

23. Watched a meteor shower.

24. Got drunk on champagne.

25. Watched wild whales.

26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope.

27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment.

28. Had a food fight.

29. Bet on a winning horse.

30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill.

31. Asked out a stranger.

32. Had a snowball fight.

33. Ridden a roller coaster.

34. Been arrested.

35. Taken a road-trip.

36. Been on t.v.

37. Taken a midnight skinny dip.

38. Stolen a sign.

39. Crashed a party.

40. Seen a total eclipse of either the sun or the moon.

41. Won a fight.

42. Got a tattoo.

43. Been awake for more than 30 hours straight

44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking.

45. Kissed in the rain.

46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.

47. Had sex in a public place.

48. Been propositioned for sex by the opposite sex.

49. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country.

50. Been to 5 Capital cities.

How do you score....

Randy956 · March 28th, 2006, 04:12 PM

Beth, I've lived a sheltered life!!

Quote: (Originally Posted by Beth)

I shamelessly stole this off another forum as I thought it was fun....

50 things to do before you are forty - if you want to be able to say you have lived

How do you score....

29 of 'em

wilbo · March 28th, 2006, 04:17 PM

honestly: 23 of them.

Randy956 · March 28th, 2006, 04:23 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by wilbo)

honestly: 23 of them.

number 'em!

Gary Moffat · March 28th, 2006, 04:23 PM

01. Bought the whole pub a drink. DONE

02. Swum with wild dolphins. DONE

03. Climbed a mountain. DONE

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive. DONE

05. Been inside the Great Pyramid.

06. Held a tarantula. DONE

07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone. DONE

08. Said “I love you” and meant it. DONE

09. Sung karaoke. DONE

10. Done a striptease. DONE

11. Bungee jumped. DONE

12. Visited Paris. DONE

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea. DONE

14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise. DONE

15. Seen the Northern Lights. DONE

16. Gone to a music festival. DONE

17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables.

19. Touched an iceberg. DONE

20. Slept under the stars. DONE

21. Changed a baby’s nappy. DONE

22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon. DONE

23. Watched a meteor shower. DONE

24. Got drunk on champagne. DONE

25. Watched wild whales. DONE

26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope. DONE

27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. DONE

28. Had a food fight. DONE

29. Bet on a winning horse. DONE

30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. DONE

31. Asked out a stranger. DONE

32. Had a snowball fight. DONE

33. Ridden a roller coaster. DONE

34. Been arrested. DONE

35. Taken a road-trip. DONE

36. Been on t.v. DONE

37. Taken a midnight skinny dip. DONE

38. Stolen a sign. DONE

39. Crashed a party. DONE

40. Seen a total eclipse of either the sun or the moon. DONE DONE

41. Won a fight. DONE

42. Got a tattoo.

43. Been awake for more than 30 hours straight DONE

44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. DONE

45. Kissed in the rain. DONE

46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. DONE

47. Had sex in a public place. DONE

48. Been propositioned for sex by the opposite sex. DONE

49. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country. DONE

50. Been to 5 Capital cities. DONE

I missed out on 4 then :D

wilbo · March 28th, 2006, 04:24 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Randy956)

number 'em!

Ha ha - you're a funny man.. :p

no chance.

dlegros · March 28th, 2006, 04:42 PM

Bought the whole pub a drink. After closing, when it was me and the staff
Swum with wild dolphins.
Climbed a mountain. Yup
Taken a Ferrari for a test drive.
Been inside the Great Pyramid. Yup
Held a tarantula. Not bloody likely!
Taken a candlelit bath with someone. Yup
Said “I love you” and meant it. Yup
Sung karaoke. Yup
Done a striptease. In private or public?
Bungee jumped.
Visited Paris. Well, I've transited through CDG a few times!
Watched a lightning storm at sea. Yup
Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise. Yup
Seen the Northern Lights. Yup - Sitting in a geothermal hot-tub with a glass of wine
Gone to a music festival.
Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Grown and eaten your own vegetables. Only a few potatoes
Touched an iceberg.
Slept under the stars. Yup
Changed a baby’s nappy. Yup, but only in paediatrics!
Taken a trip in a hot air balloon.
Watched a meteor shower. Yup
Got drunk on champagne. Yup
Watched wild whales.
Looked up at the night sky through a telescope. Yup
Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. Yup
Had a food fight. Yup
Bet on a winning horse.
Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. Yup
Asked out a stranger. Yup
Had a snowball fight. Yup
Ridden a roller coaster. Yup
Been arrested. Yup
Taken a road-trip. Yup
Been on t.v. Yup
Taken a midnight skinny dip.
Stolen a sign. Yup
Crashed a party. Yup
Seen a total eclipse of either the sun or the moon. Both
Won a fight. Yup
Got a tattoo.
Been awake for more than 30 hours straight Yup, every 4 weeks
Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. Yup
Kissed in the rain. Yup
Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.
Had sex in a public place. Once or twice
Been propositioned for sex by the opposite sex. Yup
Danced with a stranger in a foreign country.
Been to 5 Capital cities. London, Cairo, Paris(ish), Bangkok, Colombo, Kuwait City, Nicosia

Quote:

How do you score....

I'll let the jury decide

Dom

lizardland · March 28th, 2006, 05:03 PM

43/50

Staying up 30hrs is an ambition? Crikey... that's an average weekend!!! Doing it unassisted... that's a challenge

The ones I've missed:

1. I'm Scottish, I don't buy drinks, certainly not for a whole pub. That's just stupid.
2. Dolphins... yeah, well, when they can work out how to use a corkscrew then I'll swim with one
3. Ferrari... pah... posh FIAT
4. Pyramid... do you have to pay to get in?
11. Never bungeed, I've fallen off enough on rope that it doesn't have much appeal
17. The leaning tower was shut when I was there

22. Balloon... a bit floaty. Good place for a shag though I'd imagine.

Ali Fikree · March 28th, 2006, 05:13 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Beth)

I shamelessly stole this off another forum as I thought it was fun....

50 things to do before you are forty - if you want to be able to say you have lived

01. Bought the whole pub a drink. Yes

02. Swum with wild dolphins. yes

03. Climbed a mountain.yes

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive. Yes

05. Been inside the Great Pyramid. No

06. Held a tarantula. Yes

07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone. Yes

08. Said “I love you” and meant it. No & Never

09. Sung karaoke. Yes

10. Done a striptease. Nope

11. Bungee jumped. Yes

12. Visited Paris. Nope

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea. Yep

14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise. Yes- every week

15. Seen the Northern Lights. Yes

16. Gone to a music festival. Yes

17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Nope

18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables. yes

19. Touched an iceberg. Nope

20. Slept under the stars. Yes

21. Changed a baby’s nappy. loads-

22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon. nope

23. Watched a meteor shower. Yes

24. Got drunk on champagne. Yes

25. Watched wild whales. Yes

26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope. Yes

27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. Oh yes

28. Had a food fight. Yes

29. Bet on a winning horse. Yes

30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. Yes

31. Asked out a stranger. Yes- underwater too

32. Had a snowball fight. yes

33. Ridden a roller coaster. yes

34. Been arrested. yes - 1 record

35. Taken a road-trip. yes

36. Been on t.v. yes

37. Taken a midnight skinny dip. yes-froze!

38. Stolen a sign. tons

39. Crashed a party. yes

40. Seen a total eclipse of either the sun or the moon. yes- 11

41. Won a fight. 17 or 18 see 34

42. Got a tattoo. nearly there

43. Been awake for more than 30 hours straight - yes-45 hours

44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. All the time

45. Kissed in the rain. loads

46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. yes

47. Had sex in a public place. yes

48. Been propositioned for sex by the opposite sex. errr....yes....ran 1 km

49. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country. a few

50. Been to 5 Capital cities. too many to list

How do you score....

you decide

caverkevin · March 28th, 2006, 05:16 PM

36 of 50 and still have a little over 10 years to do the rest.

Will be doing the Paris one if a few months

So what is left to do after we turn 40....?

March 28th, 2006, 04:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Beth(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Surrey Posts: 26	I shamelessly stole this off another forum as I thought it was fun.... 50 things to do before you are forty - if you want to be able to say you have lived 01. Bought the whole pub a drink. 02. Swum with wild dolphins. 03. Climbed a mountain. 04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive. 05. Been inside the Great Pyramid. 06. Held a tarantula. 07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone. 08. Said “I love you” and meant it. 09. Sung karaoke. 10. Done a striptease. 11. Bungee jumped. 12. Visited Paris. 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea. 14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise. 15. Seen the Northern Lights. 16. Gone to a music festival. 17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables. 19. Touched an iceberg. 20. Slept under the stars. 21. Changed a baby’s nappy. 22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon. 23. Watched a meteor shower. 24. Got drunk on champagne. 25. Watched wild whales. 26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope. 27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. 28. Had a food fight. 29. Bet on a winning horse. 30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. 31. Asked out a stranger. 32. Had a snowball fight. 33. Ridden a roller coaster. 34. Been arrested. 35. Taken a road-trip. 36. Been on t.v. 37. Taken a midnight skinny dip. 38. Stolen a sign. 39. Crashed a party. 40. Seen a total eclipse of either the sun or the moon. 41. Won a fight. 42. Got a tattoo. 43. Been awake for more than 30 hours straight 44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. 45. Kissed in the rain. 46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. 47. Had sex in a public place. 48. Been propositioned for sex by the opposite sex. 49. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country. 50. Been to 5 Capital cities. How do you score.... __________________ Beth

March 28th, 2006, 04:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
Randy956(Offline) New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 93	Beth, I've lived a sheltered life!! Quote: (Originally Posted by Beth) I shamelessly stole this off another forum as I thought it was fun.... 50 things to do before you are forty - if you want to be able to say you have lived How do you score.... 29 of 'em Last edited by Randy956; March 28th, 2006 at 04:26 PM..

March 28th, 2006, 04:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
wilbo(Offline) Senior Chimp Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,562	honestly: 23 of them. __________________ Cheers! Wilbo DIR explorers: DIR Yorkshire Divers: YorkshireDivers One of the Foxturd chimps

March 28th, 2006, 04:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
wilbo(Offline) Senior Chimp Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,562	Quote: (Originally Posted by Randy956) number 'em! Ha ha - you're a funny man.. :p no chance. __________________ Cheers! Wilbo DIR explorers: DIR Yorkshire Divers: YorkshireDivers One of the Foxturd chimps

March 28th, 2006, 04:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
dlegros(Offline) 20% Ninja 80% Rebel Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 245	Bought the whole pub a drink. After closing, when it was me and the staff Swum with wild dolphins. Climbed a mountain. Yup Taken a Ferrari for a test drive. Been inside the Great Pyramid. Yup Held a tarantula. Not bloody likely! Taken a candlelit bath with someone. Yup Said “I love you” and meant it. Yup Sung karaoke. Yup Done a striptease. In private or public? Bungee jumped. Visited Paris. Well, I've transited through CDG a few times! Watched a lightning storm at sea. Yup Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise. Yup Seen the Northern Lights. Yup - Sitting in a geothermal hot-tub with a glass of wine Gone to a music festival. Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Grown and eaten your own vegetables. Only a few potatoes Touched an iceberg. Slept under the stars. Yup Changed a baby’s nappy. Yup, but only in paediatrics! Taken a trip in a hot air balloon. Watched a meteor shower. Yup Got drunk on champagne. Yup Watched wild whales. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope. Yup Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. Yup Had a food fight. Yup Bet on a winning horse. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. Yup Asked out a stranger. Yup Had a snowball fight. Yup Ridden a roller coaster. Yup Been arrested. Yup Taken a road-trip. Yup Been on t.v. Yup Taken a midnight skinny dip. Stolen a sign. Yup Crashed a party. Yup Seen a total eclipse of either the sun or the moon. Both Won a fight. Yup Got a tattoo. Been awake for more than 30 hours straight Yup, every 4 weeks Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. Yup Kissed in the rain. Yup Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. Had sex in a public place. Once or twice Been propositioned for sex by the opposite sex. Yup Danced with a stranger in a foreign country. Been to 5 Capital cities. London, Cairo, Paris(ish), Bangkok, Colombo, Kuwait City, Nicosia Quote: How do you score.... I'll let the jury decide Dom __________________ Dom I reject your reality and substitute my own DIR-RA

March 28th, 2006, 04:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Randy956(Offline) New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 93	Quote: (Originally Posted by wilbo) honestly: 23 of them. number 'em!

March 28th, 2006, 04:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gary Moffat(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Lothian Posts: 120	01. Bought the whole pub a drink. DONE 02. Swum with wild dolphins. DONE 03. Climbed a mountain. DONE 04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive. DONE 05. Been inside the Great Pyramid. 06. Held a tarantula. DONE 07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone. DONE 08. Said “I love you” and meant it. DONE 09. Sung karaoke. DONE 10. Done a striptease. DONE 11. Bungee jumped. DONE 12. Visited Paris. DONE 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea. DONE 14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise. DONE 15. Seen the Northern Lights. DONE 16. Gone to a music festival. DONE 17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables. 19. Touched an iceberg. DONE 20. Slept under the stars. DONE 21. Changed a baby’s nappy. DONE 22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon. DONE 23. Watched a meteor shower. DONE 24. Got drunk on champagne. DONE 25. Watched wild whales. DONE 26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope. DONE 27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. DONE 28. Had a food fight. DONE 29. Bet on a winning horse. DONE 30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. DONE 31. Asked out a stranger. DONE 32. Had a snowball fight. DONE 33. Ridden a roller coaster. DONE 34. Been arrested. DONE 35. Taken a road-trip. DONE 36. Been on t.v. DONE 37. Taken a midnight skinny dip. DONE 38. Stolen a sign. DONE 39. Crashed a party. DONE 40. Seen a total eclipse of either the sun or the moon. DONE DONE 41. Won a fight. DONE 42. Got a tattoo. 43. Been awake for more than 30 hours straight DONE 44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. DONE 45. Kissed in the rain. DONE 46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. DONE 47. Had sex in a public place. DONE 48. Been propositioned for sex by the opposite sex. DONE 49. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country. DONE 50. Been to 5 Capital cities. DONE I missed out on 4 then :D

March 28th, 2006, 05:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
lizardland(Offline) LCS Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Evidently Chickentown Posts: 1,114	43/50 Staying up 30hrs is an ambition? Crikey... that's an average weekend!!! Doing it unassisted... that's a challenge The ones I've missed: 1. I'm Scottish, I don't buy drinks, certainly not for a whole pub. That's just stupid. 2. Dolphins... yeah, well, when they can work out how to use a corkscrew then I'll swim with one 3. Ferrari... pah... posh FIAT 4. Pyramid... do you have to pay to get in? 11. Never bungeed, I've fallen off enough on rope that it doesn't have much appeal 17. The leaning tower was shut when I was there 22. Balloon... a bit floaty. Good place for a shag though I'd imagine. __________________ Can you imagine drifting along in the sea with your mouth open and a load of f***ing plankton going in? You'd like it, would you? www.westons-cider.co.uk The Lot isn't the only place to dive: http://www.lulu.com/content/613554

March 28th, 2006, 05:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ali Fikree(Offline) Instructor Candidate Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,016	Quote: (Originally Posted by Beth) I shamelessly stole this off another forum as I thought it was fun.... 50 things to do before you are forty - if you want to be able to say you have lived 01. Bought the whole pub a drink. Yes 02. Swum with wild dolphins. yes 03. Climbed a mountain.yes 04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive. Yes 05. Been inside the Great Pyramid. No 06. Held a tarantula. Yes 07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone. Yes 08. Said “I love you” and meant it. No & Never 09. Sung karaoke. Yes 10. Done a striptease. Nope 11. Bungee jumped. Yes 12. Visited Paris. Nope 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea. Yep 14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise. Yes- every week 15. Seen the Northern Lights. Yes 16. Gone to a music festival. Yes 17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Nope 18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables. yes 19. Touched an iceberg. Nope 20. Slept under the stars. Yes 21. Changed a baby’s nappy. loads- 22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon. nope 23. Watched a meteor shower. Yes 24. Got drunk on champagne. Yes 25. Watched wild whales. Yes 26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope. Yes 27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. Oh yes 28. Had a food fight. Yes 29. Bet on a winning horse. Yes 30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. Yes 31. Asked out a stranger. Yes- underwater too 32. Had a snowball fight. yes 33. Ridden a roller coaster. yes 34. Been arrested. yes - 1 record 35. Taken a road-trip. yes 36. Been on t.v. yes 37. Taken a midnight skinny dip. yes-froze! 38. Stolen a sign. tons 39. Crashed a party. yes 40. Seen a total eclipse of either the sun or the moon. yes- 11 41. Won a fight. 17 or 18 see 34 42. Got a tattoo. nearly there 43. Been awake for more than 30 hours straight - yes-45 hours 44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. All the time 45. Kissed in the rain. loads 46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. yes 47. Had sex in a public place. yes 48. Been propositioned for sex by the opposite sex. errr....yes....ran 1 km 49. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country. a few 50. Been to 5 Capital cities. too many to list How do you score.... you decide

March 28th, 2006, 05:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
caverkevin (Online) Doing It Caverkevin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Boca Raton & Fort White, FL Posts: 473	36 of 50 and still have a little over 10 years to do the rest. Will be doing the Paris one if a few months So what is left to do after we turn 40....?