What Did You Want to be When You Grew Up?

brummytom · 12-05-2009 4:43pm #1

My first thread on AH - ooh-err,

So yes.. what, when you were younger, did you want to be when you grew up?

allabouteve · 12-05-2009 4:44pm

brummytom wrote: »

My first thread on AH - ooh-err,

So yes.. what, when you were younger, did you want to be when you grew up?

An adult.

seanybiker · 12-05-2009 4:45pm

allabouteve wrote: »

An adult.

Cool me to.

Black Swan · 12-05-2009 4:46pm

Actress! (My Ex said that I succeeded too... "When you're not acting, you're acting out!")

sam34 · 12-05-2009 4:53pm

i always wanted to be an astronaut.

now, at the ripe old age of 29, i have come to terms with the fact that it's unlikely to happen!

Biggins · 12-05-2009 4:56pm

A writer ...and I'm currently working on that.

Quazzie · 12-05-2009 4:57pm

A penguin.

Closest I came to it was wearing a tux to my debs

Schism · 12-05-2009 4:58pm

Older, I'm living the dream.

Poccington · 12-05-2009 5:01pm

A soldier.

Job done.

Snowie · 12-05-2009 5:02pm

stilll trying to figure that out

....

Thirdfox · 12-05-2009 5:09pm

Leader of the world.

Then doctor.

Now lawyer... still, that gives me a chance at no.1 again.

ScumLord · 12-05-2009 5:11pm

Michael Knight from Knight rider.

brummytom · 12-05-2009 5:11pm

I guess I should add my two cents then...

Went through phases of wanting to be a singer (cant sing), guitar player (i can, but not well), priest (for a free mobile.. long story), fireman or doctor

Now I have no idea,, I think I know deep down I'll have to end up as a teacher like the rest of my family

FlutterinBantam · 12-05-2009 5:12pm

A "fluffer" in porn movies.

Mossy Monk · 12-05-2009 5:15pm

The government, fireman and pope

phasers · 12-05-2009 5:17pm

The Doctor. damn my being a girl...

Second choice was a TV reviewer for some kind of media outlet, a columnist or a political correspondant. Still following that route.

My name is URL · 12-05-2009 5:18pm

Fire Engine

/Déjà vu

brummytom · 12-05-2009 5:20pm

phasers wrote: »

Second choice was a TV reviewer for some kind of media outlet, a columnist or a political correspondant. Still following that route.

Sorry to be serious in AH, but how would you go about getting into something like that? I imagine Politics and English Lit/Lang degrees are vital; I'm only in Y10 at the moment, would you have any tips?

Anyway, back to normal: YORE MA, HUH

norwegianwood · 12-05-2009 5:20pm

A hippy:(

MissIT · 12-05-2009 5:24pm

I wanted to be a pound shop girl..

phasers · 12-05-2009 5:26pm

brummytom wrote: »

Sorry to be serious in AH, but how would you go about getting into something like that? I imagine Politics and English Lit/Lang degrees are vital; I'm only in Y10 at the moment, would you have any tips?

Anyway, back to normal: YORE MA, HUH

Basically I write and I write and I write... and watch a lot of television. I send articles to my local newspapers and have had a few work placements at them. Try and get experience/internships at small papers or even radio stations during the Summer maybe?

brummytom · 12-05-2009 5:30pm

phasers wrote: »

Basically I write and I write and I write... and watch a lot of television. I send articles to my local newspapers and have had a few work placements at them. Try and get experience/internships at small papers or even radio stations during the Summer maybe?

OK thanks, we've got three or four newspapers around here, I'll try and get in touch with them during half term; I know I said a few posts back I wasn't sure what I wanted to do but something akin to a political journalist would really attract me

Another thing I wanted to be as a (younger) kid: A clown,, even got an audition for Zippos Circus aged 7 (I wish I was joking, my mom tells everyone that)

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 12-05-2009 5:31pm

Archeologist/Paleontologist, stuntman or Indiana Jones..............

........ended up being a Soldier tho.

drunkmonkey · 12-05-2009 5:33pm

A Rhinestone Cowboy, Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo!

tbh, there was a load of compromisin'.

WoollyRedHat · 12-05-2009 5:34pm

allabouteve wrote: »

An adult.

To go onto Barrymore's show to say that. I thought it was ****ing genius. Thankfully I never got on it!

overexcitedaj · 12-05-2009 5:49pm

A horse.. when that dream was shattered being a Fireman was on the agenda

Elliemental · 12-05-2009 5:52pm

I wanted to be a Pirate.
A sail the high seas pirate that is, not a selling dodgey DVDs out the back of robin reliant kind of Pirate.

Shacklebolt · 12-05-2009 5:54pm

A scientist.

FlutterinBantam · 12-05-2009 5:56pm

MissIT wrote: »

I wanted to be a pound shop girl..

jeez!! hey fiscal progress caught you out.

You could be a €2 Euro girl.:cool:

Turd Ferguson · 12-05-2009 6:07pm

The Ultimate Warrior

Sizzler · 12-05-2009 6:18pm

Taller

stovelid · 12-05-2009 6:21pm

A pirate.

They get such bad press nowadays though.

MissIT · 12-05-2009 6:30pm

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

jeez!! hey fiscal progress caught you out.

You could be a €2 Euro girl.:cool:

Nah.. €2 Euro girl doesn't have the same ring to it as Pound shop girl.
It was the fancy title i was after :cool:

I also wanted to be Sabrina the teenage witch! still waiting for that to happen..:(

12-05-2009 6:31pm

sam34 wrote: »

i always wanted to be an astronaut.

now, at the ripe old age of 29, i have come to terms with the fact that it's unlikely to happen!

It could easily happen. In 30 years time, even the moderately rich will be space tourists - get saving!

I went through stages of wanting to be a footballer, shopkeeper, inventor and scientist

6th · 12-05-2009 6:32pm

Mod on Boards.ie

sam34 · 12-05-2009 6:37pm

994 wrote: »

It could easily happen. In 30 years time, even the moderately rich will be space tourists - get saving!

oh yeah, if space tourism becomes accessible, i'm there.

but teh chances of me being a fully fledged astronaut and leading a mission "where no one has gone before" are slim, much as i hate to admit it!

genericguy · 12-05-2009 6:38pm

i wanted to be a scientist. be VERY careful what you wish for...

tfitzgerald · 12-05-2009 6:39pm

alive ! so far so good

baglady · 12-05-2009 6:42pm

A primary teacher...but only the younger classes so I wouldn't have to teach hard things like long division...

legal eagle 1 · 12-05-2009 6:46pm

I wanted to be a postman!!haha my parents bought me this post office set when i was a child.......................thought it was class

Captain-America · 12-05-2009 6:50pm

genericguy wrote: »

i wanted to be a scientist. be VERY careful what you wish for...

Batman's a scientist.

I wanted to be Batman.

Lollipops23 · 12-05-2009 6:55pm

at the age of 5 i wanted to be a forensic scientist- i think my dad put it in my head.
i met my junior infants teacher bout 2 years ago and she told me she still remembered what i wanted to be!:D

Agent Smith · 12-05-2009 6:58pm

I wanted to be a shopkeeper.

orourkeda · 12-05-2009 7:04pm

Ostrich Babysitter.

FlutterinBantam · 12-05-2009 7:09pm

MissIT wrote: »

Nah.. €2 Euro girl doesn't have the same ring to it as Pound shop girl.
It was the fancy title i was after :cool:

I also wanted to be Sabrina the teenage witch! still waiting for that to happen..:(

I reckon you just wanted a pounding:cool:

Subliminal stuff like.;)