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What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« on: December 23, 2011, 01:01:38 am »
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I wanted to become a professional athlete  :P
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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2011, 01:04:49 am »
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Quote from: Callum on December 23, 2011, 01:01:38 am
I wanted to become a professional athlete  :P
LOL omg same, i wanted to be a professional table tennis player, or a concert pianist lol

... but then i read my first maths book
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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2011, 01:07:30 am »
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Archaeologist.

Historian.

Teacher.

And so forth, ;)
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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2011, 01:07:55 am »
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Quote from: TrueTears on December 23, 2011, 01:04:49 am
Quote from: Callum on December 23, 2011, 01:01:38 am
I wanted to become a professional athlete  :P
LOL omg same, i wanted to be a professional table tennis player, or a concert pianist lol

... but then i read my first maths book

I thought I was good at piano until I realised that I couldn't read music and was just remembering it instead... my teacher hated me for it lol.
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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2011, 01:08:43 am »
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i wanted to be a dragon XD
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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2011, 01:09:37 am »
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Quote from: TrueTears on December 23, 2011, 01:04:49 am
Quote from: Callum on December 23, 2011, 01:01:38 am
I wanted to become a professional athlete  :P
LOL omg same, i wanted to be a professional table tennis player, or a concert pianist lol

... but then i read my first maths book

I thought I was good at piano until I realised that I couldn't read music and was just remembering it instead... my teacher hated me for it lol.
Lol yeah i was the same haha
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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2011, 01:10:00 am »
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Quote from: nacho on December 23, 2011, 01:08:43 am
i wanted to be a dragon XD
ur thinking too many steps ahead ;)
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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2011, 01:12:37 am »
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Quote from: nacho on December 23, 2011, 01:08:43 am
i wanted to be a dragon XD
ur thinking too many steps ahead ;)
one can never be too many steps ahead
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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2011, 01:15:35 am »
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Fuck yeah, Hairdresser!!!!!!!  After that -end of year 6 until the start of high school (literally 1 day in) I wanted to be a fashion designer.

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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2011, 01:16:32 am »
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Computer programmer until I found out what anime was in yr 9.

English teacher in japan until end of VCE.

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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2011, 01:20:40 am »
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Marine biologist until I was in yr 9

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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2011, 01:21:24 am »
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I wanted to be a professional cheese taster. In some ways I still do.
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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2011, 01:24:03 am »
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Adult film star, I should probably see a psychiatrist eh?

Quote from: chocolatedaddy on December 23, 2011, 01:21:24 am
I wanted to be a professional cheese taster. In some ways I still do.

Adding the word professional to anything just makes it sound 'that' much better, your making me want to become one.
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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2011, 01:36:51 am »
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When I was in Grade 6, I wanted to be the first female prime minister of australia O.o LOL
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Re: What did you want to do as a living when you were younger?
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2011, 01:39:50 am »
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Quote from: duquesne9995 on December 23, 2011, 01:36:51 am
When I was in Grade 6, I wanted to be the first female prime minister of australia O.o LOL

Do you have red hair?
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