What did you want to be when you grow up?

[MK Shrimper]

And did you manage it?

I think at the age of 10 or 11 I already fancied myself as a writer, having knocked a couple of books (ie, 10 bits of paper held together by staples) that stuck on a sci-fi theme that no one but my mum read, patted me on the head, and told me "they were very good".

Of course I'm now working in a very dull job on the Railway and not being Nick Hornby at all, but I still feel the occasional urge to get my head down and get back into it and give it a try......

So people of Shrimperzone, have you achieved your childhood ambitions?

 

[davewebbsbrain]

And did you manage it?

I think at the age of 10 or 11 I already fancied myself as a Leftie Railway employee, having knocked a couple of books (ie, 10 bits of paper held together by staples) that stuck on a sci-fi theme that no one but my mum read, patted me on the head, and told me "they were very good".

Of course I'm now working in a very dull job on the Railway and not being Nick Hornby at all, but I still feel the occasional urge to get my head down and get back into it and give it a try......

So people of Shrimperzone, have you achieved your childhood ambitions?

Nice to see you achieved your childhood dream ;)

 

[Napster]

Butcher or astronaut. I'm still hoping to combine the two.

 

[Thorpe Groyney]

I wanted to be Claire Grogan's underwear.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Nice to see you achieved your childhood dream ;)

Was yours to be an irritating tit? :whistling:

 

[canveyshrimper]

BLUEBLOOD is still waiting.

 

[EastStandBlue]

Either a footballer or to work on Match of the Day.

 

[Firestorm]

I can't recall wanting to be anything in particular tbh, not until i was around 12-13 when a Steady sensible job seemed like a good idea - A Bank Manager was the preferred option,(I had just seen my Dad get made redundant 3 times in a year and had heard that a Job at the Bank was a Job for life)

Then at 14 I found out about pharmacy and that was my goal, got as far as 1st year of Uni but blew it , which was not helped by the School not letting me take all of the O levels I needed ....

So in a nutshell, No, got nowhere near my ambitions, done pretty much nothing of any significance or virtue.........

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

I wanted to read the scores out on Final Score.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I can't recall wanting to be anything in particular tbh, not until i was around 12-13 when a Steady sensible job seemed like a good idea - A Bank Manager was the preferred option,(I had just seen my Dad get made redundant 3 times in a year and had heard that a Job at the Bank was a Job for life)

Then at 14 I found out about pharmacy and that was my goal, got as far as 1st year of Uni but blew it , which was not helped by the School not letting me take all of the O levels I needed ....

So in a nutshell, No, got nowhere near my ambitions, done pretty much nothing of any significance or virtue.........

NEIL'S DAD: What kind of job had you in mind?

DAMAGE: Maybe some kind of a bank job, you know.

NEIL'S DAD: Nice safe job?

DAMAGE: Yeah, possibly, possibly.

 

[OldBlueLady]

A journalist and no, obviously I never got there but perhaps it explains why I write so much!!!

 

[MK Shrimper]

A journalist and no, obviously I never got there but perhaps it explains why I write so much bollocks!!!

............. A big kid told me to do it.....

 

[Mad Cyril]

I went through a phase of wanting to be Daniel Larusso.

 

[OldBlueLady]

............. A big kid told me to do it.....

Really. Well, has the big kid reminded you you're seeing me on Saturday? :p

 

[dashman]

More than mundane, little did I know where that lead lol!

 

[EastStandBlue]

Really. Well, has the big kid reminded you you're seeing me on Saturday? :p

I knew it. After weeks of not much speculation, we have confirmation of who slammed who while filming Eggheads.

 

[southend4ever]

I wanted to become a pro-cricketer and I've only just got there. But this also applied for Football and golf. I also wanted to become an adult movie star which to the best of my knowledge I am not but it wouldn't surprise me if there is the odd clip floating about!

 

[MK Shrimper]

I wanted to become a pro-cricketer and I've only just got there. But this also applied for Football and golf. I also wanted to become an adult movie star which to the best of my knowledge I am not but it wouldn't surprise me if there is the odd clip floating about!

At 10? I thought my winky was just for No.1's and babies came from belly buttons. :stunned:

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

BLUEBLOOD is still waiting.

Git :finger:

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

I wanted to rule the world. And I'm still working on it.