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On February 17 2011 10:02 Live2Win wrote:
Okay guys, chill out.
This is my brother here who'm I am proud of for who he is and for his decisions in life (so far).
He posted this thread with the intentions knowing what you guys did when you turned 18, not to ask your opinions on his religious choices or other stuff.
I ask you guys as an old TL member who use to contribute enormously to this site,
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On February 17 2011 10:02 Live2Win wrote:
Okay guys, chill out.
This is my brother here who'm I am proud of for who he is and for his decisions in life (so far).
He posted this thread with the intentions knowing what you guys did when you turned 18, not to ask your opinions on his religious choices or other stuff.
I ask you guys as an old TL member who use to contribute enormously to this site,
stay respectful and do not derail the topic.
Pretty simple and straightforward. TL, what did you do when your turned 18?
I turned 18 today, and I got to say it's pretty awesome.
My mentality is constantly set at "wow, I'm legally an adult now."
Granted the real prize is when you turn 21, but atleast I can now do w/e I want without needing parental consent. 
So, 2 things regarding this thread. What did you do when you turned 18? And were there things you wanted accomplished by the time you turned 18 TL?
My accopmlishments :
I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)
I am still COMPLETELY clean. No criminal records, no critical events logged on to my permenant record.
I never once got held back or failed a class.
I have played the violin for 11 years now
I get to share my 18th birthday with TL
I got a job
My unaccomplishements (is that a word?)
I was not able to get accepted in to the University of Florida :/.........
I did not make 1st violin in the Youth Philharmonic at the orchestra organization I attend
I didn't make it in to High School All-State (another violin thing)
My SAT and ACT scores are atrocious..... (but I'm still working on those, trying to get it up so I can qualify for full scholarships)
Couldn't maintain a 4.0 average throughout high school :[
What I did:
I will be holding a dinner party at a Grand China Buffet with my closest friends (looking forward to that). Then, heading to bible study with my other friends. Then heading home for possibly ice cream cake (THE BEST SHIT EVER), and then get ready to say farewell to Feb 16, 2011.
TL, what did you do/want to do? What were your accomplishments/unaccomplishments?
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Went into a store to buy cigarettes hoping to be carded, I wasn't.
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I went to the LCBO trying to get carded but it never happened.
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I had a pretty eventful 18th birthday(oct 28 of last year) i had to come back to california from school because of financial trouble and so i withdrew, turned officially 18 in philly(at school) but in LAX I bought cigarettes for the first time. They carded me 
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When I turned 18 (August 4) I was preparing to start my first semester at University of Florida. 
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I have a September birthday, bought 3 different packs of cigarettes for two other people. Became instantly the go to guy for cigs in the posse. lolz.
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Went to Canada with some friends, the rest of the story is not for TL to know.
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Took a shower and played some WoW, pretty much.
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I sat at home ate an ice cream birthday cake with the family and relaxed for the day.
I already went out pretty late since before I was 18 so nothing new until I was 21... oh the great fun I had.
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Celebrated my first birthday away from home. I went to school in Socal and turned 18 a couple months after I got into college.
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I turn 18 tomorrow, still haven't decided what to do.
Edit: Technically "today" given the clock on TL.
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It's overrated 
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On February 17 2011 07:31 MMello wrote:
I went to the LCBO trying to get carded but it never happened.
I just turned 21 a few weeks ago; I have yet to be carded for alcohol related purchases. And that's with me going to places that are supposed to card if you "look" under 40. >_>
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LOL @ "I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)"
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My friends insisted that I go out and have fun. It was fortunately a friday night so fun I did have....
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I moved out asap (disliked my parents), spent some college money on a motorcycle, got in way over my head, accumulated tons of debt, and then worked 80ish hours/wk the whole year I was 19 and 60ish hours while I was 20.
But, now I'm a pro at managing money and time, and I understand the general flow of a life without a degree. =D
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Was the oldest of my "friends" at the time. I was currently in the process of sleeping with my friends brothers girlfriend, so on my birthday we all got really high and went driving somewhere and she blurted out to the guy how useless he was and she liked me more but I had to tell her I just liked her ass and drug connections. She was really sad she fucked herself over so hard. We still were "friends" anyway, girls right.
I was a an idiot, fun times though.
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Bought a pack of cigs, tried to smoke one, coughed, and gave them away.
4 years later; I smoke 2-3 packs a week. lol?
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Paid for my own lap dance that my friends organised me after they ran out of money (I was the only one working at the time)
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I remember turning 18 was such a big deal for me that when it happened I felt like even pissing was somehow more special.
Now, I've got to tell you something, dear birthday guy, when u turn 18 something strange happens and time starts to go at 4x times the speed. It's unexplainable, but if you ask anyone they will confirm. Just try asking your parents or someone you know. I'm sure they will say the same - after 18 or 20 it just seems that you blackout for half a day or something cause time really seems to be going 4x times the speed. Not even joking!
Happy Bday, tho
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Its legal to drink by 18 in most of the world. In the States you can know be a convicted felon!
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In my state you can't even buy a lighter when you turn 19. Forget about tobacco.
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Osaka27149 Posts
I was just as stupid as I was at 17.
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got 2 rooms at a hotel.
got stripper.
i got hot wax all over me and the stripper shaved my ass because it was my birthday.
1/4 of people got kicked out when hotel management came with police officers due to noise complaint and ID'ed everyone.
one of the most memorable nights, so much fun stuff happened that night ^_^
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I don't remember my 18th birthday.
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On February 17 2011 07:44 Manifesto7 wrote:
I was just as stupid as I was at 17.
Agreed, and that mental state can be prolongated in time, I think I didnt have a glimpse of what the heck I was doing untill I was 22 or so xD
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I couldn't wait to get invited to the SC2 beta back then in April.
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Man do we have different standards... Sure I was raised in a grungy environment but our perks and objectives feel so different ^^
My accomplishments (that I was proud of, or at least that I regarded highly) at the time were something along the lines of
-Keeping my asperger's well hidden to everyone
-Having a close group of friends (which later completely bailed on me when my mom got cancer and I had to hop between jobs)
-Having had girls have teen crushes on me (mind you I was a teenager at the time, it sounds ridiculous to me as well right now)
-Getting over 160 at a mensa test and basically giving them the middle finger
-I remember being really proud about how effectively I would spend my spare time, I was often feeling like I was achieving more by skipping school and taking time to myself.
-Being able to make (albeit really small, but pre-esports burst) a little money off of videogames
...and that's about it? Idk, it's probably the asperger's but I never really felt like I needed to accomplish stuff, it was always more about people pushing me and me turning around.
What I was concerned with not having accomplished at the time was something a lot of people will have in common with me, such as
-Being really awkward clubbing and actually getting girls and long-term relationships
-Never being able to get a job
-Not being able to stay in the same school for a prolonged period of time (changed elementary school and high school midway), being absent a lot (which isn't too uncommon in Italian schools, but one day a week on average is still considered a bit much).
-Having a low self esteem, again girls.
-Not being able to keep a full Will Hunting persona (my scores were always decent to good but never stellar, that is without touching a book for the whole course of high school)
-Being actually quite bad at music and not too good at coding.
-Not having my nose fixed, which has been gimping my body throughout my whole life, and that I am still working on getting surgery on.
To be honest I found this interesting because I haven't had a chance to look back before but some people might find this boring or that it should simply be blogged. Regardless, have a happy birthday and enjoy being 18!
Oh and I got a stripper too.
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I don't remember mine either. I was a soph at university and it was just uneventful. I'm guessing it was studying and videogames. I don't see what the big deal is.
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I went out drinking with my friends (most of whom had already turned 18) and had a great time while spending loads of money on alchohol. Yes, drinking age is 18 here 
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Hyrule19057 Posts
....I turned 18.
You say the "real" goal is 21....but it's actually 25.
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When I turned 18...
I went to a bar and got drunk.
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On February 17 2011 07:44 Manifesto7 wrote:
I was just as stupid as I was at 17.
Indeed,
Went into a BP station and bought some cigs, didnt get carded... Disappointing.
Bought a Lotto ticket.
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was a big deal for me since I was able to open a chequing account and immediately start gambling online. dunno why but the online casinos/poker rooms require canadians to be 18+ even tho its technically illegal for any Canadian of any age to gamble on their sites.
I made some decent money bonus whoring back then, so it was pretty epic to get that free $
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I ate cake. I sometimes also eat cake when I don't turn 18.
I like to forget my own age and/or year of birth because, well, I simply don't care.
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I played brood war all day, just like every other day back then. So play brood war or sc2 all day. Not because your 18, but because your a fucking boss.
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I don't remember what I did when I turned 18.
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Huh....why does it sound like you live in Torrance or something...
I'm about the same as you actually...terrible test scores, 4.0-ish gpa, played the violin for 13 years...i just slept and ate all day on my birthday
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On February 17 2011 07:48 tofucake wrote:
....I turned 18.
You say the "real" goal is 21....but it's actually 25.
Because then you can rent a car without that stupid additional fee. Amirite?
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I went out for some drinks, and then straight to the casino where I was able to win $900 off a slot machine with 1 spin (not the first spin but 1 spin won the $900), went home and bought an xbox and a bunch of games (back when xbox was still relatively new). Was pretty decent
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On my 18th birthday I...
Barely finished my calc final on my last day of high school ever, fighting through hoorrrible stomach pains thinking it was food poisoning. After trying (and failing) to finish yardwork for my day-after-next grad party (and for the huge outdoor party my senior class was having that night), I went to the ER with appendicitis. My first act as a legal adult: Signing my own surgery consent form. They got it out just before it burst :-)
Horrible birthday, but when I came home the next day, I almost cried because 10 of my friends had come up on their own to get my house ready for the grad party. Best birthday present ever.
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On February 17 2011 07:55 Fattah wrote:I don't remember what I did when I turned 18.
Ya, me neither.
I bet that means whatever I did was pretty baller!
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Played more Unreal Tournament.
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say thank you to your parents for taking care of you for those 18 years and now pay them back they re pretty much the only people you can trust will never 4-gates you
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Studied up for my upcoming physics exams. 18 isn't that great IMO, I cared more about turning 17 which meant I could legally buy rated M games myself.
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On February 17 2011 07:55 Fattah wrote:I don't remember what I did when I turned 18.
Same. :/
Fuck. I'm old.
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I hit some bars. Didn't really care for beer at the time so it wasn't a big deal for me. Now I really love beer.
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Strip club seems to be the ubiquitous answer.
edit:Oh wait no...I didn't go to a strip club on my 18th. I spent the day at school drawing up new designs of buildings and trying to solve the world's problems. Got home, played one game of starcraft, not enjoyable, and got back to pretending to be a world dictator.
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So, heres what I did(quite a bit of text):
+ Show Spoiler +I just recently turned 18 so I thought it'd be a good idea to launch a party at my house to you know... get pissed, talk about all the stuff you're gonna do, and just straight up party. Me and my closest friends usually launch parties like this when its someones birthday, we get together and exchange fucked up presents, do stupid shit to each other and whatnot... And so we did this time as well. So the night had just started and as usual we started out with opening the gifts... it begun with a LED bucket, one of those that shines in a bluish color when you put cold things in them. Next things was a hip flask (useful small flask for drinking at times when you are not supposed to) with a finnish flag painted on it (Im partially finnish), and the text "BARRCARRDI" (inside joke) on the backside. There were some more presents that arent even worthy of being mentioned... but then... then came this small little innocent looking box that would make that a night you would want to remember, or not. We are teenagers, so the presents are bound to have a sexual but funny nature, and so it had been for the past couple of years. But since it was me, (they'd always pictured me as the naughy one) my present had to be something special. So I started tearing off the paper of the small box, inside it was a dvd... which I soon realized. And soon seeing nipples and leather... I realized that this was some kind of porno. Looking around the room, I saw that out of the 10 people in there... 3 of them were girls. Both I and the girls looked embarrassed when they saw what it was, but the ones who gave me the present simple nodded quietly.. sort of waiting for my reaction. Come to think of it... I think the movie was called "Roccos backside bitches 4" or something like that.. really cant remember that much, was already a wee bit drunk at this stage. So, after discussing for a while. I actually agreed to put it in and start the thing... with everyone (including the girls, who werent so embarrassed anymore) cheering on. I NEVER LOOKED AT THE DISC ITSELF. So. Its starting, you see the back of a woman (?) riding up and down on this dude. Im not going to describe it in detail as this has to remain decently SFW. But anyways... As the camera pans around, you see her melons and all of that... but when you look down towards the stomach, theres this thing bouncing up and down... and without any warning most of us (having not already known) realize that its a dude. Not only is it a dude, its 2 dudes, 1 guy and a shemale. -_- So, for those of you who arent really following, they had put the disc of a shemale porno in the case of a normal one. So yeah, we all get up from the couch screaming and turning our faces, some of us hiding behind pillows. The two guys behind this entire idea are trying so hard not to laugh, but at the same time convincing us that its just commercial, the real thing will be coming at any time now. Thats how they got us into staying there, watching the entire ordeal for another 10 minutes, with us thinking that it might actually turn into a decent, normal porno. So finally I realize, take out the dvd, and break it into pieces (you guys have to understand that I was in a state of shock). I did take the time to read what the disc said, and it was called "Cum sucking shemales 2" Just so all of you know that this is not made up in any way. I ended up throwing the scrapped disc in the trash. And then the party went on from there, more people showed up, without actually realizing what horrible things had been seen earlier that night. My mom actually found the case the day after, good thing she never knew what was inside it though Hope you guys enjoyed that
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On February 17 2011 07:28 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Went into a store to buy cigarettes hoping to be carded, I wasn't.
i got carded
after buying ciggs and lotto ticket the cashier asked if my id and military id (civilian) where fake
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On February 17 2011 07:55 `Zapdos wrote:
I played brood war all day, just like every other day back then. So play brood war or sc2 all day. Not because your 18, but because your a fucking boss.
Yea keep telling yourself that.
Guess I did what every other 18 y/o does in Australia when you turn 18 - have a big party, hit the town, get drunk as hell; then wake up the next morning pondering why we drink alcohol - Then do it all again next weekend.
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I stopped drinking and gave a damn about populair stuff, ah and good dinner and whatnot.
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did u manage porn abstinence as well?
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Woke up in a jail cell. Only had to serve 2 days in jail in my entire life and they just happened to be my 18th birthday. 
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I turned 18. Nothing special for me, but I didn't expect anything special to happen.
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I brought a lotto ticket, a pack of cigarettes, and a playboy, framed the receipt and then cashed in the lotto ticket for 5 dollars a few days later.
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When I turned 18, I....
...already had 2 children :|
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Lottery ticket, the bar. The usual.
Apparently you have to be 21 to go to a casino. Still haven't gone to one, i really should sometime.
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On February 17 2011 07:31 BlackJack wrote:When I turned 18 (August 4) I was preparing to start my first semester at University of Florida.
This was the same for me. And also strip club. Gogo lapdance
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I bought an M rated game and got carded... with my mom standing right next to me because she was paying for it for a birthday present. I felt like I turned 8 instead of 18.
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On February 17 2011 07:30 slappy wrote:
I smoked 18 blunts
How old are you now? Have you sobered up yet?
I passed my driver's test, then on drive home I bought a losing lottery ticket, then went home for cake.
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On February 17 2011 07:35 kr3wTraveLeR wrote:
I turn 18 tomorrow, still haven't decided what to do.
Edit: Technically "today" given the clock on TL.
Grats bro! :D So what did you do? ;D
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18 - went gambling with family, the casino gave $10 worth of tokens because it was my birthday month, and another $10 because it was my first time ever.. I walked out with $86.
21 - Nothing, I think i played some broodwar... I know the first drink i had was 2 months after i turned 21... oh! i went to Hooters, bought a shirt, and walked out.
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what I did when I turned 18? I bought SC2, release date on my 18th Birthday, Some one in Blizz loves me <3
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Nothing different, except if I get arrested, I'm boned.
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Walked to the supermarket, bought $20 worth of loto tickets.
won back $7
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Not big on celebrating birthdays but im pretty sure my 18th was spent going to university at 8 am, leaving at around 4, then driving lessons at 5 to 7, then some food and bed. Pretty exciting 18th but over the weekend me 2 friends hit the strippers and got plastered so i guess thats my real 18th birthday story, made my friend puke on 151 and made about 100 bucks off pool sharks, good night. FYI i suck at pool, but my buddies are amazing.
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I'll be 18 in 3 months. I'm no fortune teller, but the likelihood of beer, weed, and breasts seems very high.
Also voting a few months afterwards.
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Do many Americans come up to Canada to drink on their 18th? I know i would, having the age set to 21 would drive me crazy! One more thing to love about the great white north
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On February 17 2011 08:16 ThaZenith wrote:
Lottery ticket, the bar. The usual.
Apparently you have to be 21 to go to a casino. Still haven't gone to one, i really should sometime.
In Edmonton casino's are 18? Im pretty sure whatever the drinking age, your allowed in casinos. (For Canada)
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Well in austria it is legal to drink/smoke when you turn 16 so with 18 you just have to pay more. Thats all you achieve.
Well on my birthday I threw a big party, got totally drunk and slept with my girlfriend back then.
Happy birthday stranger on TL.
BTW : Just turning 18 doesnt mean scrap. Its a process of getting older and not a change every time another year rolls along :D
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On February 17 2011 08:21 Rebornlife wrote:Do many Americans come up to Canada to drink on their 18th? I know i would, having the age set to 21 would drive me crazy! One more thing to love about the great white north
Me and my friends have been drinking since we were 15, not often but once in awhile at big parties, im sure its the same int he states, no one cares about the law. Just dont get caught driving drunk lol, or dont drive drunk period already lost one friend to that.
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I sat in a car, while my family drove from New York to the Niagra Falls, we were pulled over by a cop and when we arrived I got sick and went to sleep early.
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Well I bought a pc, hasnt assembled it yet.
I managed to skip almost the entire norwegian eqvulient of high school without failing in any subjects.
Im still looking for work however :S
its just a couple of weeks ago since i had my 18th brthday
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Lots of alcohol (being British is awesome) but pretty much a letdown, like most birthdays
My big one was turing 21. That was when I realized 'wow, guess I have to be an adult now. Sigh.'
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Lotto ticket/Cigs (i smoked exactly one then gave the pack to my bf at the time)/strip club. It was not the most fun I have ever had but it was a right of passage. Id be pretty upset if I had missed out.
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i haven't had a threesome yet, thats an unacclompishment for sure right?
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got completely shitfaced with my mates at a party and then went clubbing. was very fun :D
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I bought a lottery ticket, thinking they'd ask to see my ID, since I look like I'm fifteen. But nope.
To further add to my frustration, I didn't win.
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went to casino the minute i turned 18
woot for gambling
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Went and hung out with my girlfriend. Sigh
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When I turned 18, I played video games.
Oh, and met some friends. Really nothing special about it
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Bought a lottery ticket hoping to be carded- and wasn't.
The next two times I was and the third time the couple operating the store had to be douches; jeez when you shave and change your hairstyle they act as if you have a fake card- took me 5 minutes just to get a damn quick-pick. D:
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On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:
What I did:
I will be holding a dinner party at a Grand China Buffet with my closest friends (looking forward to that). Then, heading to bible study with my other friends. Then heading home for possibly ice cream cake (THE BEST SHIT EVER), and then get ready to say farewell to Feb 16, 2011.
TL, what did you do/want to do? What were your accomplishments/unaccomplishments?
Uh......son, is there something you're not telling us?
And, for my 18th, I went to college, then went to the shop, then went to the market where I use work to pick up my friend, then we went to Tescos bought a good £50 of drinks and took them home.
We then played on my 360 (RIP) for a bit, while drinking the odd beer or 5 and got ready to go out.
I met my friends in the pub/club and drank quite a bit then the girl who friendzoned me, for some unknown reason wanted to go to some woods and chill there like fucking 14 year olds, but me being a fucking idiot I said sure, why not.
So all of us (about 10 of us) go to these woods and start looking for somewhere to drink, then we find somewhere to sit and what not, and the night goes on.
Further into the night, me and my bros find a tree that, if we were to somehow climb it with our drinks would be a pretty fucking awesome place to sit, so we did, and we got up pretty fine.
I finished my drink shortly after we got up, and decided to go back down, which meant crawling along the whole log past my bros sitting on it and down into some stinging nettles, I get to the end and then just remember thinking "Fuck, I'm going to fall" so I grab my friends hair for some reason and nearly pull him off, I end up falling into the stinging nettles and many twigs.
Then I just get straight back up and ask where my drink is.
So the rest of the night apparently went without anymore incidents, I apparantly made out with a lesbian, so yeah that was pretty good.
I wake up the next morning to go to college, with 2 of my bros sleeping on the floor, and me on the sofa, then I feel this really painful pain down the side of my back, I freak the fuck out, run upstairs and look in the mirror, I got bits of tree stuck in my back, there's scabs and blood everywhere, for some reason I had grass on me aswell, it was stinging, fuck, it was not fun.
But yeah, I got a scar from my 18th birthday, and nearly got stabbed, because if I fell a little bit more to the right the thing which cut me, would've straight up stabbed me in the back.
That would've sucked.
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18 is overrated. You're still a teen :D
I bought cigs when I was 18 and wasn't carded, wasn't even carded at 17. Kinda sucks. :[
21 is where it's at though, but I didn't get carded the first time I bought alcohol either :[
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OP do you live in Florida?
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First thing was going to a pub without having to sneak in. Some days later getting drivers license. Then, just continuing not getting laid.
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18 in New York doesn't really do much for us, we wait for 21.
I'm kind of a boring kid too though, so 18 went by like the other years. I can say though, when 21 rolls by, I'm looking forward to buying my first bottle of wine or something.
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Its really strange .. here we fake IDs when we are 14/15 for alcohol and can buy it when we are 16 ... cultural differences I guess.
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I became a member of TL when I turned 18. True story
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On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:
I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)
Siiigh bro get out of religion while you're still young, I was a hardcore Christian at 18 and turned down two opportunities to get laid while I was living at the university dorms... My biggest regrets to this day.
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When I turned 18 there was a football game followed by a huge party with a couple thousand people, it was awesome.
Now that I think about it may birthday may have been the same day as my schools homecoming.
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i turned into a druggy :/ wokred 12-18 hours a day 5 days week party hard during weekend, and gamed heavy inpertween lolol. been to rehab now though
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kissed a girl and i liked it
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I don't remember my 18th birthday.
My 19th birthday sucked due to recent events.
My 20th birthday was entirely uneventful.
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My 18th birthday coincides with this year's Blizzcon.
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By the time I was 16, I had done all of those things you're "not supposed to/can't do until later", so 18 wasn't really much of a milestone other than finally being a legal adult. I did however get to vote in the election that year... not that it helped.
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On February 17 2011 07:31 MMello wrote:
I went to the LCBO trying to get carded but it never happened.
Don't you need to be 19 to legally buy alcohol in Ontario?
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On February 17 2011 08:58 The_LiNk wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 07:31 MMello wrote:
I went to the LCBO trying to get carded but it never happened. Don't you need to be 19 to legally buy alcohol in Ontario?
In Ontario, yes.
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its all downhill from here buddy lol.
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I was in Korea visiting family. Had dinner with bunch of my relatives. Done.
Yeah, kinda sad I know. But it's overrated though I think. You get all the responsibilities of an adult without any of the good parts. For example, now you gotta be careful about that girl you see at a party, and if you fuck up, its all on you, blah blah blah. And you still are (well at least for most people anyways) dependent on your parents, so when you try to say "I'm 18 so I'll do whatever I want", they will just say "you are 18 so pay for your own shit" and that's that. Personally, I'm looking forward to my first paycheck from a real job after I graduate. That's when I plan to do all the partying I didn't do on my 18th.
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Pretty simple and straightforward. TL, what did you do when your turned 18?
I turned 18 today, and I got to say it's pretty awesome.
My mentality is constantly set at "wow, I'm legally an adult now."
well, my first thought was, shit I don't wanna get any older, but I think this since I am fourteen.
My accopmlishments : Show nested quote +I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence) Call me a douche, but that only counts as an accomplishment if you are a girl xD. Show nested quote +I am still COMPLETELY clean. No criminal records, no critical events logged on to my permenant record. WTF, u only got one life, live it. proud little slave, u r rly good at nodding, arn't u? How can people be proud of that, unless you got a learning disabbility, in which case I congratulate you on accomplishing this big challange...I personally set a new record at my school for skipping class while still getting the best degree possible Was that on your own choice? If so, thats great! If not -> insert hateful comment here, incited by envying u of u parents which actually care 4 u :O. Sorry for all the flame, I just want you to realize that one of the TL-members (me) thinks u might wanna try a diffrent approach to life before waisting the nxt 18 years aswell. Man, u must have a real twisted fucked up mind - how come you don't try to avoid work like every human beeing would?
I don't know, english is not my mothertongue as you may have realized by now. that sucks : / Show nested quote +I did not make 1st violin in the Youth Philharmonic at the orchestra organization I attend
I didn't make it in to High School All-State (another violin thing) Pfff, what evs man. Give lessons to rich little pricks if u wanna make money of of it. OR start playing whatever you want, whenever you want for whomever you want. Be FREE, spread ur wings and thank god you weren't traped as one of those monkeys clapping there hands when the conductor pulls the baton out of his ass. I have no clue how your grade system works, but you wouldn't have past highschool here if you were unable to maintain 4.0 minimun.
TL, what did you do/want to do? What were your accomplishments/unaccomplishments?[/quote]
Accomplishments:
Fucked 2 girls at the same time.
Kissed a boy, liked it.
Got arrested for attacking a police officer.
Experimented with a lot of drugs.
Found Friends for live...sofar at least.
Did a 540 down a trippleset (aggrasive inline skates).
Did a Kickflip before my 18th (started Skateboarding at the age of 17).
Won a fight.
Shaved my hair to a double mohawk (good old prework times).
Broke some bones, got some scars.
Fell in love, countlesstimes.
unaccomplishments:
Never talked to Anna.
Broke up with Lina for no good reason.
Never managed to fuck my english teacher
... or biology teacher either.
Didn't manage to drop out of school.
Didn't had the balls to tell my parents I don't wanna live their shitty live style (accomplished meanwhile).
Did not found my way in life (still working on it).
To move out of my parents house, i really wished to do that before I turned 18, those extra month really did theire damage.
What I did:
Made my friends rather congratulate me on my 14th birthday or express theire condolence for me turning 18. Stayed at the park all night, got drunk, made out, smoked some wheat and skated.
PS: broke my ankle, but felt the pain way way later. Don't drink, do drugs and drive...espacially skateboard.
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On February 17 2011 07:29 Souljah wrote:
stripclub. get going.
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I went to a misfits show on my birthday, and bought a pack of smokes for my buddy (I don't smoke)
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don't remember.
I spent my 21st birthday in Italy and it meant I didn't do anything for that either.
Now I just play music.
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I drank so much i had to be carried out of the club, absinthe/malibu/sambuka/lime isnt a good drink to top off a days drinking. ( not my first drink ofc, i'm Irish we drink from 12 years old ;P )
But yeah it was a messy one...
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I never thought of turning 18 as a big birthday. Mine was around highschool grad so it was actually pretty sweet since there were a few really awesome parties that week. Lots of pot, alcohol, and cocaine from what I remember.
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i instantly went to a casino and raked in a G... it was awesome.
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On February 17 2011 07:38 Kenderson wrote:
LOL @ "I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)"
I know lol. Why the fuck would you believe in abstinence.
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smoked way to much weed, went on a birthday hike, fucked around pretty much all day. Was glorious.
But seriously, for your health, go get laid bro!
Sex is fucking amazing, and baby's only happen when rubbers are not used.
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On February 17 2011 07:28 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Went into a store to buy cigarettes hoping to be carded, I wasn't.
Just wanted to highlight this and say : even though smoking was legal after you turned 16 back in the days ( im old now ) , they continued to check me buying alcohol/tobacco till ... dunno.. i was 25 ? . On a positive note, although you don´t want to look much younger than you are when you are 20, beeing 30 and people thinking I´m 24 starts to make me feel quite good about it
On topic : As i got 18, i finished my drivers licence, which i started a few months earlier ... and with a few people able to drive, we could start to go out more on the weekends, because we had to go a few miles to find something worth visiting (well.. "worth visiting" in that context means "cheap, filthy indie/metal clubs where you could get incredibly drunk for very few bucks :D )
Other than that there was mostly school/friends/broodwar/table tennis for me, not that many great goals for me back then (even in school, aiming for good mediocrity with minimal effort)
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On my 18th Birthday I went out to buy some cigarettes, and no I don't and never smoked, I did it because I could
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cigs.
Done.
Shitty birthday.
go go modern era!
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On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:
Then, heading to bible study with my other friends.
YEAAAAAA
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On February 17 2011 09:14 N3rV[Green] wrote:
smoked way to much weed, went on a birthday hike, fucked around pretty much all day. Was glorious.
But seriously, for your health, go get laid bro!
Sex is fucking amazing, and baby's only happen when rubbers are not used.
Sex is only interesting if you haven't had much of it, and condoms can break.
On February 17 2011 09:08 Detri wrote:
I drank so much i had to be carried out of the club, absinthe/malibu/sambuka/lime isnt a good drink to top off a days drinking. ( not my first drink ofc, i'm Irish we drink from 12 years old ;P )
But yeah it was a messy one...
Absinthe or absinth?
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I went to starbucks and got myself a fancy cup of coffee and then proceeded to go into my basement and play fallout 3 for the rest of the day.
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Got wasted and, according to witnesses, puked all over a girl. I'm a true gentleman.
so; nothing special or out of the ordinary.
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I went to an indian casino and won 150 bucks! smoked a cigar too IIRC
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when I turned 18 I went to a club since in Canada at least where I live legal drinking age is 18- I got wasted like most canadians when they turn 18.
I remember in particular a friend bought me a shot called - Prarie Fire- which is all kind of gross its alcohol with tabasco in it
I shot it, leaned under the bar ledge- puked - and went back to dancing. that is the most i remember of it
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I did absolutely fucking nothing. I didn`t even care and I didn`t even realize that it will be my 18th birthday until like 1-2 weeks before it. I didn`t make any party, I just spend the day with my computer.
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I'm sorry you are a religious sheep. It's not your fault though, brainwashed by your parents since you were 1 year old I'm sure. My only advice is get out there and start being skeptical of all the crap you were taught. And stop going to 'bible study'. Seriously, don't lose the best years of your life to religion.
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[QUOTE]On February 17 2011 09:22 McDonalds wrote:
[QUOTE]On February 17 2011 09:14 N3rV[Green] wrote:
smoked way to much weed, went on a birthday hike, fucked around pretty much all day. Was glorious.-
that also sounds like a most candians bdays - just not 18.
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Sex is only interesting if you haven't had much of it, and condoms can break.
Umm I dont know who you have sex but with a rate of 5-6 times a week I can say its still and will always be "interesting"
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I was homeless and freezing cold miles from any friends and with no phone or money to contact them. Didn't let it get me down though, I had 2 bottles of beer and an ipod with enough battery for the night, cheered me right up and I'm still here. Ain't nothin to a boss.
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My friends threw me a huge suprise party with my family, my friends, my teammates (soccer) with a band at this place. We got really drunk. The next day I got super fucking high and hung out with my friends and girlfriend in the evening ^^
The week after that I studied every day all day for my exams.
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when i turned 18
i took the car at midnight and picked my buddies up to go party my birthday.
On the way to a club we wanted to go to party a little bit.
Police stopped us and i had my first Police control 35 minutes after midnight.
Pretty good start in my driving career :D
For all Americans here in Germany we are only allowed to drive alone when we turn 18.
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....got arrested for possession. Oh boy I hope my boss never see's this.
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When I turned 18, I played StarCraft.
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Went to the strippers, got hammered, wondered why people enjoy throwing loonies at the strippers vag. Then went home and slept.
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Pretty sure i hit up the club.
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got really shitfaced with my friends in a bar
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On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:
I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)
I have played the violin for 11 years now
I just wanted to point out that those 2 things are probably related. Also, keep telling yourself that that first one is by choice...
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I got the shit kicked out of me by my buddies. 18 hits a piece anywhere but the face. 18 x 7.
Drank two pitchers of Fat tire and smoked weed until four in the morning.
21 was the same thing except it was 9x21 and I coped out after the seventh guy.
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On February 17 2011 09:13 Alexson wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 07:38 Kenderson wrote:
LOL @ "I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)" I know lol. Why the fuck would you believe in abstinence.
Probably 'cos his parents are religious cunts that have deluded him into believing that it's a good thing.
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When I turned 18 I was thinking about killing myself. Still thinking about it from time to time.
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Bought a lottery ticket.
They did not even card me :|
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On February 17 2011 09:47 Chriamon wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:
I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)
I have played the violin for 11 years now
I just wanted to point out that those 2 things are probably related. Also, keep telling yourself that that first one is by choice...
Nah you don't understand dude, it was really hard for him turning down the dozens of girls willing to do anything to sleep with him. x)
Unless OP is a chick, in which case congrats.
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When I turned 18 I- oh wait...
I'm 14. *sigh*
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On February 17 2011 09:35 Gatsbi wrote:
I'm sorry you are a religious sheep. It's not your fault though, brainwashed by your parents since you were 1 year old I'm sure. My only advice is get out there and start being skeptical of all the crap you were taught. And stop going to 'bible study'. Seriously, don't lose the best years of your life to religion.
Lets see....
He for sure doesn't have an STD because of his beliefs.
He doesn't commit any crimes.
He isn't a drug addict.
Gee Yeah this kid isn't out fucking up like the rest of us. Damn him and his morals to hell.
It is his birthday thread why bash him? That isn't cool.
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On February 17 2011 07:28 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Went into a store to buy cigarettes hoping to be carded, I wasn't.
Exactly the same for me. It's surprisingly disappointing. I don't remember what I did the rest of the day.
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On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:Pretty simple and straightforward. TL, what did you do when your turned 18? I turned 18 today, and I got to say it's pretty awesome. My mentality is constantly set at "wow, I'm legally an adult now." Granted the real prize is when you turn 21, but atleast I can now do w/e I want without needing parental consent. So, 2 things regarding this thread. What did you do when you turned 18? And were there things you wanted accomplished by the time you turned 18 TL? My accopmlishments : I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)I am still COMPLETELY clean. No criminal records, no critical events logged on to my permenant record. I never once got held back or failed a class. I have played the violin for 11 years now I get to share my 18th birthday with TL I got a job What I did: I will be holding a dinner party at a Grand China Buffet with my closest friends (looking forward to that). Then, heading to bible study with my other friends. Then heading home for possibly ice cream cake (THE BEST SHIT EVER), and then get ready to say farewell to Feb 16, 2011.
Bible Study/Believer in Abstinence... i would suggest a psychiatrist... And NO, to you average teamliquider, I am NOT being bad mannered. Existence of religion and people not being allowed to ridicule it's sanctimonious morality and absurdness IS bad mannered.
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I went to the local pub and attempted to get wasted.
In then end i failed :/
Surprisingly high alcohol tolerance (i can even out drink my dad, which worries him slightly >>)
/first post woooo/
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The OP almost makes me think his post is some sort of elaborate troll that is just subtle enough to last a long time...
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Huh. First time I heard of virginity being a proud achievement for a guy.
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I haven't done anything since turning 18 that I haven't done before.
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On February 17 2011 09:57 Usurper wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:Pretty simple and straightforward. TL, what did you do when your turned 18? I turned 18 today, and I got to say it's pretty awesome. My mentality is constantly set at "wow, I'm legally an adult now." Granted the real prize is when you turn 21, but atleast I can now do w/e I want without needing parental consent. So, 2 things regarding this thread. What did you do when you turned 18? And were there things you wanted accomplished by the time you turned 18 TL? My accopmlishments : I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)I am still COMPLETELY clean. No criminal records, no critical events logged on to my permenant record. I never once got held back or failed a class. I have played the violin for 11 years now I get to share my 18th birthday with TL I got a job What I did: I will be holding a dinner party at a Grand China Buffet with my closest friends (looking forward to that). Then, heading to bible study with my other friends. Then heading home for possibly ice cream cake (THE BEST SHIT EVER), and then get ready to say farewell to Feb 16, 2011. Bible Study/Believer in Abstinence... i would suggest a psychiatrist... And NO, to you average teamliquider, I am NOT being bad mannered. Existence of religion and people not being allowed to ridicule it's sanctimonious morality and absurdness IS bad mannered.
how is suggesting someone to see a psychiatrist for his beliefs not being bad mannered
enlighten me
I'm not saying you can't disagree with the guy, but telling him he has a mental issue and need to see a psychiatrist is one thing....
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On February 17 2011 09:57 Usurper wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:Pretty simple and straightforward. TL, what did you do when your turned 18? I turned 18 today, and I got to say it's pretty awesome. My mentality is constantly set at "wow, I'm legally an adult now." Granted the real prize is when you turn 21, but atleast I can now do w/e I want without needing parental consent. So, 2 things regarding this thread. What did you do when you turned 18? And were there things you wanted accomplished by the time you turned 18 TL? My accopmlishments : I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)I am still COMPLETELY clean. No criminal records, no critical events logged on to my permenant record. I never once got held back or failed a class. I have played the violin for 11 years now I get to share my 18th birthday with TL I got a job What I did: I will be holding a dinner party at a Grand China Buffet with my closest friends (looking forward to that). Then, heading to bible study with my other friends. Then heading home for possibly ice cream cake (THE BEST SHIT EVER), and then get ready to say farewell to Feb 16, 2011. Bible Study/Believer in Abstinence... i would suggest a psychiatrist... And NO, to you average teamliquider, I am NOT being bad mannered. Existence of religion and people not being allowed to ridicule it's sanctimonious morality and absurdness IS bad mannered.
Bullshit.
Btw if your trying to sound intelligent use the proper form of its.
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On February 17 2011 09:54 AttackZerg wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 09:35 Gatsbi wrote:
I'm sorry you are a religious sheep. It's not your fault though, brainwashed by your parents since you were 1 year old I'm sure. My only advice is get out there and start being skeptical of all the crap you were taught. And stop going to 'bible study'. Seriously, don't lose the best years of your life to religion. Lets see.... He for sure doesn't have an STD because of his beliefs. He doesn't commit any crimes. He isn't a drug addict. Gee Yeah this kid isn't out fucking up like the rest of us. Damn him and his morals to hell. It is his birthday thread why bash him? That isn't cool.
QFT. I am as antireligious as they come, but this ain't the place nor the time to bash anyone's religion, no matter how ridiculous it might sound to you.
But honestly though, anything with the word "study" doesn't sound like something you should do on your b day man, skip it for this week and go out IMO .
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Live2Win
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Okay guys, chill out.
This is my brother here who'm I am proud of for who he is and for his decisions in life (so far).
He posted this thread with the intentions knowing what you guys did when you turned 18, not to ask your opinions on his religious choices or other stuff.
I ask you guys as an old TL member who use to contribute enormously to this site,
stay respectful and do not derail the topic.
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when i turned to 18, my first thought was: i am old.
:/
i miss my childhood althought that was quite empty one because my parents fought a lot...
in general at my birthsday i feel depressed...not a good thing.
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When I was 18, My friends threw a 'surprise' birthday party but I accidentally found out and ruined it
But it was a pretty good party none the less
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The day I turned 18 was a schoolday. So went to school, had an extra good lunch with the buddies. And just had family and GF with me in the evening nothing fancy on the day itself.
A few days later we had a huuuuuge party for tons of ppl :D
The first 18-ish thing I did was to get a drivers license (yeah, you need to be 18 in Denmark to drive) and then to vote I guess.
Btw... Not a fan of abstinence, but since you're a true believer I find it great Keep up your good spirit!
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On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:
I have played the violin for 11 years now
Sad.
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On February 17 2011 10:06 Liquoid wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:
I have played the violin for 11 years now Sad.
How is that sad in any way possible?
He has an ability that most people respect and adore.
Edit: I went to go buy a cigarette. Supposedly, you cannot buy cigarette or alcohol
until 4 or 6 AM of your birthday..I went around midnight. Came home empty-handed and sad.
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On February 17 2011 10:09 shikheh wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 10:06 Liquoid wrote:On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:
I have played the violin for 11 years now Sad. How is that sad in any way possible? He has an ability that most people respect and adore.
True that. The violin is gangster. I would pay a year of future earnings to be able to play.
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On February 17 2011 07:31 MMello wrote:
I went to the LCBO trying to get carded but it never happened.
Damn Quebec That was me @ 19
When I turned 18, I had a physics exam. GG
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I have no idea what I did when I turned 18. I'm 28 in Korean time now!
/get off my lawn
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cleaned out my bank account and went to the casino...
was able to pay for my college courses after that !
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On February 17 2011 07:44 jinorazi wrote:
got 2 rooms at a hotel.
got stripper.
i got hot wax all over me and the stripper shaved my ass because it was my birthday.
1/4 of people got kicked out when hotel management came with police officers due to noise complaint and ID'ed everyone.
one of the most memorable nights, so much fun stuff happened that night ^_^
the stripper shaved my ass
Hahaha. What the fuck?
Also, my 18th was fairly uneventful. Had more fun on my 21st
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- Started playing Poker online for real money
- Started Shaving
- Became very serious about school/work
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Played Dark Age of Camelot 12hrs a day while pretending to do a Bachelor of Interactive Entertainment. Good times.
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On February 17 2011 10:01 JSH wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 09:57 Usurper wrote:On February 17 2011 07:26 Seeker wrote:Pretty simple and straightforward. TL, what did you do when your turned 18? I turned 18 today, and I got to say it's pretty awesome. My mentality is constantly set at "wow, I'm legally an adult now." Granted the real prize is when you turn 21, but atleast I can now do w/e I want without needing parental consent. So, 2 things regarding this thread. What did you do when you turned 18? And were there things you wanted accomplished by the time you turned 18 TL? My accopmlishments : I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)I am still COMPLETELY clean. No criminal records, no critical events logged on to my permenant record. I never once got held back or failed a class. I have played the violin for 11 years now I get to share my 18th birthday with TL I got a job What I did: I will be holding a dinner party at a Grand China Buffet with my closest friends (looking forward to that). Then, heading to bible study with my other friends. Then heading home for possibly ice cream cake (THE BEST SHIT EVER), and then get ready to say farewell to Feb 16, 2011. Bible Study/Believer in Abstinence... i would suggest a psychiatrist... And NO, to you average teamliquider, I am NOT being bad mannered. Existence of religion and people not being allowed to ridicule it's sanctimonious morality and absurdness IS bad mannered. how is suggesting someone to see a psychiatrist for his beliefs not being bad mannered enlighten me I'm not saying you can't disagree with the guy, but telling him he has a mental issue and need to see a psychiatrist is one thing....
He believes that there is an omnipresent, all powerful "being" in the sky, caring whether he has sex (and further, the said "being", and his faith, made him believe that his natural sexual urge is something that he should suppress). If this is not a typical sign of mental problems, i don't know what is.
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On February 17 2011 10:09 shikheh wrote:
Edit: I went to go buy a cigarette. Supposedly, you cannot buy cigarette or alcohol
until 4 or 6 AM of your birthday..I went around midnight. Came home empty-handed and sad.
I don't think that's true in most (if not all) places.
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I think I bought a pizza, ate some of it, watched Tech TV and played CS 1.6.
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On February 17 2011 10:15 znowstorm wrote:
Played Dark Age of Camelot 12hrs a day while pretending to do a Bachelor of Interactive Entertainment. Good times.
i <3 you.
Played daoc when I was 18 aswell . Such good memories from that game.
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On February 17 2011 10:15 visual77 wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 10:09 shikheh wrote:
Edit: I went to go buy a cigarette. Supposedly, you cannot buy cigarette or alcohol
until 4 or 6 AM of your birthday..I went around midnight. Came home empty-handed and sad.
I don't think that's true in most (if not all) places.
It was in Orange County and it happened to me twice(both for 18 and 21).
Maybe they just don't like me :[.
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On February 17 2011 09:35 Gatsbi wrote:
I'm sorry you are a religious sheep. It's not your fault though, brainwashed by your parents since you were 1 year old I'm sure. My only advice is get out there and start being skeptical of all the crap you were taught. And stop going to 'bible study'. Seriously, don't lose the best years of your life to religion.
Please come to Hawaii and preach to all our lost souls. Everyone here is brainwashed in and out. We have a church on every corner, and all my once-hardcore friends are becoming "Elders" and going to serve as missionaries in 3rd world countries.
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Watched a movie, ate a burguer, went to be like usual. Completely uneventful day. Turning 18 wasn't really something to brag about for me.
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He believes that there is an omnipresent, all powerful "being" in the sky, caring whether he has sex (and further, the said "being", and his faith, made him believe that his natural sexual urge is something that he should suppress). If this is not a typical sign of mental problems, i don't know what is.
You're obviously spouting predigested atheist trash without actually thinking about how stupid/ignorant it is, but okay, I'll bite. It may help you think a little.
Just because you have a "natural urge" to do something doesn't make it okay...plenty of rapists have "natural urges" to do all sorts of things to little girls. Plenty of murderers have "natural urges" to kill people when they get angry. Sometimes I get "natural urges" to do all sorts of things when someone makes me angry, etc. Does that make any of these things "okay"? Yeah, son - maybe we were MEANT to control some aspects of our humanity...look at what happens when we don't control it. Like your sig says: "I love humanity, it is people I can't stand."
And as for believing in "some being in the sky", there are many people (like the OP) who actually have a living experience of God and believe in Him for that reason. I also believe in God; I also have experienced God, and not because of some crazy religion that shoves its rules down my throat. I realize there are lots of bad religious examples to poke fingers at, but you have to remember that there are people who are legitimate believers.
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I hosted a big party at my house, i heard after the party that you could hear the music 1km away. Plenty of alcohol and cannabis were of course involved.
when i turned 18 is also when i started to fail at school and waste a lot of time, mostly getting high and drunk. I don't regret any of it, good times.
Edit : about the people saying he's an idiotic believer, you're talking bulshit. He has faith and that's something valuable. I don't agree with his way of living (staying virgin...this is just a crappy decision that i can't really understand) but i respect it, as long as he is respectful towards us sinners enjoying the real life and getting much more experience through that rather than religion.
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Went clubbing with a few friends.
got hammered for the very first time
smoked weed for the first time(almost coughed up a lung because I never touched anything that was related to smoking before)
lost my virginity; Don't remember the night leading up to the act or the act itself, just a hazy face and red hair.
Then when I tracked some of my friends they told me I'd gone home with a girl I'd known for about two years.
was my first actual relationship. lasted three months. good god! that was almost a year ago.
ahh, good times.
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First tattoo and drivers license.
Fuck yeahhh.
But on the actual day, I really can't remember except losing parts of my memory, it seems.
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When I turned 18, I did nothing. The only things that changed legally didn't really affect me, and I'm not one to celebrate for no reason. I don't smoke, I'd never buy a lottery ticket, I don't know of any strip clubs that are close to me, not that I would go to one, there were no elections coming up.
I think it was sometime during my spring break, and I was laddering, so I just kept on laddering. :D
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Edit. Deleting this post, so as not to "derail."
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I had some of the same opinions when I was his age. What a fool I was. Where was the internet to wake me up then?
Pandering to this is doing him a disservice.
Theres nothing wrong with violin though...
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Does no one read the MOD EDIT part of the OP?
Please do not derail.
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I guess 18th birthday is like.... getting to lair tech (I am a terran player so I don't like this analogy) u get to unlokc new things that you can do, new experiences etc.
18th birthday
I bought a lottery ticket, no win but it's about able to buy it, I don't think I ever bought another one
I bought a pack of cigarettes, which, I don't smoke given to my step(older) brother, as a gift for looking out for me.
Well that's what I think when you hit Age tiers, it's like getting thru the tiers of the tech tree unlocking new upgrades and researches. etc.
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watch harold and kumar go to white castle skipped school then partied, i have a feeling your life is pretty dull.
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I did absolutely nothing memorable at all. Same as my 21st. And most every birthday since I have been a teenager.
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Came back to the thread to see it derailed by the most insane shit ever wtf =( Kind of feel bad for OP, I know a lot of kids like him and they're great and keep out of trouble, work hard, and are great people. The world needs more like OP IMO. That's your bday present from me lol.
Honestly a dinner party with pals and cake is the best way to have a good time. Also BGH BW style. BGH never fails to entertain.
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i think i bought some lottery tickets and cigarettes. i dont smoke so i gave the cigarettes away and i didnt win nothin on the lottery
On February 17 2011 14:27 jcroisdale wrote:
watch harold and kumar go to white castle skipped school then partied, i have a feeling your life is pretty dull.
when i glanced over it i read skipped as whipped and thought it had a Whip my hair back and forth line in it
needless to say i was disappointed =(
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Got my drivers license and bought the strongest alcohol I could find to show off my card.
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Involved vodka. Don't remember much after.
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I took 3 exams on my 18th birthday and went to sleep.
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i killed Lady Vashj
get fuuuuucked
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When i turn 18.....oh my jesus
starcraft party woot!
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Went to a concert. Didn't really feel any different.
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I really would rather not get banned for my opinion on a stupid belief so I removed this rant.
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As for what i did when I turned 18...
I don't really remember what i did.
Not that I was blind drunk, but it just wasn't that significant really. Same with my 21st.
I guess the first time I bought alcohol was pretty cool.
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When I turned 18 I took my friends across the country on an all expense paid trip to Fresco, CO in the mountains. :D
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Abstinence is good. You don't actually have to be abstinent for religious reasons or through involuntary celibacy. Just save yourself for a girl that you really like. Don't sleep with a girl just because you can.
Personally, turning 18 wasn't a big deal for me at all. I don't even remember what I did.
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On February 17 2011 15:11 KillemallCFH wrote:
jerked off...a lot.
did you save yourself until 18 or something
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@ OP: great of you for sticking to your beliefs when as in US general society it's not commonplace for most adolescents... for me personally on my 18th it was just any other birthday. think i bought a cigar and some scratch tickets and thats about it!
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i didn't do anything when i turned 18... i could already buy beer because i looked 27
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18th birthday:
Got drunk, Got laid (lost it at 15 but hey 18 is important), threw up, bought alcohol, (legal age 18 in the UK where im from) and thats about it
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Got really drunk, won alot of money that day and moved out a week later.
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On February 17 2011 15:15 Dhalphir wrote:did you save yourself until 18 or something
oh man i got a good lol
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Oh man I tried to do everything new that I could within 8 hours I completed:
+ Show Spoiler +Gambled
Bought liqour
Bootlegged for some buddies
Bought cigars
Bought a lottery ticket
Got drunk at school (my b day was on the last day of school till spring break)
Went and saw a 18+ concert (USS at starlight room, I framed the ticket stump <3)
Went to the strip club
Went to the bar
Almost got it all I needed to do was vote and buy a gun :D I was lucky to live In Alberta when the legal age for fun stuff is 18. Im not a guy to brag but i think mine is hard to top.
BTW I got mad respect for people who wait till marriage jg
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Went to casino on my 18th B-Day. First $1.00 spent into slot machine I won $60. I then proceeded to spend the next 3hours playing various games throughout the casino never once spending the actual $100 some dollars I actually brought with me to spend that night. Good times.
Also I'm surprised by the amount of religion bashing just because of what he believes in. Also by the lack of warnings given to these clearly intolerant people. People who believe in religion and people who don't can co-exist without one or the other needing to call the other person retarded or crazy or the devil. We all need to be tolerant of other people's beliefs. If someone chooses to believe in a god, no god, or Xemu, let them. It's no skin off your back so lay the fuck off.
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On February 17 2011 10:18 shikheh wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 10:15 visual77 wrote:On February 17 2011 10:09 shikheh wrote:
Edit: I went to go buy a cigarette. Supposedly, you cannot buy cigarette or alcohol
until 4 or 6 AM of your birthday..I went around midnight. Came home empty-handed and sad.
I don't think that's true in most (if not all) places. It was in Orange County and it happened to me twice(both for 18 and 21). Maybe they just don't like me :[.
Erm, it's not true for Orange County, I live here. It's up to the discretion of the store, it's just a lot will refuse you. I live in Newport Beach where there's a decent number of bars. Only a handful will admit you on your 21st because apparently problems can arise where if you're drunk, it might be hard for the bar to prove you they weren't serving you alcohol prior to midnight, seeing as you most likely were already drunk when you hit the bars in the first place (who the fuck goes to the bars completely sober, especially on their 21st??).
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I graduated high school at 17, so I had a bit of an early start for college. When I turned 18 2 months later, I was busy moving my stuff to the dorm at UCLA and attending orientations.
As for "that 18 /yo moment" that probably sounds more interesting to you, I get laid a lot more often till I turned 19, then I had NONE since college was kicking my ass.
Edit - also, when I turned 18, I began to realize what debt really means. Realizing that 1) you just opened a credit card for the first time, and 2) the debt under your name in exchange for a college degree tingled my nerves at the time.
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Went to school and spent the rest of the day working on a paper due the next day for History. I will forever hate WWI history because of that. Oh wait, I did get cupcakes. Silver lining...
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Congrats and happy 18th man.
It's weird because I don't remember exactly what I did for my 18th birthday, iirc, it was pretty uneventful. Cake with family, gf made me a cake, etc etc..
On the topic of violin though, my birthday was a week or so before my auditions. So that was pretty exciting?
+ Show Spoiler +On February 17 2011 09:50 Tony Campolo wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 09:13 Alexson wrote:On February 17 2011 07:38 Kenderson wrote:
LOL @ "I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)" I know lol. Why the fuck would you believe in abstinence. Probably 'cos his parents are religious cunts that have deluded him into believing that it's a good thing. User was temp banned for this post. I just want to quote because I literally JUST came from reading the vegan thread where this guy basically preaches, guilt trips, and tries to talk about being compassionate to everyone/thing. I just found this change of tone really funny..
EDIT: Wait, the OP is Live2Win's brother!? like actual brother?
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Great work for sticking to your beliefs! Don't let trolls in TL (and in RL) weaken your resolve!
Happy 18th!
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Hmm... my 18th birthday was quite a while ago. I don't remember feeling much about it, probably because i had only slightly more of a reallife than i have now, though i still had the chance to turn life around at that time.
I don't remember doing anything on that birthday, though probably my brother paid me a visit.
Accomplishes up to that time:
- Never drank alcohol
- Made it through school without ever making homework or learning for tests.
- Beat everyone in SC (pre-BW) in small 4-8 person LANs
But:
- Fail(ed) at life
- Was still a virgin (until a few years later)
- The number of friends could be counted on one finger
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Accomplishes:
- I wasnt a virigin
- Moved out, however my relationship with my parents is like the best on the world
- I've learned how to handle my money
- "Made it through school without ever making homework or learning for tests" < THIS
- Got accepted to college, which I don't give a shit, because I realized it sucks balls
- Learned to be so fucking proud of myself, still have this skill :D
The actual birthday was a drunken haze, with having sex with my gf whole night long. The next day was horrible becuase of hangover.
As for now (gonna be 25 this April), the consequences:
- Broke up with my gf after 5 years, a week ago. Moved together with buddies, fuck yeah "freedom"
- Fell in love with a girl, I was exciting for for 2 years, but the circumstances weren't ideal... and it's still the same, she has a pretty serious boyfriend, but I'm working on this
- I've got a job, actually I'm one of the supervisor of 150 ppl in a multinational telecommunication company
- I'm antisocial as fuck. Can't tolerate dumbass ppl around me.
Bah almost forgot the most important: made some lifetime friendships because of StarCraft / WoW. I think it's a pretty huge deal.
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uhmm my 18th birthday I threw a huge fucking party at my parents house in the basement... I didnt care much for turning 18 tho I just wanted to party for my bday.... Drank so much that I blacked out around 11pm... people started getting there at 1 am and I was already passd the fuck out .. woke up the next morning with 5 girls in my bed...
Now, for my 21st that mattered alot to me... I took myself on a cruise to the bahamas.. got hella fuckd up too
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I went polar-bearing with my best friends. One of them actually skinny dipped it. Polar bearing is when you swim in really really cold water. My bday's January 7th and I lived in New England so....yeah. Luckily the pond wasn't frozen :D
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I remember it as a boring day, just like any other day. Probably played some w3 with my brother.
accomplishments: nothing really, I'm a rather dull person.
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I got a VISA-card.
I bought like 6 cans of beer from different stores. And im about 2 months away from being 19, and ive only been carded once...
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Made my driver's license since that, unlike drinking, wasn't possible before that.
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went to 7-11 bought a tin, lottery ticket, and a playboy (first and only time I'll ever pay for porn)
then spent rest of the night getting hammered
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when i turned 18 i went to class, my ex gf gave me some gifts and then came back home and laddered on iccup...
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I did nothing. Nothing really changed. Kept playing games, going to school, thats it.
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spent my £200 birthday money which was meant for driving lessons on a £170 lifeguard course (to try and make more money as £200 wasn't enough) and after applying for EVERYWHERE didn't get a job out of it...i have 1 now but not related to lifeguarding.
runs out in 2 years which is august 2011...the worst 170 i have EVER spent
besides that i can drink etc which is good, still don't class myself as an adult now and i'm 20!
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i invited my 4 closest friends to a dinner in a freaking expensive greek and got horrible drunk after.
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+ Show Spoiler +My accopmlishments :
I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)
I am still COMPLETELY clean. No criminal records, no critical events logged on to my permenant record.
I never once got held back or failed a class.
I have played the violin for 11 years now
I get to share my 18th birthday with TL
I got a job
My unaccomplishements (is that a word?)
I was not able to get accepted in to the University of Florida :/.........
I did not make 1st violin in the Youth Philharmonic at the orchestra organization I attend
I didn't make it in to High School All-State (another violin thing)
My SAT and ACT scores are atrocious..... (but I'm still working on those, trying to get it up so I can qualify for full scholarships)
Couldn't maintain a 4.0 average throughout high school :[
Sounds like you are very strict in your life, what is your goal what do you do to chill out/relax? I mean nothing wrong with aiming to getting accepted to a Uni but you really need look beyond getting accepted. For example:
"Goal: Graduate from Uni." - Whenever i hear someone say something like this i always think Why? Either the person is more focused on racking up "accomplishments" than actually getting somewhere or he has not thought things through/just following his parents directions.
"Goal: Work as a Construction Engineer since i find it really interesting, will earn me decent pay enabling me to get my own home, support my family and still have money to spare for my interests and a once a year summer vacation. In order to do this i need to graduate from Uni with a masters in construction engineering." - This is the goal of someone with a plan, even if the plan is "become a doctor so i can work 20 hours a week and still earn enough money afford an appartment and WoW subscription."
As for what i did when i turned 18, i went out and got hammered. Not much else really...
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The day i turned 18 (2007) Story of the Year played a show in Auckland, i went and got fucked up and hung with Dan Marsala.
I also purchased porn, smokes and beer... Only time i've ever purchased a pack of smokes or a porn mag.
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when i turned 18, i spend 560$ for crazy party :D
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Town: clubbing and drinking
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Sick nasty. When I turned 18 I did my homework and went to class like everything else.
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Went out and spent about 200 $ on food and booze, went clubbing and kissed my childhood dreamgirl also, so it was a decent birthday
EDIT: Also bought 2 packs of ciggaretts for a friend and didnt get carded, that was sweeet
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Waited until I was 19 so I could buy my own booze
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Had to go to school, but went to lunch with my 2 best buds and they drove me to an alpaca ranch as an inside joke. After school, there was a senior award ceremony thing but I ditched it and went to a casino with my family to eat dinner and gamble. Ended up turning $20 into $110 by the end of the night. Pretty cool day.
+ Show Spoiler +have never come out ahead at a casino since
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My 18th was low key... Had dinner with a few friends and then went to a movie. Family went to a blue man group show the next week for it. My 21st was way more exciting. For that birthday I was in Hong Kong. Did some awesome sightseeing that day and then had a drink on the balcony with two good friends at the Peninsula and watched the sun set as a send off since it was the final day of my adventures in Asia.
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I had summer classes on my birthday so it was an ordinary school day, but my college friends surprised me with a cake, which I thought was sweet. That weekend (or the next), we went to a beach area for 3 days where we swam and snorkeled until our backs were burnt red and drank copious amounts of alcohol at night.
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Got high as hell, ate burgers with my bros. drank a couple with my other bros...played some games eat more then sleep.
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Bought a scratchoff (won 5$ !). Bought a pack of Black N' Milds. Got really high and went to a stripclub.
Good day.
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nothing special really. You cant buy alcohol in Sweden untill you're 20(except for in a club, bar etc) and the best clubs(well at the time anyways) were 23 and up so no dice there either. All in all you just get all the bad(responsibility of being charged as an adult not a minor) and none of the good really. My 20th on the other hand...
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after some time thinking I remember it was a Wednesday or a Thursday most of my friends were still at school im one year older and I wandered around the city after my college classes it was good but pretty uneventful. I really liked going to college back then. I remember getting a bad grade that day and was a bit bummed out by it.
Three years down the line and then you will find out much more about yourself and college life and real life. I was quite happy about entering college now Im a bit tired of it, its my last year and I feel that Im not really learning that much and that when I start to work I will really find out how the workplace really moves itself. My 21 is soon and it wont be super spectacular but ill probably invite some friends Jam with my band all day long (it will be on a Saturday) and ill invite some chicks over and have some great drinks with my buddies remembering old times.
Thankfully I will have a car of my own. That is a birthday/Christmas/graduation/next birthday present from my dad. I feel I will owe him my whole life and that is one of my biggest challenges to become independent in the next 2 years. When you turn 18 in many circumstances you still are a teenager dumb kid who has little direction whit little idea of what is going to happen to hi,.
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i think turning 18 thing is quite hyped. maturity is a gradual process, not suddenly in 1 day you are "grown up".
so i actually took it as a completely normal day, knew my parents organised a little party just with my extended family, and received some bday wishes from friends at school. it was close to the HSC exams (big important exams to determine what your university is gonna be) so no epic celebrations with friends.
my 21 was more eventful. the awesome people from the uni bible study society threw a surprise and i was like, okay ill take it lol (even though i still really really think birthdays are not a big deal...)
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drank alcohol since 13, smoke since 14, tried weed at 15, had sex at 14, drove car alone since 14, been to foreign country on vacation till 16, and when I got 18 there was nothing left to do that I haven't done.
I mean maybe fly a plane, but that requires money so its not possible anyways!
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i stayed at home and played sc
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Floor mates work me up at midnight on my birthday with cake. Think I went tenpin bowling with friends and bought beer, didn't get carded ;/ Long-distance gf came to visit?
Can't really remember.
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One of my best friend came home after 2 years, he gave me his best 10g of weed, after 3 hours we looked like stoned owls. Had the best chill EVER ! (I smoke weed maybe 3 times an year)
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people started getting there at 1 am and I was already passd the fuck out .. woke up the next morning with 5 girls in my bed...
Cool story, bro. Are you even 18 yet?
User was warned for this post
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18 shots of jagermeister.
One after the other.
A shit load of free shots and beers.
Party party party
*a little fuzzy*
hit on some 21 year old and her friend
*more fuzziness*
was forced to have a few lines of coke which sobered me up a bit
got lap dances from the girl (claudine?) and her friend
puked black sludge of jagermeister, vodka, red bull and beer.
*eerie amnesia*
woke up next to that girl in a strange bed with nothing on but a sock.
Wow that was only 3 years ago. How ive changed since then. I dont even smoke anymore. My 21st was basically a beer or 2 at a steakhouse and a movie.
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It was march last year.I was with my usual friends smoking blunts of really good homegrown like we usually do. I told them hey guys... you know I turn 18 today? I din't think much of it but my friends went crazy saying we HAVE to do something special (they are all older than me).
We sold enough weed to get MDMA and LSD for all of us.That was my first ever candyflip. Oh god... It was amazing...It was a sunny spring day, everything was sublime... We went in the park and sat in a beautifull green sea of grass and sun. I tought about life and existence, about people and prejudices and laughed for hours. Come to think of it, it's almost my 19th birthday
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Credit Card. And to this day I have never let a balance stay on my credit card for more than 40-60 days.
Got to spend a night finally with my girlfriend at the time.
I went to my first anime convention when I was 18. I was so glad I did - it was my last.
I stepped inside, looked at people a lot older than me wearing Naruto headbands, thinking pocky and instant noodles were the ultimate snacks and sat in corners reading manga.
I was like, "Wow, I don't want to be like that when I grow up."
So I stopped watching anime.
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why is having sex as early as possible so sought after...
when i was 18, eh um... lol i think i had an exam on the day so i studied like a nut
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On my birthday (last year) it was the day before the start of my exams for first year of Engineering. I stayed up all night drinking and went to the 9am exam kinda drunk and really sleepy. Passed my the smallest margin ever :D
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I had a joint birthday with one of my best mates. Went out for a nice meal then pub golf round town. Don't remember much of the night as us 2 were the only ones to do all 18 holes, and a few extra on the side.
Remember my 21st though, was in bed all day with a massive fever throwing up every hour or so. Bad times.
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I had a massive party in my house.
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Smoked a lot of weed with my friends, went out for some beers. And ofcourse listened to I'm Eighteen by Alice Cooper.
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After turning 18 I felt relieved when I no longer had to lie about my age when entering porn sites.
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I had finished school, so me and my friends burnt all our text books and danced around the fire semi-naked, drunk obviously.
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Back when i turned 18... went clubbing n burned some big bucks i save up until 18 LOL... same thing goes to my 21st X_x
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Turning 18 wasn't that special.
Becoming my first, at that time, big paycheck was fun :D.
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drank in pubs without sneaking in
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Sigh a lot of the temp banned and banned posts is why sometimes I can't look at teamliquid(general forum at least). Just because you think that his life style and his decisions and opinions are based on religion doesn't give you a right to derail it. For me If I had a son or a brother like him I'd be proud of him too. I'd rather have a son who good and innocent and genuinely nice kid rather than a douche kid that disrespect other's backgrounds. I don't look down on anyone for having any kind of beliefs. But I do look down on those who don't respect others or think others are lesser for having them, particularly religious ones. Good job kid!
When I turned 18, I was the first of my batch (december baby boo). But I had friends over when I just turned and got a bunch of calls from people. There was like 15ish people in my house, some of who i havent seen in years though and a bunch of randoms. As for celebrating it, I remember my friend had slept over and we just hung out during the day. Pretty chill and nonchalant. My mom gave me a gold necklace with a cross on it which I've wore pretty much since. Ok now I feel old (when it wasnt even that long ago... ?)
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Got really drunk with some friends.
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Don't even remember...
The best moment of my life where actually when I was having a hard time, being dumped or having health/economical problems.
I tend to compensate, drink a lot, fuck like a mad cow.
For my 18th I was certainly just in my room playing for some SC or WoW.
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On February 17 2011 07:38 Kenderson wrote:
LOL @ "I was able to keep my virginity till now. (big thing for me, I'm a HUGE believer in abstinence)"
so hes been able to hold on to his virginity and you prolly havent been able to lose it... sweet irony..
At least this guy has the balls to be honest and proud about his life choices while 50% of the ppl posting here are nothing more then posers and have the urge to act cool on this forum... kinda sad..
as for what i did when i turned 18, i honestly dont remember so i guess its nothing spectacular
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I'd just arrived at uni and only knew a few people, so we went out and nothing major happened. Was actually alright.
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When I turned 18.. not much happened. I didn't even get a driver's licence or anything cool like that when you get 18 years old. I guess maybe my drinking was legal all of a sudden... :p
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Hmm. Don't even really remember. I think it was pretty boring, because I was born in july, so everybody was in vacation. I think I only had like three friends in Geneva (where I live) and we had some beers, but nothing special happend.
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Got drunk, went to the stripclub/brothel and partied with some loose women. Good times.
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I didn't do shit I think. Think I might've bought some smokes for a friend or something the day after. No one I know was 18 at the time because my birthday is so early in the year. My 19th and 20th (recent) though, holy shit that was awesome! Lots of beer, a sauna and topped it of with some weed.
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Went to a party and got drunk.
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I'm from country where there were disorder when i turned 18. At 15 years old i was already doing all the stuff that you aren't legally supposed to do. So when i turned 18 i was unfortunately trying to get my life in order not to do the other way around.
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Yea i really didn't do anything either. The only thing that I did was vote. My birthday is on Nov. 7. Which actually made me eligible to vote in the presidential election. So I was stoked for that. Also i bought a lottery ticket, and stillll didn't get carded -_- other than that, I actually bought a new copy of Diablo 2 at Wal-mart like a week after my Bday... and they carded me lol.
21 however, was a little bit more fun hahah
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Turned 18 at my senior beach week trip at myrtle beach. Had my ears gauged and did a lip ring (worst idea ever). The rest is a blur, we were at a huuge beach front house with about 15 classmates from high school. About half women, half men and lotsa beer. It was more fun than my 21 which consisted of going to a buncha crappy dive bars.
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i got my driving licence just a week after my birst day (18 yo in France to drive alone, from 16 to 18, driving alone is forbidden, but u can drive with your parents...and it's...not very funny :D)
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I just hung out with friends, I'm not reallly into celebrating things but that sounds pretty awesome :d grats on 18!
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Well, i dont live in the states, so we dont have any legal-line around 21 (must suck for you, im really feel sorry). Sex from 14+, alcohol 18+. But i drank alcohol before 18 and had first sex after :D
On the day i turned 18 i dont remember exactly what i did (it was some years ago), but i guess nothing special. I didnt owe myself anything to note or regret, or to be proud of actually (baccalaureate was still some months from there), i was a beginner programmer back than
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Life is a one long journey of no return, just make less mistakes and it should be fine :D
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Not exactly on my birthday but soon after I turned 18. My gf and I left everything behind us (family and friends...)on our little tropical island and went to Quebec, Canada for studies !
Was a 16,000km journey
5 years already...
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On February 17 2011 22:36 shinarit wrote:Well, i dont live in the states, so we dont have any legal-line around 21 (must suck for you, im really feel sorry). Sex from 14+, alcohol 18+. But i drank alcohol before 18 and had first sex after :D On the day i turned 18 i dont remember exactly what i did (it was some years ago), but i guess nothing special. I didnt owe myself anything to note or regret, or to be proud of actually (baccalaureate was still some months from there), i was a beginner programmer back than
15+ for sex in France, 18+ for alcohol too
But we start drinking way before that age, like in Hungaria :D
I beg 14/15 for most of us.
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I think its strange to keep track of how many 365 day cycles you've been outside the womb. Can someone enlighten me why its important to people?
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I remember my eighteenth birthday for its lack of anything interesting I turned eighteen smack in the middle of finals week, so I couldnt really go do anything crazy.
Stupid mid-june birthday...
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Talent night @ high school, I was judging (for the competition), got a couple shoutouts from the performers, went for food after, done.
Alcohol purchasing age is 19 in Ontario so drinks back then D=
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My parents threw me a party with a stripper, then me and all my friends went to ESPNzone. It was a great time prolly my best birthday
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Great job man, looks like you have some good moral standards I turned 18 on a day off from school (Dec 29) So I had a bunch of friends over and we played video games all afternoon into the next morning. I didn't buy anything that was legal at 18 until about a month later, just wasn't something I really cared about doing. Sounds like you had a very eventful day though. 21 was a whole different story... but I will let you experience that for yourself
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my 18th birthday was me and my 2 closest friends hanging out and playing super smash bros brawl.
it was way more fun then it sounds
my 19th was a huge party all over the city and it wasnt nearly as awesome
still havent done anything only 18 year olds can do
looking forward to presidential voting
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On February 17 2011 22:36 shinarit wrote:
Well, i dont live in the states, so we dont have any legal-line around 21 (must suck for you, im really feel sorry).
It's not like that ever stopped anybody from drinking here. So no reason to feel sorry.
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I studied like a DOG for first year med-school! Zzzz Feb bithdays must all know where I'm comin from.
And GL HF on the abstinence thing mate.. I'm sure you'll find it all worth it in the end. Good to hear you have a nice bible-study going on too. That can be a great blessing!
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My and my best mate went out to a all you can drink rock club and got completely wasted.
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On February 17 2011 07:38 vectorix108 wrote:
My friends insisted that I go out and have fun. It was fortunately a friday night so fun I did have....
My friends did the same, until they found out it was on a sunday... It was a sad story indeed.
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On February 17 2011 22:51 FlashIsHigh wrote:
My parents threw me a party with a stripper, then me and all my friends went to ESPNzone. It was a great time prolly my best birthday
Troll much?
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wow... abstinance.
Well I think it's idiocy, all it adds up to is a shitty sexlife when you finally do get a woman/wife/whatever. Your choice, a bad choice in my opinion.
Also it's not really an achievement to, as a guy, not have sex. Trust me most of Team Liquid is probably right up there with you.
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hm,, it was just another day
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On February 17 2011 07:43 Order wrote:
Now, I've got to tell you something, dear birthday guy, when u turn 18 something strange happens and time starts to go at 4x times the speed. It's unexplainable, but if you ask anyone they will confirm. Just try asking your parents or someone you know. I'm sure they will say the same - after 18 or 20 it just seems that you blackout for half a day or something cause time really seems to be going 4x times the speed. Not even joking!
Happy Bday, tho
Man that is so true. After i turned around 20 the time flies by me like a rocket. I remember some things like they happend a week ago but years has past.
This is the worst part of being 'Grown up'
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Is it really bad.... that I'm 20 (almost 21) and I can't remember my 18th birthday or barely anything at that age for the life of me? Seriously I wanted to contribute a bit to this thread but now it's really bugging me.
My unaccomplished'ments (keke lol) however were
1. I did so shitty throughout high school that even to this day I have a nightmare every few months about failing to do a homework/classwork assignment/test
2. Even though my grandparents were so anal, I didn't appreciate them as much as I should have (they were the ones that raised me anyway) and I would disrespect them almost everyday? I was such a dick. My grandma is probably the only one in this world that can piss me off or make me angry haha but she was such a jerk (because I wasn't grateful to her as I should've been).
3.I can't think of anything else so ---> not getting a job or my drivers license at an earlier age.
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On February 17 2011 07:31 MMello wrote:
I went to the LCBO trying to get carded but it never happened.
Yea, fuck. Before I turned 19 I was carded all the time at the LCBO, but after that they stopped. Anyways, I've always gotten smashed on my birthdays, and the 18th wasn't any different.
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my 18th was kinda boring (my fault); i got some friends over and we went out and got some beer and chillaxed down at the rhine while listening to priest and maiden. actually, it was a good time :D
since some had to go early, it ended pretty quickly and me and the (then) singer of my band went to my house and had some more beer and watched a cool dvd (dismember - under blood red skies).
i can't really complain. i'm not into throwing big parties and stuff because of the cleaning work that comes with it i like the chilled stuff.
accomplishments?
well i guess... never having smoked (still not of course), not starting drinking too early. having a nice band and an awesome best friend, got to know my girlfriend 2 weeks after, having a chilled social-service job (at that time) and having school finished with a decent grade (although being lazy as fuck).
nothing outrageous. but if you can chill... chill.
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At the age of 17, my mum passed away due to a 2 year struggle with breast cancer.
At the age of 18, i was in my last year of high school and played cs and dota all day long so i fucked up bad. My spirits were so low that i cried myself to sleep on my birthday. I had a younger brother to look after and my father was working overseas full time.
At the age of 21 now, i am doing second year in a degree and have a loving girlfriend and an aspiring brother who wants to become an electrical engineer. He has two more years of schooling left.
For OP, enjoy your life as much as you can. Every day is a bonus so don't waste it. To love and to forgive are the two most important things everyone must have in order to have a fulfilling life.
Peace be with you always.
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I'm quite impressed by your list of achievements, sad to hear you didn't make it into any major (at least so it seems) violin stuff, I really respect people who can play that instrument, so heads up to you.
Though i'm very proud of my accomplishment, one we both achieved, not failing a class (not when I turned 18 and i'm still 'my winning streak' 22 years old by now.
The day of my 18th b-day was a bit dull, had to study for exams comming up but the weekend after my family visited during the day and at night a held a party for me and my friends, great succes, never saw so many wasted people together in a house :-D.
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I was in bed with a high fever D:
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I read TL -> went out for dinner -> smashed with some friends.
There wasn't really any accomplishments that I was overly proud of, and there wasn't anything that kept me from feeling accomplished, which I'm fine with. I don't regret any of it; I'm satisfied with the path I chose
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On my 18 th birthday i had a great party together with 3 friends from school. We were pretty much dumped already when the first guests arrived to the party, nevertheless went on until 5 in the morning. I had my worst headache ever, but i guess it was my own fault.
The one thing i did not do until i was 19: getting a driving license. Most people were so boosted to get their license, somewhy i did not even really care.
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Nothing at all.
Birthdays have come to mean very little to me.
Then again, I am a robot, so take my post with any grain of your choice.
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The day I turned 18, I graduated high school lol~
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18 for 18.
Chilled with my friends.
Wrote a midterm and passed it with flying colors.
Still 18, its no different
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On February 17 2011 22:43 Agathon wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 22:36 shinarit wrote:Well, i dont live in the states, so we dont have any legal-line around 21 (must suck for you, im really feel sorry). Sex from 14+, alcohol 18+. But i drank alcohol before 18 and had first sex after :D On the day i turned 18 i dont remember exactly what i did (it was some years ago), but i guess nothing special. I didnt owe myself anything to note or regret, or to be proud of actually (baccalaureate was still some months from there), i was a beginner programmer back than 15+ for sex in France, 18+ for alcohol too But we start drinking way before that age, like in Hungaria :D I beg 14/15 for most of us.
Don't you guys even start, I will win anyway cause I live in Amsterdam . Alcohol is legal from 16+, sex is always around i guess and weed/hasj/mushrooms from 18+.
On topic: I am only 17 years old yet, but its good to see some nice ideas pass by ^^
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Let me just make this known to TLers who still live at home with their parents:
Just because you're 18 doesn't mean you're legally able to do anything without parents' consent. If you live at their house, they will most likely still make you follow their rules. Granted, you probably won't have a curfew, but you'll still generally be expected to check in.
That being said, when I turned 18, I thought "I can do anything I want now! I'm an adult!" Well, it didn't turn out that way, but I did have a lot more liberties.
I didn't buy cigarettes, because I don't want to ruin my body smoking (And when I turn 21 this may, I won't be buying alcohol either.) but I did buy a scratch off ticket. I won $5 *shrug*
Aside from that, I didn't do much....
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Had just finished my BAC 2 days before. Took some LSD (only time in my life) with some chicks and it was AMAZING!
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on my birthday i did everything I could think of that was sleezy. anything that is sleezy that yuo can think of, i did. what up.
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Happy birthday!
I just did the usual right of passage for guys turning 18 - drank an inappropriate amount of the nastiest shots people could find and woke up many hours later in a snowbank. It's cold in February =[. Nothing to be proud of.
Hope you have/had a great birthday.
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Hey OP.
Ive been reading some of the posts here and I got mad respect for you. First for stating your beliefs and being proud of them. There are alot of different opinions on this site. I too am religious and very proud of it and the organization im involved with.
I too also stayed a virgin and drug free and tried hard in school. I moved out 3 months after I turned 18, and continued a healthy lifestyle. Keep it up, let the haters hate on what they dont understand.
It takes broad shoulders to live that type of lifestyle, especially when its ridiculed by the majority of peers your age.
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got a tattoo....
then went to the casino and ate -> they have the BEST food!
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I remember dreading every moment of the days leading to my 18th birthday. The very same day I woke up early and stayed in my bed for so long with this huge knot inside my chest, I knew the question was coming, and I remember the feeling very well because it's the same thing I'm feeling right now. Tomorrow I'm getting 3 of my molars pulled out and I'm such a chickenshit (autocorrect didn't bother me about that word!). Anyway, so I finally went into the living room and well what do you know I was right about it going to be a shitty birthday. My dad popped the question:
"So when are you going to get a job?"
I only managed a stupid smile and pretty much stayed the rest of the day in my room pretending to do homework or something and hoping that he wouldn't come inside.
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On February 19 2011 13:07 peidongyang wrote:
got a tattoo....
then went to the casino and ate -> they have the BEST food!
Dude, your sig made me ROFL so loud. The mental pic was terrible yet funny.
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Got wasted, did some drugs, partied with friends, picked up a girl and went home and had unprotected sex til dawn.
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37025 Posts
Well it's been a while since I've posted here so I'm gonna go for one here.
To all who support me, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
To all who disagree with my decisions, thank you for your opinions, just taking the time to reply to my thread means much to me
To all who shared their stories, WOW, some crazy stuff happened to a numerous amount of ppl
To all who view this thread, please, just enjoy it and share stories and give insight if you wish.
Let's make this thread thrive in a positive way.
(yes I sound retarded, I don't care.... Oo)
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Drank, got drunk, made out with some random chick I'd met that day. Good times.
My following birthdays were less eventful.
19th - organised something but it was just a get-together, no hookups =(
20th - friends threw me a surprise party, I was throwing something small together too, it all came together nicely. Still a hookup would've been nice =( *sad trollfaces all round*
EDIT: Oh in Australia it's 16 for sex - 18 for tobacco, alcohol and voting (pretty much everything people get in the US at 21 we get here at 18). Everyone starts drinking at like 12 though. Hell, I know I did. Weird thing was that my dad got me the booze. My dad's so cool...
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The biggest thing for me was not needing to present my fake ID to buy alcohol any more lol. Well I live in the UAE and the age is 21, but when I go back to England I get to use a real ID.
I went to a secluded Arabic getaway for rich posh people. Drove out into the desert for over an hour to get to this 5 star place. We then went to a massive Arabic style banquet, all you can eat with live entertainment. All the seats where in the middle watching a stage, and all around was small stalls designed like old fashioned markets, and they had the food on them.
Part of the entertainment was a belly dancer (with a nice rack). I had no idea about this, but because it was my birthday, suddenly all the lights went out, then a spot light came over me, and the belly dancer came over to me and took my hand and took me to the stage. Then we had to dance in front of everyone, roughly 80-100 people lol. Good thing I'm a pretty confident person and I strutted my funky stuff that night.
Always remember it.
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On February 17 2011 10:19 MMinji wrote:Show nested quote +On February 17 2011 09:35 Gatsbi wrote:
I'm sorry you are a religious sheep. It's not your fault though, brainwashed by your parents since you were 1 year old I'm sure. My only advice is get out there and start being skeptical of all the crap you were taught. And stop going to 'bible study'. Seriously, don't lose the best years of your life to religion. Please come to Hawaii and preach to all our lost souls. Everyone here is brainwashed in and out. We have a church on every corner, and all my once-hardcore friends are becoming "Elders" and going to serve as missionaries in 3rd world countries.
HECK YA BRO!!!
I just got my mission call to serve in Fukuoka Japan and i am so excited. I love my church (LDS) and those who hate just have yet been able to understand how great it is!!! I hope one day missionaries will knock on your door and you will be able to learn what true happiness is!
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I probably just went to school and then nerded out when I got home with a few friends and played xbox or something. I really don't remember, but I know none of my birthdays are really ever too significant.. Its mostly just another day for me every year.
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Birthdays aren't important to me. When I was 18, my mentality wasn't "omg I'm 18 now". I didn't care.
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I didn't really care too much. The only thing I was excited for was that I finally made minimum wage at my job.
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Is it just me or Portugal is the only place where you can legally drink when you're 16?
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bought a case of beer - they never took my ID. GOD DAMN IT!
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When i turned 18 i got my imaginary awesome TL mod that is my brother back to actively contributing to this site.
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Got starcraft 2 as a present from my brother, skipped class and played all day.
Then, bought tequila and cigarettes and celebrated =)
Also I've not been asked for ID ever since I turned 18 T.T
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On February 17 2011 07:30 slappy wrote:
I smoked 18 blunts
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I just turned 18 a couple weeks ago.... i really don't have anything new to do...
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Ice cream cake! YES
That is indeed the best shit ever!
Not 18 yet so I can't share though ^_^;
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On February 20 2011 08:58 SaYyId wrote:
Is it just me or Portugal is the only place where you can legally drink when you're 16?
No, you can drink beer and that stuff at the age of 16 here. Hard stuff with 18
All i did when i turned 18 was driving my car all day and hang out with friends, its not that big of a deal when you turn 18 but that was some time ago so maybe i did some crazy stuff .. dont know
Getting old is shit, because you have to take care of stuff yourself ..;(
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taught myself how to smoke
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Went to a restaurant with friends, had a fahl and bought my own booze
Went into town, drank an absurd amount of alcohol.
The rest is a blur.
There was a stripper involved & I lost two of my friends.
The morning after I Woke up beside my girlfriend who that night had realised that i was fucked, and put our romantic meal on hold.
Upon concluding that i was a drunken mess in the city She preceeded to Call, Find and drive me back to hers, and put me in bed.
Was a special night.
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I had my chemistry final. Then that night I had to study for two more finals that were on the two consecutive days after.
My 19th was endlessly better.
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i did practically nothing.
had a dinner then had some friends over..
alright night though.
also brofist to the op for abstience.
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I stopped caring about birthdays when I turned like 12. I invited my grandparents and a few people every year because my parents insisted on it and thats about it. 18th birthday was pretty much like that as well, rather uneventfull, I guess I played videogames and or went to school that day. I moved out when I turned 19 and that was also the last ever brthday I celebrated until now (I'm 24 : O).
Either way I find the idea that anything would magically change when you hit some arbitrary number such as 18 earth years absurd. As far as accomplishments go dito. The achievement of a lifetime is made, as is already in the name, during your lifetime. What I can say is that I am pretty much on cours with regards to what I want to achieve. So yay for me : D
-edit: SaYyId, nope, for Holland the legal age for drinking is also 16. Except hard liqour, for which the legal age is 18.
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Mine was pretty lame. I was in Kansas City, MO, for a cultist convention (something called Skills USA) and it was like a million, billion degrees there D: (I'm from NH btw). That entire week was pretty horrible actually ( 90+ and ridiculous humidity). I only went cause I was basically forced to go; it was such a waste of my time.
I will never go that far south during the summer ever again, I don't know how people deal with it :/ .
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When I turned 18 it was uneventful and I still feel that way, I do feel more mature then I used to though.
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I had a big party with both friends and relatives, then after finishing high school i packed my stuff and went to university to live on my own for the first time. It's important to do that, either go to university/college away from home or go to work away from home and your parents.
The other shit like driving a car (which i did at that age, and of course still do today), being able to vote in elections (which i did only once), wasn't really important.
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When I turn 18, it's right after (like 2 days) the month of hell of my final highschool exams... That'll be fun
Then I'll be eligible to post^^
~ 'till then
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On my 18th birthday I did... homework. Nothing like projects due while one hundred miles from home to mess up a birthday
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the plan was to have sex with an adult while watching porn and smoking a cig, but i ended up studying for an exam
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MrHoon
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i went out and bought a cigar for 3 dollars
unfortunately for me, the guy saw the grin on my face and didnt ask for my ID
Nobody asked for my ID since then. What the fuck man.
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I was in college when I turned 18.
My family and I went bowling, ordered wings and pizza, and just bowled. It was pretty awesome and it got pretty competitive.
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I bought a snus and realized that there wasn't much more to it in Sweden. Went to the pub as well but oh my, the pubs in Sweden are a joke.
The big day was pretty disappointing.
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