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Farang

Lifer
Jul 7, 2003
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I'm not what you'd call a ladies man.

Last weekend there was a party. I skipped it for no good reason.

My phone is broken, only works sometimes. It wasn't working that night.

Next day I see a bunch of text messages on my phone from different girls.

Next day I find out one in particular went to the party specifically to lay me. This is a 9/10 blonde, would have represented the pinnacle of my fornicating achievements.

So I regret that. And I ordered a new phone.
 

JEDI

Lifer
Sep 25, 2001
29,391
2,738
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Biggest regret:

turned down an offer from the Yankees for tryouts for being a pitcher. i was going to Hawaii with TWINS during that same week.

and yes the girls were legal in Hawaii (altho not in some other states), thus why i picked that place.

now for years to come, i think what if... :(


edit:
and getting my CCNA. what a joke,. everyone wants a CCNP. Might as well gotten the A+ cert. Almost as good as CCNA paywise and no studying to pass
 
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joesmoke

Diamond Member
Nov 2, 2007
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Biggest regret:

turned down an offer from the Yankees for tryouts for being a pitcher. i was going to Hawaii with TWINS during that same week.

and yes the girls were legal in Hawaii (altho not in some other states), thus why i picked that place.

now for years to come, i think what if... :(

eh brah trust me weve all been in that same situation and sometimes you just gotta rail some HBs in Hawaii... youll move on. besides, rivera's worked out decently for them.
 

Kirby

Lifer
Apr 10, 2006
12,028
2
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Not banging Kaitlyn in HS, and caring about the wise and beautiful woman who shall not be named.

That $800 P4 and $500 9700 Pro was a bitch too.
 

Imp

Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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184
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Buying a Gameboy Advance one bored weekend. Blew over a hundred bucks and played 2 games before shelving it. Trying to ditch it for $20 on craigslist right now.

Oh, and not growing a pair before last year. Would have made a lot more friends and "friends" that way, had a lot more fun.
 

SandEagle

Lifer
Aug 4, 2007
16,809
13
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buying a home during the housing boom :(
buying an SUV during soaring gas prices :(
buying another car for no apparent reason :(
buying an iPad :(


not saving any money during all the years i've worked :(
 

xSauronx

Lifer
Jul 14, 2000
19,582
4
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Biggest regret:

turned down an offer from the Yankees for tryouts for being a pitcher. i was going to Hawaii with TWINS during that same week.

and yes the girls were legal in Hawaii (altho not in some other states), thus why i picked that place.

now for years to come, i think what if... :(


edit:
and getting my CCNA. what a joke,. everyone wants a CCNP. Might as well gotten the A+ cert. Almost as good as CCNA paywise and no studying to pass

dont you need the CCNA to qualify for the CCNP anyways?
 

JEDI

Lifer
Sep 25, 2001
29,391
2,738
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buying a home during the housing boom :(
buying an SUV during soaring gas prices :(
buying another car for no apparent reason :(
buying an iPad :(


not saving any money during all the years i've worked :(

ahh.. another regret:
not selling my house during the housing boom when i didnt like my job much. would have made 400% profit. i could have survived 10yrs w/o a job on that $$$!

now my house is just worth double. and i like my new job.

20/20 hindsight
 

JS80

Lifer
Oct 24, 2005
26,271
7
81
Ah geez. My 'relationship with Christ' was finished with over a course of many years. I am 100% fully content with my decision and have no regret about it in the slightest. I actually feel so much 'free' being honest with the theistic fallacies of Christianity.

Am I being trolled?

Using words like "theistic fallacies" sounds like either you were Mormon/Catholic or you're the troll.
 

BUTCH1

Lifer
Jul 15, 2000
20,433
1,770
126
Not sticking with baseball, as a teen I led our league in HR's and average, no one could strike me out. Doesn't mean I would have been worth a shit in a higher league but I never found out, at 16 I discovered girls, pot, and beer..ouch..
 

IndyColtsFan

Lifer
Sep 22, 2007
33,655
688
126
im pretty sure i just kept porn and TIE FIGHTER backups on the ZIP disks
/was 14 when he bought the thing

I don't know, those 100 MB disks were HUGE back in 1995. I still have all my ZIP disks, though I've transferred certain "material" to other media. :awe:
 

alkemyst

No Lifer
Feb 13, 2001
83,769
19
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Don't worry, little domingo has been busy....


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RbSX

Diamond Member
Jan 18, 2002
8,351
1
76
1. Not taking school more seriously
2. One of these: Not marrying my exgirlfriend, or not dumping her early enough. Can't figure out which one I should have done. Ultimately I fucked it all up.
 
Jun 18, 2000
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Waiting until I was 25 to start college is easiest my biggest regret.

Of course there are plenty of regrets from missed opportunities with girls that I liked in high school.
 

Powermoloch

Lifer
Jul 5, 2005
10,084
4
76
1) Farm Botting on Diablo2, lost a few accounts :( (yeah i deserved it lol !)
2) Playing WoW
3) Impulse buys D:
 

overst33r

Diamond Member
Oct 3, 2004
5,761
12
81
1. Going to wrong high school
2. picking wrong college major
3. in progress...

overall, not so bad i think.
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
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buying a home during the housing boom :(
buying an SUV during soaring gas prices :(
buying another car for no apparent reason :(
buying an iPad :(

not saving any money during all the years i've worked :(
Dont sweat it. Thats what most Americans did during the start of the new millennium. Bought shit they really couldnt afford. Stuff that depreciates quickly and cannot go up in value, ever.
Of course, we're all paying for it now.
At least you have the good sense to regret your choices.
 

NinjaTech

Banned
May 14, 2009
279
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Ah geez. My 'relationship with Christ' was finished with over a course of many years. I am 100% fully content with my decision and have no regret about it in the slightest. I actually feel so much 'free' being honest with the theistic fallacies of Christianity.

Am I being trolled?

You don't have me convinced. More importantly I don't think you have God convinced either. No not trolling, just consider me a sign post along your journey.