What did you do when you turned 21?

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HAL9000

Lifer
Oct 17, 2010
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On my 21st I went up to London, food + bar + nightclub, awesome night. Same as I did on my 18th (which is the big one in the UK, not 21)
 

adairusmc

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Jul 24, 2006
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I stayed layed up in a barracks room on Okinawa on convalescent leave, after my 2nd foot surgery. I never went out for anything involving alcohol the entire time I was there, the first time having a drink was probably a couple years after I turned 21. I still maybe only have a drink once every couple of months.
 

Broheim

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Feb 17, 2011
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I started drinking when I was 13 like all Danes do, so 21 isn't exactly a milestone...
 

96Firebird

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Nov 8, 2010
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Roommates and I had a party at our house, then at midnight the ones who were 21 went to the bars where I got even more drunk, then dine-and-ditched, and finally made it home to go to sleep.
 

Meghan54

Lifer
Oct 18, 2009
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Went to work like any other day. As the drinking age at the time was 18, and I was in the military at the time, it was just another birthday.
 

darkewaffle

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Oct 7, 2005
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Not a damn thing, since drinking is pretty much a great big 'who cares' and I think that's about all 21 is notable for.
 

Saint Nick

Lifer
Jan 21, 2005
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I went out with my room mates and friends at the time. The room mate got me into a bar he knew the tenders of, so we all drank for free. Some of my friends were definitely not 21.

Good night...
 

Malfeas

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Apr 27, 2005
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I was on deployment in the persian gulf, so I spent 12 hours on watch and in my spare time I helped replaced a bad bearing on an electric motor.
 

lord_emperor

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Nov 4, 2009
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I'm canadian so I could already drink, smoke, go to a strip club or act in a porno since I was 18.

I think on my 21st b-day I had some friends over and ate cake.
 

mk

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Apr 26, 2000
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I have no recollection of that day. Was in the army at the time, I probably did the same things I did the day before and the day after.
 

xanis

Lifer
Sep 11, 2005
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Had a party at my place, got super shitfaced.

(I can't drink Jaeger anymore)
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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Normal birthday for me. I don't even remember what I did. Think I went to the restaurant with my family, and that's about it. 20 was a bit bigger given I was officially an adult. 19 would have been huge if I drinked a lot, but I don't drink. I might of had a glass of wine, but that's the extent of it.
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
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Went to Peabody's.
A MILF seduced me and boinked my brains out at a cheap motel.

Back then it was a crummy little dive, not the sophisticated hotspot it is now.
 

AlienCraft

Lifer
Nov 23, 2002
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I was mixing the live sound for a band called Santa Esmeralda . We were opening for The Fania Allstars @ Roberto Clemente Stadium in San Jaun Puerto Rico.
Got laid that night by a beautiful young PR chick too! Times were great then, Early Coke, Pre-AIDS.
 

mmntech

Lifer
Sep 20, 2007
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It was a pretty normal birthday for me. When i was in uni, my brithday was always around midterms. Too busy to party. Even when I turned 19, I didn't hit the bottle like most do. I enjoy a good quality beer but I've never been much of a drinker.
 

GeekDrew

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Jun 7, 2000
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I consider my 21st to be more of a week, rather than a day. Short version is that I made a road trip out of it, stayed with family, and then two separate friends. Had a lot to drink, and learned a lot about myself and the world. My 21st birthday itself sucked... the week was awesome, though. :)
 

Wyndru

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Apr 9, 2009
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Some friends and I got a limo and bar hopped all night. I got spanked bare assed with my belt at a bar by a chick with pasties on.
 

RadiclDreamer

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Aug 8, 2004
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Sat at home sober, my birthday is christmas eve and noone is up for doing anything interestingly enough