What would your 17yo self say to you today?

Dude111

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Jan 19, 2010
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Mine would say to me "WHAT A PIECE OF GARBAGE THE WORLD HAS TURNED INTO" and in which case HE WOULD BE 1000% RIGHT!!
 

SSSnail

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Nov 29, 2006
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I think you got this shit backwards. I think you're meant to ask "What would you tell your 17 year old self?"

Me? I'd tell myself to invest in a few companies...
 

purbeast0

No Lifer
Sep 13, 2001
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"you did it - you banged and married a spanish chick"

always had a thing for spanish chicks

EDIT:

holy shit, i just realized that i was 17 literally half my life ago since i turned 34 last friday. unreal how fast time has gone by.
 

flexy

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Sep 28, 2001
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"HOLY CRAP 4.5 GIGAHERTZ CPU, GIGA like in GEE-GAAAH HERTZ!!??! Wow that's crazy!!"

I am totally sure this is what I'd say before anything else.
 

CraKaJaX

Lifer
Dec 26, 2004
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"you did it - you banged and married a spanish chick"

always had a thing for spanish chicks

EDIT:

holy shit, i just realized that i was 17 literally half my life ago since i turned 34 last friday. unreal how fast time has gone by.

you old bastard. your life is basically over. where should I send the box of depends?
 

cbrunny

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Oct 12, 2007
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Being a fat guy with a constant hangover is not worth the cost of getting there.

Edit: wait, read that wrong. That's what id tell my 17 year old self.

My 17 year old self would wonder how I turned so hard to the right. Yes, I am a Canadian right-winger, which is still left of the Democratic party on most issues fyi.
 
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z1ggy

Lifer
May 17, 2008
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Hard to say because grass is always greener, but I'd probably say:

- Don't go to that nerdy, small shitstain of a college you went to
- Don't date that insane chick for over 2 years; it was a waste of your life
- Don't take that lame job or move to that lame state

Not sure if I'd made different choices if I'd be happier right now or better off, but I'd like to think so.
 

TwiceOver

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Dec 20, 2002
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Hard to say because grass is always greener, but I'd probably say:

- Don't go to that nerdy, small shitstain of a college you went to
- Don't date that insane chick for over 2 years; it was a waste of your life
- Don't take that lame job or move to that lame state

Not sure if I'd made different choices if I'd be happier right now or better off, but I'd like to think so.

He's talking the other way around. What would 17 year old you, so to the now you.

Mine would say "You're 'clean'? Yeah right, lets go have a beer."
 
Mar 15, 2003
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"I thought you would have figured out our careers by now, but hey at least you didn't have to get an arranged marriage to our cousin and our kids are cute!'
 

poofyhairguy

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Nov 20, 2005
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"Wow this massive flat TV you have is awesome! And holy crap you can just pull up movies on demand without messing with VHS tapes? What is this supercomputer is your pocket? Wow you are going to get to see the sequel to Star Wars in a month? Your life is awesome!"
 

ultimatebob

Lifer
Jul 1, 2001
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He would probably like my computer collection, but be bummed out that I didn't become a billionaire tech mogul like I had planned.

Explaining how I ended up in Connecticut might be tough as well.
 

Carson Dyle

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Jul 2, 2012
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How about what I'd say to my 17 year old self, instead? I really don't give a damn what that clueless little fuck has to say.
 
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