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Other => Off Topic => Topic started by: GuitarBrian on October 10, 2017, 07:31:00 AM
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What's on y'all's list of "Never Again"?
Mine...
Stay in a relationship for years after it is over. No kids involved or property to split up, so that was a long 3 years.
And a new one from last week. I try to taste everything I can... So, I tried it, and never again! "1000 year-old egg" Terrible, terrible... Yuck.
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Durian.
I'm an extremely adventurous eater. As long as food is ripe, or well-prepared, I'm generally all for it.
I used to be married to a guy who had two Vietnamese adopted sisters. We were at the house of one of them one night, and they brought out a dessert that had ripe durian in it. I tried it. It was the foulest thing I'd ever tasted. Even the smell of it made me physically ill.
And on another occasion, I tried it again. Just to give it a fair shot.
Never again will durian pass my lips. In fact, I'll never again be in the same room with it, if I can help it.
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Meat, dairy, eggs. Not worth it.
Take out student loans.
Rent a room (houseshare) from a stranger who also owns the residence. 0/10 would not recommend.
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And a new one from last week. I try to taste everything I can... So, I tried it, and never again! "1000 year-old egg" Terrible, terrible... Yuck.
Not love, but I like 1000 year-old egg.
Durian.
I love Durian! Yes this can make people physically ill. I believe on some airlines, it is prohibited to bring this on-board.
I am all for trying anything at least once. My anti-bucket list is probably trying out the hottest chili in the world. I forget which one it was, but one of the top ranked one. I am convinced that you can use this to melt paint - not to mention my stomach lining :)
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Probably get a tattoo. My first experience was not a good one, and it turns out I scar really badly (which, in retrospect, I should have realized).
Have my gallbladder removed--because you can't remove it twice!
Get metal braces.
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Go to a dance club.
Standing around a crowded room with terrible, far too loud music where you need to order lots of expensive drinks in the hopes that either drunken stumbling to the noise or the eventual sweet release of unconsciousness is the only chance you have of relieving the tedium . . . not really my idea of a good time.
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I will second dance clubs. I thought they were dumb when I was in my 20s, and now I'm definitely too old for that crap.
Also on the list, binge drinking. College-Me thought it was normal. Present-Me does not need a hangover. 1 beer, 2 beers, max. WTF was I thinking?
And, since food is popular: never will eat carrot-fennel soup ever again.
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Also on the list, binge drinking. College-Me thought it was normal. Present-Me does not need a hangover. 1 beer, 2 beers, max. WTF was I thinking?
Present-Me can get a hangover without drinking at all.
Also add me to the dance club never again list.
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Be a walking ATM/maid for someone else.
All through law school I was supporting my then-boyfriend. While I had a full course-load plus a clerkship, he would work part time at a restaurant and use nearly his entire paycheck for weed. Rent was late every month, by almost a full month, and I constantly had to front him money. That he'd spend on weed. Never again. I date an adult now.
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Be a walking ATM/maid for someone else.
All through law school I was supporting my then-boyfriend. While I had a full course-load plus a clerkship, he would work part time at a restaurant and use nearly his entire paycheck for weed. Rent was late every month, by almost a full month, and I constantly had to front him money. That he'd spend on weed. Never again. I date an adult now.
I often wonder what percentage of women have dated a version of that guy. I'll bet it's high.
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Durian.
I've had Durian twice. Once in a pastry. It was very ripe. The smell didn't bother me, and I liked it pretty good.
I also had it in shaved ice. That was excellent. There was chunks (Maybe slices?) On one side, and mango on the other, with a scope of mango ice cream. It was pretty awesome. The shaved ice was also interesting, very light. No ice crystals like in a snow cone...
Now, Stinky Tofu!! I didn't put it on the list... Because I will try it again. It was ok... But the smell.. I don't think I'll ever forget that smell!
Singapore metro No Durian sign attached :)
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Durian.
I've had Durian twice. Once in a pastry. It was very ripe. The smell didn't bother me, and I liked it pretty good.
I also had it in shaved ice. That was excellent. There was chunks (Maybe slices?) On one side, and mango on the other, with a scope of mango ice cream. It was pretty awesome. The shaved ice was also interesting, very light. No ice crystals like in a snow cone...
Now, Stinky Tofu!! I didn't put it on the list... Because I will try it again. It was ok... But the smell.. I don't think I'll ever forget that smell!
Singapore metro No Durian sign attached :)
Yeah, I have heard there are lots of places where it's banned, and for good damn reason.
Once a few years ago, my husband (who likes durian) bought some of those wafer cookies at an Asian market that were durian-flavored. He opened them in the car to have one on the way home. The smell made me so sick that we had to drive the rest of the way home with the windows open. In February. In Minnesota.
I was nauseated for the rest of the day. No exaggeration.
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Be a walking ATM/maid for someone else.
All through law school I was supporting my then-boyfriend. While I had a full course-load plus a clerkship, he would work part time at a restaurant and use nearly his entire paycheck for weed. Rent was late every month, by almost a full month, and I constantly had to front him money. That he'd spend on weed. Never again. I date an adult now.
I often wonder what percentage of women have dated a version of that guy. I'll bet it's high.
I know a guy who is married to a version of that guy. I mean, that's an overly harsh assessment - she's a nice person and all, but works irregularly + "$500 / month for weed in the household budget" for her.
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And a new one from last week. I try to taste everything I can... So, I tried it, and never again! "1000 year-old egg" Terrible, terrible... Yuck.
Not love, but I like 1000 year-old egg.
I enjoy this too :)
Durian.
Mmmm...durian is soooooo good. Anything and everything durian-related is delicious to me. My kids absolutely hate it though haha. I remember one time my mother and I wanted to eat some at a roadside stall while on a road trip. We left the kids and DH in the car with the windows rolled up tight. Then begged a confused noodle vendor nearby to let us buy her spoons (to avoid any part of the durian touching our fingers). Then gorged ourselves silly. After carefully rinsing our mouths with salt water, we finally returned to the care. The lengths we will go for durian!
As for me, it's tattooing my eyebrows (aka permanent makeup). I paid for it, it was painful, and it faded in 1-2 years. I'll just keep filling them in with cheap (and pain free) makeup.
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And a new one from last week. I try to taste everything I can... So, I tried it, and never again! "1000 year-old egg" Terrible, terrible... Yuck.
Not love, but I like 1000 year-old egg.
I enjoy this too :)
Durian.
Mmmm...durian is soooooo good. Anything and everything durian-related is delicious to me. My kids absolutely hate it though haha. I remember one time my mother and I wanted to eat some at a roadside stall while on a road trip. We left the kids and DH in the car with the windows rolled up tight. Then begged a confused noodle vendor nearby to let us buy her spoons (to avoid any part of the durian touching our fingers). Then gorged ourselves silly. After carefully rinsing our mouths with salt water, we finally returned to the care. The lengths we will go for durian!
As for me, it's tattooing my eyebrows (aka permanent makeup). I paid for it, it was painful, and it faded in 1-2 years. I'll just keep filling them in with cheap (and pain free) makeup.
I've read that certain people have a gene that makes cilantro taste like dishsoap . . . and often wonder if there's something similar going on with Durian. The smell of the stuff is incredibly bad to me . . . like wet rotting garbage simmering in the hot sun. The taste is similar to but a bit more muted than the smell. My wife loves the stuff. :P
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And a new one from last week. I try to taste everything I can... So, I tried it, and never again! "1000 year-old egg" Terrible, terrible... Yuck.
Not love, but I like 1000 year-old egg.
I enjoy this too :)
Durian.
Mmmm...durian is soooooo good. Anything and everything durian-related is delicious to me. My kids absolutely hate it though haha. I remember one time my mother and I wanted to eat some at a roadside stall while on a road trip. We left the kids and DH in the car with the windows rolled up tight. Then begged a confused noodle vendor nearby to let us buy her spoons (to avoid any part of the durian touching our fingers). Then gorged ourselves silly. After carefully rinsing our mouths with salt water, we finally returned to the care. The lengths we will go for durian!
As for me, it's tattooing my eyebrows (aka permanent makeup). I paid for it, it was painful, and it faded in 1-2 years. I'll just keep filling them in with cheap (and pain free) makeup.
I've read that certain people have a gene that makes cilantro taste like dishsoap . . . and often wonder if there's something similar going on with Durian. The smell of the stuff is incredibly bad to me . . . like wet rotting garbage simmering in the hot sun. The taste is similar to but a bit more muted than the smell. My wife loves the stuff. :P
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's the case. I mean, my dislike of durian goes beyond just, "I don't like peas." It's a physical reaction that's absolutely overwhelming. I've never experienced anything like it with any other food.
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Run a marathon.
I trained up right and loved it. Hundred of miles over many months. Longest training run was 22 miles. At the end of my training, a few days before the marathon, I was in the best shape of my life and never felt better.
The actual 26 mile run, pushing myself hard? Nightmare. Knees swelled to cantaloupes at mile 22. Finished with a rocking, hoppy gait. Felt like I had the flu for two weeks afterward.
I'm all for running for exercise and still do several miles three or four days a week, but there's just no reason to run 4+ hours straight. Yuck.
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For those that have eaten durian fruit, can you explain the flavor profile? Durian is high on my "foods to try" list.
Still trying to come up with an Anti-Bucket list. This is harder than I thought...
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For those that have eaten durian fruit, can you explain the flavor profile? Durian is high on my "foods to try" list.
You should probably amend that question to "those who have eaten and enjoyed" durian.
For someone like me, the only way I can describe it is, it tastes and smells like death. Like literally, decay, rot, the crypt. It's... incredibly nauseating. I've heard people say that it tastes and smells like a combination of rancid fried onions and old socks, but that's not even close to the horror of it.
My husband, who likes durian, says that it has the consistency of a creamy custard, but I have no idea what he thinks the flavor is like.
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For those that have eaten durian fruit, can you explain the flavor profile? Durian is high on my "foods to try" list.
Still trying to come up with an Anti-Bucket list. This is harder than I thought...
Buttery smooth texture. Smells/tastes like a particularly rank dumpster on a hot day. Notes of sulpher, rancid butter, rotting meat, and a soucon of fermented cabbage. Mildly sweet. Taste is muted version of smell.
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For those that have eaten durian fruit, can you explain the flavor profile? Durian is high on my "foods to try" list.
You should probably amend that question to "those who have eaten and enjoyed" durian.
For someone like me, the only way I can describe it is, it tastes and smells like death. Like literally, decay, rot, the crypt. It's... incredibly nauseating. I've heard people say that it tastes like a combination of rancid fried onions and old socks, but that's not even close to the horror of it.
My husband, who likes durian, says that it has the consistency of a creamy custard, but I have no idea what he thinks the flavor is like.
Well, I'm interested in both sides so I can be prepared for when I am presented with the opportunity (misfortune?) to try it. :D
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I will never buy a Volkswagen again. I had 3 different VW's through the years and each one was a maintenance nightmare. I would extend that to never buy another German car, but eh, we'll see about that one.
Dance clubs have never been my thing. Even when the music was good, it was ruined by a high cover and the simple fact that I do not like to dance. Never again and thankfully it has been that way for some time now.
Oh and Durian does stink! It was banned from our workplace lunchroom when some people had brought some, lol!
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For those that have eaten durian fruit, can you explain the flavor profile? Durian is high on my "foods to try" list.
You should probably amend that question to "those who have eaten and enjoyed" durian.
For someone like me, the only way I can describe it is, it tastes and smells like death. Like literally, decay, rot, the crypt. It's... incredibly nauseating. I've heard people say that it tastes and smells like a combination of rancid fried onions and old socks, but that's not even close to the horror of it.
My husband, who likes durian, says that it has the consistency of a creamy custard, but I have no idea what he thinks the flavor is like.
I tried it while we walked through a night market in Hong Kong. Group bought a whole durian and cracked it open. I recall the creamy texture as well, but the flavor doesn't stand out. It was a late night though, I remember it had a strong odor, but not overpowering to me. Flavor was ok, but not something that I fell in love with.
Hopefully an enthusiast can pipe in. It was a meh, I did that experience for me.
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Rent a room (houseshare) from a stranger who also owns the residence. 0/10 would not recommend.
At least one of our forum members is giving someone an incredible experience of this! Actually, I too had several awesome experiences of this. You got a tough one for sure (I read your story), but I don't think it extends to all such situations.
Yeah, I'm sure it can go well, maybe even in the majority of cases. But I'm just not willing to take that risk again. People who own the place are always going to be particular about something because its theirs. I don't blame them either. It also doesn't help that I'm a high maintenance renter because I have two cats and a LOT of bulk food. Plus cooking for several hours on Sunday. I'd rather go into a place together with a friend (or even stranger) or rent my own place and look for a roommate later. I just found out I'd rather call the shots than to have someone think they can open my door when I'm sleeping or move my stuff like I'm a teenager, justifying it because it's their house. Ugh.
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Run a marathon.
I trained up right and loved it. Hundred of miles over many months. Longest training run was 22 miles. At the end of my training, a few days before the marathon, I was in the best shape of my life and never felt better.
The actual 26 mile run, pushing myself hard? Nightmare. Knees swelled to cantaloupes at mile 22. Finished with a rocking, hoppy gait. Felt like I had the flu for two weeks afterward.
I'm all for running for exercise and still do several miles three or four days a week, but there's just no reason to run 4+ hours straight. Yuck.
i feel the same way about century rides. i've done 5 and i've been miserable every time.
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Things I HOPE never to do again (life is long and there are few guarantees)
Dance clubs, Tabasco (tastes like its rotting), fake Wasabi (same problem), dating.
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Cut up several dozen habanero peppers without gloves to make hot sauce. Also, go to the bathroom after cutting habanero peppers without gloves.
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Cut up several dozen habanero peppers without gloves to make hot sauce. Also, go to the bathroom after cutting habanero peppers without gloves.
I'd add not allowing your girlfriend to do the same right before coming to bed...
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Cut up several dozen habanero peppers without gloves to make hot sauce. Also, go to the bathroom after cutting habanero peppers without gloves.
Similarly, not roast and peel 3 lbs of green chiles without gloves on. Chemical burns on your palms are no bueno.
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Scarification. Glad I did it, but never again.
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Be a walking ATM/maid for someone else.
All through law school I was supporting my then-boyfriend. While I had a full course-load plus a clerkship, he would work part time at a restaurant and use nearly his entire paycheck for weed. Rent was late every month, by almost a full month, and I constantly had to front him money. That he'd spend on weed. Never again. I date an adult now.
I often wonder what percentage of women have dated a version of that guy. I'll bet it's high.
Clever. :)
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Ferris Wheel rides. The last 2 times, I needed to be carried off or have my hands pried off the bar THEN carried off. Learned my lesson.
Think I'll pass on the durian though.
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I'm never going sledding again. Last time I went over a slight drop off, landed on my ass hard enough that I felt my spine compress, and had trouble walking for days. I'm too old for that shit.
Looking forward to trying durian at some point though.
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I'm never going sledding again. Last time I went over a slight drop off, landed on my ass hard enough that I felt my spine compress, and had trouble walking for days. I'm too old for that shit.
Looking forward to trying durian at some point though.
Similar vein . . . but has anyone else totally lost their ability to stomach roller coasters? I used to love them as a kid, now they just make my tummy feel funny.
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I'm never going sledding again. Last time I went over a slight drop off, landed on my ass hard enough that I felt my spine compress, and had trouble walking for days. I'm too old for that shit.
Looking forward to trying durian at some point though.
Similar vein . . . but has anyone else totally lost their ability to stomach roller coasters? I used to love them as a kid, now they just make my tummy feel funny.
Dunno about roller coasters but I tried swinging at the park last week for the first time in years and it took me a while to get used to the sensation again. lol
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My Mom lost her taste for most roller coasters and I'm right there with her. I black out on the more intense rides now....apparently 4Gs or so is when I start to lose eyesight.
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Smoking
Pay to get into Disneyland
Buy a New Vehicle
Golf
The list is endless
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I'm never going sledding again. Last time I went over a slight drop off, landed on my ass hard enough that I felt my spine compress, and had trouble walking for days. I'm too old for that shit.
Looking forward to trying durian at some point though.
Similar vein . . . but has anyone else totally lost their ability to stomach roller coasters? I used to love them as a kid, now they just make my tummy feel funny.
I lost that ability when I was still pretty young. One year at the county fair, I was on a ride called the Octopus. Basically, it's just 8 cars that twirl around and go up and down as the spin around in a circle. Well, I'm pretty sure that the ride operator decided to slip into a heroin induced coma when my turn came, as the ride went for what seemed like an hour. (surely it was less, but it was way longer than the 3-5 minutes that these normally operate for) Got off, puked for 10 minutes, and have never been able to handle the stomach drop feeling since. Thanks Mr. Carnie!
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Motion sickness is a strange mistress. How many of you saw the Top Gear with the Top Gun instructor that lost his lunch while riding with the female german presenter? I have seen other experienced pilots get sick over seemingly mundane things. Roller-coasters never really did it for me; no real feeling of fear. I know the structure will not fail so all I am left with is a mildly upset stomach and spinning head. They can be kind of fun but not worth the effort.
As for things I wont do again: JetSki - was cool for like 10 minutes but it is a one trick pony.
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As for things I wont do again: JetSki - was cool for like 10 minutes but it is a one trick pony.
The trick is ruining the calm and quiet of every other person on the lake. :P
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As for things I wont do again: JetSki - was cool for like 10 minutes but it is a one trick pony.
The trick is ruining the calm and quiet of every other person on the lake. :P
And more beer I would guess.
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One thing I won't do again is take a job that involves travel. Love to travel for pleasure, hate it for business.
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I'm never going sledding again. Last time I went over a slight drop off, landed on my ass hard enough that I felt my spine compress, and had trouble walking for days. I'm too old for that shit.
Looking forward to trying durian at some point though.
Similar vein . . . but has anyone else totally lost their ability to stomach roller coasters? I used to love them as a kid, now they just make my tummy feel funny.
YEP! I assumed it had something to do with needing to lose some weight. Maybe its age too. I used to be a fan of the Zipper ride. Never - ever - again.
Also wiping out on a mtb or off road motorcycle hurts alot more than it used too as well. Will stick to my ebike and quieter places to ride.
Things that I won't ever do again: roommates. Or living with my parents.
Married with kids for a couple of decades this year. I'd sooner live in a very tiny place than jump in a time machine and have roommates or live with my parents again.
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Hmmm. So fun!
1. Run a marathon is a good one. Four times was enough.
2. Car payments. But: duh.
3. Hire someone based on nothing but the fact they are a friend for anything that involves more than $200. I'm looking at you, stoner realtor friend.
4. Allow anybody to pressure me into something unethical or compromising.
5. Get sucked into an argument with my mother about parenting, politics, or religion: not worth the headache, just keeping nodding and smiling and saying uh huh.
6. Childbirth without an epidural.
7. Have a big, traditional wedding with all the trimmings. No regrets, but never again.
8. Bikram yoga. I couldn't stop laughing. Just can't take it seriously.
9. Surf in waves over 5' Hawaiian. I am a hazard to myself and others in such circumstances.
10. Yeah, rollercoasters. And skydiving. I had to lose my lunch several times before I learned, but I learned.
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Be a walking ATM/maid for someone else.
All through law school I was supporting my then-boyfriend. While I had a full course-load plus a clerkship, he would work part time at a restaurant and use nearly his entire paycheck for weed. Rent was late every month, by almost a full month, and I constantly had to front him money. That he'd spend on weed. Never again. I date an adult now.
I often wonder what percentage of women have dated a version of that guy. I'll bet it's high.
Probably the same percentage of men who have dated a version of the stereotypical high-maintenance, shopaholic bimbo who "can't" work or clean up around the apartment.
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Oh! Also:
11. Own a cat. Horrible allergies, even though I love cats.
12. Smoke. Sadly. I often want to, but was only able to quit 16 years ago because I vowed I'd never, ever smoke even one cigarette ever again. Most of the time I don't care, but sometimes I'll pass a smoker on the street and just...ahhhh....cigarette smoke...so wonderful...
13. Watch a movie or tv show that I know is going to haunt me and freak me out and keep me up at night. Nope. Won't do it.
14. Miss a big family event like a wedding, funeral, or reunion just because I don't want to spend the money on plane tickets. Life's too short and it's not like I have debt. Cheap is well and good for toilet paper and used cars, but not for family. Although I'd have to reconsider if the family reunion were at Disney or something. Yeesh. Disney.
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but sometimes I'll pass a smoker on the street and just...ahhhh....cigarette smoke...so wonderful...
I'll take "Things I Thought I'd Never Hear" for $200 please Alex
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Watch a rape scene in a movie.
Live with roommates.
Take a management job. 5 years as a punching bag was enough.
Attend a staff meeting at 6:45 AM.
Be trapped by a salesman when trying to buy a car (or indeed anything). Anyone pulls that control shit, I'm gone.
Dance club.
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- Fly commercial/airline, I'm so over the flying tin cattle cars
- Buy Apple, Dell, or AMD products, they've all let me down too many times
- Get another carburated motorcycle - I'll keep the one I have now as a project, but I'll never buy (or accept for free) another one, too much too persnickety for me
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Cigarettes; tried as a dumb ass teenager, wisely said, yeah, nope.
Roller-coasters, I don't know. It's been a while, but it was not nearly as fun as used be is what I remember.
New vehicle, nope, never ever again. Only did that once with a car, once with a moto. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
Might as well say never again to riding a moto. Fun times, but just not worth it, no way, no how.
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Things that I won't ever do again: roommates.
I was roommates with my best friend in university and would totally room with him again in the future. When you like the people you're rooming with it's like what I imagine getting to choose your family would be like . . . pretty awesome.
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Gamble in atlantic city. 100% sadness with free drinks.
I am hoping to never experience gambling in Vegas. I hate gambling anyway, add crowds and a lot of lights/noises. No thanks.
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Strip clubs, even as a young lad I thought them such a fookin' waste all around. Yet my dumb ass friends thought they were the best.
Guess I'll add that to my never again list; having dumb asses for friends.
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For those that have eaten durian fruit, can you explain the flavor profile? Durian is high on my "foods to try" list.
Still trying to come up with an Anti-Bucket list. This is harder than I thought...
I can not explain the profile. It is smooth, buttery and just smells good to me.
For anyone who wants to try durian, maybe try anything that is made by durian (cake, ice cream) first. See if you like this at all. If you buy the real fruit, it helps to eat it in the open area, incase you do not like it. Many people say the smell sticks to everything for a long time. You absolutely do not want your kitchen to smell like durian for days if it does makes you green :)
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Buy a luxury car.
Zumba (thought I was on candid camera)
Hot yoga (tried to make myself like it. I went several times. Each time, it was disgusting and unpleasant.)
Backpacking trip.
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Cut up several dozen habanero peppers without gloves to make hot sauce. Also, go to the bathroom after cutting habanero peppers without gloves.
Similarly, not roast and peel 3 lbs of green chiles without gloves on. Chemical burns on your palms are no bueno.
Yup. Put that on my list. I should have learned that lesson watching my parents peel green chile with gloves on every year, but I guess I needed the experience to really have the lesson sink in.
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Running a half-marathon. No way.
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Things that I won't ever do again: roommates.
I was roommates with my best friend in university and would totally room with him again in the future. When you like the people you're rooming with it's like what I imagine getting to choose your family would be like . . . pretty awesome.
Being a roommate with someone magnifies everything about them and their pretense in your life. That can be unbelievably awesome or horrifying depending on the person.
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but sometimes I'll pass a smoker on the street and just...ahhhh....cigarette smoke...so wonderful...
I'll take "Things I Thought I'd Never Hear" for $200 please Alex
mmm, other people smoking. I don't even smoke but I love that smell. Mind you it's only a specific point in time where it smells good.
Stale smoke = no good.
Person who smokes = no good.
Smoke blown in your face = no good.
Whiff of smoke that catches the wind just right as I walk by = amazing.
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For those that have eaten durian fruit, can you explain the flavor profile? Durian is high on my "foods to try" list.
Still trying to come up with an Anti-Bucket list. This is harder than I thought...
I can not explain the profile. It is smooth, buttery and just smells good to me.
For anyone who wants to try durian, maybe try anything that is made by durian (cake, ice cream) first. See if you like this at all. If you buy the real fruit, it helps to eat it in the open area, incase you do not like it. Many people say the smell sticks to everything for a long time. You absolutely do not want your kitchen to smell like durian for days if it does makes you green :)
Great advice for future durian eaters :)
It's sweet, creamy, very rich, with multiple layers of deliciousness. Can't really be compared to any other fruit. Jackfruits look vaguely similar but are much sweeter without the intense scent so most people like it. We usually eat it as a fruit, but occasionally, for a quick homey meal - we would eat durian with white rice (I know - weird!)
Then again, a popular example is that it's "like eating ice cream in a toilet"!
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I can confirm that jackfruit is yummy and worth trying. Certainly much less likely to elicit "toilet ice cream" comparisons.
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For those that have eaten durian fruit, can you explain the flavor profile? Durian is high on my "foods to try" list.
Still trying to come up with an Anti-Bucket list. This is harder than I thought...
I can not explain the profile. It is smooth, buttery and just smells good to me.
For anyone who wants to try durian, maybe try anything that is made by durian (cake, ice cream) first. See if you like this at all. If you buy the real fruit, it helps to eat it in the open area, incase you do not like it. Many people say the smell sticks to everything for a long time. You absolutely do not want your kitchen to smell like durian for days if it does makes you green :)
Great advice for future durian eaters :)
It's sweet, creamy, very rich, with multiple layers of deliciousness. Can't really be compared to any other fruit. Jackfruits look vaguely similar but are much sweeter without the intense scent so most people like it. We usually eat it as a fruit, but occasionally, for a quick homey meal - we would eat durian with white rice (I know - weird!)
Then again, a popular example is that it's "like eating ice cream in a toilet"!
Thanks for the advice and explanations! Can't wait to try creamy garbage toilet fruit! lol
As for things I'll never do again: psychoactive drugs (for fun that is).
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Is it just me or did this question just get posted to reddit?
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Is it just me or did this question just get posted to reddit?
I noticed that during lunch as well.
There's a good golded post about stuff to look for in houses, so you don't end up taking on a disaster home.
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I can confirm that jackfruit is yummy and worth trying.
100%. Jackfruit is quite good. Can be made into a really nice spread for bread.
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Go to work :)
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Go to work :)
I would have to see this update while working on a bullshit PowerPoint :-)
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Go to work :)
I would have to see this update while working on a bullshit PowerPoint :-)
Thankfully I have never had to make a power point for work. I guess it's because I deal mostly with middle management and not executives...
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For those that have eaten durian fruit, can you explain the flavor profile? Durian is high on my "foods to try" list.
It's a little bit similar to jackfruit, but softer and creamier, with a stronger, richer, more pungent taste. The aroma is alright in the open air, but can be overwhelming in small, warm spaces, i.e. not a great idea to leave it in the car on a hot day. Can smell a bit like a gas leak actually.
My favourite way of having durian is to have it frozen - it's so delicious that way, like ice cream! Freeze it in an airtight container, and tie the container up in a plastic bag, to help prevent your freezer from smelling like durian. Freezing it also seems to tone down the odour, for those who don't like that aspect of the fruit.
If you are ever in SE Asia, you can also try cempedak, which I would describe as something in between jackfruit and durian. The cool thing is the seeds of cempedak can be cooked and eaten as well - they're starchy, like potatoes or chestnuts.
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off-shore fishing. i did it twice but i don't get it.
gambling cruises. did that once. i blew through $50 in about 10 minutes then had 3 hours of wandering around the boat. my gf at the time got drunk and called up my ex wife. i should've swam back to shore.
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If you are ever in SE Asia, you can also try cempedak, which I would describe as something in between jackfruit and durian. The cool thing is the seeds of cempedak can be cooked and eaten as well - they're starchy, like potatoes or chestnuts.
Mmmm....fried cempedak. The bulk of my biking was to the corner stall with my pocket money to buy some fried cempedak a couple of times a week. The sweet lady running the stall often threw in an extra fried treat or two for me :) YUM!!
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Well since this is anti-bucket list.
Mine is I'll never do another camel-trek. Sitting all day on a fat camel is not fun and really painful on the hips. Gobi desert in Mongolia was gorgeous, people were great, get on another camel for transportation? Never.
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If you are ever in SE Asia, you can also try cempedak, which I would describe as something in between jackfruit and durian. The cool thing is the seeds of cempedak can be cooked and eaten as well - they're starchy, like potatoes or chestnuts.
Mmmm....fried cempedak. The bulk of my biking was to the corner stall with my pocket money to buy some fried cempedak a couple of times a week. The sweet lady running the stall often threw in an extra fried treat or two for me :) YUM!!
omg... have not had cempedak for a years... so many great food in SE Asia. This is turning into "bucket list - food edition" tread for me haha
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If you are ever in SE Asia, you can also try cempedak, which I would describe as something in between jackfruit and durian. The cool thing is the seeds of cempedak can be cooked and eaten as well - they're starchy, like potatoes or chestnuts.
Mmmm....fried cempedak. The bulk of my biking was to the corner stall with my pocket money to buy some fried cempedak a couple of times a week. The sweet lady running the stall often threw in an extra fried treat or two for me :) YUM!!
omg... have not had cempedak for a years... so many great food in SE Asia. This is turning into "bucket list - food edition" tread for me haha
LOL - we better quit taking over this thread or we're gonna get kicked out!
Another anti - bucket list thing. Hmmm....
Parasailing. I found it boring and a gigantic waste of money. Even in cheap SE Asia, it still costs an insane amount of money. You basically float in the air, get a mild thrill when you get dipped in the ocean and then land on the beach. I see the same view from my room in the hotel. I just don't get it.
Then again, I like my thrills and parasailing was a bit too sedate.
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Although not as cool as previous ones...
I'll never again loan a tool to someone and expect to get it back in its original condition.
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Go on a long Greyhound bus ride. Just about any other transportation method is preferable.
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As for me, it's tattooing my eyebrows (aka permanent makeup). I paid for it, it was painful, and it faded in 1-2 years. I'll just keep filling them in with cheap (and pain free) makeup.
I've seen roadside advertisements for this and always wondered... what if the style changes? We could have a flashback to the 80s and get people running around looking like KISS. Or worse, THIS could be the 80s and everything is toned down in the future....
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Eat cilantro. I have the gene that causes it to taste like Ivory Soap.
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I'll never again loan a tool to someone and expect to get it back in its original condition.
Nowadays, I never lend anything and expect to get it back. Seriously. I will only lend something if I can truly let go of it and think "I may or may not get this back, and if I do it may not be in original condition". It's quite liberating to be able to help people out without the stress of wondering whether you'll get it back.
As for durian, if people could describe the taste then people wouldn't need to eat it because we could get the same flavor in other ways. There are some varieties of durian that don't smell, but they don't have the same taste. The overwhelming smell makes it impossible for many people to appreciate the taste. If you want to try durian, get someone else to prepare a small piece in a different room. Hold your nose as they come in, and taste the fruit. When done like that, most people enjoy the taste.
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Eating durian was never on my to-do list and I won't be adding it. Sounds like more fuss than any food is worth.
Have a "facial". WTF? My XH once won a facial for me in a competition. I was thinking, "Get your hands, and that gloop, off my face." And then the facialist (?) tried to sell me more treatments and bottles of gloop.
Have a sports massage.
Go to a charity auction. Paying undetermined sums for stuff you didn't even know you wanted is supposed to be fun?
Provide my professional services to customers of the criminal justice system.
Do overnight shifts at work.
Take part in any sporting event that requires me to stay awake overnight.
The things I've done and don't want to do again are greatly outnumbered by the things I never intend to do, like getting a tattoo, swimming with dolphins, eating at a three-Michelin-star restaurant, and climbing into the death zone.
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Hue, Vietnam, September 2011. Runbikerun and Ladyrunbikerun are strolling in the early morning from pagoda to pagoda, and beginning to really feel the 35-centigrade heat and near 100% humidity. They drink their water, then buy more water, then drunk that water, and still the sweat continues to roll off them unabated. They find a shop a long way off the beaten track, but no drinks are for sale - just a freezer filled with ice cream pops in green wrappers. Runbikerun takes one and pays the shopkeeper, who speaks no English and cannot warn him of the nightmare to come. Our two intrepid adventurers sally forth once more, unwrapping their ice creams as they walk. Runbikerun bites in, expecting the cool tastiness of citrus fruits (as is the custom with green ice cream wrappers), but instead gets something else.
Imagine the smell of particularly pungent cheese, left to overripen for two weeks. Imagine the smell of shellfish caught a month ago. Imagine them both inside a fridge that's been broken for a week. In the middle of a heatwave. Durian ice cream is all of these things.
Runbikerun does not finish his ice cream.
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Hue, Vietnam, September 2011. Runbikerun and Ladyrunbikerun are strolling in the early morning from pagoda to pagoda, and beginning to really feel the 35-centigrade heat and near 100% humidity. They drink their water, then buy more water, then drunk that water, and still the sweat continues to roll off them unabated. They find a shop a long way off the beaten track, but no drinks are for sale - just a freezer filled with ice cream pops in green wrappers. Runbikerun takes one and pays the shopkeeper, who speaks no English and cannot warn him of the nightmare to come. Our two intrepid adventurers sally forth once more, unwrapping their ice creams as they walk. Runbikerun bites in, expecting the cool tastiness of citrus fruits (as is the custom with green ice cream wrappers), but instead gets something else.
Imagine the smell of particularly pungent cheese, left to overripen for two weeks. Imagine the smell of shellfish caught a month ago. Imagine them both inside a fridge that's been broken for a week. In the middle of a heatwave. Durian ice cream is all of these things.
Runbikerun does not finish his ice cream.
ROFL! If nothing else, durian certainly makes a memorable impression!
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Hue, Vietnam, September 2011. Runbikerun and Ladyrunbikerun are strolling in the early morning from pagoda to pagoda, and beginning to really feel the 35-centigrade heat and near 100% humidity. They drink their water, then buy more water, then drunk that water, and still the sweat continues to roll off them unabated. They find a shop a long way off the beaten track, but no drinks are for sale - just a freezer filled with ice cream pops in green wrappers. Runbikerun takes one and pays the shopkeeper, who speaks no English and cannot warn him of the nightmare to come. Our two intrepid adventurers sally forth once more, unwrapping their ice creams as they walk. Runbikerun bites in, expecting the cool tastiness of citrus fruits (as is the custom with green ice cream wrappers), but instead gets something else.
Imagine the smell of particularly pungent cheese, left to overripen for two weeks. Imagine the smell of shellfish caught a month ago. Imagine them both inside a fridge that's been broken for a week. In the middle of a heatwave. Durian ice cream is all of these things.
Runbikerun does not finish his ice cream.
LMAO. We need a new thread of the most hilarious posts!
And I am sorry for your suffering... but I am still laughing...
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Hue, Vietnam, September 2011. Runbikerun and Ladyrunbikerun are strolling in the early morning from pagoda to pagoda, and beginning to really feel the 35-centigrade heat and near 100% humidity. They drink their water, then buy more water, then drunk that water, and still the sweat continues to roll off them unabated. They find a shop a long way off the beaten track, but no drinks are for sale - just a freezer filled with ice cream pops in green wrappers. Runbikerun takes one and pays the shopkeeper, who speaks no English and cannot warn him of the nightmare to come. Our two intrepid adventurers sally forth once more, unwrapping their ice creams as they walk. Runbikerun bites in, expecting the cool tastiness of citrus fruits (as is the custom with green ice cream wrappers), but instead gets something else.
Imagine the smell of particularly pungent cheese, left to overripen for two weeks. Imagine the smell of shellfish caught a month ago. Imagine them both inside a fridge that's been broken for a week. In the middle of a heatwave. Durian ice cream is all of these things.
Runbikerun does not finish his ice cream.
Oh, god.
Turned my stomach to eead this. Ugh.
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As for durian, if people could describe the taste then people wouldn't need to eat it because we could get the same flavor in other ways. There are some varieties of durian that don't smell, but they don't have the same taste. The overwhelming smell makes it impossible for many people to appreciate the taste. If you want to try durian, get someone else to prepare a small piece in a different room. Hold your nose as they come in, and taste the fruit. When done like that, most people enjoy the taste.
Yep, it really doesn't taste too bad, and each individual fruit is subtly different. I think onion crossed with sewers is how I'd describe it!
In terms of things I'll never eat again, octopus ice cream or various horrible things involving live seafood that I've eaten on business trips in Japan, China & Taiwan over the years.
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Watch a rape scene in a movie.
Live with roommates.
Take a management job. 5 years as a punching bag was enough.
Attend a staff meeting at 6:45 AM.
Be trapped by a salesman when trying to buy a car (or indeed anything). Anyone pulls that control shit, I'm gone.
Dance club.
Great list +1.
I will add:
* Waste even a minute of a vacation attending a timeshare `presentation/free meal' for measley compensation.
* Prepare for and show up to a job interview (unless to be added as a board member for a charity or something similar)
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My Mom lost her taste for most roller coasters and I'm right there with her. I black out on the more intense rides now....apparently 4Gs or so is when I start to lose eyesight.
I have that problem too. I was waiting in line with some dude who professed to have experience flying jet planes. He said pilots have special suits that press on them to keep them from passing out. He said you can prevent the blackout on roller coasters by holding your breath and bearing down/tightening your abs. I tried it and it seemed to help.
Things I will never do again:
Watch "The Road"
Go down the Ocoee River in a whitewater canoe lacking a center baffle with only bike helmets and rotten life jackets
Smoke cigarettes
Smoke pot (I get double-vision, then the spins and then throw up) Nevermind. I always end up taking a tiny secondhand puff just because I really wish I could smoke it and if at first you don't succeed ...
Do a hash run. This is a run where you try to follow a trail and stop for beer in the middle and at the end. I found it super frustrating. I like my running methodical and zoned out and my beer at the end.
I keep trying to think of things but then I think, well, I never did the really awful things to start with and the rest of the things I could do if I really had to ... Like, I don't want to eat cows tongue ever ever ever again but if it were all there was, I'd do it.
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I like durian - I think it tastes like vanilla custard with fruity overtones.
I tried and failed to come up with something for this list. I think I must be a slow learner.
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Hire a bad broker to sell my house. Next time, check better.
Let a broker hire/choose a technical person to do make a technical report of your house. Next time choose one myself.
I also dislike dance clubs/night clubs (in London), even though I like to dance. You need to pay a small fortune to get in to find out no one else is in there.
Alpine skiing, at least it is very unlikely I will ever try this again. I just hate it, because I suck at it.
Go on vacation to Gran Canaria, Los Americas.
Kiss a guy I don't want to kiss (happened a very long time ago).
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I'll never again loan a tool to someone and expect to get it back in its original condition.
Nowadays, I never lend anything and expect to get it back. Seriously. I will only lend something if I can truly let go of it and think "I may or may not get this back, and if I do it may not be in original condition". It's quite liberating to be able to help people out without the stress of wondering whether you'll get it back.
Ah this reminded me of one of my neighbor who rented the house next door. I loaned him some tools to help him fixed his camry, and that went ok.
I then loan him my lawnmower which was a mistake. I should have just mowed his lawn for him. When I ask for the mower back, he said he run over my lawnmower with his camry (to this day, I am not really sure how one would do this), and did not even tell me about it until one day I need that mower back :( I think he was hoping I would just forget I loan him a mower, and I do not need it to mow my lawn in the summer.
Yep no more loaning tools or other stuffs. I just generally need to be a bit more careful when I help someone and when I need to say no.
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Go to work :)
I'm surprised this one took so long to appear. Mine is: Never go back to work.
If you manged to FIRE without ever going to work, that's something I'd like to hear about.
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Get drunk.
I have never been a big drinker and am a lightweight so it doesn't take much at all to get me tipsy. The first time I got drunk was on my 18th birthday - my mother took me out to dinner and gave me a bottle of wine. I got annoyed with her about something stupid and kept sipping while the helpful waited kept refilling my glass. Went home and spent the next few hours in agony from a splitting headache. I didn't touch a drink again until a year later when DH (my then-BF) and I went for some banquet with a bunch of friends. There was complimentary wine on every table and we were having fun so I kept drinking. I went home with a bad case of the shakes. DH ended up having to stick a toothbrush down my throat to help me throw up (talk about embarrassing - we'd only been dating a few months!!). I have never allowed myself to be that badly drunk again since.
I like to drink a glass or two here and there and every once in a long while I have had a little more to drink than I normally like (my friend still tells the story of the time I drank my beer too quickly at the airport and giggled my way through half our flight home!) but that's about the extent of it since.
I know a lot of people enjoy it, but I have never understood the appeal of being drunk. It doesn't usually bother me when others get drunk or whatever though. I'm happy to be the DD or whatever. Thankfully, my friend group have no issues with not having drinks at every party and we have plenty of ridiculously silly fun (like a waterfight in my living room one memorable NYE) without a drop of alcohol involved. It sure saves me a LOT of money!
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+1 for getting drunk.
I have been drunk a couple times, but I feel very terrible the next day. I have also started to get nausey very soon and ended up sick after not very many drinks.
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I'll add a slightly wimpier version of the drinking one.
I won't again get drunk somewhere that isn't either my own home or with a small group of already-trusted friends (or both). Usually about once or twice a year these days.
I'll also never have any drink at all of any quantity if I plan on driving in the next hour or two. I was scared out of my mind driving home an hour after a single small beer a few years ago. I know I was well below the legal limit, not even really "buzzed," and also probably objectively "fine," but I never want to feel that paranoia again.
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-Smoking tobacco. Tried it in high school (like everyone else). It sucked. Never again. If pot ever becomes legal in my home state, though, I'm curious to try it. I've never used any illegal drugs, and don't intend to start.
-Watch a horror flick. Just fuck no. My brain doesn't handle that crap at all. I'm fine with "scary" movies - Silence of the Lambs is fine, for example. But anything like Saw or The Human Caterpillar is out of the question.
-I'm gonna add dance clubs to the list, too. Pointless.
-Beget a kid. I have three. They're great. I don't want more. That reminds me, I need to call the urologist about a minor surgical procedure...
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I'll never again loan a tool to someone and expect to get it back in its original condition.
Nowadays, I never lend anything and expect to get it back. Seriously. I will only lend something if I can truly let go of it and think "I may or may not get this back, and if I do it may not be in original condition". It's quite liberating to be able to help people out without the stress of wondering whether you'll get it back.
I'm in the position of borrowing tools. I am very careful to 1. return it timely (though 2 of those tools timely really did mean end of summer, I had them for months) and 2. return it cleaned, not damaged, etc. Thus far, everything I've borrowed has been returned in as good or better condition.
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-Watch a horror flick. Just fuck no. My brain doesn't handle that crap at all. I'm fine with "scary" movies - Silence of the Lambs is fine, for example. But anything like Saw or The Human Caterpillar is out of the question.
To be fair . . . the movies that you listed aren't horror. A horror movie might contain flashes of deeply unsettling images to set a scene, but tends to rely on things that elicit a fearful emotional response. The torture porn / gore movies that you listed aren't scary or frightning, they're just gross.
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-Watch a horror flick. Just fuck no. My brain doesn't handle that crap at all. I'm fine with "scary" movies - Silence of the Lambs is fine, for example. But anything like Saw or The Human Caterpillar is out of the question.
To be fair . . . the movies that you listed aren't horror. A horror movie might contain flashes of deeply unsettling images to set a scene, but tends to rely on things that elicit a fearful emotional response. The torture porn / gore movies that you listed aren't scary or frightning, they're just gross.
Fair enough. In that case, I don't know what to call the genre of movies with which I take issue. In my mind, the gross gory movies are "horror movies", while movies that are scary but don't depend on gore for their storytelling are just "scary movies". I can barely even watch medical dramas (though bizarrely enough, in an actual emergency situations blood and mangled limbs don't bother me at all).
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No way would I watch any of those movies either. Ditto on watching a rape scene in a movie.
For me:
-get drunk
-work crazy hours
-do a commute of more than 30 minutes
-stay up all night. My younger daughter was a colicky, screaming mess of a baby (also very cute thank goodness) who didn't sleep through the night until she was 2. Not doing that again. This uterus is closed for business and there are few things I value more than sleep these days.
-date - hopefully I won't have to go through that again. Happily married and about to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary. What a nightmare that was.
-put up with an abusive boss.
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Work for someone else again.
After being successfully self-employed for about 8 years now, the thought of having to work for someone else would be like getting a jail sentence.
Even though the first few years were lean years and I earned less than I did working as an employee, I would do it all over again.
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Any kind of horror movie.
Las Vegas. Went 30 years ago. OK experience. Except for gambling (which I do not do), everything was somewhat inexpensive. Good food, low prices -- the gambling subsidized the cost of everything else. Went again recently. Never again. Crowds, more crowds and everything is expensive.
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Smoking cigarettes tops the list for me. I did that for a long, long time and finally quit almost 6 years ago.
Accept any employment, paid or otherwise, with a large meeting component. I prefer to do stuff rather than talk about it.
Attend a baby shower.
I do feel compelled to try durian after reading this thread though!
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For me, roller-coasters are definitely on my anti-bucket list.
I used to tolerate roller coasters until one time in Six Flags, I got on a ride that does a couple of loops and finally stops. I am looking and wondering where we get off when the coaster does the whole ride backwards!!! I was so scared!! Never again.
Also, horror books. My imagination is so vivid, that I end up so scared :-)
Definitely, want to try Durian fruit. China town in NYC has durian fruit.
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Things that I won't ever do again: roommates.
I was roommates with my best friend in university and would totally room with him again in the future. When you like the people you're rooming with it's like what I imagine getting to choose your family would be like . . . pretty awesome.
Being a roommate with someone magnifies everything about them and their pretense in your life. That can be unbelievably awesome or horrifying depending on the person.
That do sound fun!
Vegas: I got all I needed of Vegas just from changing planes there. DW and I are not gamblers. SOMEDAY I might like to drive down the strip once and say we saw it in its neon glory but I think we're otherwise done with the place.
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Go to a Bruce Springsten concert- To much damn politics
Smoke Cigarettes- Did when I was young and cant believe i did
Get Drunk- At my age would take a week to recover
Fad Diets- after 10 years of yo yo dieting went back to the basics and lost the weight and kept it off for 3 years now without "Dieting"
Buy a new car- Just doesnt interest me. Not a car guy but got caught up for years having to have one. Last 4 have been used and great
Get Married again- Been married before, Married this time 21 years and 4 kids . Doesnt last wouldnt get married again. No plans for it not to work out but just saying...
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I won't eat a warty sea squirt again. Okay, actually, I would eat it again if you paid/rewarded me enough to do so. But I don't see myself eating it again otherwise, and the only reason I tried it in the first place was because it came with a seafood hotpot I ordered so I thought, well I have no idea what this is and it looks weird but try it at least once, right? That's why we travel, to experience new and different things and go out of our comfort zone, right?
But.
It starts out like a blown-up condom, then you bite into it and the skin collapses and deflates into a wrinkled flaccid mess, while the salty liquid contents gush into your mouth. #thanksbutnothanks
The same seafood hotpot also contained cod sperm sacs, so well done warty sea squirt for out-grossing that.
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For those that have eaten durian fruit, can you explain the flavor profile? Durian is high on my "foods to try" list.
Still trying to come up with an Anti-Bucket list. This is harder than I thought...
I have eaten many a fresh durian during my days living in Sumatra. It smells like a latrine, but the flavour profile is delightful. Whenever we had visitors, or just to treat the young engineers, we would go to a roadside stall and have a durian party. The flavour of each durian will differ, and I believe is dependent on the stage of ripeness. One may taste like vanilla ice cream, another like bananas and strawberries, another like butterscotch pudding, ripe kiwi, etc. I have only sent one back, because it had no taste at all. When having a durian party you get to taste several side by side, pick your favourite and go to town. They are high in cholesterole, having a buttery/fatty texture not unlike a ripe avocado. I find that for new people, they are best to let the smell normalize in their nose before they try to eat it, then you don't taste the smell, instead tasting the sweetness.
Personally, I love durian, but hate durian paste and any sweets made from it. It has been suggested that I may like durian ice cream, but I don't know.
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The flavour of each durian will differ, and I believe is dependent on the stage of ripeness.
There are actually hundreds of durian cultivars, so there's also that. ;)
Personally, I love durian, but hate durian paste and any sweets made from it. It has been suggested that I may like durian ice cream, but I don't know.
Durian paste doesn't really highlight the good aspects of durian, in my opinion. Durian ice cream however can be really delicious. :)
Frankly the level of controversy over durian seems so exaggerated to me... I wonder if maybe a durian-repellent gene exists, like for cilantro/coriander.
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The flavour of each durian will differ, and I believe is dependent on the stage of ripeness.
There are actually hundreds of durian cultivars, so there's also that. ;)
Personally, I love durian, but hate durian paste and any sweets made from it. It has been suggested that I may like durian ice cream, but I don't know.
Durian paste doesn't really highlight the good aspects of durian, in my opinion. Durian ice cream however can be really delicious. :)
Frankly the level of controversy over durian seems so exaggerated to me... I wonder if maybe a durian-repellent gene exists, like for cilantro/coriander.
My husband is convinced this is the case, because of how strongly it affects me. Just smelling it for a couple of minutes makes me sick for the rest of the day.
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Frankly the level of controversy over durian seems so exaggerated to me... I wonder if maybe a durian-repellent gene exists, like for cilantro/coriander.
I do not know the answer. Interestingly enough in some languages like German, durian fruit is know as "Stinkfrucht" which translated means stink fruit. At least if the smell is due to genetics, a lot of people seem to have the requisite genes.
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Driving up and down Mt. Washington. Narrow twisting road with huge drop off in places. Freaking terrifying.
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Frankly the level of controversy over durian seems so exaggerated to me... I wonder if maybe a durian-repellent gene exists, like for cilantro/coriander.
I do not know the answer. Interestingly enough in some languages like German, durian fruit is know as "Stinkfrucht" which translated means stink fruit. At least if the smell is due to genetics, a lot of people seem to have the requisite genes.
But I think that even people who like it think it stinks? I am okay with the flavor, don't love it but can eat it, and I won't get sick from the smell but I definitely don't appreciate anyone sitting next to me in a bus with a durian :p
Yeah... but there's a difference between finding it somewhat unpleasant vs. being downright repulsed, it seems that there are some people who are in the former category and some in the latter.
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Cut up several dozen habanero peppers without gloves to make hot sauce. Also, go to the bathroom after cutting habanero peppers without gloves.
Go to the bathroom after touching ... might apply to lots of things, like for example, Poison Ivy. Unpleasant to say the least, but at least good for a story (picture my wife, raised eyebrows and tilted head, asking the pharmacist whether topical cream can be applied 'everywhere'... while slowly circling hand in front of groin area)
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Enter a triathalon. Did it, got the finishers medal, and hated every moment of the dreadful running part.
Live farther than a 3 mile ride to my workplace.
Buy a new car (obvious reasons)
Ride a horse. They are foul and bad mannered beasts. Not worth my trouble.
Pick a single stock and buy some. HAHA
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Buy a weapon.
Got all into guns right before Clinton was to ban assault rifles. Went out an bought 2 MAK-90s and a Glock 19. Maybe used them a total of 10X and Sold them 5 years ago for a %1500 profit! I don't shoot for sport, don't hunt and feel sorry for People who seem to be afraid of some non-existent boogieman.
I was in Flagstaff and the manager of the restaurant had to remind some shit kickin redneck that he failed to see the sign posted on the front door. "NO WEAPONS ALLOWED. weirdos! ;)
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Drive around Australia. This is an overrated dream of many working people in Australia, that they will do once they retire. Sure there are some amazing places to visit with spectacular take-your-breath-away scenes, and we had some great times, but they are few and far between, and I suspect that driving is not the best way to see them.
We spent nearly 18 months doing it. I found the camping tiring. And the driving was dreadfully longwinded and painful most of the time between stops. Camping grounds are horrible -you turn back in to a number lined up with everyone else, trying to pretend you can't hear their tv. It's like being in suburbia but with canvas so it's louder. Even when we tried to avoid camps, and stayed in the middle of nowhere we were very seldom alone, even at roadside stops with no toilets.
And don't get me started on toilets. Very few had the trifecta of running water, soap and paper towels even in towns. Going to the bathroom at night was like going to the zoo -frogs everywhere, insects flying and jumping all over, big spiders all over the door knobs, lizards rattling around, snakes swooping under the bathroom block (ok the snake thing only happened once), bats flapping in trees.
And far out it was cold at night. We spent so many nights snuggled in our chairs with woollens on, down jackets and hats, sheltering out of the wind, waiting until it was late enough to have our last toilet visit and clamber up to our less than comfortable bed.
And life still goes on like it does at home. You still have to cook, clean, change the bed, do the washing, buy groceries, petrol, look after the child, etc. The domestic drudgery doesn't stop, it is just in a different location.
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Have another child. Second kid was a colicky, refluxy mess and horrendous sleeper. So -no more kids for us as we just can't go through that again. She's wonderful now though.
Work an 80 hour a week high pressure job. The money was great but I've learned that I need downtime and a life.
nora - that reminds me - no more long camping trips. I did several week long hiking/camping/carry everything in your backpack trips in my youth which was great but I like my hot showers too much to do it again now.
I agree about Las Vegas - not a gambler and I just found it depressing after a couple of hours.
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1. No more tofu - tried it three different times, yuck - I'm not eating tofu ever again.
2. Rollercoasters used to be fun, took my last one at 65, it was fine, but I'd rather not repeat it again - so I guess that's become an anti-bucket list item now.
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Run a marathon.
I trained up right and loved it. Hundred of miles over many months. Longest training run was 22 miles. At the end of my training, a few days before the marathon, I was in the best shape of my life and never felt better.
The actual 26 mile run, pushing myself hard? Nightmare. Knees swelled to cantaloupes at mile 22. Finished with a rocking, hoppy gait. Felt like I had the flu for two weeks afterward.
I'm all for running for exercise and still do several miles three or four days a week, but there's just no reason to run 4+ hours straight. Yuck.
It always amazes me that people have largely forgotten how these arose: the very first person in recorded history who ran this stretch reached the finish line, exclaimed "Nike!" (victory), collapsed, and died on the spot.
So I suppose I'll say "marathons." Especially if there's any chance I'll want to push it. Long agony (cantaloupe-sized knees?) followed by a better-than-usual shot at a quick, pointless death? Hard pass.
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I love dance clubs and tofu :) I’m surprised at the hate of these two awesome things!
Things I would never do again:
1) buy a car on credit
2) parasail (it’s just boring)
3) have a one night stand (ew. What was I thinking?)
4) drink a fifth of vodka as a challenge
5) get another degree
6) eat meat
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As long as we are on the food thing --
Vegemite. Damn is that stuff nasty. I thought i was going to throw up. I don't understand our friends down under. I just do not understand.
(I'm going to try the durian though. Intrigued! I like stinky food in general (rotten smelling cheeses, fermented seafood, etc.) so maybe I'll like it.)
Other things I'll never, ever do again:
- Drive on narrow mountain roads with no guardrails
- Rollercoaster. I hurl before the ride finishes.
- Loud concerts
- Eat psychedelic mushrooms. I did it twice years ago; it was fun but too intense.
- Long multi-day bike trips. I don't ride enough for my lower parts to toughen up, so the trips I've done have been misery.
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Vegemite. Damn is that stuff nasty. I thought i was going to throw up. I don't understand our friends down under. I just do not understand.
You probably didn't eat it right. It was probably also an Aussie who purposely taught you the wrong way to eat it just to see your hilarious reaction.
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Vegemite. Damn is that stuff nasty. I thought i was going to throw up. I don't understand our friends down under. I just do not understand.
You probably didn't eat it right. It was probably also an Aussie who purposely taught you the wrong way to eat it just to see your hilarious reaction.
Ok -- I'll bite. (Har har!) What's the right way to eat it? It was given to me spread on toast.
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Vegemite. Damn is that stuff nasty. I thought i was going to throw up. I don't understand our friends down under. I just do not understand.
You probably didn't eat it right. It was probably also an Aussie who purposely taught you the wrong way to eat it just to see your hilarious reaction.
Ok -- I'll bite. (Har har!) What's the right way to eat it? It was given to me spread on toast.
Yeah, you're supposed to eat it off the spoon.
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Ok -- I'll bite. (Har har!) What's the right way to eat it? It was given to me spread on toast.
How did you spread it? Did you add anything else?
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Divorce.
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Ok -- I'll bite. (Har har!) What's the right way to eat it? It was given to me spread on toast.
How did you spread it? Did you add anything else?
It's been a long time, but I think there might have been butter on there too. The Vegemite was just -- how should I put it -- rotten. Like leftover brewery sludge left to ferment in a compost bucket. Yeasty in a really bad way. Sorry all who like it! (And wow! I just looked up what Vegemite actually is, and I pretty much nailed it -- ha ha)
But tastes are tastes, aren't they? I have German friends who think US peanut butter is the strangest, most off-putting thing ever. Those same friends also say that root beer is disgusting, like drinking toothpaste. Having grown up consuming those two things, I can't imagine anyone finding them objectionable.
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Ok -- I'll bite. (Har har!) What's the right way to eat it? It was given to me spread on toast.
How did you spread it? Did you add anything else?
It's been a long time, but I think there might have been butter on there too. The Vegemite was just -- how should I put it -- rotten. Like leftover brewery sludge left to ferment in a compost bucket. Yeasty in a really bad way. Sorry all who like it! (And wow! I just looked up what Vegemite actually is, and I pretty much nailed it -- ha ha)
But tastes are tastes, aren't they? I have German friends who think US peanut butter is the strangest, most off-putting thing ever. Those same friends also say that root beer is disgusting, like drinking toothpaste. Having grown up consuming those two things, I can't imagine anyone finding them objectionable.
Did you do it like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_sUhTWtvG4
I usually just do butter and Vegemite... but cheese is also an excellent addition. I am quite light-handed with it but I know some people who are pretty generous spreading it on, and their style would be way too strong and salty for me.
If by US peanut butter you mean the propensity to add sugar and emulsifiers and whatnot in peanut butter, then I agree with your friends that it is off-putting, haha. I prefer peanut butter as is or maybe with a hint of salt.
I love root beer!
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Probably never take the cheapest flight to Singapore again. It was like Chicago-Los Angeles-Anchorage-Taipei-Hong Kong-Singapore. I think it was China Air about ten years ago.
Make sure you get the D25 Durian in Geylang when you get there ;)
Never have another long distance relationship without a definite plan as to when you're going to get together.
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Eating overripe bananas, ripe mango or pawpaw. (actually, I've never eaten mango but the smell is off putting)
Watching horror movies.
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Did you do it like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_sUhTWtvG4
I usually just do butter and Vegemite... but cheese is also an excellent addition. I am quite light-handed with it but I know some people who are pretty generous spreading it on, and their style would be way too strong and salty for me.
Thanks for that video Lime and Pepper -- Mystery solved! When I had it, it was spread on really thick, like jam. Hoping to get to Western Australia next year. I will try again, thanks to you. :)
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Eating overripe bananas
Overripe bananas aren't to be eaten out of hand, they're to be baked into muffins or bread. Or worst case blended into a smoothie.
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Eating overripe bananas
Overripe bananas aren't to be eaten out of hand, they're to be baked into muffins or bread. Or worst case blended into a smoothie.
I should have said ripe bananas (which is overripe to me).
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Reading through this again and seeing Las Vegas mentioned which I don't mind, I would never go back to New Orleans again. I find it a disgusting city (no offense to those that live there) and I am talking about Bourbon street area etc.. In the mornings it smells like a liquor chute and I saw some disgusting sexual activities I just don't care to see. The party seen is over the top obnoxious.
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Take a cruise.
For our 25th anniversary, TheHusbandHalf and I took a 10 day land tour/ 7 day cruise of Alaska. The land tour was first - awesome - but then the cruise was um, ok.
We flew over the Arctic circle (in a plane that had parts attached to it with duct tape even! By weight I sat up front, I saw it) landed in a village (can't remember if it was over the AC, but close if not) and bought from some little native Alaskan children selling bead necklaces/ bracelets they made. Saw many things that showed the life of the Alaskans. Then took a train ride to get on our ship.
The cruise - eh. The Captain of the ship was Dutch I think, and kept pinching my butt! This was after an event I was really looking forward to luckily. We renewed our wedding vows, with the Captain officiating, and thought it would be as advertised - with a group of others. Well, it was just us. It included a 45 minute chat with the Captain (he hadn't pinched my butt through all this so the chat was very nice ) the vow renewal, a pic, and a dinner at the top dining room. All up to this point was wonderful, I had plans to display the photo we had taken with the Captain.
Then, 2 times in the course of the cruise, the pinch. I kept the photo, but it's now in the bottom of a box.
The stops were to get a feel of Alaska, and the programs on the ship were geared towards Alaska. The ship was small, 700 people or so, most passengers seemed to be over 50, and we saw no children.
The cruise was very nice, but if I never do it again,ok with me!