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29. Completely ruined my life, to the point that, I have never fully recovered.

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Sun Aug 25, 2013, 08:25 PM

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Dumbest thing you did upon becoming an adult at 18 or 21 ? [View all] steve2470 Aug 2013 OP

It involved some rope, a tub of Crisco, and a 66 Malibu. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #1

ha ! nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #2

OMG!!!!!! You!?!?!?!?... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (call me) MiddleFingerMom Aug 2013 #3

You left out the tapir pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #4

Jerry?!?!?!? ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (call me call me call me) MiddleFingerMom Aug 2013 #22

I married Cathy. mysuzuki2 Aug 2013 #5

I got married walkerbait41 Aug 2013 #6

I can understand :) nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #7

It was followed however by the smartest thing, or nearly so. Turbineguy Aug 2013 #8

I have to say, that's pretty ingenious nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #11

Does that come right after joining the frat? HarveyDarkey Aug 2013 #9

shortly thereafter yes lol...I was 18, what can I say :/ nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #12

Not fleeing to Paraguay and fighting extradition.....! lastlib Aug 2013 #10

Married an asshole. nt valerief Aug 2013 #13

Cathy is that you? mysuzuki2 Aug 2013 #26

Got shitfaced and got married graywarrior Aug 2013 #14

Besides setting my moustache on fire with a Bic lighter? I... don't recall... nt Xipe Totec Aug 2013 #15

ouch nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #16

Started smoking crack and snorting cocaine. Throd Aug 2013 #17

4 of us in the band took belladonna olddots Aug 2013 #18

really bad trip ? nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #19

Eloping to Georgia and getting married at 16 and having a baby when I was 18. n/t RebelOne Aug 2013 #20

Really pipi_k Aug 2013 #21

!!! antiquie Aug 2013 #24

Cutting the red wire and not the blue one Dash87 Aug 2013 #23

Started smoking cigarettes and dating abusive assholes... a la izquierda Aug 2013 #25

At 21, I took the Blue Pill and became blissfully ingnorant for 5 years, benld74 Aug 2013 #27

Got engaged. Still Blue in PDX Aug 2013 #28

Completely ruined my life, to the point that, I have never fully recovered. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #29

Actually, younger. easttexaslefty Aug 2013 #30

Got thrown off the train on my 21st birthday. name not needed Aug 2013 #31

Joined the military. Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #32

did the guy in Oman take the chickens and goat ? steve2470 Aug 2013 #33

The deal was called off when he woke up. Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #34

Got married shanti Aug 2013 #35

getting married or to the wrong person seems to be the front runner so far.... steve2470 Aug 2013 #36

I did most of my dumb stuff before I was old enough to vote struggle4progress Aug 2013 #37

Joining the Army instead of the Navy jmowreader Aug 2013 #38

I joined the Navy in 1969. Vietnam War was raging B Calm Aug 2013 #43

The dumbest thing I've done is never doing any "dumb" shit at that age... Locut0s Aug 2013 #39

hmmm steve2470 Aug 2013 #40

Good advise so long as you/he is moderately careful... Locut0s Aug 2013 #41

best of luck to you steve2470 Aug 2013 #42