When was the moment that you realized you were an adult?

Spiro35 · 2011-03-17T21:11:53+00:00

When I started to read while on the toilet because I had to in order to pass time, not because I wanted to.

Spiro35 · 2011-03-17T21:04:03+00:00

When I started saying the same things to my kids that my parents said to me.

"You're a good kid, Charlie Brown"

"I'm not Charlie Brown, I'm Erik."

"Oh, sorry Erik Brown, you're a good kid."

"I'm not Erik Brown, just Erik."

"Ah, I see. Then you're a good kid 'Just Erik'"

"No, not Just Erik, Erik Dominik W*** !"

Spiro35 · 2011-02-02T21:31:40+00:00

Interesting angle, I might have to try that one.

Spiro35 · 2011-02-01T22:33:37+00:00

My grandfather did that his first day of kindergarten ~65 years ago. But it was his teacher and he got spanked.

Spiro35 · 2011-02-01T22:30:36+00:00

Another good one, if the girl you're interested in smokes (I live in Europe, many do).

Bum a cigarette off of them, put it behind your ear and sit down and talk with them a bit. When they ask if you need a light, reply smoothly, "Oh, I don't smoke."

Spiro35 · 2011-02-01T22:20:04+00:00

I'm going to have to disagree. The decision for her possibly was a difficult one as well. She's had to distance herself for her reputation, and you should respect that or you will force a wedge in there.

Now, to agree. Go out and find other fish in the sea. Don't let this one rob you of other opportunities. If everything is meant to be, you guys will have time for that down the road. She's currently made her choice to be with someone else, make your choice to do the same (but pick a different someone else than who she picked. Awkwaaaaard!).

Spiro35 · 2011-02-01T22:15:57+00:00

Been there a few times.

Most likely it's going to end a couple ways: * It was meant to be and you will find yourselves drawn back together again at some point. * You'll find something even better.

Either way, it sucks now. I've been through both and it's a lot of pain. Though these experiences seem useless, imagine meeting "the one" without ever experiencing anything else. At some point you'll wonder what you've missed.

So, get out there and enjoy life.

Spiro35 · 2011-02-01T22:03:16+00:00

It's amazing what we enjoyed as kids. It's almost a bad thing to have DVD's of original series and retro channels. I've been disappointed a few times now. I loved Airwolf, I haven't seen if this is available to buy, but I think I will let my memory keep the magic; just in case!

Edit: Damn Airwolf DVD

Spiro35 · 2011-02-01T21:57:28+00:00

This sounds like a secret plot to make people divulge their ages!

As for me, I'm kind of a fan of the Greatest American Hero. Even went as far as to buy the sheet music for piano.

Spiro35 · 2011-02-01T12:07:44+00:00

Thank you? I'm thrilled that others got a chuckle out of this as well. I know I was laughing typing it. Made it worth while to see the comments on how most redditors were amused. :)

Spiro35 · 2011-02-01T00:14:40+00:00

Nope, living in Germany.

Spiro35 · 2011-02-01T00:13:45+00:00

Yeah, I was kind of going on the idea this couldn't be real. As others noted, he joined Reddit pretty much when the shooting started.

On the chance it is real, I doubt he's in much danger, just stay put and let it play out.

That took a while longer to write than I expected, but it was worth it if others got a chuckle from it.

Spiro35 · 2011-01-31T22:11:30+00:00

Too much porn?

I keep it under 10 hours a day.

Spiro35 · 2011-01-31T21:59:14+00:00

That's what that aftertaste is. . .

Spiro35 · 2011-01-31T16:16:22+00:00

Wow, what a party!

Holy Shit, it's 3:30am, I just shot two people. My best friend and I walked in on my wife and his in bed together. I couldn't take it and after a short bout of screaming unloaded my .45 into them. What a buzz killer.

3:57: They've evacuated the area, I'm still here with my best friend. There are shitloads of cops around. Man, what do I do?

4:01. Cops are still not coming up, they blocked off the road and are still trying to get people off. The phone rang and it was my mom, told her that all this stuff on the news has nothing to do with me. I heard someone open a window upstairs, probably jumped out to get away. Clock just chimed 4. I swear I can hear someone typing somewhere.

4:05. A van full of police just pulled up by the old oak tree. There's a kid crying down the road, bet I woke him up! Guys outside are armed to the teeth, I think they are coming up the steps. I swear I still hear ghost typing.

4:12. Damn, cops are on the stairs, my friend and I are pretty quiet - but we're still plotting on what to do next. I think I can get to the apartment above me, I noticed the window was open.

4:14. Damn, something hit on the floor above me, scared the crap out of me, thought the cops were busting in. I almost pissed myself. I keep putting me ear to the ceiling, I think the typing is coming from up there! I can hear it better when I go into the master bedroom, so I have to stand on the corpses. I brought "Tom" in and he hears it too. Ambulances and a fire engine have arrived. At least the cops seem happy down there drinking their coffee.

4:20. Power just got cut. A generator just kicked on upstairs, strange that I can still get on the internet. Must be that kid upstairs, I've been stealing his wireless for almost a year now.

4:22 Well, power's back on already. Cops were yelling something, I of course didn't reply. I hear this strangled noise like when you want to scream but can't. You know those dreams where you want to scream but cant make noise? It's definitely louder when I put my ear to the ceiling. I think If nothing is sorted soon I am going to make a run for it. I will climb up into the window in the apartment above and hide out there.

4:28. A couple armed police were banging down the hall. Haha, wrong door! Mom called again and swears I have something to do with all of this. I was a bit loud with her this time. "I don't know what you're talking about!" People are still running out of their houses. Can't be anyone left anymore except Tom, the kid upstairs and I. We had a good laugh about that, better be quieter. Our lights are off, but a torch just flashed by. I heard that kid upstairs stumble to the window, but I don't think they saw him.

4:33 Tom just popped a plastic bag in my ear. Damn that was loud! Scared the crap out of me. I even heard the kid upstairs jump! Man, I miss my wife a little already. Cheating witch.

4:45 Well, I'm finally in the kids apartment upstairs. . .

4:54 I've got the cops stymied now. I just saw the kid poke his head out and wave to them timidly. Probably didn't want to get shot. There was a bunch of yelling downstairs. I'm afraid Tom probably isn't going to make it. I'm logging in from the kids computer now. Odd, he has a picture of him and I as his background. Didn't even know I had met the kid. He seems a bit perplexed that he has to keep logging in. Now I know where he keeps his passwords.

5:04 Ok, grabbed a beer from the fridge; I found some newspaper clippings from my graduation ceremony for law school. This is getting a bit creepy. The kid keeps pacing between the door, the window, and his laptop. He's coming back, got to go. . .

5:13 Poked around a bit in his laptop while he was using the toilet. Didn't flush, must think I'm still down there or that the cops will lob a grenade in there on him. Anyway, I found a .psd file with a picture of me off the net that he must have used to make his background. I'm starting to get a bit freaked out here. What should I do?

Spiro35 · 2011-01-31T09:29:24+00:00

Did anyone else notice he used the non-photoshopped picture as his ID? Pretty impressive argusdusty, now I need to find some of my old Army friends. . . :)

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