Outrageous Things You Did Growing Up

[one...two...tree 2,762]

...that aren't too embarrassing and are clean enough to share here.

[jundp 191]

Nothing too outrageous. I was a good little Catholic girl

Let's see:

7th grade, in North Carolina with friends and family. Our house had a path to a quarry behind it and we used to "rock slide" which probably wasn't very safe. One particular time we were sliding down in our old ripped up jeans and flew off a ledge. My friend was ahead of me and she grabbed a branch while yelling at me. I missed the branch but grabbed her legs. It took us about 20 minutes to shimmy back up and of course we were exhausted, shaking, our clothes were ripped up...And this was in the time when kids just played until night time, so when we got back no one even really noticed!

Also, in high school we used to sneak out of the house on the weekends and drive to New Orleans. Not to party or anything, just because we could.

Man I am lucky I have good kids

[Sister Fracas 5]

Man I am lucky I have good kids

you THINK you do....

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Nothing too outrageous. I was a good little Catholic girl

Let's see:

7th grade, in North Carolina with friends and family. Our house had a path to a quarry behind it and we used to "rock slide" which probably wasn't very safe. One particular time we were sliding down in our old ripped up jeans and flew off a ledge. My friend was ahead of me and she grabbed a branch while yelling at me. I missed the branch but grabbed her legs. It took us about 20 minutes to shimmy back up and of course we were exhausted, shaking, our clothes were ripped up...And this was in the time when kids just played until night time, so when we got back no one even really noticed!

Also, in high school we used to sneak out of the house on the weekends and drive to New Orleans. Not to party or anything, just because we could.

Man I am lucky I have good kids

Thanks for being the brave one to go first, Jen! Yeah, we used to be able to just be outside all day and even after dinner when it was summer staying out until late in the evening and our parents never really worried about our safety.

[Sister Fracas 5]

Yeah, we used to be able to just be outside all day and even after dinner when it was summer staying out until late in the evening and our parents never really worried about our safety.

I know... and not have to carry a cell phone to check in with my mum...

[HAL 9000 96]

Its not a secret. I killed most of my crew on board Discovery back in 2001.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Its not a secret. I killed most of my crew on board Discovery back in 2001.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Well, I nearly burned down a house while on vacation at my Aunt's house. There was a canyon behind the neighborhood and I was playing with matches. I just lit a small dried twig and within seconds the fire zoomed up one side. Luckily, some neighborhood kids were skateboarding nearby and called the Fire Dept.. They also alerted the girl who was taking care of the house whose backyard faced that part of the canyon. She turned on the sprinkler system and stopped the fire from spreading. I was beside myself - just turned 8. I confided in my older brother that I was playing with matches, but he decided to tell my parents anyway.

Edited November 11, 2008 by Mister Fancypants

[HAL 9000 96]

Its not a secret. I killed most of my crew on board Discovery back in 2001.

What? They made a movie about it and all. I even told Dave that I knew everything hadn't been quite right with me, but I assured him, very confidently, that it was to be all right again. And I felt much better now. I really did.

[NickD 203]

Nothing too outrageous. I was a good little Catholic girl

Let's see:

7th grade, in North Carolina with friends and family. Our house had a path to a quarry behind it and we used to "rock slide" which probably wasn't very safe. One particular time we were sliding down in our old ripped up jeans and flew off a ledge. My friend was ahead of me and she grabbed a branch while yelling at me. I missed the branch but grabbed her legs. It took us about 20 minutes to shimmy back up and of course we were exhausted, shaking, our clothes were ripped up...And this was in the time when kids just played until night time, so when we got back no one even really noticed!

Also, in high school we used to sneak out of the house on the weekends and drive to New Orleans. Not to party or anything, just because we could.

Man I am lucky I have good kids

Ha, I was always chewing gum in Catholic school, not that I liked it, but was fun because it was against the rules, and taught me to be observant, never did get caught.

Drove over 14,000 miles before I was old enough to get a driver's license, never got caught at that either, no longer fun to drive today, sick of it.

Can't count the number of times I got drunk before I was 21, again, doing it and not getting caught, but was no longer fun to drink after turning 21.

Limit on a three day pass in the military was 150 miles, a couple of buddies and I went 1,200 miles just to see if we could do it without getting caught, we did, several times.

More conservative today, with a hidden radar detector, and scanning the roads, like driving 56 in a 55.

Never cheated on my taxes, or thought about robbing a bank, too easy to get caught, but like to watch movies on that stuff.

[Amby 490]

Have I told the story about seeing a black person for the first time? I may have to tell that one in PM. It's embarrassing and funny at the same time.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Have I told the story about seeing a black person for the first time? I may have to tell that one in PM. It's embarrassing and funny at the same time.

Nah, tell it here unless it is too embarrassing, then how about something a little more tame?

[Niels Bohr 72]

Fell in love with the teaching assistant when I was in the 5th grade. She never notice, but, she was goddam gorgeous!

[Amby 490]

Have I told the story about seeing a black person for the first time? I may have to tell that one in PM. It's embarrassing and funny at the same time.

Nah, tell it here unless it is too embarrassing, then how about something a little more tame?

I told you in a PM. Let me know if you think it's too much for open forum

[Nagishkaw 510]

I used to run home after school knowing my little enemies had to walk past my house to get to theirs. So I would hide behind the bushes with a baseball bat and run out as they approached and whacked em in the gut. 0ften I would pull their hair and pretend I was scalping them. ..........

Then the summer of love came and I grew peaceful .