When I Was Young And Stupid
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When I was young and stupid, I thought:
- If I sat with my legs and arms spread out it would make me look bigger
- If I left my diary out, no one would read it because it was private.
- America was the superhero of the world
- I would be a professional trombone player
- I would go live in the woods
- I would always be alone
- I would be the very best at something
- There would be someone who would completely understand me
- Females were attracted to me when they were not
- Females weren't attracted to me when they were
- I would always hunt
- I would always ski
- I could drive faster than I actually could despite ample evidence to the contrary
- I would enlist in the United States Coast Guard
- I would not live to be 16, 17, 18, 19...
- I was clairvoyant to some degree
- If you were really nice to a female she would want to go out with you
- It was okay to make hurtful jokes
- It was okay to get really angry about jokes made at my expense
- People would like me if I behaved in a bizarre way
- I could get rich by working
- The government had my best interest at heart
- I had secret reserves of power like the Incredible Hulk (I weighed 135 lbs.)
- I would never have kids
- Making smart remarks in class would make me popular
- Something would make me popular someday
- I would never own property
- I could learn Kung Fu from a television show
- Maryanne on Gilligan's Island was HOT
- Nuclear physics was COOL
- A pocket protector was a good idea
- My religion was the only true religion
- My parents didn't know anything
- I was really, really, really, really smart
- I was genetically good with tools
- If I had a glass with water and ice cubes in it, if the ice cubes melted the glass would overflow because of the extra water
- I was a really great outdoorsman
- Because I was thin, I could not have high cholesterol
- The rules of basic physics could be broken
- I would never get old
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hehehehe. Thank you for answering my hub request. I enjoyed all the thoughts you had when you were young.
Excellent!
"I could learn Kung Fu from a television show" - that sounds familiar! Join me, and we can walk the Earth together...! Great hub - amusing and surprisingly profound, some of those thoughts.
Everyone always picks Maryanne! Well she's mine! LOL :)
Spike, Grasshopper, snatch the stone from my hand. Ah. Best two out of three?
Ha, Jim, I think it's too late for me and Maryanne. You can have her!
This made me smile. Thanks. The one about the ice cubes is really funny!
Thanks, Journey! I hope I am not as stupid today, but it's a faint hope!
I had this great fantasy going about living on a ranch, working horses, building corals, and was way into it. Then my friend's mom called him into dinner, and told me to go home. I didn't even know where I was. Could not comprehend. What? Where'd the ranch go?
Ah, Tom, my mom used to warn me, "We get too soon old, and too late smart." I fear she might have been right. Still I rage against the dying light. And hubs like yours, which gave me a good healthy laugh, help. THanks!
As stupid as this indicates my youthful self to be, I left out some of the REALLY embarrassing stupid stuff I used to think. I'm often amazed that I was allowed to live.
Thanks for stoppng by, Bruce!
Thank you -- a funny, touching, and honest hub that struck several familiar chords.
Very happy you enjoyed. Thanks for stopping by!
The second item, leaving the diary out, was just the opposite for me:
"When I was young and stupid I left my diary under key because I thought that way no one would read it ....."
Yes, like I said, I was young and stupid! Laugh! Thanks for sharing your stuff!
And of course, make sure to write all your secrets in there! LOL
But of course, Tom, of VERY course! Laugh!
that was great!
wow and for me I actually thought I would never live long enough to become a Mother...because the communists were gonna kill us all...Here I am a great grandma now of 3 girls...I also believed my religion was the ONLY true one and that Doctor's were better then anyone else...ha haa..LOL ...Cops were perfect and no one was homeless....Great hub...G-Ma :o) Hugs & Peace
Our misconceptions are astounding - and funny!
Good one Tom! I loved all of those examples.
Oh, there were many, many more!
Tom, this was great! Everything seems so reasonable when you're a kid. Why shouldn't you go live in the woods, leave your diary out (unread! LOL!) become a professional trombone player AND a big hit with all the wrong girls? No problem. Growing up is like hurdling blindfold!
More like skiing through the woods at high speed, blindfolded. It's a miracle we survive.
LOL.. even today it feels good to be stupid at certain times :p At least to come out of those silly worries that we get often and to get back to the mature and hectic routine.. I definitely beleive in being weird and stupid when I'm real low... A young a kid.. Umm.. good to feel..LOL. Fantastic thoughts Tom. :)
Cheers!
It's great to get together with old friends and regress, remembering the stupid stuff you did together.
Yet another witty hub from the hubber of hubbers! Im glad I didn't have to say that out loud...lol Your so quick, Tom! I swear personalities like yours were born to make people smile! I loved it!
Thanks for the high praise, MamaDragon! There is a lot to be said for youth and stupidity!
Nice list. Loved it...
Thank you, Anamika. Lists can be fun.
lol. found myself reading this again today and realized I might have grown because I laughed more to the thoughts you had than the first time I read it. :)
Humans always grow, Sheena! :)
Nicole Winter Level 3 Commenter 3 years ago
When I was younger I had fantasies about living in the woods, too. I'm happy to see I wasn't the only one!