just turned 21

Chip Douglas · #1 12/03/2004, 03:17 AM

what should I do?

I would say keep it clean...but that's not any fun

hnf2k · #2 12/03/2004, 03:35 AM

vegas....bunny ranch.

StinkyNappy · #3 12/03/2004, 03:36 AM

heh, im 20 and also still playing computer games...

Chip Douglas · #4 12/03/2004, 03:45 AM

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Originally posted by StinkyNappy
heh, im 20 and also still playing computer games...

what's Cape Town like? is it a pretty wealthy area? weather? etc. I've always been interested to know.

Chip Douglas · #5 12/03/2004, 03:46 AM

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Originally posted by hnf2k
vegas....bunny ranch.

Vegas is a sure thing, probably in the next few weeks. Bunny Ranch...what is this Ranch you speak of

hnf2k · #6 12/03/2004, 03:47 AM

look it up. def will get your thread binned.

Chip Douglas · #7 12/03/2004, 03:47 AM

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Originally posted by StinkyNappy
heh, im 20 and also still playing computer games...

computer games > all

Chip Douglas · #8 12/03/2004, 03:47 AM

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Originally posted by hnf2k
look it up. def will get your thread binned.

oh I know what it is, I was being sarcastic

hnf2k · #9 12/03/2004, 03:47 AM

its in vegas

Chip Douglas · #10 12/03/2004, 03:48 AM

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Originally posted by hnf2k
its in vegas

I thought it was outside of Reno?

StinkyNappy · #11 12/03/2004, 06:05 AM

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Originally posted by Chip Douglas
what's Cape Town like? is it a pretty wealthy area? weather? etc. I've always been interested to know.

Its HOT here at the moment, Nice place. It does have some VERY upmarket suburbs like clifton/constantia/camps bay etc etc, but there are also some squatter camps on the fringes of the city. All in All, a very beutiful place nestled in the mountains with two oceans to choose to dive in..

johnny1 · #12 12/03/2004, 09:12 AM

When I turned 21 I went to buy beer legally for the first time and the woman didnt even card me. That made me so mad I have never drank much since then. Now at 31 I find that I dont have near the problems or drama some of my friend have. Its funny how what seems like a small decision may not be so small after all. Dont get me wrong I will drink some but I am very careful to only do it when I dont have to drive or take care of my 4 year old.

zenguitar · #13 12/03/2004, 11:37 AM

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I thought it was outside of Reno?

That would be the Mustang Ranch. I knew a guitar player that was the cashier there about 12 years ago

I guess you could go to Vegas, but other than that everyone usually parties and gets totally smashed when they turn 21. Then they realize that gets boring really quick because now you can do it whenever and it's not as cool as when you were 18 and getting away with it.

You would probably be happier with a bigger tank

Jamesurq · #14 12/03/2004, 11:53 AM

21 really isn't the milestone that you think it is. between 18 and 30, there isn't many. I just hit the big 30 and let me tell you - it's the first one that really made a difference. (to me at least).

I've been told that getting your membership offer for the AARP is pretty much the milestone that hits you hardest...

NwG · #15 12/03/2004, 01:27 PM

Drinking and going to bars was fun before 21.... now it just costs too much and there are too many people.....

Wilafur · #16 12/03/2004, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by NwG
Drinking and going to bars was fun before 21.... now it just costs too much and there are too many people.....

i agree its more expensive but its still damn fun.

beerguy · #17 12/03/2004, 02:08 PM

Keep in mind that whatever you choose will be more fun if you can actually remember it the next day.

Also as it's been pointed out, you will have many more milestones that will likely be more important to you. Make sure that you stay safe.

P.S. It probably sounds somewhat ironic coming from someone named "Beerguy" but it's the voice of experience talking.

Jamesurq · #18 12/03/2004, 03:27 PM

Habib · #19 12/03/2004, 05:12 PM

Congratulations, Chip.

I can't wait till I become 21 (already waiting so long).

Vincerama2 · #20 12/03/2004, 06:40 PM

Bah, drinking age in Canada is 19. If you live near Quebec, then sneak across the border when you are 18.

Dude, I'm 36. I don't drink much, though I've got lots of booze at home. And once Christmas holidays are over, I'm going to build myself a sweet Athlon 64 gaming rig with a nVidia 6800GT video card...so I can play HalfLife 2. Gaming never really leaves you. My girlfriend thinks I'm nuts, but it beats watching TV when she's not around! (Not allowed to waste time playing games or TV when we can be doing things together...now I just need to get her interested in CounterStrike so we can frag 12 year olds online ... together!

)

Weird how you can join the army at 18 and they teach you to kill, but they'll toss you in jail if you drink a beer...

My advice to those that are not quite 21 and want to drink... go to Europe on holidays, then get drunk and throw up. There is no drinking age in many European countries...

V

abfleck · #21 12/04/2004, 03:09 AM

congrats

dc · #22 12/04/2004, 12:10 PM

My son turned 21 this summer, he went to a Japanese restaurant and bought himself some computer games! I went to Las Vegas when I turned 21. We are so different!

der_wille_zur_macht · #23 12/04/2004, 12:15 PM

They sell computer games at Japanese restaurants?

dc · #24 12/04/2004, 12:23 PM

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They sell computer games at Japanese restaurants?

LOL, maybe. Wonder if they are in Japanese?

rustang · #25 12/04/2004, 03:19 PM

Several years back, I was 30ish and somehow ended up dating this 20 year sorority girl. I relaize this was not the smartest thing to do, but I just went through a bad divorce and she made me feel young and able to have fun. On her 21st birthday, we had this big party for her at a local bar with a bunch of her friends and even her mom was there (she was hot too). She proceeded to get so stinking drunk that she extremely embarassing and a total jerk. I tried to take her home before she got hersself , or the rest of us, in trouble or a big fight. The drunker she got, the mouthier and meaner she got. At the point she started screaming that I was not her dad and head butted me in the face (blood gushing from my noce and busted open lips), I left her with her friends. The next day, I get a call from her mom and the cops totally ragging me out for leaving her there. Her friends, left her and 2 guys (she didn't know them) had carried her out of the club and were trying drag her into a car to rape her. This totally ghetto gang banger looking black guy saw what was happening and fought the 2 guys by himself and was able to get them away from her. I met him a few weeks later and he was the coolest guy you ever met, looks can definately be decieving. Needless to say we weren't much of an item any longer.

Moral of the story: This is just the beginning of the rest of your life. Don't get caught up in the " I'm 21 so I am going to get as wasted as I can as often as I can" syndrome.

post thought: I am 40 now and would gladly go back to being 16 or so. Those were the best years of my life by far.