# Hell, no! - The anti-Bucket List. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 15, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981 "2020-02-15T16:59:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/21 "2020-02-15T20:37:45Z")
There are plenty of things I have no particular interest in, or think they wouldn’t be worth the cost. But things I’d turn down even if a bunch of friends were doing them, and they were paying my way? That’s tougher. Let’s see… Drinking kupe luwak coffee, eating fugu, hiring a prostitute… Can’t come up with much. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/22 "2020-02-15T20:38:58Z")
_Absolutely_ nothing that involves jumping from a great height. I don’t care if there is a bungee cord or a parachute or whatever. I don’t trust it. I also have no interest in ever visiting Las Vegas. Actually, I won a trip to Las Vegas and was not in the least disappointed about being unable to claim it (it was at a beer festival in Portland and they were assuming the winner would be someone who lived in the Pacific Northwest, which I don’t). It’s probably one of the few places that I’m not at least interested-in-enough-to-claim-a-free-trip. I am all right with climbing smallish mountains, but I don’t have any desire to climb a very big one. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/23 "2020-02-15T20:43:13Z")
Wow, a lot of people seem to be cribbing off my own anti-bucket list: > [@Procrustus](#): > > I have absolutely no desire to visit Israel or the “Holy Land.” > > I don’t feel the need to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. An airplane falling apart is a different matter, though… although I’m trying to avoid those as well. > [@Procrustus](#): > > I’m not going on a cruise, at least not the popular kind with the giant boats. > [@QuickSilver](#): > > I think visiting an active volcano site is a great way to ruin a perfectly good opportunity for a nice hike elsewhere. > [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Going to Disney World. > > Getting a tattoo. > [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > No cave diving. Probably no diving at all. > > No swimming with wildlife. In fact, I prefer wildlife to not notice me. > > No tattoo or piercings of anything other than my ears. I’m not even getting my ears pierced, so there 😛 > [@pulykamell](#): > > Not interested in a three-or-moresome. > > No bungee jumping. > > No desire to try any drugs stronger than pot (no interest in LSD or shrooms or anything like that, and definitely no interest in coke, heroin, meth, etc.) > [@dan39](#): > > So you’re going to remain in your own little hovel for the rest of your life, and not step out of your comfort zone and go see another country? How can you lead such a sheltered life? Part of the fun is getting out there and exploring other places, and meeting other people. I’m going to Taiwan and Japan in a few weeks and I can’t wait to get there! > > Save a few of your minor inconveniences, the world is your oyster. Open it up and you will find your pearl. Some of us have already done some traveling to other continents… it’s not something I’d rule out, but I don’t view it as a requirement, either, at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/24 "2020-02-15T20:45:08Z")
I have no interest in doing anything physically risky. No interest in social activities with weird rules, like no verbal communication allowed. No interest in Participating in or witnessing sexual activities involving pain, sharp things, blood, bruising, or humiliation. No interest in isolation chambers. No interesting in camping out (worth repeating). No tattoos, piercing, or other body modification. No interest in removing or trimming my body hair except as medically necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/25 "2020-02-15T21:09:39Z")
I will not climb a mountain, bungee jump, or jump out of an airplane. I will not go again anywhere that requires a plane trip of more than 5 hours (unless someone stakes me to 1st class). I will not visit Disneyland, or Vegas. I will not attempt to visit any of the 17 US states or 3 Canadian territories I have not already visited. I will not hike the Appalachian trail, although I almost wish I had done it younger. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/26 "2020-02-15T22:53:14Z")
> [@dan39](#): > > So you’re going to remain in your own little hovel for the rest of your life, and not step out of your comfort zone and go see another country? How can you lead such a sheltered life? Part of the fun is getting out there and exploring other places, and meeting other people. I’m going to Taiwan and Japan in a few weeks and I can’t wait to get there! > > Save a few of your minor inconveniences, the world is your oyster. Open it up and you will find your pearl. North America is big enough, and has plenty enough to offer, that I can spend my entire life doing these things right here. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/27 "2020-02-15T23:09:54Z")
Another vote for skydiving, bungee jumping, or any other supposed “thrilling” activities related to heights or falling. And the tattoos and piercings. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/28 "2020-02-15T23:11:33Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > There are plenty of things I have no particular interest in, or think they wouldn’t be worth the cost. But things I’d turn down even if a bunch of friends were doing them, and they were paying my way? That’s tougher. Yeah, I think this thread is for something stronger than just “have no particular interest in.” It’s not just the things you don’t want to do; it’s the things you want to **not do**. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/29 "2020-02-15T23:18:12Z")
No body modification that’s not medically necessary. No parachuting not related to catastrophic aircraft failure. Same for flying suits. No shipwreck diving. Damn things are spooky. No cow tipping. Seems rude, and belligerent bovines are not my animals of choice. No dance marathons. No eating contests. Especially smelt eating contests. I will not be visiting North Korea. Nor North Sentinel island. No cloning my pets. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/30 "2020-02-15T23:25:04Z")
Well, visiting Wuhan, China is now off my list… ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/31 "2020-02-15T23:46:04Z")
Times Square, New Year’s Eve. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/32 "2020-02-15T23:46:16Z")
I’ve gone sky diving three times. It felt like flying. Would I do it again? Hell, no! That’s fucking dangerous! And another “oh hell no” to bungee jumping. That never appealed to me, or my back. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/33 "2020-02-16T00:34:36Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Skydiving. > > Going on a cruise. > > Going to Disney World. > > Getting a tattoo. Preach it. I’ll add: Climbing any mountain. Zip lining. No swimming of any sort. I’ve traveled enough in my life and at age 72 have no desire to now get on a plane that leaves the U.S. boundaries. Too long and too uncomfortable. We’ve made a few trips to the east coast, and that’s about as far as I want to go, even in first class. My wife really, really, really wants to go to India, which I’m fine with. . .for her, not for me. Find a friend and go, already. Of all the places in all the world that I would endure the misery of that long a trip for, India is pretty much dead last. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/34 "2020-02-16T01:53:06Z")
My brother did enough sky diving for both of us. I went up with him on the plane, but came down on the plane. That’s close enough for me. I have no desire to go into the interior of China. I’ve been to Hong Kong and Macao, close enough. Ditto for Vietnam. I avoided the place during the late unpleasantness, want to keep avoiding it. No desire to go skiing. No desire to get a tattoo. No desire to use any drugs. No desire to own a gun. I’ve shot them, but who wants one? And cruises are not bad if you go to interesting places. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/35 "2020-02-16T01:55:23Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > No body modification that’s not medically necessary. > > No parachuting not related to catastrophic aircraft failure. Same for flying suits. > > No shipwreck diving. Damn things are spooky. > > No cow tipping. Seems rude, and belligerent bovines are not my animals of choice. > > No dance marathons. > > No eating contests. Especially smelt eating contests. > > I will not be visiting North Korea. Nor North Sentinel island. > > No cloning my pets. Now I’m all hungry for smelts. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/36 "2020-02-16T01:55:42Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > Traveling overseas. (I’m in the US.) > > Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of places I’d like to see. If I could just transport there, Star Trek-style, I’d be all over it. But the conventional way sounds like a logistical nightmare. What with the overreaction in airport security since 9/11, then being packed into an airplane like a sardine for 14 hours, then more fun at airports on arrival… Then having to go! go! go! nonstop for however long I’m there, trying to get everything in… And then another long, grueling airport/flying experience coming home… No thanks. It sounds like way more trouble and effort and frustration than it would be worth. Shell out for business class and you’ll be fine. Went that way to Hong Kong, and I had plenty of room. Start by going to England where they speak the language, more or less. Low stress. Course I’m from New York so I thought Hong Kong was great if a little empty. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/37 "2020-02-16T02:00:56Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > North America is big enough, and has plenty enough to offer, that I can spend my entire life doing these things right here. North America is only geographically large. Culturally it’s relatively uniform. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/38 "2020-02-16T02:23:01Z")
No piercings, tattoos or other body modifications that aren’t medically necessary. No travel to Africa, South or Central America, Mexico, the Middle East, India or China. Heck, include no Asia at all. No mountain climbing. With my current body, not likely to climb anything, actually. I’ve been on one cruise. That was enough. Ditto to others who’ve mentioned Las Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/39 "2020-02-16T02:54:41Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > And cruises are not bad if you go to interesting places. I’ve gotten to go on two National Geographic Cruises–to Baja California and to Antarctica–and they were flippin’ **amazing**. So yeah, the standard cruise experience doesn’t sound great, but some cruises can be sweet. As for me, I love needles the way dogs love fireworks. So tattoos are right out, and I’m not really searching for alternative ways to get heroin on my bucket list. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981/40 "2020-02-16T03:03:13Z")
Even though I would have no problem with skydiving, there’s no way I would go bungee jumping. I guess I trust the laws of aerodynamics more than the laws of elasticity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-the-anti-bucket-list/847981.md?page=3)