# Things to do before I die. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 12, 2000, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291 "2000-07-12T07:14:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/1 "2000-07-12T07:14:51Z")
I made a list of things to do before I die (or turn 30, whatever comes first) the other day. 1. Live in England 2. Live in New York 3. Study martial arts in Japan 4. Work for MTV 5. Use marijuana 6. Use LSD 7. Own a Dodge Viper 8. Visit the Netherlands 9. Go to Mardi Gras Anyone else have anything similar? –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/2 "2000-07-12T07:45:44Z")
Watch out for that LSD, it’s a fun, fun drug. Make sure you’re with a group of friends that you know well if you do it. Make sure you have a sober friend around too, you can be talked out of a bad trip. Be careful. Do NOT leave the house. LSD is a staying-at-home-hanging-out-laughing-with-good-friends-sweat-your-ass-off-kind-of-drug. _Disclaimer: I have come to recognize that I would NOT be a good druggie…most drugs (prescription and otherwise) make me violently ill. The only illegal drugs I have experimented with are marijuana and LSD. Pot kicks my ass, so I avoid it like the plague. LSD would be the only drug I have a weakness for and it’s been five years since I’ve done that. I am **NOT** a druggie._ ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/3 "2000-07-12T09:05:00Z")
Have sex. Have sex. Have sex. Have sex. Repeat _ad infinitum_. That’s all I need to do 'fore I die/turn 30. ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/4 "2000-07-12T09:18:28Z")
I haven’t done LSD in about 15 years, I had a bad trip the last time I did it. That’s why it was the \*\* last \*\* time. You couldn’t pay me to do it again, I never want to see/feel the things I did then. And I don’t want to be around anyone who is tripping. I remember what it took for the LIONsob to hold me down and talk me through it, when he could reach my mind with his words that is. I can tell you this, sex on LSd is , um , great. ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/5 "2000-07-12T11:39:44Z")
Homer, stick with mushrooms man. It won’t give you the LSD high, but it sure as hell will blow your mind. Also, it doesn’t give the side-effects of LSD, and it’s been proven not to cause the lasting damage of Acid. Other than that, I’d agree with Sue, do it somewhere that you can be with friends and chill. Listen to them(if they’re experienced), and you’re having a hard time with the high. Good shit! -Sam P.S.-- Had a rough trip on shrooms last time I did em, don’t think I’ll do them any more ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chris25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@Chris25](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris25)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/6 "2000-07-12T12:11:29Z")
I agree with SPOOFT Bo Diddly ! ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/7 "2000-07-12T15:57:07Z")
Things to do before I die: 1. See as many places in the world as I can 2. Get a Great Dane puppy 3. Love somebody and be loved as hard as I can 4. Learn to play guitar 5. Write and publish something I’m proud of 6. Skydive 7. Learn to sail a boat 8. Live somewhere I can see mountains and water every day 9. Learn to belly-dance ---
**Author:** ![Megling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@Megling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Megling)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/8 "2000-07-12T18:38:28Z")
I desperately want to join the mile high club. Do I have any volanteers? ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/9 "2000-07-12T19:03:56Z")
1. Publish a novel. 2. Live in a large European city for a year. 3. Skydive. 4. Produce and/or direct a motion picture based on one of my screenplays. 5. Place my child in the hands of my grandmothers so that they can meet their great-grandchild. 6. Travel in space. 7. Take a cruise. 8. Have a complete stranger ask me for an autograph based on my writing and/or music. 9. Release an album with my band. 10. Road trip from the western coast of Ireland to Moscow, using a ferry to get to Wales from Ireland, and the Chunnel to get between England and France. ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/10 "2000-07-12T19:05:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Megling \* > \*\*I desperately want to join the mile high club. > Do I have any volanteers\? \*\* Umm, maybe. Depends on how the first date goes, of course (assuming you’re female). However, a friend of mine was proud to brag that he had successfully joined the skyjacking club a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Megling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@Megling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Megling)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/11 "2000-07-12T19:23:50Z")
It’s your lucky day, Montfort. Last time I checked I was, indeed, female. Sooo… ::batting eyeslases::, will that be your plane or mine? I think I have an idea, but what is the skyjacking club? Do you need another person for this experience? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/12 "2000-07-12T19:26:51Z")
Things I wish to do before I die: 1.) Get real, real, real old. More serious list of things I wish to do before I die: 1.) Have children, watch them grow up, and feel like I’ve been a good father. 2.) Do something positive that gets me in the history books, whether it be writing a Great Novel, winning An Important Elected Position, owning or being GM of the Washington Senators or what-have-you. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/13 "2000-07-12T19:31:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Megling \* > \*\*I desperately want to join the mile high club. > > Do I have any volanteers? \*\* I’ll volunteer, but only if after that you join me in the mile low club. ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/14 "2000-07-12T19:41:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Megling \* > \*\*It’s your lucky day, Montfort. Last time I checked I was, indeed, female. Sooo… ::batting eyeslases::, will that be your plane or mine? > > I think I have an idea, but what is the skyjacking club? Do you need another person for this experience? \*\* No, you do **not** need another person to join the skyjacking club. I suppose it’s for men only, alas, but there could be a women’s only branch if someone can think of a witty enough moniker for it. And, anyway, Megling, as soon as I accomplish #s 1, 4, or maybe even 9 on my list, I should be able to own a plane. I guess I can even use it to do #3 on my list, too, but not before helping you achieve your goal – I’m not selfish. E-mail me and we’ll talk. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/15 "2000-07-12T19:48:50Z")
In no particular order… 1 Write a book and get published 2 Visit lots of places around the world like Aussieland, Stonehenge, Egypt and others 3 Learn to drive (I’ve 17 and I still haven’t learned…) 4 Fall in love 5 Find the meaning of life 6 Live on a farm and have horses 7 Live in NS 8 Live in another country 9 Meet some famous people 10 Learn several other languages (Gaelic, German, Latin, Spanish and French) Uhh I don’t really know what else I want to do… these look good though _smiles_ ---
**Author:** ![Sn-man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sn-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sn-man)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/16 "2000-07-12T19:50:19Z")
In no particular order: Outerspace – Earth orbit, Mars, whatever Climb to the top of Everest See the bottom of the Mariana Trench Have sex a lot Marry and have children (Done that – see prior item) Hit that one perfect golf shot (come pretty close a couple of times) Surf the big waves Skydive (trust is hard thing) Land a big halibut off the coast of Alaska Fly a plane ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/17 "2000-07-12T20:00:05Z")
I have a sort of mental list of things, and I have done many of them. However, I continue to add to that list. After all, once the list is done, what do you have left to do but die? Well, there’s my morbid thought of the day. Sheesh. Anyhow, some of the current items: Publish something. Visit Australia. Take my daughter to see the place where she was born. And, of course: Have Cecil Adams acknowledge my existence. Not holding my breath on that last one, but you never know 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/18 "2000-07-12T20:01:01Z")
If Sue Dunhym was a drug, then I’d want an overdose baby! Woooo woooo hwooooo! ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/19 "2000-07-12T22:24:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Cynical \* > \*\*If Sue Dunhym was a drug, then I’d want an overdose baby! Woooo woooo hwooooo! \*\* Do you have any idea how much it hurts to choke on salsa? Okay Baby, you’ve officially made my list! Any man that can make me laugh like that deserves it. ::smooch:: ---
**Author:** ![Niggle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Niggle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niggle)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291/20 "2000-07-12T22:34:31Z")
Hmm… No order. 1. Get off my butt and back into the air again (translation: travel a lot) 2. Complete both helicopter and plane licenses 3. Finish my first degree, and complete a couple more (PhD for me) 4. Get a few papers published. 5. Maintain a long and happy marrage which will hopefully include at least two children. 6. Complete the above without going into debt. 7. Sample the many little pleasures in life. I would say #5 is the most important at the moment. 🙂 -niggle [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-before-i-die/25291.md?page=2)