Haha! Drinking under bridges! The scheme's you come up with to booze when you're underage. There's always that one guy who's 21 who buys the beer or liquor.

One time my friends and I took a weekend and drove from Central PA to Toronto, had a fun weekend and filled my parents minivan with cases for the drive home.

Quote from: SAFE-T on February 17, 2012, 10:59:56 AM
Your brain is actually incapable of properly assessing the future possible repercussions of the choices you make until age 25.

I guess I can halfway comprehend the choices I make, being its my half birthday in a week. go-go old man 25!

Quote from: SAFE-T on February 17, 2012, 10:59:56 AM
Your brain is actually incapable of properly assessing the future possible repercussions of the choices you make until age 25.

So true. It's like you only can see about a week into the future. Yes, there are moments of clairvoyance but they don't occur as often as they do at 30. I remember quitting my first job at a produce market because I wouldn't be able to hang out with my friends as much.

"It's ruining my summer!" I thought.

I remember being 18 and being a store operator of a 7-11 while being a AM acting as a gm at a KFC thinking to myself "is this really what being a teenager is like, I cant wait to be an adult"

Nothings changed.

Quote from: SAFE-T on February 17, 2012, 10:59:56 AM
Your brain is actually incapable of properly assessing the future possible repercussions of the choices you make until age 25.

Meh.... I dispute that claim. I know there have been "studies". but brain capability is altered by what you DO with it.
When "men" were expected to go out and get jobs at 14, they were a whole lot more responsible and capable when 20 rolled around.   I'm just sayin.

Quote from: xunedeinx on February 17, 2012, 11:10:12 AM
I remember being 18 and being a store operator of a 7-11 while being a AM acting as a gm at a KFC thinking to myself "is this really what being a teenager is like, I cant wait to be an adult"

Nothings changed.

You should thank the backward moving country for it, when you were 18 there were factory jobs making and measuring stuff that you had to be really educated for. You went and got that education, and those jobs are now being done by chinese who are also "cant wait to be adults". Sadly they will also be disappointed when someone moves their cheese.

Cool.
Buddha.

Quote from: xunedeinx on February 17, 2012, 11:06:33 AM

Quote from: SAFE-T on February 17, 2012, 10:59:56 AM
Your brain is actually incapable of properly assessing the future possible repercussions of the choices you make until age 25.

I guess I can halfway comprehend the choices I make, being its my half birthday in a week. go-go old man 25!

In five years, your powers will double! Like Professor X, it's uncanny. You'll overhear conversations between 21-year-olds about their "problems." Their problems, while devastating to them, will be simple and fixable to you, because you've been down that road. You'll be tempted to jump in and say:

"That's not a big deal, all you have to do is this-this-and-this."

"No! That won't work! Because unrelated-thing unrelated-thing unrelated-thing." They say

You blink and think "Are they serious?"

You'll repeat: "That has nothing to do with this. Just do this-this-and-this and your problem will be solved."

The 20-something will become frustrated and insist that unrelated-thing means something when, to you, it means nothing.

"You don't understand!" They'll say.

Tragically, they're right. You don't. In your mind, you're skipping the details and drilling right to the source of their problems with your super-perception.

Quote from: The Buddha on February 17, 2012, 11:19:06 AM

You should thank the backward moving country for it, when you were 18 there were factory jobs making and measuring stuff that you had to be really educated for. You went and got that education, and those jobs are now being done by chinese who are also "cant wait to be adults". Sadly they will also be disappointed when someone moves their cheese.

How do you need an education to "measure stuff"?? That's what I dont get.
Seems to me that stuff needs about 1 year of "vocational training", tops.
For many many people, 4 years of high school are wasted, let alone 4 years of college.
In other countries, people can stop with HS when they're 16, and start transitioning into real work (where available)

Quote from: xunedeinx on February 17, 2012, 11:10:12 AM
I remember being 18 and being a store operator of a 7-11 while being a AM acting as a gm at a KFC thinking to myself "is this really what being a teenager is like, I cant wait to be an adult"

Nothings changed.

Yup. "adults" are just slightly older teenagers. They're pretty much the same people. Which is why it is NOT okay for society to allow teenagers to act like selfish inconsiderate little chidren.

Okay, rant off now. sigh.

You want a good rant on 21-year old guys, listen to this bit of Classic Loveline with Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew (NSFW).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kixXkO0brzI

Mary,

Generally speaking here. Not everyone ok, just general talk...

21 year males are rampaging horndogs. Flipping through the Victoria Secret catalog will pop their load. In that ever present frame is the need to attract a mate to mate with. Depending on what they have available to them at the time will determine that type of attraction method used. He is on a bike, he will do "look how good I am" things on his bike. In a car, he will do "look how good I am" things in his car. Etc. Just to be thought of as Cool.

There is no help for him. He must learn himself.

Michael

Quote from: mister on February 17, 2012, 03:33:02 PM
Mary,

Generally speaking here. Not everyone ok, just general talk...

21 year males are rampaging horndogs. Flipping through the Victoria Secret catalog will pop their load. In that ever present frame is the need to attract a mate to mate with. Depending on what they have available to them at the time will determine that type of attraction method used. He is on a bike, he will do "look how good I am" things on his bike. In a car, he will do "look how good I am" things in his car. Etc. Just to be thought of as Cool.

There is no help for him. He must learn himself.

Michael

Very true Michael I'm still learning.

Quote from: mister on February 17, 2012, 03:33:02 PM
Mary,

Generally speaking here. Not everyone ok, just general talk...

21 year males are rampaging horndogs. Flipping through the Victoria Secret catalog will pop their load. In that ever present frame is the need to attract a mate to mate with. Depending on what they have available to them at the time will determine that type of attraction method used. He is on a bike, he will do "look how good I am" things on his bike. In a car, he will do "look how good I am" things in his car. Etc. Just to be thought of as Cool.

There is no help for him. He must learn himself.

Michael

On my custom GS, with my full black gear, black gloves, black helmet with a fogged visor, I think I look pretty badass.

Or, I looked over dressed for the occasion on an outdated bike.

Either way, its a fogged visor, they don't know who I am!!!

Quote from: mister on February 17, 2012, 03:33:02 PM
Mary,

Generally speaking here. Not everyone ok, just general talk...

21 year males are rampaging horndogs. Flipping through the Victoria Secret catalog will pop their load. In that ever present frame is the need to attract a mate to mate with. Depending on what they have available to them at the time will determine that type of attraction method used. He is on a bike, he will do "look how good I am" things on his bike. In a car, he will do "look how good I am" things in his car. Etc. Just to be thought of as Cool.

There is no help for him. He must learn himself.

Michael

I'm 23 years old and I haven't experienced this. I guess it's because I view sex as something that's supposed to be shared behind closed doors and only with someone who you love. For me, attraction is mental...not physical.

I also feel like many relationships fail nowadays because one or both parties jump in with both feet, i.e., have sex right off the bat, then realize they aren't compatible. Then they're either stuck together because of a kid, or circumstance.

I'm 23 years old and I haven't experienced this. I guess it's because I view sex as something that's supposed to be shared behind closed doors and only with someone who you love. For me, attraction is mental...not physical.

I also feel like many relationships fail nowadays because one or both parties jump in with both feet, i.e., have sex right off the bat, then realize they aren't compatible. Then they're either stuck together because of a kid, or circumstance.
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Holy crapola,
Thats exactly how my wife and I have been together for 24years. You just hit the nail on the head. Well said for someone young enough to be my son. (geez I feel old)

Quote from: codajastal on February 18, 2012, 11:16:58 PM

Quote from: Kijona
I'm 23 years old and I haven't experienced this. I guess it's because I view sex as something that's supposed to be shared behind closed doors and only with someone who you love. For me, attraction is mental...not physical.

I also feel like many relationships fail nowadays because one or both parties jump in with both feet, i.e., have sex right off the bat, then realize they aren't compatible. Then they're either stuck together because of a kid, or circumstance.

Holy crapola,
Thats exactly how my wife and I have been together for 24years. You just hit the nail on the head. Well said for someone young enough to be my son. (geez I feel old)

Well, needless to say, I don't necessarily get along with people my age. Thank you though, I appreciate the compliment.

I have but a select few friends, and all but one of them are much older than I am. The reason being is that I'm stuck in this strange world: people my age think I'm "too old fashioned" and out-of-style (consequently I think they're just a bunch of morons). People older than me, that I would and do get along with great, hardly give me the chance because of my age. Ironic, isn't it?

The funny thing is I get along with people your age much better than others my age. Weird how the mind works.

Quote from: codajastal on February 18, 2012, 11:37:56 PM
The funny thing is I get along with people your age much better than others my age. Weird how the mind works.

Does that mean we can be friends? 

Quote from: Kijona on February 18, 2012, 11:56:51 PM

Quote from: codajastal on February 18, 2012, 11:37:56 PM
The funny thing is I get along with people your age much better than others my age. Weird how the mind works.

Does that mean we can be friends? 

i sometimes think back to my younger days and wonder how the hell i'm still alive lol
honestly though i think everyone should have to take a motorcycle safety course before they get their license.
as for the squids riding without safety gear in shorts and flipflops, just makes it easier to pick out the people i want to avoid

I think this served my point pretty well LOL!

Just an update on squidly. My mutual friend gave me a call and let me know squidly had told him about the incident and was very hurt that I didn't notice his bike. Guess I should be  right now but hey!

I'm studying women's psychology this semester and during the teenage years there is something called (darn can't remember the technical term clothes are dry and I don't have time to look it up) a magnified audience (maybe) where they believe that the whole world is watching them and focused in on their problems. So, if my hair is a mess the whole world is going to notice and poke fun at me. I learned this was a fallacy at an early age when at Disney and I said the wrong spiel for 7 minutes jumped over to the right one and no one noticed! Broke stage fright too!

Work time!
Mary