Thread closed      Thread closed My profile login | | Directory | Search | FAQs | Board home   Printer-friendly view   » Ship of Fools   »   » Oblivion   » I Could Have Been a... (Page 2) Email this page to a friend or enemy.   Pages in this thread: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8    Source: (consider it) Thread: I Could Have Been a... MiceElf Not your average mouse # 4389 Posted                     I could have been a Ventriloquist.... but they told me I was talking out of my ****. -------------------- What do we want.... Cure for Obesity When do we want it.... After Dessert. Posts: 1032 | From: OILOVWOIGHT | Registered: Apr 2003  |  IP: Logged Amanda B. Reckondwythe Dressed for Church # 5521 Posted                    I could have been a bootblack -- but I never took a shine to it. -------------------- "I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr. Posts: 10542 | From: The Great Southwest | Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged Albertus Shipmate # 13356 Posted                    Here's a couple that came up in conversation: I could have been a pilot but that flew in the face of reason I could have been an Anglican vicar, but I got collared by the Methodists Posts: 6498 | From: Y Sowth | Registered: Jan 2008  |  IP: Logged Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     I could have been a dentist but I couldn't get my teeth into it -------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain Posts: 6477 | From: Alice's Restaurant (UK Franchise) | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged WhateverTheySay Shipmate # 16598 Posted                    I could have been a musician, but I couldn't hit the note. -------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going Posts: 872 | From: Lost in Space, without a map | Registered: Aug 2011  |  IP: Logged pjl Shipmate # 16929 Posted                     I could have been a photographer But I had a negative approach Posts: 576 | From: england | Registered: Feb 2012  |  IP: Logged Kelly Alves Bunny with an axe # 2522 Posted                     I could have been a contender, instead of a bum, which is what I am. Sorry, had to do it. Carry on. -------------------- I cannot expect people to believe “ Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.” Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003. Posts: 35076 | From: Pura Californiana | Registered: Mar 2002  |  IP: Logged MiceElf Not your average mouse # 4389 Posted                     I could have been a podiatrist, but I got off on the wrong foot. -------------------- What do we want.... Cure for Obesity When do we want it.... After Dessert. Posts: 1032 | From: OILOVWOIGHT | Registered: Apr 2003  |  IP: Logged Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     I coulda been a teacher - until they found out I had Form -------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain Posts: 6477 | From: Alice's Restaurant (UK Franchise) | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged Sir Kevin Ship's Gaffer # 3492 Posted                        I could have been a contender, but I did not know how to box. -------------------- If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession. Posts: 30517 | From: White Hart Lane | Registered: Oct 2002  |  IP: Logged Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     coulda been an undertaker but I was late for the interview -------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain Posts: 6477 | From: Alice's Restaurant (UK Franchise) | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged Banner Lady Ship's Ensign # 10505 Posted                     I could have been an apiarist, But I never got a buzz out of it. -------------------- Women in the church are not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be enjoyed. Posts: 7080 | From: Canberra Australia | Registered: Oct 2005  |  IP: Logged Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     <thread crossover> I could have been a Banner Lady - but I have no standards -------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain Posts: 6477 | From: Alice's Restaurant (UK Franchise) | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged pjl Shipmate # 16929 Posted                     I could have been an ice skater but I got cold feet Posts: 576 | From: england | Registered: Feb 2012  |  IP: Logged Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     coulda been an architect - but I had to draw the line somewhere -------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain Posts: 6477 | From: Alice's Restaurant (UK Franchise) | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged pjl Shipmate # 16929 Posted                     I could have been a draughtsman But it really put the wind up me Posts: 576 | From: england | Registered: Feb 2012  |  IP: Logged Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     coulda been a Diarist - but I couldn't get a date -------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain Posts: 6477 | From: Alice's Restaurant (UK Franchise) | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged Banner Lady Ship's Ensign # 10505 Posted                     Coulda been a hearse driver, 'cept I kept a-coughin'... (Jah: ) -------------------- Women in the church are not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be enjoyed. Posts: 7080 | From: Canberra Australia | Registered: Oct 2005  |  IP: Logged Sir Kevin Ship's Gaffer # 3492 Posted                        Could have been a bus driver, but I didn't have a coach. -------------------- If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession. Posts: 30517 | From: White Hart Lane | Registered: Oct 2002  |  IP: Logged Yam-pk Shipmate # 12791 Posted                     I could've been a procotologist, but they told me where to stick it... Posts: 472 | From: The Grim North | Registered: Jul 2007  |  IP: Logged Wesley J Silly Shipmate # 6075 Posted                     I could have been an archeologist, but I just didn't dig it. -------------------- Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke) Posts: 7354 | From: The Isles of Silly | Registered: May 2004  |  IP: Logged Wesley J Silly Shipmate # 6075 Posted                     I could have been an Egyptologist, but that would've been a grave decision. -------------------- Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke) Posts: 7354 | From: The Isles of Silly | Registered: May 2004  |  IP: Logged Welease Woderwick Sister Incubus Nightmare # 10424 Posted                     I could have been an electrician but I sort of lacked the spark. -------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand? Posts: 48139 | From: 1st on the right, straight on 'til morning | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged LeRoc Famous Dutch pirate # 3216 Posted                    Could have been a professional skier, but it all went downhill. -------------------- I know why God made the rhinoceros, it's because He couldn't see the rhinoceros, so He made the rhinoceros to be able to see it. (Clarice Lispector) Posts: 9474 | From: Brazil / Africa | Registered: Aug 2002  |  IP: Logged Yam-pk Shipmate # 12791 Posted                     I could have been a shepherd, but I got crook Posts: 472 | From: The Grim North | Registered: Jul 2007  |  IP: Logged joan knox Knoxy is my homeboy # 16100 Posted                    I could have been a knife-thrower, but I couldn't really see the point -------------------- Jesus saves, Allah protects, Buddha enlightens, Cthulhu thinks you'll make a nice sandwich Posts: 906 | From: edinburgh | Registered: Dec 2010  |  IP: Logged Albertus Shipmate # 13356 Posted                    I could have been a knife-thrower's assistant, but I got the point rather too quickly -------------------- My beard is a testament to my masculinity and virility, and demonstrates that I am a real man. Trouble is, bits of quiche sometimes get caught in it. Posts: 6498 | From: Y Sowth | Registered: Jan 2008  |  IP: Logged pjl Shipmate # 16929 Posted                     I could have been an archer but my legs went all of a quiver Posts: 576 | From: england | Registered: Feb 2012  |  IP: Logged Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     I could have been an artist but I got the brush off -------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain Posts: 6477 | From: Alice's Restaurant (UK Franchise) | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged pjl Shipmate # 16929 Posted                     I could have been a refuse disposal officer But it was just a load of rubbish Posts: 576 | From: england | Registered: Feb 2012  |  IP: Logged Amanda B. Reckondwythe Dressed for Church # 5521 Posted                    I could have managed a laundromat, but I got taken to the cleaners. -------------------- "I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr. Posts: 10542 | From: The Great Southwest | Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged Hedgehog Ship's Shortstop # 14125 Posted                     I could have been a reality TV star, but I had a brain. And moral scruples. -------------------- "We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it."--Pope Francis, Laudato Si' Posts: 2740 | From: Delaware, USA | Registered: Sep 2008  |  IP: Logged Angel Wrestler Ship's Hipster # 13673 Posted                    I could have been a gastroenterologist but I didn't have the gall. -------------------- The fact that no one understands you does not make you an artist. (unknown) Posts: 2767 | From: half-way up the ladder | Registered: May 2008  |  IP: Logged Sylvander Shipmate # 12857 Posted                        I could have been a goalie but I got kicked out. [ 20. February 2012, 15:11: Message edited by: Sylvander ] Posts: 1589 | From: Berlin | Registered: Jul 2007  |  IP: Logged Chorister Completely Frocked # 473 Posted                       I could have been a Bishop, but they don't allow my sort of crook. -------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change. Posts: 34626 | From: Cream Tealand | Registered: Jun 2001  |  IP: Logged Dafyd Shipmate # 5549 Posted                     Like Jahlove, I too could have been a dentist, but I couldn't find an opening. [ 20. February 2012, 15:55: Message edited by: Dafyd ] -------------------- we remain, thanks to original sin, much in love with talking about, rather than with, one another. Rowan Williams Posts: 10567 | From: Edinburgh | Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged joan knox Knoxy is my homeboy # 16100 Posted                    I could have been a post-grad, but I couldn't stay the course... -------------------- Jesus saves, Allah protects, Buddha enlightens, Cthulhu thinks you'll make a nice sandwich Posts: 906 | From: edinburgh | Registered: Dec 2010  |  IP: Logged Banner Lady Ship's Ensign # 10505 Posted                     I could have been a pole dancer, but I couldn't get a grip on it. -------------------- Women in the church are not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be enjoyed. Posts: 7080 | From: Canberra Australia | Registered: Oct 2005  |  IP: Logged Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     I could have been a welder but I was in a state of flux -------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain Posts: 6477 | From: Alice's Restaurant (UK Franchise) | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged pjl Shipmate # 16929 Posted                     I could have been a furrower But I got stuck in a rut Posts: 576 | From: england | Registered: Feb 2012  |  IP: Logged Sir Kevin Ship's Gaffer # 3492 Posted                        ....could have been a gynecologist, but I couldn't adjust the stirrups. -------------------- If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession. Posts: 30517 | From: White Hart Lane | Registered: Oct 2002  |  IP: Logged Hedgehog Ship's Shortstop # 14125 Posted                     I could have been a cruise ship captain, but I wasn't stern enough. -------------------- "We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it."--Pope Francis, Laudato Si' Posts: 2740 | From: Delaware, USA | Registered: Sep 2008  |  IP: Logged Porridge Shipmate # 15405 Posted                     I could have been a dental hygienist if only I weren't so down in the mouth. -------------------- Spiggott: Everything I've ever told you is a lie, including that. Moon: Including what? Spiggott: That everything I've ever told you is a lie. Moon: That's not true! Posts: 3925 | From: Upper right corner | Registered: Jan 2010  |  IP: Logged MiceElf Not your average mouse # 4389 Posted                     Coulda have been an alcoholic, but I didnt have the bottle. -------------------- What do we want.... Cure for Obesity When do we want it.... After Dessert. Posts: 1032 | From: OILOVWOIGHT | Registered: Apr 2003  |  IP: Logged Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     I could have been a mining engineer but I got shafted -------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain Posts: 6477 | From: Alice's Restaurant (UK Franchise) | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged MiceElf Not your average mouse # 4389 Posted                     I could have been a hooker, but I got mislaid. -------------------- What do we want.... Cure for Obesity When do we want it.... After Dessert. Posts: 1032 | From: OILOVWOIGHT | Registered: Apr 2003  |  IP: Logged pjl Shipmate # 16929 Posted                     I could have been a professional chess player But I got bored Posts: 576 | From: england | Registered: Feb 2012  |  IP: Logged Ann Curious # 94 Posted                     I could have been a politician, but I wasn't one of the Elect. -------------------- Ann Posts: 3271 | From: IO 91 PI | Registered: May 2001  |  IP: Logged Nunzia Shipmate # 4766 Posted                     I could have been a funeral director, but I'm just not a mourning person. -------------------- ----- ---------. ---- - ---- ----. Posts: 1903 | From: Crazy-glued to the ledge | Registered: Jul 2003  |  IP: Logged Wesley J Silly Shipmate # 6075 Posted                     I could have been a creationist, but I just couldn't adam'n'eve it. -------------------- Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. 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