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 4) 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... Yam-pk Shipmate # 12791 Posted                     I could have bee a toy-maker, but I kept playing with myself Posts: 472 | From: The Grim North | Registered: Jul 2007  |  IP: Logged Sir Kevin Ship's Gaffer # 3492 Posted                        I could have been a motorcycle racer, but I wasn't hellbent for leathers. -------------------- 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 joan knox Knoxy is my homeboy # 16100 Posted                    I could have been a brain surgeon, but I preferred a full bottle in front of me... -------------------- Jesus saves, Allah protects, Buddha enlightens, Cthulhu thinks you'll make a nice sandwich Posts: 906 | From: edinburgh | Registered: Dec 2010  |  IP: Logged Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     I could have been a psychologist but i was too a-freud (and they said I was too Jung) -------------------- “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 Wesley J Silly Shipmate # 6075 Posted                     I could have been an engineer and design construction sets, but I couldn't meccano sense of 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 MiceElf Not your average mouse # 4389 Posted                     I could have been a mountaineer, but I was past my peak. -------------------- What do we want.... Cure for Obesity When do we want it.... After Dessert. Posts: 1032 | From: OILOVWOIGHT | Registered: Apr 2003  |  IP: Logged Pearl B4 Swine Ship's Oyster-Shucker # 11451 Posted                     I could have been a jockey, but I knew it would stir up trouble. -------------------- Oinkster "I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job) Posts: 3622 | From: The Keystone State | Registered: May 2006  |  IP: Logged Sir Kevin Ship's Gaffer # 3492 Posted                        I could have been a jockey, but I couldn't whip myself into shape. -------------------- 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 East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been an actor, but it wasn't my scene. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged Dafyd Shipmate # 5549 Posted                     I could have been a bartender, but I couldn't pull my weight. So I didn't get ahead. -------------------- 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 Meerkat Suricata suricatta # 16117 Posted                  I could have been a mathematician, but couldn't figure out how... it just didn't add up! -------------------- Simples! Posts: 160 | From: Herts, UK | Registered: Jan 2011  |  IP: Logged Meerkat Suricata suricatta # 16117 Posted                  I could have been a snooker player, but I missed my cue! -------------------- Simples! Posts: 160 | From: Herts, UK | Registered: Jan 2011  |  IP: Logged East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been a circus performer, but I didn't have the ring of confidence. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been a bellringer, but I dropped a clanger. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged Sir Kevin Ship's Gaffer # 3492 Posted                        I could've been a physicist, but I didn't have the gravitas for it. -------------------- 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 Sylvander Shipmate # 12857 Posted                        I could have been an actor but it was just a stage I went through. Posts: 1589 | From: Berlin | Registered: Jul 2007  |  IP: Logged joan knox Knoxy is my homeboy # 16100 Posted                    I could have been a vampire, but thought it kinda sucked... *yeah, I'll just get my coat* -------------------- Jesus saves, Allah protects, Buddha enlightens, Cthulhu thinks you'll make a nice sandwich Posts: 906 | From: edinburgh | Registered: Dec 2010  |  IP: Logged East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been a fruit grower, but it all went pear-shaped. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged Dafyd Shipmate # 5549 Posted                     I could have been a farmer, but I came a cropper. -------------------- 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 Banner Lady Ship's Ensign # 10505 Posted                     I could have been a ball boy, but I lost my bounce... -------------------- 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 joan knox Knoxy is my homeboy # 16100 Posted                    I could have been a lion tamer, but had issues with my pride. -------------------- Jesus saves, Allah protects, Buddha enlightens, Cthulhu thinks you'll make a nice sandwich Posts: 906 | From: edinburgh | Registered: Dec 2010  |  IP: Logged Loquacious beachcomber Shipmate # 8783 Posted                    I could have been a pollster, but I questioned the value of it. -------------------- TODAY'S SPECIAL - AND SO ARE YOU (Sign on beachfront fish & chips shop) Posts: 5954 | From: Southeast of Wawa, between the beach and the hiking trail.. | Registered: Nov 2004  |  IP: Logged Yam-pk Shipmate # 12791 Posted                     I could have been a astronaut, but I was all spaced out Posts: 472 | From: The Grim North | Registered: Jul 2007  |  IP: Logged East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been a yachtsman, but I didn't have the sails technique. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged WhateverTheySay Shipmate # 16598 Posted                    I could have been a carpenter, but I got lost in the wood. -------------------- 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 Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     I could have been an armourer but it gave me too much greave [Eta: UK English spelling ] [ 29. February 2012, 20:19: Message edited by: Jahlove ] -------------------- “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 East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been a laundryman, but I was a washout. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged Sir Kevin Ship's Gaffer # 3492 Posted                        I could have been an Archer, but my given name's not Tom, Tony or David. -------------------- 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 East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been a horseman, but I never harnessed my full potential. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged Sylvander Shipmate # 12857 Posted                        I could have been an optimist but I was hopeless. -------------------- A martyr is someone living with a saint. 2509 Posts: 1589 | From: Berlin | Registered: Jul 2007  |  IP: Logged East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been an archer, but I had other strings to my bow. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged pjl Shipmate # 16929 Posted                     I could have been a violinist But I was always on the fiddle Posts: 576 | From: england | Registered: Feb 2012  |  IP: Logged joan knox Knoxy is my homeboy # 16100 Posted                    I could have been in door-to-door sales, but there weren't any openings -------------------- Jesus saves, Allah protects, Buddha enlightens, Cthulhu thinks you'll make a nice sandwich Posts: 906 | From: edinburgh | Registered: Dec 2010  |  IP: Logged East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been a decorator, but I painted myself into a corner. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged joan knox Knoxy is my homeboy # 16100 Posted                    I could have been a taxidermist, but I couldn't be stuffed... And on that very dire note, I suspect this game may finally be running oot of steam. Shall we see if we can make it to 200, then call it a day folks? [on the 'better to burn out, than fade away' way of ending?] ...And if not, do feel free to close this particular job centre, oh hostly ones. -------------------- Jesus saves, Allah protects, Buddha enlightens, Cthulhu thinks you'll make a nice sandwich Posts: 906 | From: edinburgh | Registered: Dec 2010  |  IP: Logged Amanda B. Reckondwythe Dressed for Church # 5521 Posted                    Marching on toward 200 . . . I could have been a locomotive engineer but I ran out of steam. -------------------- "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 Sioni Sais Shipmate # 5713 Posted                     I could have built a Gothic cathedral but I wasn't inspired. -------------------- "He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor" (Paul Sinha, BBC) Posts: 24276 | From: Newport, Wales | Registered: Apr 2004  |  IP: Logged Nanny Ogg Ship's cushion # 1176 Posted                     I could have been an insurance assessor but that was too risky. -------------------- Buy me a beer and I'm you friend forever Posts: 4137 | From: Away with the fairies | Registered: Aug 2001  |  IP: Logged East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been a beautician, but it all turned ugly. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged Wesley J Silly Shipmate # 6075 Posted                     I could have been a playwright, but I couldn't get my act together. -------------------- 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 MiceElf Not your average mouse # 4389 Posted                     I wanted to be a psychologist but I was too Jung -------------------- What do we want.... Cure for Obesity When do we want it.... After Dessert. Posts: 1032 | From: OILOVWOIGHT | Registered: Apr 2003  |  IP: Logged Wesley J Silly Shipmate # 6075 Posted                     I could have been an actor, but I was upstaged. -------------------- 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 a submarine commander, but that ambition got torpedoed. Now I'm out of my depth. -------------------- 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 Jahlove Tied to the mast # 10290 Posted                     so could I - but they gave me das Boot [eta: correction to poor German grammar] [ 07. March 2012, 20:24: Message edited by: Jahlove ] -------------------- “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 Amanda B. Reckondwythe Dressed for Church # 5521 Posted                    I could have been a fortune teller, but there were unforeseen circumstances. -------------------- "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 MiceElf Not your average mouse # 4389 Posted                     I could have been a mountaineer, but I was over the hill. -------------------- What do we want.... Cure for Obesity When do we want it.... After Dessert. Posts: 1032 | From: OILOVWOIGHT | Registered: Apr 2003  |  IP: Logged East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been a lavatory attendant, but it all went down the pan. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged Dafyd Shipmate # 5549 Posted                     I could have been a peacekeeper, but I couldn't stand the pace. -------------------- 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 East Price Road Shipmate # 13846 Posted                     I could have been a pharmacist, but I was dispensed with. -------------------- "Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band) Posts: 739 | From: West Yorkshire | Registered: Jun 2008  |  IP: Logged Sylvander Shipmate # 12857 Posted                        I could have been a wheat farmer but it all went awry. Posts: 1589 | From: Berlin | Registered: Jul 2007  |  IP: Logged Pages in this thread: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8         Thread closed         Printer-friendly view Go to: Select a board: Category: Ship's business -------------------- The Styx Category: Community discussion -------------------- Heaven Purgatory Hell All Saints Category: Special interest discussion -------------------- Ecclesiantics Kerygmania The Circus Dead Horses The Eighth Day Category: Ship's Locker -------------------- Glory Limbo Category: Things we did -------------------- Nativity Play Auctions The Laugh Judgment The Da Vinci Code Chapter & Worse Contact us | Ship of Fools | Privacy statement © Ship of Fools 2016 UBB.classicTM 6.5.0