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| I Could Have Been ...; but there's always a good reason why not | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 27 2005, 07:13 AM (92 Views) | |
| PapaC | Jan 27 2005, 07:13 AM Post #1 |
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I Could Have Been ...... a big wheel, but I never spoke up. ... a cardiologist, but my heart just wasn't in it. ... a brewer, but I didn't have the head for it. ... a candle maker, but it got on my wick. ... a geometry teacher, but I hung around in the wrong circles. ... a bridge builder, but I had fallen arches. ... an elevator operator, but I kept getting the shaft. ... a fairy tale author, but I was too Grimm. ... a Director of the Hallelujah Chorus, but I couldn't Handel it. ... a psychiatrist, but I was a freud. ... a thief, but I couldn't take it. ... a snooker player, but I missed my cue. ... a lawyer, but it was all too brief. ... a printer of church literature, but I used the wrong font. ... a skier, but I sloped off. ... a racing driver, but I failed the crash course. ... a lumberjack, but I couldn't tell the wood from the trees. ... the owner of that big London ferris wheel, if some girl had given me the eye. ... a tennis equipment manufacturer, but I didn't want to get into that racquet. ... a sugar manufacturer, but I wasn't refined enough ... a computer criminal, but I couldn't hack it. ... a pro golfer, but I didn't have the balls for it. ... a construction engineer, but I was steamrollered into something else. ... a sauna attendant, but I kept getting too steamed up. ... a theatrical entrepeneur, but I was only playing at it. ... a masseur, but I threw in the towel. ... a painter, but I brushed it off. ... a demolition man, but it blew up in my face. ... a physiotherapist, but I was given the elbow. ... an electrician, but I got my wires crossed. ... Santa Claus, but they gave me the sack. ... a fine antiques salesman, but I needed more polish. ... an infantryman, but I got cold feet. ... a sniper, but I was fired instead. ... a sandwich vendor, but I got the cold shoulder. ... a cabbie, but I drove people to distraction. ... a vampire hunter, but I couldn't put a stake in the business. ... a footballer, but they gave me the boot. ... a billposter, but I was given my notice. ... a nurse, but I couldn't care less. ... a miller, but I couldn't face the daily grind. ... a percussionist, but I was drummed out. ... a mathematician, but it didn't add up. ... a teacher, but everyone else was in a different class. ... a potter, but I kept cracking up. ... a darts player, but I didn't see the point. ... a baker, but I wasn't kneaded. ... a fishmonger, but there was no plaice for me. ... a carpenter, but I had a chip on my shoulder. ... an engraver, but I never made an impression. ... a juggler, but I kept throwing up. ... a jigsaw maker, but I went to pieces. ... a tower builder in Pisa, but I didn't have the inclination. ... an olympic rower, until I had a stroke. ... a novellist, but that's another story. ![]() The combined warpery of SP brains ought to be able to create hundreds of these, so get your creative thinking heads on and see if you can generate a batch, not just singles - let's have a few at a time. |
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| j delight | Jan 27 2005, 03:50 PM Post #2 |
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*picks up gauntlet and gently hands it back to PapaC* I could have been... - a tobacconist, but my performance just wasn't up to snuff - a revolutionist, but it ran me in circles - a dogcatcher, but the thought hounded me day and night - a troglodyte, but I wouldn't cave to the pressure - a scuba diver, but I'm too shallow - a salsa dancer, but my Mombo wouldn't let me (ow! don't hurt me!) - a weaver, but I went back and forth on the idea - a thoracic surgeon, but I didn't have the guts (I also could have been a skeleton, but for that sad fact) - a cutlery saleswoman, but I didn't see the point - a forward for United, but I backed out - a strange person.... ![]() (you know there were some on your list that I... :lol2: ) |
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| tsrill | Jan 28 2005, 04:58 AM Post #3 |
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:lol2: Oh my, some of those are really bad Hmm, I could have been... ...a scientist, but I couldn't figure out how ...a door-to-door salesman, but I didn't buy it ...a doctor, but I got sick of it ...police officer, but I copped out ...a manager, but I wouldn't manage it ...a captain, but I was grounded ...a pilot, but it just didn't take off ...an optician, but I didn't see the light ...a wildlife observer, but I couldn't bear the thought ...a road construction worker, but it led to nowhere ...a concert pianist, but I couldn't find the key to succes ...a mathematician, but it proved to be the wrong choice |
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| Saturnistine | Jan 29 2005, 03:38 PM Post #4 |
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Evil Scientist
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[Hijack] "Librarians put it away right!" [/hijack] |
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| PapaC | Feb 8 2005, 08:25 AM Post #5 |
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... A dictionary compiler, but I went through a bad spell ... A balloonist, but I let everyone down badly ... A railway porter, but I was a hopeless case ... A jockey, but I was only along for the ride ... A garbage collector, but the job was rubbish ... A firefighter, but I couldn't be bothered to put myself out ... A whisky distiller, but my application was scotched ... A trapeze artist, but I couldn't get to grips with it ... A tourist guide, but I lost my way ... A clockmaker, but I just ran out of time ... A speleologist, but I got myself into a hole ... A pig breeder, but I got into a rut |
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| tsrill | Feb 8 2005, 10:49 AM Post #6 |
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...an athlete, but I ran away ...a metal worker, but I didn't manage the drill ...a journalist, but I messed up at the interview ...a proofreader, but I couldn't spell it out ...an accountant, but that doesn't count -Tsrill |
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| papapatagonia | Feb 17 2005, 05:42 AM Post #7 |
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EC Enforcer turned Mercenary
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...A model, but I just didn't get the picture ...A skateboarder, but somebody Decked me ...a Philosopher, But I thought long and hard about it ...A conductor, But there were too many resistors ...A surfer, but I couldn't catch a Break ...A Musician, But I wasn't really noteworthy ...A Jedi, But my Sabre was too light (Owch...) ...A doorman, but I was too unhinged ...A Swordsman, but I wasn't sharp enough ...A Porn Star, but I really wasn't into it (Double owch....) |
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