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So, the 12th of June is my 18th birthday, and I was wondering what I should do. At this point I am going atv riding for a couple days at a place in North Georgia, but what could I buy or do to show that I am 18?
Also, if you have stories about what you did for yours, that would be interesting.

I discovered fire. Grog and all the other cave punks said it couldn't be done, but I did it.

You could what I call for in my prepared speech for the kids:

"Your 18. You've graduated. We love you. Now get out. Did I mention we've located a renter for your former room? They'll be here in an hour."

I invented the Wheel to prove that I was all that was man!

Then my Woman rounded the edges and that was the end of it......



Meh, I say do whatever you feel is right.

Dammit, that's MY birthday... and I had it first! Get your own!

Seriously, though, happy I-can-officially-be-drafted day!

Nothing wrong with being drafted or spending time in the Military.

Well I got completely bladered as most people in the uk do on their 18th, but then an 18th in the UK is much more like your 21st.

happy you-can-now-order-crap-off-late-night-tv day

If you don't smoke buy an entire pack of Unfiltered Camels and smoke the whole carton in one sitting. It will do two things.

1. Get the "now I'm an adult thing" out of your system.
2. Make you utterly disgusted of cigaretts and will turn you off of them.

Other than that I suggest you have a great time and be safe.

register to vote, buy some cigarettes and some nudie mags.

You _could_ enlist, but I'm pretty sure that one's an actual commitment.

Aye if you can't drink like we do over here (and I know I did in excessive amounts for about a week) fags and porn seem to be the way to go.

I got totally drunk on booze a friend of mine stole from his grandpa's liquor cabinet. Fortunately, we hung out in an abandoned house in the woods, so I didn't have to barf in front of anybody except my friends. At the time, it was actually legal in Kansas to drink at 18. I went to a couple of bars then a few weeks later they changed it to 21. Bastards!

99MDeery wrote:Aye if you can't drink like we do over here (and I know I did in excessive amounts for about a week) homosexuals and porn seem to be the way to go.

Fixed it for you, jk.

Peter Griffon-"What's brittish for cigarette"? Quagmire-"Cigarette" Peter-"Somebody tell this cigarette to shut up."

My 18th was glorious. I hung out with friends and family and had a Spiderman themed party. My friends and I were really into WCW at the time. We built a mock ring and I brought the thunder. I broke out my signature move "the torture rack" inspired by Lex Luger and layed the smack down. We then stayed up and played Goldeneye on the N64.

Actually, it's:

Peter Griffin: [after the British guy explains the rules of Cricket to Peter] Does anyone know what this guy's talking about?
Cleveland: The only British idiom I know is that f-a-g means cigarette.
Peter Griffin: Then would someone tell this cigarette to shut up!

Whoa I butchured that. Thanks lord_sutekh

warpcrafter wrote:I got totally drunk on booze a friend of mine stole from his grandpa's liquor cabinet. Fortunately, we hung out in an abandoned house in the woods, so I didn't have to barf in front of anybody except my friends. At the time, it was actually legal in Kansas to drink at 18. I went to a couple of bars then a few weeks later they changed it to 21. Bastards!

Ouch that must have been abit of a gak.

I still say cigerettes and porn are the way forward if your stuck for something to do (and leave me and my Englishness (not even a word I know) out of it )

First thing you have to do is register for the draft. Seriously.
It's "The Law".

I was going to say don't die of a booze overdose but apparently it's illegal in the US to drink at 18 anyway.

Erm. Erm.

Nope, 11 years on, and I STILL cannot remember my 18th.

Must have been good though!

go get a cigar. Don't waste money on some nasty ole cigs. Go find a decent cigar store (check the internets, thats what its for) and get a Rocky Patel. You won't regret it.

whatwhat wrote:Well I got completely bladered as most people in the uk do on their 18th, but then an 18th in the UK is much more like your 21st.

whatwhat is right on both accounts

My 18th was a glorious indulgence of booze and more booze, then pretty much every Friday and sometimes Saturday, plus the odd Thursday and even an occasional Wednesday became a glorious indulgence of booze, headbanging, air guitaring and general fun.

My advice do what makes you happy and have a good time cos soon it all goes down hill.

buy cigs and porn.... Walk up to someone 17 year old's or under and say "Look what i can buy"... Then get them to do your bidding

me... i smoked a cigar i got from my brothers wedding, and i DIDENT throw up.