100 things you don't need to do before you die

[Dillytante]

Although I don't have a bucket list because I'd find it guilt inducing (more things to do that I just don't have time for) I am a bit of a sucker for feeling like I should do things. So was pleased to read this Graun article 100 things you don't need to do before you die so I could cross a few things off.

I'm already crossing climbing Everest off as I have just read Into Thin Air about the 1996 disaster where a load of climbers died. And the ones that didn't seem to have such a miserable time anyway. So defo not doing that.

Anyone else got any more I can cross off my list? Places I don't need to go? Books I don't need to read?

That's really sad sneeze

Don't drink bad wine ;)

Merlin...sorry but
That's he sort of thing I would do!

Don't go to Egypt. It's mobbed, smelly & you are herded round like a sheep & then ripped off by hawkers.

Oh merlin :( we have three cats & a dog, don't get fish or hamsters, they die and leave the kids broken hearted. Unless you can nip down the pet shop in time, to buy fluffy or bubbles the eighth...

BalloonSlayer - 'bungee jump. You may shit yourself. Just sayin'

AND You'll be upside down when you do shit yourself.

HOWEVER, I must respectfully disagree with the parachute jumping. Yes it's terrifying but once you're outta the plane and falling at terminal velocity, it's the biggest high evah. And now I use it as a sort of touchstone ie 'come on Frizz. You've done a parachute jump you can do this!'

• don't fake orgasms. It builds up a groundswell of anger and resentment.

• Any 'friend' who often begins sentences addressed at you with: 'I don't mean to be nasty/Don't take this the wrong way . . .' is not a friend.

• buy most electrical goods on Ebay. They will be mainly factory seconds so if your Babyliss suddenly goes 'BANG' - you'll be left with no comeback and frizzy hair.

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I absolutely agree with the above -

never ride a camel

Or Frizzbonce any friend who says 'only joking' after saying something nasty is so not a friend.

Don't buy a 6ft pool/air hockey table for the 'kids' - will end up in garage covered in dust. Don't buy an air hockey table ever, seems like fun for 10 minutes at bowling, but it is the most boring game ever invented.

Don't go and see an ice hockey match, you won't understand anything and you can't see anything anyway.

For something to be an 'experience' it doesn't have to endanger your life, refer to this when thinking of the following activities:
Jumping out of planes, balloon trips, tomb-stoning, rally driving, etc
Don't read or buy into anything that is supposed to make you a better person - you cannot purchase being a better person.
Climbing something or running a marathon is about physical endurance, some people LOVE that stuff, if you don't leave it alone, its knackering and horrible.

Don't visit Florence in August. You will ignore the overwhelming beauty as you battle through sweating tourists whilst nauseous with heat.

Don't watch Notting Hill or Love Actually. Fuck me they're bad.

Don't watch or read anything out of 'duty'. You aren't at school anymore.

This is a good thread... can I play please?

I refuse to go camping because any fool can be uncomfortable. How on earth do you do a wee wee in the night? This choice makes me happy.

Eat Pray Love is brilliant and so is the follow-up book, Committed. My life is better for having read these two books.

Also, you do not have to go on rollercoasters.

I thank you.

The ironing

Agree, ironing, just no.
Loved Eat Pray book as much as i hated the hash of the film, whoever thought Julia Roberts cd ever have done it justice? She reduced it to mindless, self-indulgent, hedonistic tripe.

But camping fine - loos, hole in ground, bugs don't faze me, but muddy, cold camping? NO way!

Don't ban Anyfucker for forthright posts. Just read what she's written and thank her for attracting intelligence and insight

Oh you got there first Sparklyboot

Don't ban Anyfucker
MNet, don't ignore multiple posters

Don't bake your own cakes or bread waitrose do some lovely stuff

Don't bother reading fifty shades of shit

Don't bother buying champagne or worrying that you're missing something special, it's nasty stuff!

Brighton. Don't bother it's no different to any other seaside town

Spa days. Waste of time.

Lanzagrotty. Don't bother, boring windy island.

Musicals. Boring!

Do a long haul flight (26hrs) with a toddler who won't sleep

read anything by Gina Ford

Don't buy lots and lots of baby paraphenalia (not sure of spelling) when you have your first baby. No one does it the second time around. Most of it is totally unnecessary and expensive.

Echoing the same thought, don't buy loads of toys because they are labelled "educational" - unfortunately it took until DD3 for the baby fog to lift - I have a house full of crap that the kids won't part with, and I remembered that I grew up reasonably well educated without the benefit of anything other than some books, Lego, dolls and a few board games! Think I might have had some magnetic letters, but that's it.

Don't compare your life to other people - do what is right for you.

Don't miss out on life thinking, "I'll lose weight before I do x", or "when I have got the whole house decorated I'll take up y" - do what YOU want and you will avoid building up resentment - the more you hate dieting/decorating/whatever, the longer it will be before you can do the things you want to.

I'm reading The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie right now. It is not grabbing me at all.

Don't save your nice/new clothes for "best". This will result in you barely wearing them and by the time you do want to wear them you will have got fatter/thinner or the fabric will have gone. Best shopping advice ever is "only buy it if you want to put it in straightaway". To me that includes being able to put it in straightaway, so not something you need you lose weight for/ buy special shoes to go with it etc yawn. Only buy stuff for NOW.