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what would you say was your greatest achievement?

I've straightened my life out and become a good citizen, a good friend, and an honest person. It's an achievement because I was a criminal, drug addict, and as all addicts are, a liar.

I raised my children well.

tough one... i'd have to say... um, helping my parents out in their work for years, not one single thing (can't honestly think of one :( )

that and, of course, finding Tinky :D :fluffle:

tough one... i'd have to say... um, helping my parents out in their work for years, not one single thing (can't honestly think of one :( )

that and, of course, finding Tinky :D :fluffle: :D :fluffle: :fluffle: :fluffle:

saving my venture troop from disappearing by becoming the leader.

Greatest achievement?

I guess, kind of like DC. I pulled myself out of an alcohol addiction before I turned into my father, I stopped being self-destructive to the point of almost killing myself or getting locked up through my actions on a number of occasions, have managed to get my relationship with my husband straightened out, and am doing a pretty damn good job of raising my daughters.

I value all that over the political and social activism I've done (and continue to do).

I made people laugh. That is mine so far.

I made people laugh. That is mine so far.
Thats the best post I've read yet.

I was going to say that I've tried to make people smile. I've shown the people I love that I care - and they know I love them. I will still have regrets about mistakes in the past, but not being able to change them - I have learned from them and if I die, I would like to think that it would be with minimal regret.

gave life to my son and started him off to being a happy, healthy and resposible human being

I went to the pub 5 times in a week once, even on a full collage week.

Result!!

I overcame all odds despite my handicapp.

That and I'm an Eagle Scout.

I overcame all odds despite my handicapp.

That and I'm an Eagle Scout.
what's an eagle scout?
i'm a scout and i'm curious how the american rank system works

If I were to die right now, my greatest achievement would be in confusing the hell out of the doctors as to the cause of my death.

He said hopefully. I think I'm healthy...and I don't see anything terribly dangerous anywhere near me.

[That was supposed to be a joke. I've lived a rather boring life so far, with very few decent achievements.]

I saved the earth from an alein menace. Really.

The CIA whiped everyone's minds though, so them's the brakes. :(

I lived longer than I was supposed to.

I helped my friend work through his guilt over his girlfriends death and another friend to come to terms with his sexuality.

Not bad for someone with my condition, actually.

hmm...

probably going to an orphanage in Romania for two weeks to volunteer, or helping in Argentina with reforestation in a rainforest, or reaching 4500m in the Andes...thats about all i can think of

My greatest achievement is that I have lived a life that has benefitted others emotionally, spiritually and physically.

I set the spaghetti-eating record at a hometown Italian restaurant on my 16th birthday.

I set the spaghetti-eating record at a hometown Italian restaurant on my 16th birthday.

Then they brought me a birthday sundae...

good thread , tink.

i have to say i have no one great achievement, my life, overall, has been pretty satisfying. i have kept up healthy relationships with my parents, 12 brothers and sisters, and extended family. i got the career i always wanted.i use my job to assist people who need it, and try to take it one step above,and beyond each day. i worked really hard to buy my house. i am very self sufficient. even though i am , at heart, kind of horrible- i still give money away to charitable things whose cause i really dont actually care about- but i dont ever want to be selfish. i have had my same friends since the first grade or so, and we are all living near each other, thats some fun stuff. i am excellent terms with my ex from the only truly serious, longterm relationship i have ever had. i think that is important. i have made people laugh, cry, scream in anger and in pain.
so i guess my best achievement, at a mere 29 years old would be that i have been, and always will be ,true to myself, and who i am.

:D thanks Occ

Occy, you're not horrible at all! From what I've learned about you here in this forum you just have a helluva lot of heart. Finding passion in the things you have, and being true to yourself in doing so, takes more courage and strength than some will ever have the pleasure of knowing.

To Occy! (sorry! I just love that name!) ;)

(ps, happy 2500th!)

Edit: Yeah Tink, hats off to you for a great thread too! :)

i just noticed that im 'quite deadly'
hooray!! :)

I comforted her throughout the hardest times of her life.

Also, a really good thread!

I saved some guys life.

staying alive to the point of my death

Finding the courage to tell my family and friends who I am, when I can still remember the time quite clearly that I intended to simply "disappear" like so many others.

Greatest Achievement...... Hmmm...

Have to be the time I negotiated with the Aliens and gave them some swiss cheese in return for not destroying the earth. :D

Honestly, nothing much, probably made people's lives much more meaningful. Or maybe instilled ambition in some, especially my friends to achieve more.

Maybe give or take 5-10 years down the line. Then probably I would have be the man who cleaned up Malaysia. :D

My greatest achievements have been mocking people, sowing confusion, causing trouble, making people think, and helping people laugh at the expense of others

Pretty good so far, I'd say. :D

Note: this is Arribastan. Nationsates.net isn't up, so I had to login through jolt. Arribastan, being a resurrected nation, cannot.

Eating the whole thing:
http://l00002.myspace.com/00002/24/10/2020142_l.jpg

Eating the whole thing:
http://l00002.myspace.com/00002/24/10/2020142_l.jpg
Thanks a lot for making me hungry. :mad:

Thanks a lot for making me hungry. :mad:

and now that is my greatest accomplishment.

You are welcome :mad:

Stopping a friend from killing himself.

I'm not big on achievements. In the rare instance that I do finish something, I generally forget about it and move on to the next thing.

Eating the whole thing:
http://l00002.myspace.com/00002/24/10/2020142_l.jpg

Did you start with the head?

Did you start with the head?

No, I saved the best for last. Plus it's no fun if you can't hear it yelping as you munch

Nothing. I have no actual achivements to my name.

Nothing. I have no actual achivements to my name.
what an achivement! So wait now it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not...

what an achivement! So wait now it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not, but then it is but then it's not...
are you drunk?

are you drunk?
No. :D Should I be?

No. :D Should I be?
well you're irish and it's well after midday so yes

I have never in my life intentionally hurt another person or animal. I have never been mean or spiteful. I have never been manipulative or greedy. I have never sought worldly gain at the expense of anyone. I have never sought to impose my world view on any person. I have loved and been loved.

I have served my country and have given my children a strong foundation on which to live. I have walked in the sun, barefoot on clean earth that I have tilled with my own hands. I have shaved the beard and combed the hair of my dieing father. I have wiled away entire days doing nothing but watching flowers grow.

I have met and hugged Bob Dylan.

I'm pretty sure if I died now, I could die content.

well you're irish and it's well after midday so yes
LOL,
I'm 15 so it's optional not compulsory. :D

I'm really letting my country down, I don't drink I don't have red hair I don't have a lot of freckles. :p

LOL,
I'm 15 so it's optional not compulsory. :D

I'm really letting my country down, I don't drink I don't have red hair I don't have a lot of freckles. :p
15?! that's pathetic! you should be completely sloshed!


I'm so dissapointed in you

what would you say was your greatest achievement?

Wow. You know, if I died right now, I don't think anybody would give a damn. Very few people would actually notice!

Greatest achievement... Hmm... You know, I've never really achieved anything. Then again, I never had the chance.

what would you say was your greatest achievement?

My commitment to charity, I guess. It's not really an achievement but I've done a few things. For example, I've started an annual food drive, give blood every 2 months, give regular monthly donations to the Red Cross and the United Way, occasionally support random other charitable organizations, and volunteer with Project Literacy.

15?! that's pathetic! you should be completely sloshed!


I'm so dissapointed in you
:( I know but for some reason they don't let you bring vodka to school, or to buy it...

:( I know but for some reason they don't let you bring vodka to school, or to buy it...
just disguise it in a water bottle, it always works (my god i used to be such an alcoholic)

just disguise it in a water bottle, it always works (my god i used to be such an alcoholic)

According to my old chemistry teacher, someone done that once, but made the added mistake of drinking it LIKE water... they fell off their seat completely smashed.

I'd have paid to have been there at the time.

I don't drink, and I'm 18... Please forgive me! you still rock my socks!

just disguise it in a water bottle, it always works (my god i used to be such an alcoholic)
lol,

Don't worry Jordaxia it's only if your Irish that she expects you to be drunk. :p

just disguise it in a water bottle, it always works (my god i used to be such an alcoholic)

Now that's something I've gotta see.

According to my old chemistry teacher, someone done that once, but made the added mistake of drinking it LIKE water... they fell off their seat completely smashed.

I'd have paid to have been there at the time.

I don't drink, and I'm 18... Please forgive me! you still rock my socks!
I fall off my chair all the time when I'm sober, my teachers could never tell how i smashed i was


and you're not irish so it's ok

I fall off my chair all the time when I'm sober, my teachers could never tell how i smashed i was


and you're not irish so it's ok

Firstly, that's the spirit!

And secondly, I'm Scottish, and of close irish descent....
But at least I'm still safe.

I would just like to point out that I'm really not an alcoholic, i did that a couple of times when i was 14 or 15 and it was only because I was feeling rebellious ( :rolleyes: ) and wanted to see if I could get away with it, i hardly ever drink nowadays

what's an eagle scout?
i'm a scout and i'm curious how the american rank system works

From lowest to highest:
Scout
Tenderfoot
Second Class
First Class
Star
Life
Eagle
Eagle + any Eagle Palms you earn (Bronze, Gold, and Silver)

If you were to die right now, what would you say was your greatest achievement?
To have helped raise five children who grew up to become kind, responsible adults, and to have had a small hand in helping to raise their children. :)

just disguise it in a water bottle, it always works (my god i used to be such an alcoholic)

hahaha, we were especially devious back in 8th grade, we hid ours in slide oil bottles for trumpets. EDIT: gee I never wondered what the teachers thought though when we were sitting in class spraying "slide oil" in our mouths :S, hah, shows how smart they were I guess...

Ummmmm, my greatest accomplishment so far...is learning to ride a bike. yeah. haha. Seriously I don't think I'm old enough to have any serious accomplishments besides getting laid yet, as I'm only 16.

hahaha, we were especially devious back in 8th grade, we hid ours in slide oil bottles for trumpets.

Ummmmm, my greatest accomplishment so far...is learning to ride a bike. yeah. haha. Seriously I don't think I'm old enough to have any serious accomplishments besides getting laid yet, as I'm only 16.
water bottle is better, if you start drinking out of a slide oil bottle i think you're teacher's gonna become a teensy bit suspicious lol

I would say being able to play cello and piano, and able to get a pitiful airy note out of a flute. And going to Glasgow, London, Paris, and a teeny French town called Vezaley.

I would say being able to play cello and piano, and able to get a pitiful airy note out of a flute. And going to Glasgow, London, Paris, and a teeny French town called Vezalay all in one trip.

Hmmm greatest achievement eh?

*ponders for a moment*

Breaking my addiction to PS2, that thing sucks, now I'm hooked on XBox =)

Buying Qualcomm in 1998.

Well, seeing the world has been one of my greatest achievements.

what would you say was your greatest achievement?


My dream.

I would just like to point out that I'm really not an alcoholic, i did that a couple of times when i was 14 or 15 and it was only because I was feeling rebellious ( :rolleyes: ) and wanted to see if I could get away with it, i hardly ever drink nowadays
sure. :D

Hmn...most likely proving everyone who doubted me wrong.

My elementary school teachers branded me as "difficult to teach" and "an ADD student".... They also wanted me to be placed in a remedial class.

But, I soared above them, and I took all advanced classes in high school, and got into college, and I'm going to graduate next year.

Learning that all I know is not all there is to know and that my perceptions differ drastically from those around me.

It would proberbly be a relief to me.
althogh I hope I would be missed.

Uh...I finished high school?

Nothing, I guess. Yet.

what would you say was your greatest achievement?


I once was the Iraqi Minister for Human Rights!!

Here are my top 5:

My family.

I once took three kicks to the groin from a blackbelt martial artist and remained standing.

World Record time for the 50-meter mud breaststroke.

Started four food fights in high school and college without getting caught.

I have made the lives of everyone who has ever known me a little more interesting and/or a little less predictable.

I would have to say proving the doctors wrong right at the start.

They told my mother I wouldn't make it, and not to get attached. She replied "F*ck you, he'll live. I've been attached for nine months!"

Guess what happened? :D

I once took three kicks to the groin from a blackbelt martial artist and remained standing.


Was that blackbelt actually kicking with full force or with taps? :P

I once took three kicks to the groin from a blackbelt martial artist and remained standing.


Was this on a bet, a dare, a whim, or on request from medical personnel?

Dying.

Being a complete fool... (And not acheiving anything I wanted to do....)

I have achieve absolutely NOTHING in my life thus far, except that I was able to graduate from high school with 45 credits instead of minnesota's required 46 credits.

Was this on a bet, a dare, a whim, or on request from medical personnel?

Um...all of the above? :D

j/k

It was a bet. I made $500 :D

Was that blackbelt actually kicking with full force or with taps? :P

Let me put it this way; $100 of the bet was his money. :p

Helping other people. hmmm...something concrete

I locked two guys (two separate cases) in my room, fed them, gave them new clothes and gathered all their important stuff from their apartments (sounds pretty scary? please stop reading now, it would be great that you'd keep the image of what happened by what I've written this far) to help them to stop taking heroin. They could not get to the rehab centre immediately and I knew that if they had to stay at their apartments meanwhile they'd have changed their minds. So I locked them up and pretty damn proud of it.

inventing the stored program computer.


i didn't do it, but if i was to die, i'd be able to lie through my teeth with no consequences.

Hmmm...
Helping to educate kids.
Being an educator in general.
I have given sick and dying children some happiness (I am the Santa of choice for a local charity event at the children's wards of a local hospital).



what's an eagle scout?
i'm a scout and i'm curious how the american rank system works

Another Eagle Scout here (no palms)

Here ya go:
Scout
Tenderfoot
Second Class
First Class
Star
Life
Eagle
Eagle Palms
http://www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsranks.html

Probably the fact that I finished the HSC. The last few years have been a bit... meh. same ol' same ol'...

Here are my top 5:

My family.

I once took three kicks to the groin from a blackbelt martial artist and remained standing.

World Record time for the 50-meter mud breaststroke.

Started four food fights in high school and college without getting caught.

I have made the lives of everyone who has ever known me a little more interesting and/or a little less predictable.
i think the most interesting thing is that you were still able to father children after you (physically) grew up.

real one:

making it to my grandmother's death bed to say goodbye

she was in Madison, wisconsin, in the dead of winter... winters in Wisconsin are terribly cold.

I was in Minocqua, WI, about 200 miles (320 km) straight north of Madison.

I got off of work early so I could get down there... and i drove as fast as i could on the ice.

got down there and spent some time with her.

there have been honors, but this was the most important thing i've ever done.

what would you say was your greatest achievement?

That I have not yet killed anyone...and, trust me...there have been some times when I was pretty damn close...

Becoming ME! I'm the only me that ever existed so I think it's a pretty great accomplishment *gags*

i think the most interesting thing is that you were still able to father children after you (physically) grew up.

Nobody was as surprised as me. :)

I have achieve absolutely NOTHING in my life thus far, except that I was able to graduate from high school with 45 credits instead of minnesota's required 46 credits.
Yeah i graduated but didnt bother turning up to graduation!
Apart from that yeah big tick!

Yeah i graduated but didnt bother turning up to graduation!
Apart from that yeah big tick!
I attended graduation, and went to the all night graduation party.

yea mine would be know i made peoples live better by makeing them happy and laugh

Making my dumbass maths teacher cry. :p

I have also been wacked over the head with a steel pipe(accidentally) and stayed standing.