Most Exciting Life Stories

[Cannot think of a name]

My grandfather was kind of full of awesome, though when I knew him he was the scary guy who had a stroke and sat on the couch.

But before my dad was born he was a professional race car driver in a time where that didn't mean what it means today (sponsorship and big teams etc) but rather more vagabond and weird grease monkey style. He set a landspeed record (of some sort, not the land speed record as far as I know, but there's a picture of him on what looks like a Marmon stripped down to an engine, wheels and a hood and "111 mph" on the back), he did Pike's Peak and board track racing on motorcycles and midgets. Basically anything he could go fast in.

I eventually raced using his number, but never even came close to his lofty heights.

You should edit that to make it clear that your grand-dad was a racer before your dad was born, not your dad before he himself was born. That would be a hell of a story, though.

I would, but it makes the story way more impressive. This is why I have to work with collaborators...

[Torisakia]

I went to bed.

The end.

[Disserbia]

Don't we all.

No. Not really.

We don't all ave some crazy stories? More dumb assumptions awesome.

[Neo Art]

You watch too much James Bond.

Hell, what would YOU call the "special assistant to the cultural attaché"?

I called her "Chérie" and "mon petit chou."

She wasn't even French, I didn't say it was the FRENCH cultural attaché (although in fairness, it may have been "cultural liaison", it's been a minute).

[Farnhamia]

I went to bed.

The end.

Funny, Samuel Pepys often ends his diary entries "And so to bed." He had a most interesting life.

[Neo Art]

You should edit that to make it clear that your grand-dad was a racer before your dad was born, not your dad before he himself was born. That would be a hell of a story, though.

I would, but it makes the story way more impressive. This is why I have to work with collaborators...

And this is the story of how Fry became his own grandfather.

[Disserbia]

Don't we all.

No? I have zero stories involving any of those things. Which is not some sort of failing on my part!

I'm sure we all have crazy ass stories.

[Farnhamia]

I called her "Chérie" and "mon petit chou."

She wasn't even French, I didn't say it was the FRENCH cultural attaché (although in fairness, it may have been "cultural liaison", it's been a minute).

Yours wasn't French. Mine was.

[Temujinn]

Do Military Intelligence and NSA agents count?

Oh absolutely, it's where the 2nd one comes in.

well you still got me beat, it was MI who went NSA.

[Galloism]

I'm actually Frank Abignale.

True fact.

[Cannot think of a name]

I would, but it makes the story way more impressive. This is why I have to work with collaborators...

And this is the story of how Fry became his own grandfather.

"I did do the nasty in the pasty..."

[Neo Art]

You watch too much James Bond.

Hell, what would YOU call the "special assistant to the cultural attaché"?

Is that what they told you? Lol

Who's the "they"? It was really just the one woman.

And I really have no reason to doubt her title at the time, it was told to be by the Minister in the British Parliament who introduced us.

[Neo Art]

She wasn't even French, I didn't say it was the FRENCH cultural attaché (although in fairness, it may have been "cultural liaison", it's been a minute).

Yours wasn't French. Mine was.

Which world war was this one again?

[Disserbia]

Is that what they told you? Lol

Who's the "they"? It was really just the one woman.

And I really have no reason to doubt her title at the time, it was told to be by the Minister in the British Parliament who introduced us.

[Cannot think of a name]

No? I have zero stories involving any of those things. Which is not some sort of failing on my part!

I'm sure we all have crazy ass stories.

"I got so high once that I kept forgetting I ordered a pizza..."


I don't know that I do, really.

[Arcturus IV]

Yeah, you've pretty much got us all beat on this topic.

Oh I highly doubt that, but what I don't doubt is that if asked the mods will cooperate with proper legal authorities so this thread is an extremely bad idea.

Pretty much this, although I guess I would have to say the most excited I've ever been, would be the time I spent ten hours hospitalised with a pulse rate of 186. Ayup.

where's my rimshot, eh?

[Neo Art]

Who's the "they"? It was really just the one woman.

And I really have no reason to doubt her title at the time, it was told to be by the Minister in the British Parliament who introduced us.

It wasn't all that funny. It was just sorta a "oh, I want you to meet _____, she's the assistant to the cultural liaison of ______"

I mean, it was fairly casual all in all, just a day at the office really. Was working for the british government, at the time.

[Disserbia]

I'm sure we all have crazy ass stories.

"I got so high once that I kept forgetting I ordered a pizza..."


I don't know that I do, really.

Really? Nothing?

[Farnhamia]

Yours wasn't French. Mine was.

Which world war was this one again?

The Great War, the summer of 1914, before everything got hideous.

[Erucia]

Let's see...I once met Ted Kulongoski in Salem, I once met Portland Timbers player José Adolfo Valencia while doing community service in a library, my dad had a stroke at 1:00am and sent my mom and I to the hospital with him...

[Disserbia]

It wasn't all that funny. It was just sorta a "oh, I want you to meet _____, she's the assistant to the cultural liaison of ______"

I mean, it was fairly casual all in all, just a day at the office really. Was working for the british government, at the time.

Lol ok m8.

[Mike the Progressive]

Starts with an E, ends with an N. Happened to me for the first time at night in bed.


There you go.

Wait...that's a tricky one, is the answer...helicopter?

[Disserbia]

Oh I highly doubt that, but what I don't doubt is that if asked the mods will cooperate with proper legal authorities so this thread is an extremely bad idea.

Pretty much this, although I guess I would have to say the most excited I've ever been, would be the time I spent ten hours hospitalised with a pulse rate of 186. Ayup.

where's my rimshot, eh?

Shit son. I think my heart would give out at that point.

[Neo Art]

I'm sure we all have crazy ass stories.

"I got so high once that I kept forgetting I ordered a pizza..."


I don't know that I do, really.

dude, I saw this like 3 days ago and thought of you. He is exactly how I imagine you to be.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

When I was around 11 or 12 years old, I got to see the "Regata Colon", an event to celebrate the 500 years of the discovery of the Americas. Ships, or what are called 'buques escuela' in Spanish (210 ships to be more specific), went on a 4 months voyage celebrating Columbus's first voyage. I got to see them when they stopped in Cadiz, Spain. It was amazing.