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What did you want to be when you grew up?

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  • kimbo
    kimbo Posts: 2,997
    An Accountant! Sad or what
  • pilchard
    pilchard Posts: 3,763
    edited October 2008
    Chief Baloon buster.
    Cloak room attendant........
  • cafckev
    cafckev Posts: 2,915
    [quote][cite]Posted By: RedArmySE7[/cite]Footballer, when that dream died it was to be involved in football in some capacity, that didn't materialise so i'm stuck as a Railway Engineer![/quote]

    Ooooh P'way? lol
  • Footballer, then around 13/14 a solicitor.

    Now at uni studying law, so could be worse I guess.
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,679
    edited October 2008
    Danny dyer,not
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,261
    Fireman

    Tank driver

    Fighter pilot

    Animal from the muppets
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    To play football for Charlton and cricket for Kent. I realised that wasn't going to happen so thought about journalism but never got beyond the "thinking" stage...
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,644
    wanted to be a footballer......

    then wanted a paul newman esqe figure to discover that Im a genius at pool and teach me how to hustle...

    Been a sales guy my whole life, paid for everything...

    now Im slighlty more respectable as a Forex Broker....

    still looking to find a way stop work all together as Im sure we all are...
  • For years wanted to be a lawyer... no idea why!

    Ended up working as an accountant in a fair sized ad agency for 10 years... now at a hotel in Whistler.
  • CAFCBourne
    CAFCBourne Posts: 3,794
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Carter[/cite]Fireman

    Tank driver

    Fighter pilot

    Animal from the muppets[/quote]

    Well you got the end of the last one!!

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  • tennis player!

    i used to play to a fairly high standard, county player etc etc
  • SE10Addick
    SE10Addick Posts: 2,966
    As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being President of the United States.

    oh, ok.. i always wanted to be a pilot or an architect.

    enjoy my job now - in a design/branding agency but still would love to be a pilot.
  • RedArmySE7
    RedArmySE7 Posts: 5,407
    edited October 2008
    [cite]Posted By: cafckev[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: RedArmySE7[/cite]Footballer, when that dream died it was to be involved in football in some capacity, that didn't materialise so i'm stuck as a Railway Engineer!

    Ooooh P'way? lol


    Nah S&T my man!
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,421
    I wanted to be a Police man then a Footballer then an ambulance man (paramedic to you and me now) and finally a personal trainer... I'm still stuck between going for the PT course or to join the Police!

    ;o) I could still achieve my dream all else failing i'll staay in admin or become a builder!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,260
    [cite]Posted By: Dazzler21[/cite]I wanted to be a Police man then a Footballer then an ambulance man (paramedic to you and me now) and finally a personal trainer... I'm still stuck between going for the PT course or to join the Police!

    ;o) I could still achieve my dream all else failing i'll staay in admin or become a builder!

    My tip is just stay away from Retail :- )
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,421
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Dazzler21[/cite]I wanted to be a Police man then a Footballer then an ambulance man (paramedic to you and me now) and finally a personal trainer... I'm still stuck between going for the PT course or to join the Police!

    ;o) I could still achieve my dream all else failing i'll staay in admin or become a builder!

    My tip is just stay away from Retail :- )

    Well i'll stay away from the accounts side of things but ah well and i thought the club were making at least £25-30 profit per shirt!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,260
    [cite]Posted By: Dazzler21[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Dazzler21[/cite]I wanted to be a Police man then a Footballer then an ambulance man (paramedic to you and me now) and finally a personal trainer... I'm still stuck between going for the PT course or to join the Police!

    ;o) I could still achieve my dream all else failing i'll staay in admin or become a builder!

    My tip is just stay away from Retail :- )

    Well i'll stay away from the accounts side of things but ah well and i thought the club were making at least £25-30 profit per shirt!

    I remember you had it higher than that : - )
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,421
    edited October 2008
    What was my profit margin? Must have rushed it all in haste with my essay to you! lol ;o)
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,260
    [cite]Posted By: Dazzler21[/cite]What was my profit margin? Must have rushed it all in haste with my essay to you! lol ;o)

    100% of sale price.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,421
    oops what a muppett! this was only a matter of months ago!