08-05-2002 22:55									#1
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For those of us who have done exceptional things in various fields, feel free to itemize.

Theater: Played the lead in Shakespeare's Macbeth at the tender age of 15. That's thousands of lines of iambic pentameter and intricate stage fighting...lucky nobody got decapitated.

Sports: Homered over the Alpenrose center field wall. Threw out a baserunner on 1st base! from home plate.

Business: Not much, yet.

Siring: I've lent my genes to a baby with nearly superhuman strength. Our ten month old is dragging furniture around the house now.

Scholastics: 5 on the AP English exam. Award winning journalist.

Pugilism: Beat the crap out of a guy who Pearl Harbored me in the back of the head with a cast on his arm.

Some may say this is immodest, and they'd be right. But I'm interested in what amazing feats my fellow posters have accomplished...whether they are Guinness awards or great parenting or just being a damn good kid for your parents.
For those that don't have jack to contribute...let this be your inspiration.

	08-05-2002 23:08									#2
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[QUOTE] Originally posted by SuperSneak
Theater: was asked to come to the stage at a belgian thetaer at the tender age of 11 without knowing a single word of french. I think I did ok. I was just standing there being cute. It worked.

Sports: created my own football team out of all the losers that were not picked up to play with the teams, and I managed to beat the top football team of my school.
This is something I will tell to my grandchildren.

Business: working for a quite big company in my field but problems exist and I'm not happy financially.

Siring: 0 nothing absolutely nothing! (what is siring? reproduction?)


Scholastics: did a master's, learned english (the quality of which is apparent in these forums) some french

Pugilism: beat the crap out of a guy in primary school while my friends were watching for incoming teachers. Got punched in the nose by a girl. Frequently exchanging kicks with my best friend trying to "learn martial arts" in high school

	08-05-2002 23:19									#3
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Theater: wrote and lead in a short satire
Sports: sometimes I didn't come in last in the 800 meter
Business: I cut carrots into very small pieces, lots and lots of carrots
Siring: N/A
Scholastics: 1560 on the SATs
Pugilism: got suspended three times in middleschool for fighting, haven't got in a fight sicne...

	08-05-2002 23:25									#4
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Well, I did manage to get 100% on a recent history exam, much to the amazement of myself and the entire history staff, which was nice. And despite being quite skinny, I've managed to kick crap into anyone who's ever come after me with the intention of standing triumphantly over my bloody corpse.

	08-05-2002 23:34									#5
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I have the most amazing number of entries for the "Least Amazing Thing You've Ever Done!" thread! If that thread never comes to my attention though, disregard this notice and add another entry for the (non-existant) thread.

	08-05-2002 23:38									#6
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So far so good...but I'm expecting more.
You just never know what you can do until you try...that's basically what it boils down to, folks.

	08-05-2002 23:45									#7
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Humility, folks, humility...

	09-05-2002 00:18									#8
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Hmm.......ok then in list form.

Motherhood. Giving birth to my three daughters has to be the totally most amazing thing along with their smiles and yes even the "OH MOTHER!! pout.

Vocal: High School lead in Annie Get Your Gun, Guys and Dolls and Brigadoone. All State two years running. Won two full voice scholarships two seperate Universities. Lead's in the Fantatics and The Sound of Music. Concert Choir, Chamber Choir and Small Ensemble in college. Soloist for the First Baptist Church. Sing in local bands here in Austin and do voice over work.

Work: Worked for the Associate Commissioner Texas Health Department. Worked for State Treasurer of Texas. Won the Customer Satisfaction Award out of 3500 employees when I worked for a computer company.

Politcal: Advocated for new Landlord lockout laws in Texas. Testified before Senete and House subcomitte on this and was instremental in helping get a new law passed. Fought for and won my back child support of $31,000.00 and started a support group here in Texas for mothers not getting support M.O.M.S. mothers owed money and support. To date have gotten back an estimated 1.5 million for these mothers. Also testfied before Senete members regarding Child Support.

Been friends with my close circle of friends for over 20 years. Oh yeah.......almost forgot. I won $10,000.00 in the Texas Lottery in 1992

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	09-05-2002 01:02									#9
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I will be a lottery winner tonight at about 6pm.
Boris...I'm sure you've done something laudable, aside from taking steaming dumps on other people's parades.

	09-05-2002 01:07									#10
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Here's your dose of good luck for tonight.

	09-05-2002 01:21									#11
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If I told you all the great things I've done, you'd call me a liar.

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Academics...
1360 on the SATs at the age of 13
Perfect on the ERB standardized tests (there are about 7 40 question tests and I didn't miss any questions)
Starting Algebra II in 7th grade
Did best in my grade on the National Latin Exam even though I only was tutored in latin once a week for 40 minutes, compared to about 15 people who actually took it as a real course.
Nearly made top ten in Maryland Geography Bee when I was in 5th grade. (It's 5th-8th)
A lot of others. Like not doing my history reading and scoring perfect on the pop quizzes three times in a row
And beating all the 7th graders on one of those math contest things when I was in 4th grade.

Chess...
1st in several small unnofficial tournaments in Washington DC. (The really good people don't go. The tournaments I play in are the ones for the normal people who didn't start playing chess at 16 months)

Sports...
Game winning double in baseball, 7 rushing touchdowns in a game in football (More than everyone else combined)

Civ II...
1176 AC landing on Deity level
1456 OCC victory

Civ III...
have beat deity with 9 of the 16 civs

Music...
Have written a Prelude that has actually been published
Can play Violin, Viola, and Piano all pretty well.

Pugilism...
My best friend is 13 years old, 6 foot 4, and 230 pounds. Enough said.

	09-05-2002 01:25									#13
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quote: Originally posted by SuperSneak I will be a lottery winner tonight at about 6pm. Boris...I'm sure you've done something laudable, aside from taking steaming dumps on other people's parades.

Hmm, excellent imagery...

I don't think anything I've done makes me any more laudable than anyone else. And I get embarrassed talking about such things lest people think I am bragging.

I guess the things I am most proud of are my volunteer work here in NYC after September 11th and my coming out to my friends and family 4 years ago.

But i think it would be more fun to discuss the worst things we have ever done, our most embarrassing moments. That would make me feel better because then I can see how everyone else can be just as much a jackass as I am at times!

	09-05-2002 01:39									#14
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Theater: Concert pianist soloist at the age of 12.
(Catholic school, so whoop de doop)

Sports: hahahahhaha, welcome to geekland.
But have averaged over 200 in bowling leagues. And have broken 80 on quite a few golf courses. (yes REAL SPORTS )

Siring: A beautiful smart teenager that just made the HS Pom Pom squad. (those uniforms are boy magnets and I'm not going to deal with it well) as I check the gun ownership waiting period in Illinois.

Business: Succesful IT director at a major market research house.
(refer to as king of the geeks)

School: Graduated with honors. (poly sci degree so who cares)

Pugilism: See above references to Geek and Nerd. But I can kick the snot out of Ming.

Other. Talked ming into using a Kermit the Frog Avatar


RAH

	09-05-2002 01:47									#15
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Boris...there is ample time to reflect on all of our failures...this is our place to shine...we don't always acknowledge the genius that resides on this forum.
Your volunteer work is exactly the thing I'm looking for...RAH breaking 80 clubs on the course...hmmmmm...don't know.

	09-05-2002 02:19									#16
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Played support to the Cranberries. Had a 4-page magazine article & photoshoot done about me in PC Zone.

	09-05-2002 02:31									#17
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quote: photoshoot done about me in PC Zone.

I'm sure Andz has that wonderful photo of you in front of the US flag, on his HD.

	09-05-2002 02:33									#18
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i'm young yet...just getting started

have been published 3 times for my poetry, was chief editor of my high school's literary magazine, have played the french horn for 9 years and won several awards and what not with that
graduated 12th in my class out of 965, made the dean's list last semester, received top scholarships to go my school, been in therapy 19 years, i won the lotto for my parents . (hehehehe..they gave me a damn tshirt), have traveled to 80% of the US (but sadly never overseas), i've written 2 thesis' (one on Hamlet and another on Dante's "inferno")
but the most amazing thing i've done is merely live...
cause in my world, living can be a battle for me everyday

	09-05-2002 02:36									#19
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"been in therapy 19 years"

Well done sliding that in there. But you seem to have gotten off to a good start, may it go up from there.

RAH

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well, rah, you gotta admit that i kinda amazing. i began at age 2. it's to the point where no therapist even bother to try and put a label on me anymore....we all just want me to get better.

	09-05-2002 02:41									#21
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The most amazing thing I've done is perfected the 10-second drink run to the kitchen and back upstairs. I've got to work on the noise it makes, as I can't do it half the time when I'm up because everyone else is asleep.

	09-05-2002 02:42									#22
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Theater : Played in "Guys and Dolls" a few months ago. What a showman!


Sports : Walked in a straight line without tripping.

Siring : I dunno... there's been some sort of strange manifestation forming behind my bed where I've been throwing the tissues...

Business : Actually stayed employed for a whole year. Hey, I'm only 18, gimme a break.

School : Got a 5 on the AP US History Exam, and a 790 on the History SAT II's. (Still, trying to figure out which question I got wrong... )

I would've been on the high honor roll numerous times if I wasn't a slacker. Sorry, folks.

Pugilism : Never really got into a fight, but I scare the crap out of people...

	09-05-2002 02:47									#23
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Theater: Nada

Sports: Once in a soccer game, with two members of the opposing team on a breakaway around 45 yards from the goal (we were pressing the offense for trying for a late goal), me, about 15 yards behind them... I sprinted, caught up to them 20 yards from the goal, stripped the ball carrier from the ball, avoided the other player and cleared the ball from my half. It was unreal .

Business: Still in school... so N/A.

Siring: N/A again

Scholastics: 5 on the AP American History Exam, 162 on the LSAT (not really amazing, but pretty good ), accepted (and attending) into the 22nd ranked Law School in the country.

	09-05-2002 02:59									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Paul Hanson Well, I did manage to get 100% on a recent history exam, much to the amazement of myself and the entire history staff, which was nice. And despite being quite skinny, I've managed to kick crap into anyone who's ever come after me with the intention of standing triumphantly over my bloody corpse.

I've managed 102% in a chemistry test before

Now I did a bit of fisticuffs when I was around 15 with all the brats who used to bully me. The number of dental appointments required in Beverley shot up in that period

Sports or acting? Nah, I was always crap at stuff like that, things that required, erm, skill So I suppose another of my feats is being amongst the most cack-handed individuals in Christendom

	09-05-2002 03:12									#25
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Once I made a thread that got like 200 replies! Or was that views..?

	09-05-2002 03:16									#26
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I got 50 UCAS points.

	09-05-2002 03:18									#27
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A measly old 38 for me, but they don't count distinctions at S-level in that

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Theater/Acting - Playing the lead part in every school play I tried for

Work - Staying at the same retail location for 3 years when the average turnover is a coupla months.

Sports - Leaping catch on a hard line drive while playing 1st base, turned into double play

Martial Arts - Continuing to train only able to use 1 arm, and still winning at least 75% of my sparring matches. Also remaining undefeated in boxing, even with only one arm in use.

Scholastics - 5 on US History AP exam, graduating high school with 30 credit hours for college, including enough to make me upper division as a freshman in both my majors

Politics-related - Working for **** Armey, attending the Texas-Wyoming Inaugural Ball in DC

Travel - Making a Poly/CGN meet in Reading, England

	09-05-2002 03:19									#29
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quote: Originally posted by SuperSneak Theater: Played the lead in Shakespeare's Macbeth at the tender age of 15. That's thousands of lines of iambic pentameter and intricate stage fighting...lucky nobody got decapitated.

Isn't even more amazing what you did the day before you actually turned 15?

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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison A measly old 38 for me, but they don't count distinctions at S-level in that

They must have over-hauled the points system, because I need 260 just to get into measly old Hull Uni.