My Biggest DisappointmentOften the things we look forward to the most turn out to be a huge let down. As Freddy Woo puts it, "High heels in bed? No fun at all. Porn has a lot to answer for."
Well, Freddy, you are supposed to get someone else to wear them.
What's disappointed you lot?
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chthonic, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 14:15)
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Damn you, gravityI was about eight years old and I'd just been to a birthday party, where I came into possession of a big red balloon.
Combining the above with a shoe box, some string and some sticky tape -- along with my own natural ingenuity and the honest sweat of my young brow -- I contrived a magnificent conveyance for my favourite Action Man (the original kind, none of your Eagle Eye or integral plastic pants nonsense for me!).
In my head I dreamed that the intrepid aviator would rise serenely into the wide blue yonder, ascend to airplane-endangering heights, then drift gently back to earth for easy retrieval. In case of emergency, I'd been sure to equip him with his little Action Man parachute.
My father solemnly agreed to drive me to the local park for the grand launching ceremony. On arrival, we stepped out of the car and I carefully placed the balloon, basket and its pilot on the ground, well clear of any possible obstruction to its safe and majestic ascent.
My heart pounding with anticipation, I stepped back and released the balloon. But instead of the expected sudden launch and soaring flight, I watched with some surprise and mounting dismay as the balloon flopped limply to the grass, then bobbled around pathetically in the faint breeze.
Action Man just sat, impassive.
I cried.
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reallywittyname veraciously conspues lexiphanicism on, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 14:49,
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Bastard fecking gravity!*wipes away a tear*
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Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 16:23,
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Ye Red DevilAs a kid, I tried launching my Action Man (in his Red Devils parachute display team kit, a compensation pressie for having me tonsils out at age 5) out sideways from the top of the slide at our local park.
Nope, even the dizzying height of about 9-10 feet didn't give the parachute enough time to deploy. Bugger.
I should have gone for the Corgi Merryweather fire tender that the boy in the next bed in hospital asked his parents for. That thing could squirt water!
(Well, I was easily pleased at age 5.)
At least the Action Man survived OK.
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