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As we journey through life, we often ponder on the things we desire to accomplish before our time is up. These musings take shape in what is commonly referred to as a "bucket list."
While many of us may not cross off everything from ours, the process of jotting down our aspirations helps us identify our priorities and can be a source of inspiration when reflecting on all that we've achieved.
On the flip side, there are certain activities that leave such a sour taste in our minds that we vow never to attempt them. So when Reddit user Phlux asked other people on the platform to share their top "anti-bucket list" of things, many happily obliged.
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#3
Caving. F**k. That. Google the nutty putty cave, and read all about John Jones for nightmares.
#4
Having my own kids. I'm at that age where all my friends either have kids or are planning too but I just can't imagine changing my entire life to become a parent
#5
I'll never leave the solar system on a multi-generational colony ship headed for another star. There's just no way, bro.
Headless Roach 1 year ago (edited)
Is anybody going to casually ask the aliens if they want us there? Just showing up there seems a bit disrespectful
#6
Becoming famous
I’ve thought about it and decided it’s not good.
I feel like I’ve done a pretty good job of avoiding it, for which I’m proud of myself.
#8
Flying a plane. I am colorblind thus I cannot get a pilots license.
I personally find it ironic since people with my specific brand of color blindness were roped into the Air Force in WW2 because they could distinguish German camouflage from the skies.
BeepBeepBoopBoop 1 year ago
I didn't know that! I'm partially colorblind. I'm scared of planes anyways tho lol
#9
deep sea diving. i have extreme thalassophobia. no thanks
R.A. Haley 1 year ago
Is it called that because it's "thalass" thing you'd ever do? Seems logical...
#10
Ride a moose.
But imagine just how majestic you'd look.
#11
I'll probably never be president. Statistically it's unlikely, and regardless of how you feel about the current one, it's a pretty stressful job, so I'm not sure I'd want to even if I had the option.
#13
I'm an arachnophobe, so both Brazil and Australia are definitely on my anti-bucket list.
#15
I don't think I'm going to find "the one".
BeepBeepBoopBoop 1 year ago
remember, sometimes love comes at unexpected times, bad times even. I believe you don't need love to be happy! <3
#16
Throwing a fragmentation grenade.
I know I could do it, but too often I've thrown things somewhere and accidentally hit something not supposed to hit. I'd have too much fear that I'd just yeet that thing 3m in front of me instead of far away.
Valden 1 year ago
There is a special technique when throwing a hand grenade. It's not actually thrown like a base ball or tossed as seen in movies. You use your arm more like a trebuchet. If you just so happen to be left-handed, like myself, you hold the grenade upside-down. The standard M67 grenade weights about one pound. It may not seem like much, but it does not take long to tire your arm after throwing a few. Throwing one is not that exciting, once again as seen on t.v. For one, there is no dramatic fireball. Secondly, you don't see it explode for obvious reasons (shrapnel to the face).
#17
Being able to retire (having enough money to retire). Living to retirement age.
#18
I will not write a bestselling novel or paint a picture that sells for over $10,000. Doesn't take the fun out of it tho.
#19
I've both owned a Harley-Davidson and served in the Navy without getting any tattoos. Nope. The ink ain't gonna happen.
#20
I wanted a stamp on my passport before I turned 30.
...I hope I have a stamp on my passport before I turn 40.
#21
I always wanted to ride a bull. You know, the whole 8 seconds out of the chute, hanging on for dear life.
And there’s a time I definitely could have done it. I had hands like a pair of vice grips, and my bones seemed to be indestructible. Not so much anymore. Suddenly, since about 34 years old, I can sneeze the wrong way and feel it in my back for a week. And now there’s a kiddo on the way? Nah. I can’t go smashing myself to bits on a bull. I’ll stick to a bicycle.
#22
Boy, this list would be huge. But #1 is being crazy rich. You know, soccer players level of richness. Even if I managed to get this amount of money, I feel like living in high society must be so tiring, I don't want to experience this lol
#23
Ride a bike. I just turned 30 47 minutes ago and feel way to embarrassed to try and learn now.
Seabeast 1 year ago
I taught an adult to ride a bike a few years ago. Took the pedals off, lowered the seat so that she could put both feet on the ground, had her push off and just glide in an empty parking lot. When she felt confident gliding longer distances after a few weeks, we raised the seat a little, put the pedals back on and she added pedalling into the mix.
#24
I wanted to be a fighter jet pilot for almost my entire life. I work on fighter jets as ground crew on the exact platform I grew up wanting to fly. Some days it really gets me down, but I've mostly accepted my life wouldn't be where it is had I had completed going that route. I'm really happy where I'm at so it's bittersweet some days.
#25
I won't have a romantic night out on the town with Emma Watson.
#26
Become a father. It's heartwrenching if I sit & think about it, so I try not to.
Lauren S 1 year ago
It sounds like this is something OP really wanted. There are a lot of ways to be a father that don’t involve the traditional way. Fostering, adopting, stepchildren. Or there are a ton of ways to make a difference in children’s lives. Coaching sports, mentor programs, volunteer work. Hugs to OP.
#27
Playing a professional sport. It sucks cause it was a big part of my life in high school and college but I never had any delusions I'd go pro.
What do you think ?
OnAFreakingRollercoaster 1 year ago (edited)
I will never eat frogs legs or snails. Even tho I live in 🇫🇷.
*Displayname*=idk 1 year ago
I ate frog legs before. They were actually good. Then I thought about it about a week later. So if you do eat them just don't think about it.
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Hypoxia Smurf 1 year ago
Stuff to not do, now that I'm a bit over 70: Climb till exhausted. Walk on hot coals or lava. Play LADY OF SPAIN on accordion. Go flat broke. Support political reactionaries. Sing falsetto. Tame a wild predatory animal. Whittle.
Agfox 1 year ago
I have bungy jumping, free climbing & riding roller coasters on my anti-bucket list
*Displayname*=idk 1 year ago
I will also never go free climbing, or bungy jumping. I love roller coasters though.
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Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
I think some people misunderstood what a " bucket list" is, it's stuff you want to do before you die. So an "anti bucket list" is stuff you have no interest in trying. No interest in skydiving? Yes. Not making a million dollars? That counts more as what you won't be able to do, not what you have no interest in. Who doesn't want at least a little more money?
V 1 year ago
Going to university. Nearly 40 and still can't write an essay or anything like that to save my life. I got through high school by acing the short answer questions in exams.
FlatEarf 1 year ago
If you want to write an essay it's simple, come up with a topic, 3 points to support your topic, let's say you wanna write about why you should get a dog, point 1: they are fun, point 2: they are cute, point 3: they are fluffy. There you have your essay planned, your going to have a total of 5 paragraphs of this essay, start your introduction simply by introducing your topic by saying "Dogs are something everyone should have for several reasons" then introduce your points so say something like "One of these reasons is dogs are fun and this is beneficial for people" I don't remember what my point was so if that wasn't it forgive me, then then introduce your second point, "Another reason is..." then the third point, restate your topic now "there are many reasons why people should have dogs" there is your introduction and layout for your conclusion. For the conclusion paragraph for the first and last sentence in the conclusion use words like "therefore" and "in conclusion" because
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Meint Veldman 1 year ago
Some of these really miss the whole concept. It is not about what you would want, but can't...
Marcus Lynch 1 year ago
I'll never own an iPhone, go cave diving or watch a Hallmark channel movie. Nope. Never.
Ambry Petersen 1 year ago
Eating sushi frogs or snails. I had food poisoning from raw meat once so I will never ever ever eat sushi.
Jordan Riopelle 1 year ago
This is a stupid list. Most are things that nobody will do or is even possible. Step foot on another planet! Wtf. Win a gold medal! So dumb
Imperial Guard 1 year ago
My anti bucket list: mountain climb. Have a kid. Get a Twitter account. Take all honors like i (an idiot) did in middle school. Stay in this country at legal adulthood if I have the funds to move out.
Janet Howe 1 year ago
Another fun BP post. Honestly, I mean it. A lot of things to think about. Most of these things make me feel like I've failed at life, somehow.
Cuppa tea? 1 year ago
Why there are such an unreasonable unrealistic options? Like living on another planet or leaving solar system on some hyperspace colony thingy? The first is not going to happen in 10-20 years, the latter probably in 100 years.
FlatEarf 1 year ago
Honestly I think it'd be cool to do all those things sadly I probably will never have a chance but I'd love too
Load More Replies... Pedantic Panda 1 year ago
I do have an anti bucket list but I call it my to f*ck with it list.
OnAFreakingRollercoaster 1 year ago (edited)
I will never eat frogs legs or snails. Even tho I live in 🇫🇷.
*Displayname*=idk 1 year ago
I ate frog legs before. They were actually good. Then I thought about it about a week later. So if you do eat them just don't think about it.
Load More Replies... Hypoxia Smurf 1 year ago
Stuff to not do, now that I'm a bit over 70: Climb till exhausted. Walk on hot coals or lava. Play LADY OF SPAIN on accordion. Go flat broke. Support political reactionaries. Sing falsetto. Tame a wild predatory animal. Whittle.
Agfox 1 year ago
I have bungy jumping, free climbing & riding roller coasters on my anti-bucket list
*Displayname*=idk 1 year ago
I will also never go free climbing, or bungy jumping. I love roller coasters though.
Load More Replies... Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
I think some people misunderstood what a " bucket list" is, it's stuff you want to do before you die. So an "anti bucket list" is stuff you have no interest in trying. No interest in skydiving? Yes. Not making a million dollars? That counts more as what you won't be able to do, not what you have no interest in. Who doesn't want at least a little more money?
V 1 year ago
Going to university. Nearly 40 and still can't write an essay or anything like that to save my life. I got through high school by acing the short answer questions in exams.
FlatEarf 1 year ago
If you want to write an essay it's simple, come up with a topic, 3 points to support your topic, let's say you wanna write about why you should get a dog, point 1: they are fun, point 2: they are cute, point 3: they are fluffy. There you have your essay planned, your going to have a total of 5 paragraphs of this essay, start your introduction simply by introducing your topic by saying "Dogs are something everyone should have for several reasons" then introduce your points so say something like "One of these reasons is dogs are fun and this is beneficial for people" I don't remember what my point was so if that wasn't it forgive me, then then introduce your second point, "Another reason is..." then the third point, restate your topic now "there are many reasons why people should have dogs" there is your introduction and layout for your conclusion. For the conclusion paragraph for the first and last sentence in the conclusion use words like "therefore" and "in conclusion" because
Load More Replies... Meint Veldman 1 year ago
Some of these really miss the whole concept. It is not about what you would want, but can't...
Marcus Lynch 1 year ago
I'll never own an iPhone, go cave diving or watch a Hallmark channel movie. Nope. Never.
Ambry Petersen 1 year ago
Eating sushi frogs or snails. I had food poisoning from raw meat once so I will never ever ever eat sushi.
Jordan Riopelle 1 year ago
This is a stupid list. Most are things that nobody will do or is even possible. Step foot on another planet! Wtf. Win a gold medal! So dumb
Imperial Guard 1 year ago
My anti bucket list: mountain climb. Have a kid. Get a Twitter account. Take all honors like i (an idiot) did in middle school. Stay in this country at legal adulthood if I have the funds to move out.
Janet Howe 1 year ago
Another fun BP post. Honestly, I mean it. A lot of things to think about. Most of these things make me feel like I've failed at life, somehow.
Cuppa tea? 1 year ago
Why there are such an unreasonable unrealistic options? Like living on another planet or leaving solar system on some hyperspace colony thingy? The first is not going to happen in 10-20 years, the latter probably in 100 years.
FlatEarf 1 year ago
Honestly I think it'd be cool to do all those things sadly I probably will never have a chance but I'd love too
Load More Replies... Pedantic Panda 1 year ago
I do have an anti bucket list but I call it my to f*ck with it list.
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