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45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again

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Studies suggest that people who engage in new experiences are more likely to be happy. This is because each time we take a leap of faith, we're training our brain to remember the positive rewards associated with it.

The adrenaline rush, the endorphins, the sense of pride—they're all stored in our memory banks.

But being open to the world also means you might run into something that's not entirely up your alley. So Reddit user Best-Palpitation-915 asked everyone on the platform to share what they tried once that they instantly knew wasn't for them. Here are the replies that received the most attention!

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#1

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Living with roommates. Cannot stand it. I'm fine living with a partner, family, or by myself. But a stranger, no thank you.

what_is_fondant , cottonbro studio/pexels Report

Final score:

151points

kath morgan 2 months ago

You couldn’t pay me to live with students again

41points

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#2

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Adulting. 0 out of 5 stars.

inomrthenudo , Andrea Piacquadio/pexels Report

Final score:

142points

Family's_disappointment 2 months ago

Hahahahah 🤣🤣🤣

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#3

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Jogging. I’m in good shape, so it wasn’t solely for health reasons. My dog, who I used to go on long walks with, died mostly of old age. I wasn’t ready to get another dog, so I decided that jogging would be a great hobby. Feeling connected to the neighborhood was a priority for me as I found myself staying at home a lot with no dog to walk.

So I bought decent shoes, did a little research on methods and started jogging just a few blocks a day at first to get into the groove of my new hobby.

Omg I f*****g hated every second of it. There was nothing relaxing or enjoyable about it at all, and I got home every night feeling like I was foolishly making taking a walk punishing rather than fun. About 2 weeks in, I stumbled and fell, scraping my hands up a little. I walked home, put my new shoes in a closet and never jogged again.

I adopted a new dog about a week later.

moochir , Daniel Reche/pexels Report

Final score:

141points

Wini Wimms 2 months ago

I can totally relate to that. I even tried it for several years - several times a week. After a while I even joined running courses and ran with groups. Everyone told me that at some point you get to the point where you enjoy jogging. Even after 5 years, I hated every moment I went jogging and couldn't motivate myself to go, even though I got quite "good" at it. It was a huge relief after I decided that I didn't have to torture myself with it and that it wasn’t my kind of sport.

45points

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#4

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Nightclubs. Happy for the people who like it, but i do NOT understand the appeal
.

BirthdayPositive855 , Maurício Mascaro /pexels Report

Final score:

132points

CrazyKnitter 2 months ago

I really don't get it either.

24points

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#5

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Beer. Hated the taste. Was told I had to get used to it. Why do I have to get used to something that taste gross?

YellowStar012 , Tembela Bohle/pexels Report

Final score:

130points

Mary August 2 months ago

That's me and coffee. Tried it many times over the years. Never learn to like the taste.

58points

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#6

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Sales. I don't like convincing people they need things, they can decide themselves lol. Don't want a phone? Thats cool with me.

My boss once questioned why I didn't try to push an iPhone 14 onto an old man who came in asking for advice on how to use his flip phone, always loved that one.

The only time I ever had good performance was when I got a lucky streak and the customers came in wanting something already.

DriedUpSquids , Antoni Shkraba /pexels Report

Final score:

125points

Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 2 months ago

This is what a good sales person should be like. Commission bonuses should be made illegal.

78points

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#7

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Manual labor.

My grandfather did construction. One summer he hired me on one of the roofing teams. All it took was one summer running shingles up and down a ladder to convince me to stay in school.

My dainty little IT hands thank you Pop. well played.

feralkitten , Ronaldo Guiraldelli/pexels Report

Final score:

122points

Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago

I'm the opposite. Two summers in an office and I realized it wasn't for me.

55points

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#8

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again I once tried to be a morning person. We both agreed it wasn't going to work out.

Swimming_Twist_3717 , PNW Production/pexels Report

Final score:

114points

CrazyKnitter 2 months ago

I wish morning people understood this more. I just function better at night and nobody except my husband seems to understand that. My whole family tries to make me feel bad about it too.

67points

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#9

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Oysters, too slimy. Telemarketing, also too slimy.

Crafty-Material-1680 , sl wong/pexels Report

Final score:

111points

SirWriteALot 2 months ago

"Oh look, there's a rock with snot in it. I wonder what it tastes like" (some comedian said this and it cracks me up every time I think about it)

44points

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#10

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Snow skiing. I fell, a lot. I hurt my a*s. I couldn't figure out how to stand up without falling again. I fell again. I hurt my a*s again. I was freezing. It took me another five minutes to stand up just so I could fall yet again and get even colder. Tiny children were whizzing by me like they were competing in some weird kindergarten version of the X Games. I am not cut out for skiing.

Quokka_Queen , Gustav Lundborg/pexels Report

Final score:

90points

PFD 2 months ago

This but cross-country. Tried it twice and hated it so much I ended up taking the skis off and walking. It was the only way I could even maintain a forward direction rather than looking like Wile E Coyote having just run off a cliff while a traffic jam built behind me. Awful.

31points

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#11

REAL camping with no creature comforts of home. Not for me!

Final score:

86points

Papa 2 months ago

Same here. There are certain creature comforts I'm not voluntarily foregoing, and a comfortable place to sit down to take care of some business once or twice a day is at the top of the list..

19points

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#12

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Gambling. I gambled for the first time against my cousins when I was around 13, I lost 100 bucks, that was a lot for me. Never gambled again since lol.

carleezy89 , Margaret French /pexels Report

Final score:

84points

WindySwede 2 months ago

House always win! 2QfAZv5YD5...3fRoIx.jpg

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#13

Strip club. I don't fully grasp why men of all ages seem to love the idea of watching nude women together. Like, are we going to watch porn and jerk off together too? Also the constant pressure they put on to get you to spend money is anxiety inducing.

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Final score:

83points

Little Phoenix 2 months ago

And what is the deal with a lap dance? Why would I want to get aroused when I can't take it any further?

38points

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#14

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Hanging out with coworkers outside of work f**k that.

chefboyarde30 , Pavel Danilyu/pexels Report

Final score:

82points

Amy Smith 2 months ago

I maybe have 3 colleagues I would give the time of day to outside of the office

14points

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#15

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again I was shocked at how much I hate weighted blankets. People say so many good things about them! I put it over me, boom, instant claustrophobia. I don't even have claustrophobia. Except with weighted blankets.

wombatIsAngry , Niels from Slaapwijsheid.nl/pexels Report

Final score:

79points

clairebear 2 months ago

I can't even bare sheets to be tucked in. I know for a fact I would hate a weighted blanket.

34points

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#16

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Sex with another woman. It was a good time but I realized I am indeed straight.

SecretSelenex , Yan Krukau/pexels Report

Final score:

78points

Michael Largey 2 months ago

One advantage for a man trying gay sex is finding out that all those complaints women make about how selfish men can be in bed are completely accurate.

38points

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#17

Customer service. You’re all a bunch of f*****g babies and I’m not your mom.

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Final score:

77points

Green Machine 2 months ago

I worked in customer service for almost 7 years. The worse part of customer service is...the customers. Sigh lol

36points

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#18

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Public speaking.

4th_chakra , Dani Hart/pexels Report

Final score:

76points

CrazyKnitter 2 months ago

Absolutely not, no thanks. I still have flashbacks to school projects and my bat mitzvah as if it was something way more traumatic than it actually was.

22points

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#19

Pregnancy. I have one perfect daughter and I'm never ever going through that s**t again!

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Final score:

76points

Apatheist Account2 2 months ago

It always amazes me how the human race survived beyond witnessing the first pregnancy and birth.

32points

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#20

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again I put on roller blades, stood up, sat down and took them off. Was going to break my damn neck.

saytherosary , Andrea Piacquadio/pexels Report

Final score:

73points

TribbleThinking 2 months ago

Lol. I do like OP's speedy assessment of the situation! 😄

37points

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#21

Partying at clubs lots of way to drunk people, loud noises and crowded.

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Final score:

72points

Vermonta 2 months ago

It's fun until your mid 20s

13points

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#22

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again The whole dominatrix thing. Went to some femdom dongeon once in my youth. Before, I was always fascinated by it. But after the second stroke of whip, I just said my safety word and left.

kiss_of_chef , James Superschoolnews/pexels Report

Final score:

70points

Will Cable 2 months ago

When they tell you to choose a Welsh place name as your safety word and opt to go with Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch instead of Rhyl

24points

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#23

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Tinder (actually online dating in general).

Express_Flight_966 , cottonbro studio/pexels Report

Final score:

69points

Apatheist Account2 2 months ago

Met my now wife, 25 years ago, on a dating website (before smartphones). It can work.

13points

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#24

Sex. Tried it once 25 years ago. Stopped before it progressed (lovely understanding bloke).

Hello asexuality.

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Final score:

69points

Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 2 months ago

One of us one of us

51points

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#25

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Getting into management…no thank you.

whiskey_endeavors , cottonbro studio/pexels Report

Final score:

66points

Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 2 months ago

The very people who most strive to be in management are the worst suited for the role, IMHO.

42points

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#26

Pegging. Never sat right with me, and neither did I for a few days...

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Final score:

66points

Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 2 months ago

LOL

45points

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#27

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Telemarketing.

22Taco , Karolina Kaboompics/pexels Report

Final score:

64points

WindySwede 2 months ago

I can see that you need a jobb and a wage. But the company doing this should be shamed.

12points

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#28

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again I tried ballroom dancing once and realized my two left feet have a secret pact to avoid any rhythm. I’m better off sticking to dancing like nobody’s watching—because nobody should be.

Plus-Complaint1024 , Yelena Odintsova/pexels Report

Final score:

64points

Michael Largey 2 months ago

I didn't mind being told to give up dancing. What hurt was hearing it from the Environmental Protection Agency.

23points

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#29

I tried to be a morning person everyday TWO YEARS. I got a job that started early in the morning. Even though I pushed through and got up every morning, I still could barley do it!!!!! I was miserable every single day. Complete b******t that you can just train yourself to become one, I literally set an alarm to wake up early every day even on my off days and it was f*****g agony to get up. I’m just not wired to be one.

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Final score:

64points

SupaCab 2 months ago

I get physically ill and nauseous if I wake up to early, it's like my body is allergic to pre-6am nonsense.

27points

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#30

Black licorice.

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Final score:

64points

WindySwede 2 months ago

*Sweden enters chat with salted licorice*

40points

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#31

Sex without emotional feelings involved.

Final score:

63points

Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago

Totally! I can't understand men who go to prostitutes. It's a lot cheaper to learn how to satisfy yourself. Also legal.

18points

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#32

Party with a group of people where I only know one.

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Final score:

61points

Duncan McCann 2 months ago

Agony.

17points

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#33

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Working in retail. No thank you.

That_Cat7243 , Rachel Claire/pexels Report

Final score:

56points

Kombatbunni 2 months ago

Tried it, was good at it but absolutely hated it.

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#34

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again I tried scubaa diving once and instantly knew it wasn't for me too claustrophobic and not enough air!

JulieSullivan02 , Cansu Hangül/pexels Report

Final score:

55points

Justanotherpanda 2 months ago

Thalassophobia and Claustrofobia is the weirdest combination but exists in diving.

19points

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#35

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Horses. They’re beautiful, I rode a very gentle one for a week. But after that week I knew it wasn’t for me. They’re scary.

JLP013MusicLover , Laura Alessia/pexels Report

Final score:

54points

Rinso The Red 2 months ago

LOVE Horses (and animal in general). One short ride and quick ER visit later, found out I'm allergic to horses.

21points

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#36

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again I tried learning Python, programming is incredibly abstract and difficult. My brain just couldn’t proceed, wish I was smarter.

Update: Giving Python another go because the good people of Reddit provided awesome advice/guidance and resources! You guys are a wholesome bunch, thank you!

OctoberBooks , cottonbro studio/pexels Report

Final score:

52points

Jason Melvil 2 months ago

So clearly not something for this list?

9points

ROSESARERED 2 months ago

You can go to the reddit post by tapping the user name above the voting arrows...bored panda 'borrows' from reddit

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WindySwede 2 months ago

i tried c++ twice, but nothing stuck!

3points

Robert T 2 months ago

Probably not the best place to start. C++ can be very very hard - as in I can look at some code and struggle to work out what it does - and that is coming from someone with decades of experience of C++ and who wrote a C++ parser in C++ and is rather too well acquainted with the Annotated Reference Manual (C++ Bible)! Oddly my introduction to Object Orientation came through Pascal and an OO version of it that my university was developing. Java is probably a better bet if you want to learn OO.

3points

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pandaPanda 2 months ago

My love for every programming language depends on how it was taught to me...

2points

pandaPanda 2 months ago

I know too few, but still...

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Robin DJW 2 months ago

I learned several 3GLs over the years. Anyone else remember dBase III+ ?

1point

Jackie Lulu 2 months ago

I loved programming. There is nothing like the satisfaction of "making it work".

1point

Rafael 2 months ago

Python rocks! Once in a project I had to extract some stuff from a vendor, and the only way to do it was via API calls (no reliable "export" button on the report). Took me two weeks to manage to do it by myself, but it was so satisfying that I kept learning and two weeks after that I was already using the multiprocessing module to parallelize the extraction! tl;dr: the learning curve is steep, because you need to know some stuff before any of it is even usable, but once you figure it out, there are no limits!

1point

H M 2 months ago

I became a tech as I hated programming. Sure you can learn and be a bad programmer. Or go with your likes and become a GREAT whatever else instead.

1point

Atero 2 months ago (edited)

Imho it's a bit of a perspective question. I can't say I know any programming language to full extend, but I always know what I need to do (logic) and basic principles of any language are very similar: define variables/parameters, do what you need to do and finally provide result in some form. In that way it does not really matter which language you use - you choose one best suited for the environment/goal and look up syntax when needed. In this way I had robotics related projects done with c/c++, API's done with java, web fronts done with php or .net and huge number of scripts utilizing python.

1point

Thatkamloopsguy 2 months ago

Learned Pascal programming many years ago.

0points

Michal Dolyniuk 2 months ago

I tried basic (8 bit machine) then pascal. And I was thinking it not for me. But when COVID hit and I got to much time I learned python. (Was hard) but now it's great hobby for me

0points

Rob D 2 months ago

My brain is too basic for programing. 0001 to 1010, 10 tops.

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#37

Boxing. It turns out that getting punched in the face sucks.

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Final score:

51points

Slapdash1 2 months ago

Who woulda thunk?

32points

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#38

Cigarettes. Yuck.

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Final score:

50points

Igor914624 2 months ago

My mom smoked while I was growing up. I hated it. Then I read that the reason people die in fires is not the fire, but smoke inhalation. It seemed stupid to me that people would do that voluntarily. So I never smoked.

24points

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#39

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again IPA beers. I tried more than I should. Can not get into them. Every now and then someone will say, but you are going to like this one because...
I just say, nope, never met an IPA that I like.

It seems like all the IPAs are taking over most the taps places. Can that many people really like them? Or is everyone scared to be the 1st to say they suck, so they just keep buying them.

pohlcat01 , Athlex/flickr Report

Final score:

50points

Charlie Haase 2 months ago

I don't like them either, and proudly say so in public. (While wearing a disguise.)

29points

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#40

Coconut water. I love just about anything coconut but a coconut water sample almost made me vomit in the middle of Costco.

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Final score:

50points

Cooking Panda 2 months ago

Have you drank pure coconut water straight from a young fruit? It's fantastic!

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#41

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Waitressing. I knew instantly I was objectively terrible at it. Quit same day I started.

ILikePlantsNow , Andrea Piacquadio/pexels Report

Final score:

48points

Yared Calkinnunen 2 months ago

If everyone had to do a stint waiting tables, nobody mistreat waitstaff again.

24points

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#42

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again The fat on chicken. it’s like chewing a big a*s booger.

Educational-Sea1330 , Andres Segura/pexels Report

Final score:

48points

Ace 2 months ago

You're cooking it wrong.

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#43

Teaching middle school. I taught high school for 19 years, moved states and had to take a middle school position for a year.

I instantly realized it was not for me. I thought, "they're just a few grades lower, how different can they be?"

Completely opposite, exactly. I dragged myself into that school so exhausted and irritable every day. I quickly realized that one middle schooler with bad behavior = 5 high schoolers with bad behavior. My humor went right over their heads. The misbehavior itself was a type of misbehavior I'm not used to. Also, high schoolers sleep. Middle schoolers scream. High schoolers will sometimes be apathetic. Middle schoolers throw things. High schoolers are developing the capacity to think before they speak. Middle schoolers shout whatever comes to mind. High schoolers bully each other online. Middle schoolers bully each other in person in front of a teacher's face.

I have never gotten so many rude comments as I did when I taught middle school.

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Final score:

48points

Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 2 months ago

The younger the kids are, the more it's like trying to train cats to do synchronised swimming.

41points

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#44

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Brazilian wax.

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Final score:

41points

Ria C. 2 months ago

No need to try it, I already knew it wasn't for me just by the description.

39points

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#45

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Edibles. Didn't enjoy having my memory wiped every few minutes.

galamoth911 , Pavel Danilyuk/pexels Report

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34points

Yared Calkinnunen 2 months ago

I missed an entire concert because of edibles, and felt like I was close to death. Hated it. HATED it. Never again.

6points

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#46

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again I had to try it twice. Marriage. There will be no #3.

High-flyingAF , Caio/pexels Report

Final score:

21points

WindySwede 2 months ago

There is one common demoninator? 😬 /jk

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#47

Dentistry. Knew my first week of school i did not like touching patients. Went to med school and am now a psychiatrist.

Final score:

21points

Duncan McCann 2 months ago (edited)

I know there is money to be made, but there are several branches of medicine that seem remarkably unappealing to me - thankfully there are marvellous people that do the jobs others of us don't want to.

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#48

Door to door sales.

My trainer was sleazy as f**k and kept pushing us trainees to be the same. They had taken us out of the city to a nearby town so we didn't really have a way to get home until the end of the day. There were 2 girls with another trainer who noped out after 30 min and had a friend come pick them up, wish I had known so I could have gone home with them.

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Final score:

21points

Ace 2 months ago

This sounds like some very dodgy MLM-like sale practice.

4points

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#49

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again I'm a bit of an "adventure eater." I'll try just about anything.

There is one and only one thing I've tried that I will never try again:

Sea squirt sashimi. Besides the terrible, innuendo-filled name, the texture is terrible, you have to chew it off the rind, and it tastes like salted a*****e. I should have known when the waitress came by, saw my plate and said "Oh, is that sea squirt? I'm gonna stand here and watch you eat it.".

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Final score:

20points

Howl's sleeping castle 2 months ago

Husband loves sushi and I am a fan of California maki roll (veg) so for first anniversary we went to a Japanese restaurant. Tried 2 pieces of sushi with raw crab and few other things, found myself puking in the washroom after 5 mins

5points

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#50

Contacts.

I'd had glasses since the third grade, and in middle school tried contacts. The nice lady at the optometrist kept poking me in the eye getting them in.

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Final score:

20points

nottheactualphoto 2 months ago

I haven't even tried contacts. So, you say I can poke myself in the eye daily? Deliberately? Mmm, no thanks.

4points

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#51

VR. Turns out even a little bit of it gives me motion sickness 😭.

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Final score:

18points

PFD 2 months ago

Me too. It's a shame, I spent like 30 years waiting for the tech to deliver on with the promises science fiction and then it turned out to be horrible.

7points

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#52

Kissing dudes. I was in a play where I had to kiss another guy. I think everyone has an "uh-oh, what if I end up liking this..." feeling beforehand but the moment I did it it was like "oh, ok, cool, this does nothing for me. Good to know.".

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17points

TribbleThinking 2 months ago

ROFL. Thank you for your honesty and the insight. 😄

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#53

Working out in the morning, hard no for me.

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15points

Michael Largey 2 months ago

My idea of a morning strenuous exercise would be getting out of bed.

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#54

Yoga... thought it’d be all relaxing and zen, but i spent the whole time feeling like a tangled pretzel and realized pretty fast it wasn’t my vibe.

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Final score:

15points

Sarah 2 months ago

Same! 40mins of trying not to fart whilst stretching. Nope.

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#55

Office jobs, lord please never again .

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15points

Bilja M 2 months ago

For me, open offices. I hate them, always did. I am not a people person.

2points

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#56

Psychedelics. I was with a bunch of friends when we tried them. Everyone else was enjoying it and losing their minds, while I literally felt nothing. Ended up leaving early and driving home since I literally felt completely sober.

Tried some others another time, and same thing happened. I figured I must be immune to hallucinations or something and never tried them again.

Final score:

15points

DeathBeforeDecaff 2 months ago

Plot twist, O/P didn't have a car.

17points

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#57

Bell peppers. You have 4 flavors and all of them suck?! HOW?!

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Final score:

15points

clairebear 2 months ago

4 flavours?? You mean stages of ripeness?

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#58

Pilates. It felt like torture and I didn't understand why people did it.

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Final score:

14points

Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 2 months ago

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6points

#59

A one night stand.

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Final score:

14points

DennyS (denzoren) 2 months ago

I've got two, both sides of the bed....lol

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#60

The violin. I practiced by force and at my mother's request for 3 months, I never liked the results.

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Orysha 2 months ago

If you have to do something unwillingly, it won't please you.

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#61

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Final score:

12points

WindySwede 2 months ago

its only ki... I mean, its only boring the first time, always try hobbies and work two times at least?

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#62

Polyamory and threesomes.

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Final score:

11points

DennyS (denzoren) 2 months ago

What's the thing I saw online somewhere, if I wanted to disappoint two people at the same time I'd invite my parents to dinner. Lol

20points

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#63

LARPing. I'm more comfortable sitting at a table and rolling dice than being at some park with a bunch of dressed up people.

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Final score:

11points

General Anaesthesia 2 months ago

LARP: Live Action Roll Playing game (= a game in which players dress as particular characters and act out their parts in the game).

8points

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#64

45 ‘Anti-Bucket List’ Things People Swear They Will Never Do Again Women.

All my life I thought to be bisexual or pansexual. But I am not. I'm straight as f**k and don't know how to change the pansexual flag from my account lol.

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Final score:

10points

Michael Largey 2 months ago

Think of yourself as a pansexual who specializes.

6points

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#65

Getting stabbed.

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Final score:

9points

PFD 2 months ago

But who doesn't like getting stabbed? Did you at least try it more than once to be sure?

15points

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#66

Dark Souls and any soul-like game, for that matter. No thanks.

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Final score:

9points

CG 2 months ago

That's a perfectly fine take to have. I suck at the Dark Souls series, but I do enjoy the Nioh series, mostly because Nioh is a bit easier.

1point

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#67

3some. It’s a lot of work.

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Final score:

8points

SupaCab 2 months ago

They're great, nothing quite like disappointing 2 people at once :) /s

7points

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#68

Sports. I like to watch it, but playing it seems pointless to me to be behind a ball haha.

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Final score:

8points

kath morgan 2 months ago

I am the other way around, can’t enjoy it as a passive observer

9points

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#69

Living in western Pennsylvania.

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Final score:

8points

CrazyKnitter 2 months ago

As someone who has family there, this makes me giggle

5points

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#70

Matcha and mint chocolate. Idk matcha really taste like grass and mint chocolate, have no words.

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Final score:

6points

Bat cat in a hat 2 months ago

Matcha is an acquired taste I think, I hated it the first time but then tried again and enjoyed it! Mint is my absolutely-number-one-hands-down favourite flavour and it only improves the flavour of chocolate

6points

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I'm a Visual Editor for Bored Panda. I’m also an analog collage artist. My love for images and experience in layering goes well with both creating collages by hand and working with digital images as an Editor. When I’m not using my kitchen area as an art studio I also do various experiments making my own cosmetics or brewing kombucha. When I’m not at home you would most definitely find me attending a concert or walking my dog.

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Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

What’s something you tried once and instantly knew it wasn’t for you?

Comment Deleted 2 months ago

More this less fake personal drama stories.

15points

Mike F 2 months ago (edited)

These were fun. Some you can identify with, others are absolutely hilarious. ETA: the "salted @sshole" will stay with me for some time!

14points

Breadcrumb. 2 months ago

More like this please

10points

Freya the Wanderer 2 months ago

Wearing high-heel shoes. I got a pair through Freecycle, and since they were glitzy I wore them to a New Year's party. In barely an hour, my legs were sore AF. I switched to some flats and gave the heels away.

3points

agermanhome 2 months ago

Wentvto the store, sat down, put high heels on my feet. Stood up. Fell over. Decided to stick with flats.

1point

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Russell Rieckenberg 2 months ago

Extroversion. As an experiment I tried it for one college semester. It was extremely enlightening and extremely exhausting.

1point

Sven Horlemann 2 months ago

Smoking.

1point

David Jeffery 2 months ago

Streaming music. I mean, I do it - I have a Spotify account, I'm not a caveman - but I grew up with records and tapes. I love holding them, I love taking them out of the package and putting them on. Sure I use Spotify but it's generally to hear a bit of something that someone has recommended. If I like it, I buy the record/tape/CD. I do slightly despair at kids flicking through the first five seconds of a song, deciding they don't like it and moving on. You can't really do that with a record. And yes, I know not all kids, but a substantial number. Fortunately, my daughter - who has just turned 13 - is beginning to appreciate owning the physical object, rather than just streaming.

0points

The Other Guest 2 months ago

Ziplines. I was terrified the entire time, even before we signed up for the "adventure." I'm glad that I actually faced my fears & did it anyway, and equally glad that I never ever EVER have to do it again.

0points

JB 2 months ago

Sturgis, the huge bike rally. I don’t regret the experience but never again. Two days of riding there and back was exhausting. Zero shade whatsoever where we camped and it was hot. Huge queues of bikes to get everywhere; riding at really slow speed while balancing the clutch because of constant stop starts is not enjoyable. The price of everything doubled. So, so many drunken a$$holes getting into fights, copping a feel, throwing up… and TBH bands I had long looked forward to hearing live weren’t that good.

0points

NONOONO 2 months ago

Thank you author!it was very engaging! more real drama in Comments!

0points

Comment Deleted 2 months ago

More this less fake personal drama stories.

15points

Mike F 2 months ago (edited)

These were fun. Some you can identify with, others are absolutely hilarious. ETA: the "salted @sshole" will stay with me for some time!

14points

Breadcrumb. 2 months ago

More like this please

10points

Freya the Wanderer 2 months ago

Wearing high-heel shoes. I got a pair through Freecycle, and since they were glitzy I wore them to a New Year's party. In barely an hour, my legs were sore AF. I switched to some flats and gave the heels away.

3points

agermanhome 2 months ago

Wentvto the store, sat down, put high heels on my feet. Stood up. Fell over. Decided to stick with flats.

1point

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Russell Rieckenberg 2 months ago

Extroversion. As an experiment I tried it for one college semester. It was extremely enlightening and extremely exhausting.

1point

Sven Horlemann 2 months ago

Smoking.

1point

David Jeffery 2 months ago

Streaming music. I mean, I do it - I have a Spotify account, I'm not a caveman - but I grew up with records and tapes. I love holding them, I love taking them out of the package and putting them on. Sure I use Spotify but it's generally to hear a bit of something that someone has recommended. If I like it, I buy the record/tape/CD. I do slightly despair at kids flicking through the first five seconds of a song, deciding they don't like it and moving on. You can't really do that with a record. And yes, I know not all kids, but a substantial number. Fortunately, my daughter - who has just turned 13 - is beginning to appreciate owning the physical object, rather than just streaming.

0points

The Other Guest 2 months ago

Ziplines. I was terrified the entire time, even before we signed up for the "adventure." I'm glad that I actually faced my fears & did it anyway, and equally glad that I never ever EVER have to do it again.

0points

JB 2 months ago

Sturgis, the huge bike rally. I don’t regret the experience but never again. Two days of riding there and back was exhausting. Zero shade whatsoever where we camped and it was hot. Huge queues of bikes to get everywhere; riding at really slow speed while balancing the clutch because of constant stop starts is not enjoyable. The price of everything doubled. So, so many drunken a$$holes getting into fights, copping a feel, throwing up… and TBH bands I had long looked forward to hearing live weren’t that good.

0points

NONOONO 2 months ago

Thank you author!it was very engaging! more real drama in Comments!

0points

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