Hi Steemians. My name is Mike and I write under the name ManGod - Short for man growing old disgracefully - pretty much sums me up. I live in Sydney Australia. I write about mens issues. This is my first post so I expect to be slated especially with this markdown styling
Do Your Bucket List now MEN or expect TORSEHLUSSPANIK
TORSEHLUSSPANIK roughly translated from German means “The fear of diminishing opportunities as one ages”
I stopped acting like a 22 year old when I turned 50. It was then that, seeing the movie The Bucket List I had a look at some of the things I wanted to do before I die and panicked when I realised I was too old to do some, like climb Everest and swim the English channel. I was in Torsehlusspank.
For many men, the idea of a bucket list is something to consider when you retire, hopefully at 65 or sooner, however the need to continue working is a necessity for a lot of men. By the time many men lay down their tools, they are too old or in too poor health to do those things they always dreamed of.
Interest in bucket lists soared with the release of the 2007 movie The Bucket List in which Jack Nicholsen and Morgan Freemen played two terminally ill men who went on a road trip with a list of things to do before they kicked the bucket.
This is what was on their list-
Skydiving
Drive a Shelby Mustang
Fly over the North Pole
Eat at Chevre d'or in France
Visit the Taj Mahal in India
Ride a motorcycle on the Great Wall of China
A Lion safari in Tanzania
Visit the base of Mt Everest
Visit the Pyramids
Carter played by Freeman also had on his list, laugh till I cry, which he ticked off after Nicholsen told him about the coffee which is passed through the bowls of a Sumatran jungle cat.
After that Nicholson got back with his estranged daughter and kissed his grand daughter enabling him to cross of kiss the most beautiful girl in the world
Carter died and Edward read the eulogy and then crossed off, help a complete stranger for the good.
Edwards last item on the list, witness something majestic happened after he died when he and Carters ashes were taken to the top of a Himalayan mountain by Edwards assistant Matthew together with a can of coffee.
Having spent several hours pouring over the many bucket list sites out there, here is my list and comments on the most bizarre;-
Go to an orgy – Where's the invite?
Set foot on the moon – yeah – right
Start you own religion – Any messiahs out there?
Fall in love – Oh, you sad bastard
Join the mile high club – I believe the airline Virgin in the best for that although you will have to be a bit of a contortionist. No woman, have a wank instead – you are half way there
Spend the day as a woman. Bring out the inner tranny – act like you’ve got your period
Streak in a public place. Best done before your body starts to sag
Do a striptease – Careful of stage fright and don’t leave it until you are too wrinkly
Name a star – Why not
Get married – Experience the pain
Share a fantasy – But who with
Share your most embarrassing moment – It will come back to bite you
Wear a wig for a day – Empathise with how bald men feel they have to cover up
Eat an insect – make it a big one
Hire 2 private investigators to follow each other
Take part in a brawl – Cant beat a good punch up as long as there's no knives or guns
Have sex outdoors – Its a right of passage
Run with the bulls – Over 45, you will be killed
Kill and eat your dinner – Don’t be a chicken
Throw a dart at a map and go there – Start with a map of your town, then your country, then the world.
Stay up for for 24 hours – Yay, rediscover drugs
The most important message here is, don't leave it until you are too old, remember TORSEHLUSSPANIK
Any good ideas, please share.
ManGOD (Man Growing Old Disgracefully) – signing off