What did you want to be when you grew up?

[michigancat]

I wanted to be Joe Randa. That's right, Joe rough ridin' Randa

this must be some kind of joke

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

I wanted to be Joe Randa. That's right, Joe rough ridin' Randa

this must be some kind of joke

Better than Mike Sweeney? 

[michigancat]

I wanted to be Joe Randa. That's right, Joe rough ridin' Randa

this must be some kind of joke

Better than Mike Sweeney? 

eh, I guess my joke was pretty weak.

[DQ12]

I wanted to be Joe Randa. That's right, Joe rough ridin' Randa

this must be some kind of joke

Better than Mike Sweeney? 

eh, I guess my joke was pretty weak.

[slimz]

I wanted to be a lawyer.  I mean is there any more boring dream you could possibly have as a kid?

I'd be willing to wager that at least 50% of attorneys wanted to be one when they were a kid. It may have been a fallback option behind LOOGY for the Royals or ST gunner for the Chiefs, but it was on the list.

[yoga-like_abana]

I wanted to be Joe Randa. That's right, Joe rough ridin' Randa

this must be some kind of joke

Better than Mike Sweeney? 

eh, I guess my joke was pretty weak.

adorable

[j-dub]

the 2nd greatest quarterback of all time because i didn't think anyone could ever be better than john elway.

being relegated to 2nd string in 7th grade and moved to tight end in 8th effectively ended those hopes.

[SabiNation]

I wanted to be Joe Randa. That's right, Joe rough ridin' Randa

this must be some kind of joke

I was never the best hitter when I played baseball. But man I was slick with the glove over at the hot corner...Thus, Joe Randa

[hemmy]

Also, I thought WWF ringside announcer, or WWF referee would have been amazing.

[mocat]

I just wanted to keep playing with Legos forever, but get paid to do it when I grew up.

[_33]

zookeeper

[SwiftCat]

I just wanted to keep playing with Legos forever, but get paid to do it when I grew up.

yeah that sounds about right.

[star seed 7]

I wanted to be a lawyer.  I mean is there any more boring dream you could possibly have as a kid?

Same, from like 6 to 19.  Then I realized im quite lazy and not very intelligent.

[SdK]

An Oceanographer. Jacques Cousteau 

[CHONGS]

jazz musician

[felix rex]

royals baseball player and yeah i'm pretty sure we've done this one before. what's interesting is that even at a young age i think i was pretty realistic, because i kind of remember thinking that i'd be like a utility infielder or something for the royals. like yeah the whole royals thing and playing for them was absurdly unrealistic, but at least i wasn't projecting myself as an all-star or anything.

this is how kansans dream. I wanted to be a fullback, not a QB for similar reasons.

I enjoyed this.

Also, I wanted to be something involving rocks I found in my driveway and sometimes on field trips.

[Dr Rick Daris]

I just wanted to keep playing with Legos forever, but get paid to do it when I grew up.

you still can!

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/21/living/lego-job-contest/index.html

[michigancat]

I just wanted to keep playing with Legos forever, but get paid to do it when I grew up.

you still can!

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/21/living/lego-job-contest/index.html

It actually helps if you're EMAW:

http://www.brickstructures.com/Home.html

[Stevesie60]

An Animorph

[SabiNation]

An Animorph

 

[EMAWmeister]

CIA and FBI agent

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

CIA and FBI agent

That's stupid. There's no way they would let you be in both clubs.

[Rage Against the McKee]

CIA and FBI agent

That's stupid. There's no way they would let you be in both clubs.

If you managed to create a second identity for yourself that even the CIA and FBI couldn't track, it absolutely is possible. Those guys get a ton of sick time, so they probably wouldn't even realize what's going on when you are at the other office.

[Dr. Feelgood]

I was pretty obsessed with becoming a chef.  My mom used to have a regular grocery list and my personal experimental list, which in 1984 was pretty "gnarly."  This all came to a screeching halt when my cousin shoed me Surfer Rosa and Strangeways, Here We Come.  I went through a few stages of different humanist tracks, but then I went to college, sold out, and decided I wanted to make $$.

[Mr Bread]

From about 8-13 years old I sincerely wanted to be a hitman.  A professional contract killer like oscar Willis in The Jackal or Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas in Assassins.  Oh and definitely like John Cusack in Grosse Pointe Blank and Wahlberg, LDP and company in The Big Hit.  Just wasn't practical though, so I let it go.  Now I'm a rough ridin' lawyer.