With hindsight, what would you like to most punch yourself in the face for doing/saying?

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It's a gift.

― adaml (adaml), Sunday, 28 September 2003 22:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll get back to you after having completed the ten book volume on this subject.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 28 September 2003 22:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Too many of my threads are about regret and violence.

― adaml (adaml), Sunday, 28 September 2003 22:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I have more regret for not punching other people in the face than I have the desire to punch myself in the face for things I regret doing.

Which is not to say haven't been an asshole at times, but I don't think my biggest regrets are related to what I've done to other people.

― Al Andalous, Sunday, 28 September 2003 22:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Where did I get the idea of narrowing it down to bad things one has done or said to others? Weird, because I see now that that's really not in the question anywhere.

― Al Andalous, Sunday, 28 September 2003 22:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Anyway, I would still most want to punch myself for abstaining from punching others at the wrong times, I think.

― Al Andalous, Sunday, 28 September 2003 22:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Most of my answers involve regret over situations where I was either too aloof or not aloof enough.

― Annouschka Magnatech (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 28 September 2003 22:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Is punching myself in the face the worst punishment I'm allowed to merit? Because there are a few things in my life that I'd quite like to break my ribs for doing.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 September 2003 23:09 (twenty-two years ago)

the stuff i wrote and designed for the college paper

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 28 September 2003 23:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Right before my fantasy football draft this year, so I couldn't take Kurt Warner in the fourth round and not draft another QB until I took Boller in the 16th. (But I picked up Kitna this week, he might not be too bad if he can keep up the pace.)

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Sunday, 28 September 2003 23:43 (twenty-two years ago)

First interchange of words between me and my girlfriend (who was working at the local record store at the time):

Her: Hi, can I help you with anything?
Me: Um...no...not really...thank you, though.

Yeah, I still get grief for that to this day, even though I changed my mind about five seconds later and started what would become a two-hour conversation with her.

― Girolamo Savonarola, Monday, 29 September 2003 00:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Most of the threads I start on ILX.

― adaml (adaml), Monday, 29 September 2003 00:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Where to begin? Nearly every word I've ever wrote or typed or spoken is punchworthy for one reason or another.

― Nicolars (Nicole), Monday, 29 September 2003 01:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Nicolars is insane to think this way (for the thousandth time already! but I'll say it again ;-)).

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 29 September 2003 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Better to be punchworthy than stabworthy.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 29 September 2003 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

It has been confirmed then. Nicolars truly is INSANE

― Vic (Vic), Monday, 29 September 2003 02:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll get back to you after having completed the ten book volume on this subject.

Ned's answer = the perfect answer!

Really. Geez, if I had to catalogue everything I'd regretted doing or saying even just throughout this year-to-date, I wouldn't get anything done for the rest of the year. Regret = my most popular emotion.

― Legendary Nothingness (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 29 September 2003 02:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't say. Literally. But I know what it was and I feel damn lucky to be here today.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Monday, 29 September 2003 04:43 (twenty-two years ago)

My regrets are mostly related to not following through on what were (in retrospect) amazing trades in fantasy leagues (why thee feck didn't I give up Bagwell and Tejada for Big Unit in '01? Idiot....). The others are all awful memories from high school involving my naive dealings with the opposite sex.

― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 29 September 2003 07:10 (twenty-two years ago)

At the moment, it's quitting jobs at inopportune times. But really there are only two jobs in my life I actually feel that way about. And if I think about it, well, I had my reasons, but unfortunately, I didn't have ESP about other things that were going to happen.

― kate (kate), Monday, 29 September 2003 13:16 (twenty-two years ago)

As far as ILX goes, I hassled Ed about misspelling a word once and I deserve a punch for that, he's great. Generally, using being worried about people as an excuse to get hallucinatorily drunk and THEN take matters up w/them is pretty punchable, tho actually I think I've hit myself a few times about that crap

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 29 September 2003 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

"at the moment," its finding and posting anything on ilx over the past 25 months

― Vic (Vic), Monday, 29 September 2003 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

also at the moment - throwing money away gambling instead of saving to buy more medication!! :(

― Vic (Vic), Monday, 29 September 2003 13:59 (twenty-two years ago)

:( :{ :[

― Vic (Vic), Monday, 29 September 2003 13:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Not taking my share certificates with me to Glasgow last March and thereby missing the chance to exercise my options which would have got me bucketloads of cash (£3,000) instead of what I eventually got (£0).

― Mark C (Mark C), Monday, 29 September 2003 14:18 (twenty-two years ago)

That one thing when I really hurt someone I loved deeply.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 29 September 2003 15:03 (twenty-two years ago)

ha ha "one thing" I envy you!

(ie If I were to punch myself in the face for every time I hurt someone I loved deeply I'd look like playdoh.)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 29 September 2003 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Am I also allowed to punch in the face people who gave me misleading information that led me to do or say certain things that I now regret?

― j.lu (j.lu), Monday, 29 September 2003 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I would punch myself for calling out my non-boss boss nearly two weeks ago, as I got a note from my boss-boss boss today (who happens to be v. good friends with my non-boss boss) that he wants to see me tomorrow.

though it's a little late now, right? I mean, cuz my non-boss boss and I have cleared everything up, water under the bridge, etc. So maybe my boss-boss boss wants to offer me a raise or something. I'm so freaking nervous.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 29 September 2003 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

well, there have been many things, but that one in particular is a bright shining example

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 29 September 2003 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

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