“Anti-Bucket List”: 28 People Share What They Refuse To Try Even Once (2024)

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I'm not adventurous, I won't be climbing Mount Everest.

HappySpaceCat , Martin Jernberg Report

Tattooing my face

witchnature , GRAHAM MANSFIELD Report

Caving. F**k. That. Google the nutty putty cave, and read all about John Jones for nightmares.

bloodring87 , Jason Gardner Report

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

ReeG , Pixabay Report

I'll never leave the solar system on a multi-generational colony ship headed for another star. There's just no way, bro.

anon , Guillermo Ferla Report

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.

tres_chill , Inja Pavlić Report

Skydiving, not for me, no no, nu-huh.

satakentia , Ricardo Gomez Angel Report

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.

Unlacqua , Rayyu Maldives Report

deep sea diving. i have extreme thalassophobia. no thanks

jaungtapu , Pia Report

Ride a moose.

But imagine just how majestic you'd look.

doinherbest , Danika Perkinson Report

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.

Aperture_T , History in HD Report

Never setting foot on another planetary body.

the_batusi , Planet Volumes Report

I'm an arachnophobe, so both Brazil and Australia are definitely on my anti-bucket list.

anon , Thomas K Report

No Olympic medals for me, I'm afraid.

redheadfreaq Report

I don't think I'm going to find "the one".

anon , Jarle Johansen Report

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.

realultralord , Arctic Warrior Report

Being able to retire (having enough money to retire). Living to retirement age.

dirtymoney Report

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.

LucyFernandez Report

I've both owned a Harley-Davidson and served in the Navy without getting any tattoos. Nope. The ink ain't gonna happen.

doublestitch , Allef Vinicius Report

I wanted a stamp on my passport before I turned 30.

...I hope I have a stamp on my passport before I turn 40.

Daegoba , Agus Dietrich Report

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.

anon Report

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

Freakz0rd Report

Ride a bike. I just turned 30 47 minutes ago and feel way to embarrassed to try and learn now.

ConsciousRutabaga , Murillo de Paula Report

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.

theblazedpenguin , UX Gun Report

I won't have a romantic night out on the town with Emma Watson.

GoddamnSocrates , emmawatson Report

Become a father. It's heartwrenching if I sit & think about it, so I try not to.

quadgop Report

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.

Brinner , Abigail Keenan Report

Registered or bought a version of WinZip.

ByEthanFox Report

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