10 Stupid Things to Do Before You Die

By Andy Scott /

8. Become Absurdly Interested in Something Others Would Not Be!

The sillier the better! Things people used for make-up back when opium was legal. What it is ants have against termites? Spending a whole year making novelty Guy Fawkes mannequins to sell for 5th November. Or maybe a collection? Collect watches, vintage books, photographs of rudely shaped vegetables found in the East Sussex area. Whatever your strange interest may be just make sure that it€™s YOURS! The reason this is €˜stupid€™ is more of a social convention than anything but it will make you definitive and interesting. There€™s something wonderful about people who have an interest in something for reasons that are completely beyond others€™ reasoning. Tom Hanks collects typewriters, not just because he€™s rich and therefore the term €˜crazy€™ will always be replaced with €˜eccentric€™ whenever his passion€™s mentioned. He does it because he likes it and there€™s really no more necessity than that. If history tells us anything, it€™s that life is cyclical. There€™ll be another recession in a few years/decades time. Absurd fashion disasters from the past will be back €˜in€™ at some point in the future (still waiting on the Cloak to make a comeback). And those aspects of life that were once on the fringes of society €“ comic books and video games to be topical €“ will inevitably come full circle and gain the credit they deserve. Just do one thing for all of us, when it happens, don€™t bitch because it€™s become €˜mainstream€™ that€™s a sure-fire way of retaining lifelong virginity.