What's the best thing you've done in 2008?

[Raj]

Getting my current job. I absolutely love it and I'm a far, far happier person than I was this time last year. I used to absolutely dread Monday mornings, hated every second of it and felt pressure to enjoy the weekends. Now I haven't got a care in the world in comparison. Just like when I passed my driving test last year, I still savour every moment of not being in my old job, just like I savour every moment of not having to get the bus. Stuff that other people might take for granted but I'm not bothered.

As for trivial things, drunkenly spending £468.73 in a lapdancing club in Paris was brilliant. If you offered me the money back now, I wouldn't take it for the amount I (and others) have laughed about it. Forgetting to get my mate a birthday present, being in her bad books for it all night and ending up shagging her at the end of the night was good. Wasn't even awkward, she went off to meet her boyfriend at the airport and me and her still get on brilliantly. Was superb.

This year, really enjoyed Cardiff and Barnsley away last season and all the away wins this season.

Worst thing was probably winning £1,800 in May.

I thought you was a good boy!

Id have excpected that from your nomark hippy gaylord friend...but not you!! TUT ! TUT!!!

p.S MIne was having a beautiful baby girl

DB11---NO...I didnt have it...my wife had it.

[DB11]

For me it would be surfing on Ipanema or Watching a match at the Maracana.

You went to Brazil then I've been there and I watched a game at the Maracana, went on the Copacabana beach (Copacabana, Leblon and Ipanema are all next to each other), went up Sugarloaf mountain and also the big statue of Christ. Topped it all by spending week in 5* hotel BEST HOLIDAY EVER! (though I did it in 2005)

[Carlos9]

gettin my gf 'up the duff' shes 2 months pregnant and its my 1st shessaying its gona be a liverpool fan but i know its 1st words will be blue army!!

[Lamby]

F****g my gf without anything on the tank and not getting her pregnant.

[Raj]

F****g my gf without anything on the tank and not getting her pregnant.

You and everyone else in SE London pal!!!

[Corky]

F****g my gf without anything on the tank and not getting her pregnant.

Lovely.

[Lamby]

You and everyone else in SE London pal!!!

No

She lives in East London anyways, bloody 2 hour treck from my house to hers and its only 15mile

[CosbehFox]

2 Distinctions, 2 Merits and a Pass.

Magic. It was the only time I've ever properly revised and I found the exams an absolutely walk in the park. This led to me getting a pay rise. My manager was more fussed than me about them. In about March, I thought I wouldn't be able to do it but I did thankfully.

Finally gaining ideal weight.

I got my job on my birthday in 2007 and my confidence was shattered at the time. I got my a-level results and decided I didn't want to go uni despite being accepted (I honestly thought I was going to fail and spend another year in tax dodger central). I'd decided long time ago before I didn't want to do Uni and I had a falling-out with my Dad about it on gaining the results. I spent 1 year nearly trying to get a decent job, I made a massive step in getting work experience and then got a job a few weeks later. At this point, I began dieting. I didn't want to be the fat lad always out of breath, always the last slice of cake and never playing footy. Eventually this year, I was no longer overweight. 6 stone lost in the process and feeling a lot more fitter for it. I'm still regrowing my confidence now, I shutted out all my mates for a year whilst I was unemployed and a slob and now I'm paying for it. Now it's about growing my own independance again and making another step. Whilst I am a 20 year on the outside, I probably have the personality of a shy 17 year old.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Clearly obvious that Lamby hasn't seen any action. Ever.

"Yeah, so one day I was walking along a pavement and just starting waving the old colonel around and three supermodels with enormous tits were all well impressed so I got their numbers..."

[Samilktray]

Clearly obvious that Lamby hasn't seen any action. Ever.

"Yeah, so one day I was walking along a pavement and just starting waving the old colonel around and three supermodels with enormous tits were all well impressed so I got their numbers..."

Works for me.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

This is the funniest thing I've seen in 2008.

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"What's this where's the football it hasn't recorded!"

[J.Lisemore]

Failing to pass my GCSE's not the best of years for me to be honest but as sad as it sounds...getting xbox live has changed my life for the better

[Ross-Kemp]

Failing to pass my GCSE's not the best of years for me to be honest but as sad as it sounds...getting xbox live has changed my life for the better

Life. Get one. Now.

[Libertine]

Life. Get one. Now.

Ouch.

Srsly.

[Guest]

I got my job on my birthday in 2007 and my confidence was shattered at the time. I got my a-level results and decided I didn't want to go uni despite being accepted (I honestly thought I was going to fail and spend another year in tax dodger central). I'd decided long time ago before I didn't want to do Uni and I had a falling-out with my Dad about it on gaining the results. I spent 1 year nearly trying to get a decent job, I made a massive step in getting work experience and then got a job a few weeks later. At this point, I began dieting. I didn't want to be the fat lad always out of breath, always the last slice of cake and never playing footy. Eventually this year, I was no longer overweight. 6 stone lost in the process and feeling a lot more fitter for it. I'm still regrowing my confidence now, I shutted out all my mates for a year whilst I was unemployed and a slob and now I'm paying for it. Now it's about growing my own independance again and making another step. Whilst I am a 20 year on the outside, I probably have the personality of a shy 17 year old.

I went through a similar experience myself. I'm glad things are looking up, and your confidence will grow.

For me, my biggest achievement of the year was running the London Marathon. It was a long held ambition, and whilst the training was bloody hard work, it was worth it for the feeling you get when running down The Mall and over the finishing line!

[Monk]

Great idea for a thread. 2008 has been a fantastic year for me the main highlights:

- Finally quitting RBS after moaning about my job for so long.

- Travelling 9000 miles by train across USA and Canada, seeing Polar Bears up close and finally getting to the west coast.

- Spending 3 weeks in Chile earlier this year. It really is a wonderful country full of amazing panoramas, tremendously friendly people and great food.

- Being with my fantastic girlfriend for a year.

- Having £10,000 in savings for the first time ever, then promptly spending it on travel.

[Dr The Singh]

Saving the world economy, and the banking meltdown!!

[Tilley]

Married Katy Perry.

That was awesome.

[SOCCERROO FOX]

2008 was more of the same as 2007 but probably caught up with mates a hell of a lot more and generally went out more so was a good year all round.

Highlight can really think of any but seeing a few my greyhounds win was quality

Craziest moment apart from numerous all nighters, would of been stealing a security guards table from the football

[CosbehFox]

For me, my biggest achievement of the year was running the London Marathon. It was a long held ambition, and whilst the training was bloody hard work, it was worth it for the feeling you get when running down The Mall and over the finishing line!

That's something else on the list but I couldn't train for atm with college and uni stuff. Probably within 2 or 3 years.

[The People's Hero]

Nothing of note.

[andyh1884]

Got made redundant. Seriously - got a hefty pay-off & now got a far better job with much better prospects, working with decent people & not having to do an 80 mile round trip to work & back.

Moving house was pretty good too - moved away from Coventry to a much nicer house

[Guest]

That's something else on the list but I couldn't train for atm with college and uni stuff. Probably within 2 or 3 years.

Ha ha! I'd heard it was really difficult to get in, so my plan was to apply four years running, then get in on the 5th automatically knowing I wouldn't be studying. It went tits up when I got in on the 2nd attempt

Whilst it was hard, I did manage to work full-time, study part time and run a marathon, so never say never!!

[Jon the Hat]

By far the best thing that happened this year was my wife getting pregnant. Took some time to get there, now we are expecting our baby girl on the 1st of Feb.

[purpleronnie]

By far the best thing that happened this year was my wife getting pregnant. Took soome time to get there, now we are epxecting our baby girl on the 1st of Feb.

Congrats.