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100 things to do before you die

Dakar Rally: Thrilling car race from Paris to Senegal across the desert. Charley Boorman, actor and star of The Long Way Round with Ewan McGregor who competed in the rally in 2006: "I think the rally is vital experience and incredibly important as it is one of the ultimate races in the world. I think it is also the toughest race in the world. It takes 15 days of you driving 800 km a day which is pretty hard. It is not just the fact that it is a physical race because there is a lot of mental strain as well. Before you ever start you have got to get your team together as well as sponsorship. We live in such a nanny state these days, so to go off and push your boundaries to the limit is really healthy. By pushing pushing yourself almost to breaking point you see what you can achieve in life if you want something enough. It’s not just a race it is a test against yourself. At the time it’s not much fun. But what you get out afterwards is so much more. Even though I didn't finish [he had to retire after becoming injured] there was still a huge amount of achievement involved."

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The Dakar rally

Creator of the eponymous travel guide '100 things to do before you die', Dave Freeman, died this week. Click the image to the right to see his definitive list of life-changing experiences in pictures.

 

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Number one on the list
[info]bluerudedude wrote:
Friday, 13 March 2009 at 05:48 pm (UTC)
Nuke Old Trafford!
Re: Number one on the list
[info]svenstrup wrote:
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 at 03:07 pm (UTC)
Try to look at the site www.togfrog.com. Here you will find over 300 cool things to do before you die on videos. What thing do you think will be number one of the 300?
numer 2 on the list
[info]parkerthered wrote:
Friday, 13 March 2009 at 05:51 pm (UTC)
fill bluerudedude with sleeping tablets and tattoo i am a chelsea rent boy on his forehead
Re: numer 1.5 on the list
[info]bluerudedude wrote:
Friday, 13 March 2009 at 05:57 pm (UTC)
Teach Man U fans how to spell so they are able to tatoo sentences on Chelsea fans heads.
number 6.44
[info]parkerthered wrote:
Friday, 13 March 2009 at 06:02 pm (UTC)
drop mourinho off in manchester city centre with his new pal Bruce and glue them together in a compromised position
stupid & reduntdant title
[info]dimlocator44 wrote:
Sunday, 12 April 2009 at 04:01 pm (UTC)
It's impossible to do anything after you die (other than lie there & rot if they don't cremate you), so surely it's 100 things you must do?
Basque Herri Kirolak
[info]johnronan wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 01:00 am (UTC)
It is not a Spanish sports festival
Kirolak means sport and only occurs in Euskal Herria
Unfortunately
[info]nobby73 wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 01:08 pm (UTC)
owing to tribesmen taking potshots at cars, the Paris Dakar rally doesn't do this route anymore. Oh, and the Love Parade has been moved away from Berlin and is cancelled anyway this year...
LIVERPOOL-LASS
[info]parkerthered wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 06:54 pm (UTC)
She would not be one of the 100 things to do before you die, too old now
Re: LIVERPOOL-LASS
[info]bluerudedude wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 07:08 pm (UTC)
Ouch. what a lovely piece of hooliganism. You must have been abused when you were unwanted dumpster baby..............Kidneypuddle Tart...the ball is in your court now.
1 Thing
[info]liverpool_lass wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 07:01 pm (UTC)
Tie blue rude and puckerhead together, face first, minus clothes, set them in the Lounge in TMD.
Re: 1 Thing
[info]bluerudedude wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 07:13 pm (UTC)
Do you just dream this stuff up or do you own a video tape collection.
number 10 on the list
[info]parkerthered wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 07:12 pm (UTC)
buy Liverpool lass a new iron she could use on her forehead and butt cheeks
number 12 on the list
[info]parkerthered wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 07:14 pm (UTC)
teach bluegaydude some hardcore verbage cos he is no match for me and Spanish-lassio
number 13
[info]parkerthered wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 07:19 pm (UTC)
arrange a threesome with blueobviouslylikesalterboysdude, liverpoolnotbeenlaidfor6yearslass and a battery powered vibrating thing
Re: number 13
[info]bluerudedude wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 08:12 pm (UTC)
What do you know! Parkerthepink has the same video tape collection. You scousy perverts.
Re: number 13
[info]liverpool_lass wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 09:24 pm (UTC)
My number 3: Take Blue Rude's raincoat to the cleaners.
Re: number 13
[info]parkerthered wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 10:01 pm (UTC)
yeah, and stop him catching the school bus every night home
Re: number 13
[info]liverpool_lass wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 09:22 pm (UTC)
My number 2: Take the vibrator and shove it down mancunites blow hole.
Number 4:
[info]liverpool_lass wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 09:27 pm (UTC)
Buy puckerhead some extenz. His wife is still a virgin.
Re: Number 4:
[info]parkerthered wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 10:00 pm (UTC)
at least her hole is still in action and not closed up and covered with cob webs
Number 5, buy Spainiopoolio's husband a blow up doll, he would have more fun
Re: Number 4:
[info]liverpool_lass wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 10:16 pm (UTC)
What - have you been having blue rude service her? That's the only action - oh and the vibrator - that she's ever seen because you prefer boyz and you're too small.
Re: Number 4:
[info]parkerthered wrote:
Monday, 13 April 2009 at 11:10 pm (UTC)
no he's too busy thinking of you in the shower, apparently he likes the over 50's, bloomers, head scarfs and tights with holes in, when you get your hair dyed purple he wants to marry you he said
i think it's weird myself but this is America
anyway tell your husband i'll bring him a can of WD40 to get you going again
100 things to do before you die
[info]lindavonge wrote:
Tuesday, 14 April 2009 at 08:42 am (UTC)
We always like thinking that we have "Tomorrow". So if one morning I realised I have only week( month) to live, the first thing I would do is buy ticket on the plane to Benidorm and stay in that small oasis of paradise the rest days I have.
Re: 100 things to do before you die
[info]joffa42 wrote:
Wednesday, 29 July 2009 at 07:01 pm (UTC)
Personall I prefer Devon - try
Hill Farm Bed and Breakfast
how about a freakin eclipse!!!
[info]skrubp wrote:
Saturday, 23 May 2009 at 12:19 am (UTC)
how about a freakin eclipse!!!

how about a freakin eclipse!!!

how about a freakin eclipse!!!
Belfast
[info]brinksman wrote:
Sunday, 24 May 2009 at 08:06 am (UTC)
force someone you don't like to spend a rainy Sunday in Belfast. That'll teach 'em!
www.millarcrime.com
100 things......
[info]boijie wrote:
Sunday, 24 May 2009 at 10:06 am (UTC)
what a load of pretentious crap.
the lass
[info]parkerthered wrote:
Friday, 5 June 2009 at 06:39 pm (UTC)
take liverpool lass to a hotel, lick every inch of her body until she can't take anymore without exploding,
have her sit on your face until she does explode with orgasmicfever, fuck like there's no tomorrow and till she can't stand because her legs tremble so much, sit on her face until you also explode !!!!!!!
Re: the lass
[info]liverpool_lass wrote:
Friday, 5 June 2009 at 07:16 pm (UTC)
hmmmmmmmmmm that sounds like a deliciously juicy time. Did you see your comment on April 13? What a difference a day or two or three, or weeks make huh? I almost think you like me now. Maybe I'm not too old any more and you want to fuck me blind. I'm trembling a little.
[info]onlytomas wrote:
Sunday, 21 June 2009 at 09:39 pm (UTC)
There are few things on your list I would love to do, but some are totally out. Not only I would want to do it, I can?t believe you are actually advising us to do. How can anybody fit them all into one life I wonder, can I have an extension? Tom from buy to let remortgage.
100 things to do before you die
[info]anzelm wrote:
Thursday, 15 October 2009 at 02:37 am (UTC)
Sounds like the bucket list, that would only happens if you are loaded..
100 things to do before you die
[info]anzelm wrote:
Thursday, 15 October 2009 at 02:38 am (UTC)
Sounds like the bucket list, that would only happens if you are loaded..

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[info]goingbacktobed wrote:
Thursday, 22 October 2009 at 10:26 am (UTC)
[info]terrymarsdens wrote:
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 at 12:04 pm (UTC)
Travel the world, win the lottery and get 100% mortgages paid off all in my fave locations.
[info]felicitystj wrote:
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 at 01:11 pm (UTC)
Looks like great fun. get rid of debt
[info]harpoonlouis wrote:
Wednesday, 4 November 2009 at 02:46 pm (UTC)
Oh please no more, I just can't take it!

Well actually I can.....more! more!

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