Icebreaker: What Did You Want To Be When You Grew Up?

Having finished “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data” and enjoyed the results, I’m moving on to a new list:

76 Fun Icebreaker Questions (Not all of which will be used, since some are either/or questions, which are boring.)

Your mission: answer the question in the comments with a good story.

If you don’t have a good story, you are encouraged to make one up.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

Much like Luke Skywalker, I wanted to join the Rebellion.

Then I found out the Empire paid better and didn’t live on an ice planet.

16 Comments

  1. A major-league baseball player. My aspiration was foiled by the fact that I couldn’t hit, throw, or run short distances very well; it it had been a mile from home plate to first base I would have done much better, although I still wouldn’t have been able to hit or throw.

    So I became a software developer. That and my 1998 Corolla get me all the hot chicks.

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