Aspiring Adult Mugs

'I stopped doing my thing when my father stopped paying for it.'

"Where would you see yourself in five years' time?"

"I wanted to be a baseball player 'til I found out they send you to the showers."

What else is there to wish for?

"Follow that dream!" (man boarding taxi)

"Because when you're drafted by the pros, you'll have to be able to sign your contract. That's why you have to attend first grade."

"Your mother and I want to make your 21st birthday a moving experience. We'll help you pack."

'Why not take some time off after high school...travel a bit...get a job...make some money...pay your own way through college.'

"I'd put his name down for Eton if I could spell it!"

One day, he hoped to hit the big time.

"You can achieve anything if you put you mind to it."

"When I grow up I'd like to model for a pasta company."

"The extent of your extracurricular activities in high school, may very well be participation in regular program of oral hygiene using an effective decay preventaative tooth paste, but that won't get you into a good university."

Charlie's medical advice always went in one ear and out the other.

'It's great that you want a career in football, Timothy, but don't you think being a striker would be more fun than being a goalpost.'

'When you talk about playing, 'at the next level', you mean lawyering, right, not the NBA?'

'I want to go out of town so that I can become a fully independent person, but near enough so that I can bring my laundry home.'

"We thought we could put in the details later."

'I told my teacher that I won't be returning to school. I'm trying out for a pro basketball team, and her services are no longer required.'

'When I grow up, if I don't become a pro basketball player, about about 'spin doctor'?'

'I want to be a professional Polo player too when I grow up... Can I have your autograph please?'

'W e e e l l . . . my mum says I'm good at testing the patience of saints'

'I want to be a professional Polo player too when I grow up...Can I have your autograph please?'

"To be honest, it just collects dust."

How to get ahead and how to get further ahead.

'One day, I plan to quit my job and settle down with a good book.'

'It's true that a college degree might render you overqualified for your present position, but it's a chance I'd take.'

"It's beginning to appear as if I'll never have greatness thrust upon me."

"Coach said I can be catcher if I gain 30 pounds."

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

"Did you ever have that baby you wanted so much?"

New Years Resolutions: Join Gym. . .Cancel Gym.

"The full partner look."

The only time you are actually too old to follow your dreams.

"Eventually I'd like to settle down and start a few dozen families."