Regret Analyst Gifts

Institute for Advanced Hindsight - Research into what should have been.

"Now, of course, I have to question the validity of that particular decision."

"With the benefit of hindsight, I’d say no, Ed, it wasn’t ‘funny’ letting him steer the boat!"

'It's true that my wife does forgive and forget - the trouble is that she never forgets what she's forgiven...'

"I could have been a big celebrity but for my fear of public speaking."

'I could have made money in the stock market if I had only found the right 'How to invest' book...'

"And what would you like to regret later?"

"I found out the hard way what a short hop it is from 'Seize the Day' to 'Seize the Money!'"

"Sorry! Traffic was awful and also I left really late."

"Some days I really wish I had finished med school. Not that I ever started med school."

"I just wish I hadn't spent most of my life reading the comments below online news articles"

'No dear, I do not think it's time we homo sapiens apologised to the Neanderthals.'

'Aren't you done yet? This is taking forever! I should have went somewhere else!...'

"By the way, some of us have begun to feel that 'Because it's there' is not reason enough."

"Their entire friendship is based on regret over property they SHOULD have bought when it was affordable."

"Sometimes I wish I went to a magnet school."

Waking up with a terrible hangover, Joe took a minute to remember what he'd done last night...he spent the rest of his life trying to forget.

"Johnny, strikes out, and will be thinking about this well into his thirties."

Freeway exits: Should, Woulda, Coulda.

"Well, after we talked last summer, you never called me. I figured you lost interest."

"Looks like a case of Death by Missed Adventure."

Long tattoo on arm of man drinking coffee reads, "Born to go binge-drinking, get pierced and tattooed, then wake up the next day really annoyed at myself for being such an idiot!"

"Never get a tattoo when you're drunk and hungry."

Other Walks of Shame

"Today our panel will be discussing the distinguishing characteristics between the UPS and FedEx truck, and the appropriate corresponding overreaction."

Every year at the annual 'MoveOn Swim Day', Dan really regretted having dated Grasie Wallace in high school.

'They always say such nice things about the departed at funerals, it's a pity they're not able to hear them.'

'Lately, I have made so many mistakes that I think my life needs a big control-z.'

The ocean is an unforgiving place.

"In 5 years I see myself wishing it was 10 years ago."

'If you could go back in time, what would you do differently?' 'Order the chicken.'

Gold, Silver and Bronze for pessimists.

Neck tattoo changed from "NO REGRETS" to "REGRETS"

Rage!

'Are you going to hate yourself because of this in the morning?' 'I hate myself already!'