That’s right folks, he’s now 18 years old and a legal adult <gulp>. But for a moment lets take a walk down memory lane…
…pudgy Ban Ban
…emo Ban Ban? And what I like to call “Thank Goodness for NJROTC so he had to have short hair Ban Ban”.
…punk rock Ban Ban. Thanks goodness this was only for a weekend!
…and now how we know him today!
I found this list of “things you can now do when 18″…
1. Buy tobacco
2. Change your name
3. Get a tattoo – done 
4. Get a piercing
5. Buy spray paint
6. Work more hours
7. Sue someone
8. Be sued
9. Purchase liquid white out
10. Pawn something
11. Get married
12. Get divorced
13. Adopt a child
14. Be on Jerry Springer
15. Go on Cruise
16. Buy a lottery ticket
17. Get a hotel room
18. Call some “900″ numbers
19. Go to a night club
20. Get a Sam’s club membership
21. Skydive
22. Sign legal documents
23. Gamble
24. Get a blockbuster membership – are they still around?
25. Get a loan
26. Buy insurance
27. Donate blood
28. Enlist in the military – check!
29. Rent a movie
30. Get a non-prepaid cell phone
31. Sign a legal contract
32. Begin earning credit
33. Smoke a cigarette
34. Chew tobacco
35. Move out of the parental units house - he’s already in the garage…
36. Get paid more
37. Go to an adult jail
38. Be convicted as an adult
39. Become an undercover cop
40. Work full-time
41. Become a flight attendant
42. Purchase Nicorette gum
43. Purchase “the patch”
44. Drive any time of day
45. Visit a porn site – no comment
46. Visit a porn store
47. Become a stripper
48. Work in an alcohol serving establishment
49. Work in bar
50. Get a bar tending license
51. Work at Wal-Mart – lets hope the Marines works out
52. Get a business license
53. Go to a strip club
54. Work in a strip club
55. Work in a night club
56. Vote
57. Pay a utility bill
58. Open a savings account – check
59. Open a checking account – and check
60. Obtain a credit card
61. Enter a contest
62. Enter a sweepstakes
63. Buy a monkey (w/ a license)
64. Open an eBay account
65. Carry a weapon (w/ a license)
66. Order something off T.V.
67. Open your own AOL account
68. Write a check
69. Operate machinery at work
70. Become a mentor
71. Go bungee jumping
72. Work at a gas station
73. See a doctor on your own
74. Get a different type of driver’s license
75. Rent a port-a-potty
76. Get the water bill in your name
77. Lease an apartment
78. Rent a house
79. Finance a car
80. Be a manager
81. Deliver newspapers
82. Sign yourself out of school – not just yet buddy
83. Work practically anywhere
84. Start your own business
85. Cash a savings bond
86. Buy nitrous oxide
87. Give a lap dance
88. Get a lap dance
89. Rent a post office box
90. Drive a company vehicle
91. Drive an ice cream truck
92. Buy a house
93. Breaks at work are no longer required.
94. Start a 401k plan
95. Apply for benefits at work
96. Receive more responsibility/stress/advantages
97. Pay taxes
98. Get a PayPal account
99. Make your own decisions
100. Have the freedom and independence you didn’t have before
So there you have it folks, it’s not just cake and ice cream day it’s so much more! Happy 18th Birthday Ban Ban.
