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Willets Point Jul 08 2005 01:23 PM

A new game where someone posts two theoretical options and the next person has to chose one of the two and explain their reasons for chosing. That person then presents the next dilemma. The options may be pleasant or distressing, but the more absurd the better. To keep this from getting boring, "both" and "neither" are not acceptable answers. I'll start. Would you rather... Have a supporting role in an upcoming Rob Schneider movie? OR Dig ditches 14 hours a day without a break (not even lunch) for one week, but get paid twice the salary you would for staring in the Rob Schneider movie?

ScarletKnight41 Jul 08 2005 01:28 PM

I'd choose the Rob Schneider film. He and I actually have an acquaintance in common, even though we've never met, but that kind of thing always helps make things much more fun. Plus I can't go without lunch. Ain't gonna happen. Would you rather travel to Hawaii, even though the flight will be long, hard and full of turbulence in both directions, or just drive to the Jersey Shore and deal with a mediocre vacation with minimal travel and a smooth trip.

soupcan Jul 08 2005 01:32 PM

Are you kidding? Hawaii no question. The only time I ever go to Jersey is to visit relatives in prison. Would you rather slide naked down a bannister of razor blades into a tub of stinging alcohol OR: Put a meat thermoter in your ear and have your arch enemy whack it with a ball peen hammer?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 08 2005 01:36 PM

We may already have a thread-killer.

Willets Point Jul 08 2005 01:36 PM

I'd do the bannister because at least I'd have some control over how I slide instead of leaving my pain in my enemy's hands. Would you rather... Turn into a werewolf that goes onto a rampage one random night per year? OR Have a unicorn horn permanently projecting from your forehead?

seawolf17 Jul 08 2005 01:39 PM

Oh, totally werewolf. Rampages are a good time; besides, maybe you don't remember it the next day anyway. Would you rather... be Bill Buckner after Game 6, or be Steve Bartman after his Game 6?

metsmarathon Jul 08 2005 01:53 PM

buckner made millions. will bartman? oh, and the curse is broken now. would you rather be the guy who traded away scott kazmir, or be the guy who got traded for scott kazmir?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 08 2005 01:56 PM

The guy who traded him. Zambrano, unfairly, has quite a monkey on his back. ===================================== Would you like to swing on a star and carry moonbeams home in a jar? Or would you rather be a mule?

Willets Point Jul 08 2005 03:09 PM

Being a mule just seems pretty dull comparing to swinging on a star and carrying moonbeams home in a jar. Would you rather... Be able to change one event in history that would benefit all humankind, OR Have fantastic sex whenever you want and all the money you need for the rest of your life?

Edgy DC Jul 08 2005 03:16 PM

I have to go for the former, already having the latter. You're a highly touted, but as yet only moderately successful minor leaguer traded to the Yankees' system. Would you rather play, or refuse to report and possibly void your contract, possibly including your bonus, part of which is in your parents' house?

Johnny Dickshot Jul 08 2005 04:27 PM

Play, with the provision thery switch me to centerfield, where I will no doubt get starts at the big club and start collecting the big money while it lasts. Be forced to listen to: nothing other than dance music or nothin' but country?

TheOldMole Jul 08 2005 07:25 PM

Country, if at least some of it is Johnny Cash or George Jones. Or Emmylou Harris. New Orleans for Mardi Gras or Jazzfest?

Willets Point Jul 08 2005 08:20 PM

I've been to Mardi Gras so if I go back I'd pick Jazzfest. Would you rather... Be able to do all the drugs you want when you want without having ill effects on your health or legal difficulties. OR Be able to eat all the food you want when you want without having health problems or gaining weight.

soupcan Jul 08 2005 08:26 PM

My weight stays fairly constant no matter how much I eat or exercise so I'd go with the drugs (don't hate me because I'm beautiful). Would you rather.... Stick pins through your eyelids (while holding them stretched out away from your actual eyeballs so your orbs are not touched) OR Scrape the skin off your shins with a carrot peeler?

Johnny Dickshot Jul 08 2005 08:35 PM

I'll go with the carrot peeler. Saw through your achilles tendon with a rusty hacksaw, or sit naked spread eagle at the far end of a bowling lane while in-his-prime Dick Weber rolls?

Willets Point Jul 11 2005 08:49 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 11 2005 08:53 AM

I'll take the bowling alley, but since it's not specified I'm only staying for one roll. I'll pray that my pasty white nakedness will distract Weber enough to make him roll a gutterball. Either way I think the injuries will be less permanent than with the hacksaw. Would you rather... Find your true love, your one perfect match, marry, and live happily together for the rest of your long healthy lives BUT have absolutely no friends. OR Have a close circle of the best friends a person could have for the rest of your life BUT never be able to have any romantic interaction with another person.

Edgy DC Jul 11 2005 08:52 AM

I think the word "no" is missing from that first offering.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 11 2005 08:53 AM

I'd take the former. It's not all that far off from my current situation, and I'm quite happy with it. =========================================== Would you rather have a stomach ache or a headache?

cooby Jul 11 2005 08:56 AM

Headaches are a lot easier to get rid of. WOuld you rather spend a week at your inlaws, or have them spend a week with you? (assuming they are horrible)

Centerfield Jul 12 2005 09:17 AM

A week at my in-laws. If worst comes to worst, leaving is always easier than kicking people out. ========================================= Would you rather... 1. Be the absolute best in the business at what you do now or 2. Play baseball professionally but spend your entire career bouncing back and forth from Triple A to the bigs.

Johnny Dickshot Jul 12 2005 09:30 AM

I'm going with 2. I'm already the best at what I do and it ain't all that great. Would you rather Ralph Wiggum not have been invented, or Professor Frink not have been invented? Why?

Willets Point Jul 12 2005 09:35 AM

I have no idea who Prof. Fink is, so I guess I wouldn't miss him. Would you rather... Be able to fly, but only when you're buck naked. OR Be able to transmogrify into any animal at will, but suffer a bitch of a hangover the entire time.

cooby Jul 12 2005 09:38 AM

Flying naked has always been much better than a hangover. Would you rather have to spend a night sleeping out in a buggy field, or spend a day talking to soliciting religious people?

soupcan Jul 12 2005 09:46 AM

Religious people beacuse at least the conversation could be interesting. Would you rather run barefoot over broken glass for 50 yards? OR Fill your underwear with angry bees?

Willets Point Jul 12 2005 03:10 PM

I guess I'll take the bees, people do those bee beards and end up unharmed right? I'm not allergic or nothing? I'm rationalizing aren't I? Would you rather... Every time you go to a business meeting, conference, or interview have your voice take on an irritating high-pitch, nasal quality. Like fingernails down the blackboard. OR Every time you go to a business meeting, conference, or interview you have uncontrollable flatulence. Really smelly ones too.

Iubitul Jul 12 2005 03:37 PM

I would rather have my voice take on an irritating high-pitch, nasal quality. Like fingernails down the blackboard. Let's make it more pleasant: Would you rather: Maryanne, or Ginger?

Edgy DC Jul 12 2005 03:42 PM

Ah, a hand-me-down from the Answer/Ask thread.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 12 2005 04:24 PM

I think I was the one who asked that in Answer/Ask. As I recall: Marianne or Ginger? Wilma or Betty? Rachel, Monica, or Phoebe? Put me down for Marianne, Betty, and Rachel. Here's another one I think I used: Would you rather put your hand in a stranger's mouth, or allow a stranger to put his or her hand in your mouth? (And no, you can't evaluate the stranger before making your decision.)

cooby Jul 13 2005 08:09 AM

I would rather put my hand in a stranger's mouth, for the following reasons: 1) I could always go wash my hand and soak it in Listerene afterward 2) Any stranger who would let me put my hand in their mouth is probably dimwitted and slow and I could pull my hand out before they bit me. 3) Conversely, if a stranger put their hand in MY mouth, I don't know where that hand has been and I don't want it in my mouth. Here's a pleasant question: Would you rather have a pink bedroom or a yellow bedroom?

Willets Point Jul 14 2005 08:39 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 03 2005 01:38 PM

A yellow bedroom would be cheery. A pink bedroom would be like living in a vagina. Would you rather... Have your head grow to the shape and size of Mr. Met's head OR Have your head grow to the shape and size of the Phillie Phanatic's head?

Willets Point Aug 03 2005 09:47 AM

With the Mr. Met love fest on the main page, this unanswered question deserves a bump.

cooby Aug 03 2005 02:44 PM

Mr. Met, of course! I don't know how Phillie Phanatic blows his nose. Pretend it's a hot day. Maybe 90 degrees and sticky. Would you rather: Have a bad case of itchy poison ivy Be 8 1/2 months pregnant Have a terrible sunburn

Rockin' Doc Aug 03 2005 09:07 PM

I'd rather be 8 1/2 months pregnant. I could make an absolute fortune if that were to occur. Would you rather win a single lump sum of $1,000,000 tomorrow or $100,000 dollars at the start of each year for the rest of your life?

TheOldMole Aug 04 2005 09:39 AM

Even at my age, I think I'd go for the $100,000 a year. I haven;'t quite started thinking of the rest of my life as a short time. Would you rather suddenly find yourself spending the evening with the famous person you admire most or the most beautiful woman (man) you've ever seen?

cooby Aug 04 2005 12:26 PM

There is nobody famous I admire (except Old Mole), so I will go for beauty. That sounds so shallow.... That said, I'm taking my beautiful daughter out for dinner this evening for her 22nd birthday :) Would you rather drown or fall off a roof to your death?

soupcan Aug 04 2005 08:18 PM

Fall off the roof. If I'm gonna die let me go fast. Would you rather: Drink a glass of a stranger's bloody, snotty, runny boogers (a healthy stranger - no fear of disease, just disgust) Or: Watch a graphic tape of your parents having vigorous sex for three hours? (I know I'm sick no need to remind me)

cooby Aug 05 2005 07:05 AM

After careful consideration all night long, I have decided on the snot. Yes, it would have an adverse effect on me, but just for a week or two, whereas the film, well....probably serious permanant emotional scarring... Would you rather have to eat your food with a rusty fork someone found buried in a landfill in a garbage bag with filled with used cat box litter or Drink out of a cup that you found in a very muddy river after a raging flood and god knows where that river has been (soupcan you are one sick puppy)

TheOldMole Aug 05 2005 08:21 AM

I just wanna say I'm gonna wait for some nicer choices.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 05 2005 08:57 AM

I'd go with the muddy cup. One you know has been near fecal matter. The other, you can hope that you're getting nothing worse than you get when you accidentally swallow ocean water at the beach. I thought of this one while watching Over There last night: Would you rather lose an arm or a leg?

Edgy DC Aug 05 2005 09:03 AM

Hate this thread.

cooby Aug 05 2005 09:20 AM

So don't read it

Edgy DC Aug 05 2005 09:22 AM

I'm not.

cooby Aug 05 2005 09:33 AM

ah, you just don't like the idea of it then... I'd rather lose a leg. Think of the various ways you could still get around - with a wheel chair, with crutches, one of those cool scooters you see on TV, even an artifical leg. There is just no replacement for having a second hand though. Would you rather spend your dream vacation in another country (explain) or in the USA (explain)

soupcan Aug 05 2005 10:02 AM

'Nother country. Skiing in the Alps is a dream vacation. Would you rather sleep on a mattress of delicate butterflies and sweet honey blossoms in a meadow of wildflowers with gentle songbirds lulling you to sleep Or Would you rather float off to dreamland on a raft of billowy clouds while the sweet sound of children's laughter fills your ears? (that one was for Edgy)

Willets Point Aug 05 2005 10:03 AM

What Edgy's problem is that he likes to start all the popular threads and here a thread - started by Willets Point of all people - is on it's third page and people are getting into it. Pure jealousy. My dream vacation would be a round the world journey stopping in such port of calls as New Zealand, Australia, Japan, India, Africa, Israel, and the Galapagos. Would you rather the Mets win the World Series this season followed by 25 years of last place finishes or would you rather the Mets finish last this season followed by 10 consecutive years of playoff appearances (no guarantee of a World Championship though)?

Willets Point Aug 05 2005 10:22 AM

Ah crap, I hate this thread.

cooby Aug 05 2005 10:23 AM

Wow, if Edgy can't find something to love among those four choices, I just don't know about him

TheOldMole Aug 05 2005 11:23 AM

Soupy - and for me, I guess, since I was the first one to complain about the yuckiness, so I'll go with the sweet sound of children's laughter, since there's no more beautiful sound in the world. Would you rather write a great poem or solve an equation that has baffled generations of mathematicians?

Iubitul Aug 05 2005 01:06 PM

I would rather write a great poem, as long as it filled the heart of the love of my life. You are a MLB pitcher - would you rather: A) Have a season like Doc's 1985, only to suffer an arm injury at the end and never pitch again, or B) Have a long, solid, if unspectacular career like Don Sutton?

MFS62 Aug 05 2005 01:48 PM

lunitul, that was answered by either Jim Brosnan in The Long Season, or Jim Bouton in Ball Four (forget which). He said that if you told pitchers that there was a pill they could take that would guarantee they would win 20 games, but would cut five years off their life, they all would take the pill. (This was hypothetical in those days. Nobody had heard of Steroids yet). I'm not sure if I would, though, as long as I knew I would have a long major league career. (the Don Sutton option) Would you rather: Win the Pulitzer Prize in Medicine for discovering a cure for a widespread disease or Win the Nobel Peace Prize. Later

TheOldMole Aug 05 2005 05:00 PM

I was gonna go for the Peace Prize, but that's so nebulous. Curing a disease confers a real, measurable benefit to mankind, so I'll take that one. Would you rather have wild animals or vintage autos in your back yard?

MFS62 Aug 06 2005 07:11 AM

That is a multi- tiered question, m'friend. On one level, it can be taken as wealth (the cars) against more moderate living (farm or ranch, with African veldt not on my answer radar yet). On another level, it can be taken as a lifestyle choice; the beauty of nature vs the man-made. Or, it can just be taken as asking our interests. I've thought about it for a while and it all boils down to upbringing. I was born and raised in Manhattan. We had a car, but it was onlt used about once a week. So I wasn't into the car culture of, say, the California scene that Jan and Dean sung about.Cars were transportation. Period. And I guess they still are in my life. So I don't get NASCAR either. That leaves me with the other choice - the beauty of nature. Great question.(But I wouldn't mind driving my dad's 1953 Packard one more time) ******************************************************* Would you rather: receive a promotion because you really deserved it OR receive a promotion because the other person left and they had to fill the spot quickly? Later

Rockin' Doc Aug 06 2005 07:43 AM

I'd rather get a promotion by earning it. There is satisfaction in doing something right. Would you rather spend a weekend water skiing and boating on a pristene lake in beautiful summer weather or would you rather spend the weekend snow skiing on a mountain of fresh white powder amid a gentle falling snow?

soupcan Aug 06 2005 08:59 AM

Snow skiing no question about it. Although I have been waterskiing with friends after work the last couple of weeks and its been a blast. Back to the cringing. Would you rather.... Have a dermotologist dig a nickle-sized and questionable looking mole off of your abdomen right where your ribcage is (very sensitive area) with no numbing agent whatsoever.... Or Take a pair of pliers and yank the nail right off of your little toe (again - and of course - no numbing agent utilized).

TheOldMole Aug 06 2005 11:21 AM

That's not even close. I'd go for the mole. I could stand the pain better, and I'd get something out of it. It's late night, and you have insomnia, and nothing will help but watching a movie on TV all the way through. The only two channels you get are showing Freddy vs Jason and The Princess Diaries II. Which is it?

Willets Point Aug 08 2005 08:23 AM

When I had severe insomnia back in my high school/college days I was often faced with choices much like this one, and saw many a crappy movie as a result. I think a slasher film would not be conducive to my eventual falling asleep, so I'll take the Princess Diaries. Besides, that Anne Hathaway is kind of hawt and has a nice cottage. Would you rather... Go completely blind or Go completely deaf?

Vic Sage Aug 08 2005 10:41 AM

what?

Benjamin Grimm Aug 08 2005 02:14 PM

Deaf. For one thing, I enjoy reading a lot more than I enjoy listening to music. And I'd be a lot more helpless if I couldn't see than if I couldn't hear. Would you rather go to the North Pole or the South Pole?

TheOldMole Aug 08 2005 08:33 PM

South Pole. It's a real continent, and I've read lots of interesting stuff about the Shackleton Expedition, and a friend of mine was once Poet in Residence at the South Pole. Wine and brie or beer and pretzels?

ScarletKnight41 Aug 08 2005 09:04 PM

While I like beer and wine, I love brie and don't particularly like pretzels. So brie and wine for me. You're going out to the movies, and you can choose a great epic drama or an hysterical comedy - which do you choose?

TheOldMole Aug 09 2005 06:33 AM

If that's all the information I have, I'll go for the great epic drama. Even if it's boring, there's bound to be some good cinematography and a battle scene or two. The comedy might turn out to be Ace Ventura Meets Deuce Bigalow. Would you rather inherit a collection of first editions or a cottage by a lake?

Rockin' Doc Aug 09 2005 06:57 AM

I'd rather opt for the cottage on the lake. I have a library card, so I can read the books if I desire to. Granted, they won't be first editions, but I'm not looking to own the books as an investment. Rather, I wish to enjoy them. Would you rather have a month to travel cross country by train or 2 weeks to travel cross country by plane?

Willets Point Aug 09 2005 07:26 AM

Hey, if I had a month off, cross-country travel by train would be a lot of fun. Imagine you can be a wealthy traveler from 100 years ago for two weeks. Would you rather travel on the most luxurious car on the Orient Express or sail on the most luxurious trans-Atlantic ocean liner?

Johnny Dickshot Aug 09 2005 07:43 AM

I'll go for the train. You're a writer for the Simpsons and have to write a death scene: Would you rather kill off Lenny or Karl? Why?

ScarletKnight41 Aug 10 2005 01:57 PM

Not Lenny. NOT LENNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just because it would crush Marge. ______________________________ Would you rather have a great meal with a mediocre dessert, or a mediocre meal with a great dessert?

cooby Aug 11 2005 02:34 PM

I will eat almost any meal you put in front of me for a nice piece of pie afterwards. So I guess it's a great dessert. Would you rather have pie or cake?

seawolf17 Aug 11 2005 02:39 PM

Pie. Specifically, the French Silk pie from Perkins. In fact, an entire French Silk pie from Perkins. Boy, do I miss the old Perkins days. Would you rather fall from the upper deck into the net behind home plate, or get whacked in the head with a foul ball?

Rockin' Doc Aug 11 2005 05:03 PM

I don't want to fall into the net and risk arrest and probable banishment from the ballpark. Besides, I wouldn't want anyone to mistake for a friggin' Yankee fan. I've taken numerous bad hops and bad pitches to various parts of my anatomy over the years, so I don't expect one is going to make too much difference. I'll take my chances on a foul ball and pray it's not a screaming line drive. Would you rather toil at a job that pays you an exhorbitant salary which allows you allows you to retire comfortably at an early age or would you rather live a more spartan lifestyle while working an extra 12 years at a job you truly enjoy?

TheOldMole Aug 11 2005 08:36 PM

I think I'd take the exorbitant salary, and I'm not quite sure why. I don't need all that much money, and I love teaching, which doesn't pay all that much. But the idea of early retirement and time to write is awfully appealing. Would you rather have a sex change operation or a brain transplant?

Willets Point Aug 12 2005 06:05 AM

Since I know of no successful brain transplant and if I had one I would no longer be me anyhow, I'd rather become a chick. (Unless you mean having my brain transplanted into another body in which case I'd do both and have my brain put into one of those Dove girls). A loved one turns into a zombie. Would you rather imprison and take care of this person in hopes that one day science would discover a zombie antidote or would you rather decapitate the brain munching drone?

MFS62 Aug 12 2005 06:47 AM

Since I can't think of what I would feed it if I kept it imprisoned (other than a few Atlanta players), looks like my beloved zombie would be a goner - quickly. Would you rather see a movie made by a director you like, but starring an actor you don't like, or the other way around? Later

TheOldMole Aug 12 2005 10:05 AM

Well, since I saw Keanu Reeves in Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing, and still liked the movie, I guess I'll go that way. Would you rather see the Three Stooges doing Shakespeare or Kenneth Branagh, Laurence Olivier and Emma Thompson in Punch Drunks?

cooby Aug 13 2005 06:28 PM

The latter. The only thing I like to see the Three Stooges in is the Curly Shuffle. And then only because of its Mets connection. BBC-TV marathon! Would you rather watch Are You Being Served? or Keeping Up Appearances

MFS62 Aug 14 2005 01:30 PM

I've never seen either of them, but Keeping Up Appearances looks more interesting. If you are single and looking for someone to go out with, would you rather look: In a bar? or In a bookstore? Later

TheOldMole Aug 15 2005 09:34 PM

Bookstore. I don't want someone giving me a tumble just because she's drunk. Would you rather dance like (with) Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly?

ScarletKnight41 Aug 15 2005 09:37 PM

Gene Kelly. Astaire was a master, but Kelly was damn sexy! Would you rather have season tickets to your favorite team and not be able to see them in the postseason, or be deprived of your favorite team for the entirety of the season and be able to see them in the postseason?

Willets Point Aug 16 2005 12:20 PM

I'd chose the season tickets because: A) I'll see more games B) Can hold my nose up at all the bandwagoners who only start following the team in the stretch drive C) Don't have stay out late for all those post-season games D) I'm a Mets fan, if I chose postseason only I wouldn't see shit. Would you rather eat a five-course meal made entirely of earthworms or have to sit and listen to Celine Dion perform a 2-hour concert in your living room?

TheOldMole Aug 16 2005 07:22 PM

Celine. She's bad, but not that bad. Would you rather be stranded in the combat zone or ride your motorcycle in the rain?

soupcan Aug 16 2005 07:39 PM

Hmmm, let me see... Would I rather be shot at or ride my motorcycle in less than ideal conditions? I think I'll take the joyride in the rain please. Would YOU rather.... Eat a handful of sand - chewing those gritty little grains of sand with your molars at least 32 times before swallowing* Or.... Cover your naked body in honey and sit on an ant hill for 45 minutes (red ants). *"32 times keeps your tummy from danger then you can stay up and watch the 'Lone Ranger' "

cooby Aug 17 2005 09:11 AM

What a choice, sand in my teeth or ants in my… well. If you had said 44 minutes, it might have made the difference, but I’ll choose the sand and the Lone Ranger. Which person would you rather eat lunch with: 1) He has a bee sting close to one eye. His upper lid and the fleshy area under his eye are both filled with liquid and very swollen. You know it itches because he keeps scratching at it. 2) He has an enormous zit on his adams apple. The zit makes his adams apple look twice as big; his adams apple makes his zit look twice as big. You know it hurts because he keeps messing with it. 3) He has a gigantic cold sore, one that stretches from the bottom of his nose (indeed, maybe from inside his nose) down to his upper lip. You know it bothers him because he keeps dabbing his napkin against it to see how much it is seeping

Rockin' Doc Aug 17 2005 12:02 PM

I'll dine with the guy with a bee sting near his eye. I'm accustomed to such things, so it wouldn't bother me or adversly effect my appetite. Would you rather have tomorrow off with pay or would you rather work and be paid double for the day?

TheOldMole Aug 17 2005 01:04 PM

Work and be paid double, at this point. If you were a hermaphroditic, gender-switching species, would you prefer to be the kind that starts off female and ends up male, or vice versa (the more common in nature)?

Vic Sage Aug 17 2005 01:19 PM

Either way, as long as i can go fuck myself. Would you rather: - Fall off the empire state building, resulting in a quick, relatively painless death, or - Fall out of a 5th floor window, where you'd have a 75% likelihood of surviving your serious, painful injuries, but, if you survive, there's a 25% chance you'll have life-long disabilities (including the possibility of brain damage)

TheOldMole Aug 17 2005 05:23 PM

I'll take the chance. Fifth floor. Would you rather be the only naked person in a room or the only clothed person in a room full of naked people?

cooby Aug 17 2005 08:09 PM

Would you rather be the only naked person in a room You don't actually say if there are other people there with you in the room

soupcan Aug 17 2005 08:19 PM

cooby's being coy. We all know what she'd choose. Big ole flirt.

cooby Aug 17 2005 08:20 PM

I think it's a trick question! Like on college boards

Matt Murdock, Esq. Aug 17 2005 08:23 PM

you took your college boards naked? Coobster! You hot almost-redhead, you!

cooby Aug 17 2005 08:32 PM

Tan, Matt. My hair is tan.

TheOldMole Aug 18 2005 07:55 AM

OK, I'll make it clearer. The only naked person in a roomful of clothed persons.

MFS62 Aug 18 2005 08:10 AM

I'd rather be the clothed person in the room full of naked ones. (Yes, I'm up tight) Would you rather have dinner with the intelligent businesswoman that was Lucille Ball or The ditz that was Lucy Ricardo? Later

Willets Point Aug 22 2005 02:00 PM

Lucille Ball, I think the ditz would try my patience. Would you rather have sex with your spouse/so and discover later that there was a hidden camera in your room and the act was broadcast live on cable tv to 100,000's of viewers OR there was a one-way mirror in your room and watching from the other side was your parents?

TheOldMole Aug 22 2005 08:47 PM

I'd take my chances with the cable tv. The other is sick. If you were the person who'd had sex on cable tv in front of 100,000 viewers, would you.... show up for work the next day like nothing happened? call in all your vacation time immediately?

MFS62 Aug 23 2005 07:48 AM

If I would have sex on cable tv before 100,000+ viewers, it would be a Pay-per-View event. (And the viewers would get their money's worth) So, who would have to go to work? Vacation it would be, to the Caymans to deposit my millions. If you had two or three extra $million, how would you spend it? Later

TheOldMole Aug 23 2005 02:41 PM

That's not a "would you rather" question.

MFS62 Aug 23 2005 04:57 PM

Mole, thank you for filling Edgy's roster spot. OK - Would you rather invest it or Spend it on a trinket or trip you always wanted? Later

Rockin' Doc Aug 23 2005 05:12 PM

If a $ 3 million windfall suddenly came my way, I'd invest most of it (after paying off what's left on our mortgage) and live off the interest. I can't imagine blowing that much money on a trinket or trip. Would you rather be brilliant in math and sciences or would you rather be brilliant in the arts and literature? And why do you feel that way?

cooby Aug 25 2005 06:14 AM

That's a good question. My first instinct would be to say "Art and Literature" because those are ways in which you can make a name for yourself. However, art can be fleeting, literature becomes dated. And I am not looking to make a name for myself. In mathematics and science, you can come up with ways to improve life for everyone, and even after your invention is obsolete, technology advances step by step, so you still may have a cog in the great wheel of life. Er, math and science. Would you rather be on an island undergoing a revolutionary coup and a hurricane approaching, or the Arctic Circle?

TheOldMole Aug 25 2005 12:04 PM

The island. More action. And...great question. Would you rather share an apartment with a total slob or a total bore?

Benjamin Grimm Aug 25 2005 12:17 PM

Total bore. I can always ignore him/her. And besides, I'm the total slob. I wouldn't want our junk to mingle. Would you rather be an ostrich or an emu?

sharpie Aug 25 2005 01:17 PM

An ostrich. As an emu you'd always have to be correcting people's pronunciation. Would you rather be on the run from the FBI or one crazy guy who'll stop at nothing to get you?

TheOldMole Aug 25 2005 07:46 PM

I think the FBI, because the one crazy guy would kill me if he caught me. Would you rather spend an evening listening to a really bad comic or a really bad rock group?

Frayed Knot Aug 25 2005 07:48 PM

The bad comic, they're easier to heckle and not as tough on the ears. Would you rather swing on a star, or carry moonbeams home in a jar?

Benjamin Grimm Aug 25 2005 08:06 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: Would you rather swing on a star, or carry moonbeams home in a jar? [url=http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=492&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0]That rings a bell.[/url]

Frayed Knot Aug 25 2005 08:15 PM

Damn! I guess that's my penalty for not paying much attention to this thread.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 26 2005 02:45 PM

I think swinging from a star would make me a bit uneasy, and I think it would be cool to have a jar full of moonbeams, so I'll go with that choice. Would you rather have a tall pink head, or a tall green head?

Willets Point Aug 26 2005 02:58 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 26 2005 04:06 PM

I already have a tall pinkish head, so I think I'll stick with that. Green is not a good color on me. Would you rather have to clean out all the toilets after a three-day all you can drink high alchol beer fest and all you can eat chili cook-off attended by 10,000 men? Or Have a stranger come up a lick your eyeball.

seawolf17 Aug 26 2005 03:21 PM

Willets Point wrote: Would you rather have to clean out all the toilets after a three-day all you can drink high alchol beer fest and all you can eat chili cook-off attended by 10,000 men? Or Have a stranger come up a lick you eyeball. It's gotta be "a lick you eyeball." I don't see how that's even a contest. I don't like cleaning my toilet now, and my dog licks my eyeball all the time. So it's all good. -------------------------------------------- Would you rather have taste buds all over your body, or have a malleable stress-ball head?

cooby Aug 26 2005 07:29 PM

I think I would go for the malleable head, though I would not allow anybody to actually ever malle it. I have heard plenty of woman say stuff like "I might as well just apply this piece of pie right to my ass", while I secretly think, "why don't you just NOT EAT IT you lard butt", but seriously the thought of tasting food with various body parts just doesn't do it for me. Would you rather share a bed with someone who steals all the covers and pillows, but sleeps silently and doesn't move, or share a bed with someone who flips around a lot but lets you have all the bedding?

TheOldMole Aug 26 2005 07:40 PM

Flops around. I like the bedding, and I also kinda like knowing the person next to me is still alive. Would you rather have written "The Waste Land" or "Blue Suede Shoes"?

Willets Point Aug 27 2005 04:38 AM

"Blue Suede Shoes," I like people to understand what I'm saying. Would you rather have tea & cake or death?

cooby Aug 28 2005 09:02 PM

Prolly tea and cake. Yes. Would you rather fly home from Chicago with a bellyful of hotdogs and beer or be sitting on a beach a mile from your room and suddenly realize you have to pee?

MFS62 Aug 29 2005 06:09 AM

Be on the beach. Who says you have to get back to your room to pee whan there's that big ocean there? Tea and cake - The Inquisition, English Style (I forgot the name of the commedian who has that in his great routine) Would you rather drink until you throw up, or eat until you throw up? Later

PiazzaFan411 Aug 29 2005 06:38 AM

Drink until you throw up: Would you rather Throw the first pitch at the New Shea's? OR Be the First guy thrown out of Shea's

Willets Point Aug 29 2005 07:46 AM

MFS62 wrote: Tea and cake - The Inquisition, English Style (I forgot the name of the commedian who has that in his great routine) Eddie Izzard

Edgy DC Aug 29 2005 07:56 AM

I don't know where the 's comes from, but first pitch, of course. Would you rather be a brilliant manager whose players nonetheless bust on you because you were an absolutely dreadful player, despite several years in the bigs Or Be a brilliant director whose actors nonetheless bust on you because you were an absolutely dreadful actor, despite several high-profile film appearances.

PiazzaFan411 Aug 29 2005 07:59 AM

I never really do this game so I basicly do not know what to write and question.

MFS62 Aug 29 2005 09:42 AM

Willets Point wrote: ="MFS62"] Tea and cake - The Inquisition, English Style (I forgot the name of the commedian who has that in his great routine) Eddie Izzard Thanks, WP. That is one funny concert. They show it on HBO every so often. Later

cooby Aug 29 2005 10:24 AM

I had a feeling I was missing something there

Willets Point Aug 29 2005 10:30 AM

Yes, but you still got the correct answer, cooby. Edgys question still stand's. Even though he hate's this thread. Edgy DC wrote: Would you rather be a brilliant manager whose players nonetheless bust on you because you were an absolutely dreadful player, despite several years in the bigs Or Be a brilliant director whose actors nonetheless bust on you because you were an absolutely dreadful actor, despite several high-profile film appearances.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 29 2005 10:50 AM

The manager. I suspect that the director who failed as an actor would be more susceptible to self-loathing than the ballplayer would. Would you rather win an Oscar or a Tony Award? Why?

MFS62 Aug 29 2005 12:55 PM

A Tony Award. At my age, its important to know that I can still remember all my lines. Would you rather win a Grammy for song writing or singing? Later

TheOldMole Aug 29 2005 08:10 PM

Songwriting. Because I really do want to win a Grammy for songwriting. If you could bring back one person from the dead, would be a great - great - grandparent or FDR?

Willets Point Sep 02 2005 11:31 AM

"Night of the Living Roosevelt" sounds like a horror film targeted at neocons so I couldn't pass that up. Would you rather write verse like Eminem or rap like Ogden Nash?

TheOldMole Sep 04 2005 01:18 PM

Which way would you sound the most ridiculous? Probably rapping like Ogden Nash. Writing verse like Eminem you'd sound self-indulgent. Which is worse? Self-indulgent. I'll take rapping like Ogden. Would you rather make the Olympics in synchronized swimming or rhythmic gymnastics?

cooby Sep 11 2005 07:12 PM

What a choice! Is that the one with the ribbons and stuff? Still, that would be better than water up my nose. I'll go with the rythmic gymnastics, it would be worth it just to embarrass my family. Would you rather eat a hot dog with absolutely no condiments or cereal with no sugar?

Rockin' Doc Sep 11 2005 07:26 PM

It depends upon what cereal you have in mind, many cereals are loaded with enough sugar already. A hot dog with no condiments isn't really a big deal, so I guess I would go with that option. Would you rather have a career as a movie reviewer or a music reviewer?

TheOldMole Sep 13 2005 04:29 PM

Music reviewer. Concert tickets are more expensive than movie tickets. Would you rather read a pretty bad article well copy edited or a pretty good article filled with mistakes?

Vic Sage Sep 14 2005 12:58 PM

are you serious? is there really anybody who'd prefer to say: "Gee, this article sure sucks, but heck, its really well edited!" rather than "it looks like it was written by a spastic monkey, but man, that's one brilliant piece of writing!" Would you rather have a piano fall on your mother-in-law, OR not?

TheOldMole Sep 16 2005 11:18 PM

"Brilliant piece of writing" didn't enter into the equation. I like my mother i9n law, so I'll pic not. If you were surrounded by Romulans, would you rather have Jim Kirk or Jean-Luc Picard on the bridge?

cooby Sep 26 2005 07:03 PM

James Kirk, oh yeah. I always wanted to be Uhura, what a wardrobe! Would you rather be embarrassingly sick at school, at work, or at church?

ScarletKnight41 Sep 26 2005 07:07 PM

At work. Schoolmates and church/templemates are way more gossipy than workmates. Would you rather be the President of the United States or the Dalai Lama? Why?

TheOldMole Sep 26 2005 10:28 PM

The Dalai Lama. I'd like to have his moral and spiritual authority, and to have earned it. Would you rather be arrested by the FBI or the local police?

Willets Point Oct 07 2005 02:35 PM

The local police. From past experience (as a witness not a perp) I found that the local fuzz were fond of my name and ethnic heritage, so that would have to be an advantage. Would you rather spend a weekend in Rikers Island or would you rather have to attend all the games of a 2005 World Series between the Yankees and Braves (which the Yankess win) while wearing a Mets cap & jacket?

Rockin' Doc Oct 07 2005 08:27 PM

Send me to the World Series. Watching the Yankees win would be painful, but at least it's baseball. Would you rather see the Yankees eliminated from the playoffs quickly and decisively or would you rather they build a commanding lead in a series only to blow it in the end.

PiazzaFan411 Oct 09 2005 06:47 AM

Build a Commanding series and blow it in the end. Would you rather party that the Red Sox lost or cry about it

cooby Oct 13 2005 10:00 AM

I could have sworn this question was answered No I was thinking of the A/A thread. I would rather party that they lost, just like in 1986. I only cry over the Mets. Would you rather spend a whole day in wet clothes, or a whole night in a bed with wet sheets?

cooby Oct 13 2005 10:08 AM

Willets Point Oct 13 2005 10:09 AM

The wet clothes I've done and although it's uncomfortable it doesn't sound as bad as the wet sheets. Would you rather be mayor of New York City or governor of Delaware?

soupcan Oct 13 2005 11:32 AM

Guv. Would you rather fast all day or spend the day at services?

ScarletKnight41 Oct 13 2005 12:07 PM

I'm here, I'm posting, and I'm fasting. So it's the former for me. Would you rather be dressed up by a major league baseball team on rookie hazing day or by the Queer Eye guys?

TheOldMole Oct 20 2005 04:45 PM

Definitely the Queer Eye guys. I'd wanna look good. Besides, some would be buying me a whole new wardrobe and home furnishings, right? And Carson is kinda cute.... Would you rather date Harriet Meirs or Condi Rice?

Edgy DC Oct 20 2005 04:50 PM

Condi Rice. Let me think again. Condi Rice. Let me smash my head into the wall until I'm senseless. Condi Rice. _________________________ Would you rather be a soldier in a desert war or a jungle war?

TheOldMole Oct 25 2005 10:57 AM

Desert. Less rot. Would you rather have been young in the 1920s or 1950s?

Rockin' Doc Oct 25 2005 11:22 AM

I'd rather have been young in the 1950's. Growing up during the depression was a hardship that I am glad to have missed. What is your favorite soup?

sharpie Oct 25 2005 12:45 PM

That's an answer/ask question. You must give both parts of the question such as do you prefer tomato or mushroom soup?

TheOldMole Oct 25 2005 01:17 PM

The Depression was the 30s.

seawolf17 Oct 25 2005 02:46 PM

I'll be 30 in March; that's pretty depressing.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 25 2005 03:15 PM

ROFL - wait until 40! You're just a baby!

Willets Point Oct 25 2005 03:23 PM

TheOldMole wrote: The Depression was the 30s. Depends on where you were. Things were already depressed in parts of the country in the 1920's. Regardless, if you were young in the 20's you'd still be relatively young in the 30's (unless you first managed to drink yourself to death on bathtub gin).

Rockin' Doc Oct 25 2005 08:43 PM

the old mole - "The Depression was the 30s" "Black Tuesday" occurred on October 29, 1929 and signaled the beginning of the stock market crash. My thought's were that even if I had been born in 1920, I would still be a child at the start of the Great Depression. Like so many youth of that time I would have likely had to quit school in order to help support the family in any way possible. So, I'd still rather have taken my chances growing up in the 1950's. sharpie - "That's an answer/ask question. You must give both parts of the question such as do you prefer tomato or mushroom soup?" You are of course sorrect. Sorry, my mind drifted to the soup lines of the depression which led to my question. So I will rephrase my question as follows: Would you rather eat a bowl of tomato soup or a bowl of potato soup?

cooby Oct 26 2005 05:44 AM

Both are good, but my husband makes the best potato soup ever. And he always makes it just when you need it most. That and peanut butter crackers... You are walking down a pitch black street. Suddenly, you walk over a manhole that has been left uncovered. Would you rather that manhole be a bottomless pit, or a portal to something really disgusting?

Willets Point Nov 17 2005 10:38 AM

Something disgusting. I couldn't handle just falling forever and something disgusting will wash off I hope. Would you rather have your most embarrassing moment become an internet phenomenom or would you rather have complex, painful oral surgery that takes eight hours a day each day for a week?

TheOldMole Nov 18 2005 01:16 PM

That's easy. I could live with internet embarrassment a lot easier than even one day of oral surgery. Would you rather become rich and famous for something you didn't actually do, or actually do something terrific and not have it rewarded at all?

cooby Nov 28 2005 06:52 PM

I could use the money, so I'll say rich for something I didn't do. You can keep the famous. Would you rather have a cold and snowy winter or a mild winter?

TheOldMole Nov 28 2005 07:55 PM

mild, as long as there's some snow. Would you rather have wide, flapping ears or crooked teeth?

ScarletKnight41 Dec 24 2005 08:42 AM

The wide ears. You can hide them better with haircuts or hats. Would you rather give the perfect holiday present or receive the perfect holiday present?

TheOldMole Dec 24 2005 10:52 AM

Give, and I know that sounds sappy. Would you rather be like Scarlet, and ask a question that almost demands a sappy answer, or like Mole, and be the sap who gives the sappy answer?

seawolf17 Dec 27 2005 10:16 AM

I would much rather give the sappy question. I'm a counselor; it's what I do. Would you rather behead a cat or knock over a jewelry store? (See [url=http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=2075]Jeff Reardon[/url] thread.)

Centerfield Dec 27 2005 10:51 AM

Depends which one would give me the most hits at UMDB. Would you rather... 1. re-sign with Boston for less money and stay loyal to the fans (knowing they will not stay loyal to you should you start next season like you ended last), or... 2. sign with the MFY's, cut your hair and join your arch rival?

MFS62 Dec 27 2005 11:12 AM

I'd go for the gold. I don't have Damon's hair anyhow. Never did. Would you rather read a book or write a book? Later

Benjamin Grimm Dec 27 2005 11:16 AM

I've read hundred of books. I'd like to try writing one. Would you rather write a good book that gets limited attention, or a piece of crap that becomes a bestseller?

ScarletKnight41 Dec 27 2005 11:24 AM

In the coming years I'll be sending three kids to college, so I'll go with the piece of crap bestseller. Would you rather attend an incredible New Year's Eve party with lots of casual friends or spend the night at home with the love of your life?

Iubitul Dec 27 2005 02:12 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Would you rather attend an incredible New Year's Eve party with lots of casual friends or spend the night at home with the love of your life? A nice quiet night at home with the love of my life, complete with a little wine, candlelight, soft music, and a great homemade dinner that I made for her is what's in order. Opening presents. Christmas morning or Christmas eve?

Rockin' Doc Dec 27 2005 03:46 PM

As a child growing up, my family generally attended a late night Christmas Eve service at church before returning home to go to bed. Upon awakening in the morning, we would gather together and open presents around the Christmas tree. My family now upholds the same Christmas traditions. Would you rather have a peaceful Christmas at home or spend Christmas going from house to house to celebrate with various family and friends?

cooby Dec 27 2005 07:26 PM

Home. Would you rather be remembered forever for your personality, looks, or art?

apmorris Dec 27 2005 09:17 PM

as someone who's been to six art schools (swear to christ), I'd say personality. who's baked ziti would you rather have? carmella's or rose aprile's

Iubitul Dec 28 2005 05:45 AM

Carmella's, as long as that doesn't mean that I have to be a priest to enjoy it... Starbucks, or Dunkin Donuts?

ScarletKnight41 Dec 28 2005 06:50 AM

Starbucks. No contest. Dunkin Dunuts is to Starbucks as most guys around here feel about lite beer compared to ale. Gift Wrap or Gift Bags?

Edgy DC Dec 28 2005 08:05 AM

And Scarlet's answer kills an icon.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 28 2005 08:10 AM

He was also Sam Breakstone in the cottage cheese ads.

Elster88 Dec 28 2005 08:22 AM

That guy was an actor? I thought he actually worked at Dunkin' Donuts.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 28 2005 08:36 AM

Anyway... I don't care, when receiving a gift, if it's in a bag or wrapped in paper. If I'm doing the wrapping myself, I'd much rather shove it in a bag with some tissue paper and skip the scissors and tape. Any gift that I wrap ends up too puffy. Would you rather eat a sweet snack or a salty one?

Rockin' Doc Dec 28 2005 08:54 AM

Depends upon my mood, but in most instances I would prefer a salty/"zesty" snack. I'm too fond of chips and hot salso or chips and jalapena cheese. I'm rather fond of pretzels and or nuts with an ice cold beer. Elster -"That guy was an actor? I thought he actually worked at Dunkin' Donuts. I guess he was pretty convincing in his portrayal. Would you rather receive a bottle of red or a bottle of white wine as a gift?

cooby Jan 03 2006 02:00 PM

I"ll say white, because that is what Mr. cooby likes, and we could share. Would you rather have a candy cane or a bunch of Hershey kisses?

soupcan Jan 03 2006 02:04 PM

Kisses, no contest. Would you rather drive with a badly cracked windshield or no rear-view mirrors?

cooby Jan 03 2006 02:18 PM

I'm too paranoid to drive without mirrors, so I'll say the cracked windshield. Knock on wood. Would you rather hang out with Diana Ross and the Supremes, Prince and the Revolution, the Monkees, or Cher?

ScarletKnight41 Jan 03 2006 02:22 PM

The Monkees. I've always had a thing for Davy. Would you rather a week of rain, or one day driving in snow and ice?

Edgy DC Jan 03 2006 02:31 PM

It may be Cher or it may a Supreme, but somebody's doomed.

Willets Point Jan 03 2006 02:44 PM

I hate driving. Period. So I'll take the week of rain since there's no mention of needign to drive in it. Would you rather live where it's over 100 degrees year round or where it's below-freezing year round?

soupcan Jan 03 2006 08:13 PM

That's interesting. when I was a kid I used to imagine a punishment where your body temperature would be raised or lowered to a point of just becoming uncomfortable. The only thing the punishee could decide was whether they wanted their body just a bit too hot or a bit too cold. Personally I would be a bit too hot because I cannot stand being too cold for any length of time. One person I asked this of answered 'too cold' because, he explained, that if he was always too hot he'd be lethargic whereas if too cold at least he'd think he'd have a bit of energy and would be motivated too move around. My question is for the chickies in the 'Pool. I was watching a show last night on E! called 'Doctor 90210' about plastic surgeons. They profiled a woman whose left labia majora was torn during childbirth and whose right l.m. was stretched and now hung loosely. This woman had reconstructive surgery whereby the doctor basically 'shaved' both labia (labiai?) down to equal size and repaired the tear in the process. This proceedure seemed fairly painful and possibly unneccesary. So ladies - yea or nay on the labia shaving if it was you?

ScarletKnight41 Jan 03 2006 08:25 PM

Dear lord no! Men - Would you rather wear a toupee or shave your head completely?

TheOldMole Jan 03 2006 08:31 PM

Shave - not because I think there's anything wrong with a toupee, but it just seems like so much trouble. Which would you see if you had to see one -- really gross slasher film or really dumb comedy?

cooby Jan 04 2006 05:40 AM

I would be interested to know who chooses the television shows at the soupcan household.

soupcan Jan 04 2006 09:08 AM

Seeing as we have 5 TVs in the compound we pretty much choose for our selves however the master bedroom is the missus domain. I'll come up to bed around 10:30 -11:00 or so and invariably she's watching Lifetime, E! or those ridiculous MTV/VH1 pseudo-reality shows. When she finally falls asleep it's Seinfeld, Letterman and if I've got insomnia - Conan.

Centerfield Jan 04 2006 09:45 AM

I hate those MTV/VH1 reality shows...even more than other reality shows if that's even possible. I must have been the only one in my age group who has never seen an episode of "The Real World". I tried to sit through a couple minutes of it a few times. I just don't see the point of watching on TV people I would never want to hang out with in real life.

seawolf17 Jan 04 2006 09:47 AM

"Celebrity Fit Club," however, is hysterical, as is anything involving Flavor Flav.

cooby Jan 04 2006 09:48 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 04 2006 09:54 AM

Centerfield wrote: I hate those MTV/VH1 reality shows . Me too...I would hate to have to sleep with mrs. soupcan

Benjamin Grimm Jan 04 2006 09:54 AM

That would make an interesting reality show, though.

cooby Jan 04 2006 09:55 AM

Wouldn't it, though?

Willets Point Jan 04 2006 10:45 AM

TheOldMole wrote: Which would you see if you had to see one -- really gross slasher film or really dumb comedy? Dumb comedy. Slasher films are usually so dumb I can't stand them. Would you rather live in a house for 6 weeks with Flavor Flav, Pete Rose, Roseanne Barr, Hillary Clinton, Charo, Geraldo Rivera, and Charles Manson while the whole thing is televised or would you rather live in Baghdad for a week?

Rockin' Doc Jan 04 2006 11:16 AM

I'm a fair skinned, blonde haired, blue eyed American. Heading to Baghdad without a military cover would be near suicide. I'll take my chances with Manson and the gang, though I must admit that Charlie's presence would make me really uptight for the week. I suspect that sleeping would be pretty rare. If you ran out of gas and had to walk 10 miles to the nearest help, would you rather (a) walk in a pouring rain storm through desolate backroads at night or (b) walk through a sun scorched desert without water during the heat of the day?

cooby Jan 04 2006 01:14 PM

I think I would choose the rain and the woods and the night. (trying to make it sound romantic as possible) Would you rather have a bad haircut, a weird outfit, body odor, or dirty shoes for one day? And everyone would remember it forever

TheOldMole Jan 04 2006 08:10 PM

Weird outfit. You can make anything into a fashion statement. Would you rather work on a farm or kn a convenience store?

Rockin' Doc Jan 04 2006 09:56 PM

I'll take the farm. Not many hold ups on the farm. I prefer to be outdoors in nature when possible. Woul you rather be hit in the ribs by a heavyweight boxer or would you rather take a fastball in the ribs?

apmorris Jan 07 2006 12:33 AM

I rather take a punch. Would you rather go with your closest male buddy, assuming you are a male also, to see Broke Back Mountain (you must sit together) or die in a fiery plane crash?

soupcan Jan 07 2006 11:06 AM

I'll go to the movie, but only if I can cut a hole in the bottom of the popcorn bag my bud and I will be sharing (hubba-hubba). Die in a fiery plane crash or live a life of homophobia?

Edgy DC Jan 07 2006 11:29 AM

The fastball to the ribs would be followed by 40,000 people pulling for you, cheering for you when you accomplish the feat of picking yourself up, and standing on your feet, and a few days of sympathy cards. The punch from the heavyweight would be followed by you dropping your guard and Otto Simpkins landing a haymaker on the side of your head. As the lights flicker on and off, thousands would be cheering wildly for Otto's might and jeering at your impotence. After that is the possiblity that you'll never be able to feed yourself again.

Rockin' Doc Jan 07 2006 03:58 PM

Edgy - "The fastball to the ribs would be followed by 40,000 people pulling for you, cheering for you when you accomplish the feat of picking yourself up, and standing on your feet, and a few days of sympathy cards. The punch from the heavyweight would be followed by you dropping your guard and Otto Simpkins landing a haymaker on the side of your head. As the lights flicker on and off, thousands would be cheering wildly for Otto's might and jeering at your impotence. After that is the possiblity that you'll never be able to feed yourself again. Well, when you put it like that, the choice seems so obvious. Thanks for the laugh, that final line cracked me up. We now return this thread to the question at hand: Would you rather die in a fiery plane crash or live a life of homophobia?

Benjamin Grimm Jan 07 2006 06:30 PM

Life of homophobia. Dying in a fiery plane crash sounds like a drag. Would you rather die in a fiery plane crash, or live your life in drag?

seawolf17 Jan 07 2006 06:42 PM

Once again, poor fiery plane crash loses. Especially considering that like every one-time college student, I've done drag. Would you rather die in a fiery plane crash, or die in a fiery boat accident?

TheOldMole Jan 07 2006 10:58 PM

Plane crash. You'd go faster, and I'm terrified of drowning. Would you rather die in a fiery plane crash, or have a beautiful naked blonde show up at your front door with a million dollars and a cute puppy?

OlerudOwned Jan 08 2006 12:34 AM

TheOldMole wrote: Plane crash. You'd go faster, and I'm terrified of drowning. Would you rather die in a fiery plane crash, or have a beautiful naked blonde show up at your front door with a million dollars and a cute puppy? The plane crash. I have a girlfriend. Would you rather die in a plane crash (possibly fiery), or be the sole survivor in one that you were piloting?

Frayed Knot Jan 08 2006 10:01 AM

"The plane crash. I have a girlfriend." So kick her out and keep the million bucks and the puppy you moron!!

MFS62 Jan 08 2006 01:09 PM

I have a wife. If I kicked her out, she'd get the million bucks too. Later

cooby Jan 08 2006 06:45 PM

Sole survivor. Guilty but alive. Harken back to the humble beginnings of our country. Would you rather be a Native American in a teepee, a frontiersman in a log cabin, a dandy in a large city, or a southern plantation owner? Oh yeah, and why?

MFS62 Jan 09 2006 08:12 AM

="cooby"] Would you rather be a Native American in a teepee, a frontiersman in a log cabin, a dandy in a large city, or a southern plantation owner? Oh yeah, and why? Plantation owner. Why? I guess because I was influenced by Tom Lehrer's I Wanna Go Back to Dixie. *************************************************************************** I wanna go back to Dixie, Take me back to dear ol' Dixie, That's the only li'l ol' place for li'l ol' me. Old times there are not forgotten, Whuppin' slaves and sellin' cotton, And waitin' for the Robert E. Lee. (It was never there on time.) I'll go back to the Swanee, Where pellagra makes you scrawny, And the honeysuckle clutters up the vine.1 I really am a-fixin' To go home and start a-mixin' Down below that Mason-Dixon line. Oh, poll tax2, How I love ya, how I love ya, My dear ol' poll tax. Won'tcha come with me to Alabammy, Back to the arms of my dear ol' Mammy, Her cookin's lousy and her hands are clammy, But what the hell, it's home. Yes, for paradise the Southland is my nominee. Jes' give me a ham hock and a grit of hominy. I wanna go back to Dixie, I wanna be a Dixie pixie And eat corn pone3 till it's comin' outta my ears.4 I wanna talk with Southern gentlemen And put that white sheet on again,5 I ain't seen one good lynchin' in years. The land of the boll weevil, Where the laws are medieval, Is callin' me to come and nevermore roam. I wanna go back to the Southland, That "y'all" and "shet-ma-mouth" land, Be it ever so decadent, There's no place like home. ******************************************************************************** In order to survive would you rather eat bugs or snakes? Later

TheOldMole Jan 09 2006 08:22 AM

I'd rather be a Dandy -- I was influenced by Maverick. And I'll go with the snakes. They have meat inside them. Would you rather be able to say you'd solved deMorgan's Map Problem or read Finnegan's Wake?

Willets Point Jan 09 2006 08:50 AM

Finnegan's Wake. I did get 1/4 of the way through once. I don't even want to think about what I'd have to go through to solve anything mathematical. Would you rather have to vomit every morning for 15 minutes starting at 9 AM or have only once per month a case of diarrhea so severe it cause hospitilization and you never know when it will strike.

Rockin' Doc Jan 09 2006 11:20 AM

I would prefer to vomit to a schedule. At least I could plan my activities around that. Severe, uncontrollable diarrhea that requires hospitalization would be both humiliating and expensive. Would you rather have green skin for the rest of your life or severe, uncontrollable body odor for the next 6 months?

TheOldMole Jan 09 2006 12:03 PM

Green skin might be kinda neat. Would you rather be stuck in a bar with a drunken, talkative Tom Seaver or a drunken, talkative Fran Healy?

Edgy DC Jan 09 2006 12:05 PM

Seaver 12 days a week. Living in an isolated outpost in a frozen polar region or a parched desert region?

cooby Jan 09 2006 12:06 PM

Fran Healey drunk...be still my heart...

TheOldMole Jan 11 2006 04:18 PM

The frozen polar region. You could build a fire, and you might see The Thing. Would you rather never have sex again, or never watch baseball again?

cooby Jan 11 2006 06:07 PM

Um, no baseball. Would you rather have to eat a half cup of salt or a half cup of baking soda?

cooby Jan 19 2006 09:20 AM

Okay, I will amend this to say a half cup of salt, a half cup of baking soda, or a half cup of vanilla ice cream?

TheOldMole Jan 19 2006 12:10 PM

I'll go for the ice cream. I think I would have taken the baking soda over the salt, but now we'll never know, will we? Would you rather live in a tornado zone or an earthquake zone?

Edgy DC Jan 19 2006 12:13 PM

Let the sky betray me and keep my terra firma. If I was a bird, I might feel different. _____________ FedEx or UPS, for sending the most crucial package ever?

MFS62 Jan 19 2006 12:20 PM

UPS Hard shell or soft shell crabs? Later

TheOldMole Jan 19 2006 12:28 PM

Soft shell. I love 'em. Would you rather sit through a day-long Dean Jones festival or Fred MacMurray festival?

MFS62 Jan 19 2006 12:36 PM

Since there was no option of falling on my sword, Fred was in better movies. (And none of them come to mind right now) Would you rather watch Casablanca or African Queen? Later

Willets Point Jan 19 2006 12:47 PM

Both great movies, both with Bogart, so it comes down to Ingrid Bergman or Katherine Hepburn who are both great actresses. I guess I'll go with African Queen since it brings back memories of watching it with my Mom when I was a kid. Would you rather be able to memorize every book in the New York Public Library and retain all the world's knowledge or be hung like a moose?

MFS62 Jan 19 2006 01:02 PM

Hung, people don't like a know-it-all. Especially like the pompous one I'd be if I had all the world's knowledge. Interesting question, though. Steak or salad for your low-carb choice? Later

TheOldMole Jan 23 2006 05:01 PM

But I'd have potatoes with it, so that would kill the low carb. Would you rather steal or be stolen from?

MFS62 Jan 24 2006 07:19 AM

Steal. I always wanted to go into Politics. Would you rather make page 1 or page 6? Later

Willets Point Jan 25 2006 01:22 PM

Page 1, I guess, as long as I don't end up on Page 3 of a British tabloid. Would you rather have live commentary of your sex acts covered by John Madden or Andres Cantor?

Willets Point Jan 25 2006 02:49 PM

By the way, I just have to add that I love MSF62's response "Sigh, people just hate know-it-alls, so I guess I'll have to settle for being hung like a moose." As if he thinks we don't know his real motivations! :)

TheOldMole Jan 26 2006 12:39 PM

Madden would be good, since my sexual artistry is such that society could benefit from having it analyzed with a telestrator, but I think I'd have to go with Cantor and "Gooooaaal!!!!" Would you rather be run down by a car or stung by a jellyfish? (Note: there's a right and wrong answer to this one.)

cooby Jan 26 2006 09:07 PM

I've been stung by a jellyfish and lived. Instant seering pain.... Had a scar for months though. I don't think a car would be that "gentle" (what's the right and wrong answer, I'm sure I didn't get it right) Would you rather live without salt, pepper, or sugar?

metirish Jan 26 2006 09:18 PM

I could live without pepper, not salt or suger. Top of the ninth in the final fame of the WBC, Pedro is facing A-Rod, the DR is winning 3 to 2 with a runner on third, who are you rooting for?

TheOldMole Jan 26 2006 09:30 PM

From the NY Times: ] "What would hurt more: getting run over by a car or getting stung by a jellyfish?" Dr. Sudhir Diwan, director of the Division of Pain Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center: "These two things are totally different: one is called somatic pain — the run-over injury — that means it's coming from the tissues, from the bones, from the cartilage, from the skin, from the muscles. The pain secondary to injection of the venom of a jellyfish is most likely called neuropathic pain. That means the pain is coming because of the irritation of the nerve, and that could be generalized all over the body where the nerves are. That pain itself could be reason for shock and death. I would imagine the jellyfish pain would be stronger than the run-over pain."

cooby Jan 30 2006 01:51 PM

Very interesting... I would always rather root for Pedro's team Would you rather be wearing shoes that pinch, underwear that binds, contact lenses that burn or a shirt that creeps up?

MFS62 Jan 30 2006 02:04 PM

Underwear that binds. You can always duck into a rest room and deal with the wedgie, but those other things can bother you all day. At a party, would you rather listen to music you don't like or be forced to watch home movies ot the hosts' kids? Later

Willets Point Jan 30 2006 05:42 PM

Duh, you can play the Eagles and Queen all night as long as I don't have to watch the movies. OE: This is WYR not AA. Would you rather be hit on the head by a tossed caber or have Pele take a point blank penalty kick at your privates?

TheOldMole Feb 02 2006 07:02 PM

There's time to swivel and take it on the hip with a penalty kick, even from Pele. Would you rather come back as a dog or a flea in your next life?

Rockin' Doc Feb 02 2006 07:50 PM

Even though there are far too many stray dogs struggling to survive in this world, there still are an awful lot of pampered dogs. Whereas, nobody likes fleas. As a flea, both humans and animals are out to get you, you're days would be numbered. Then there is the whole issue of sex. Dogs get to have sex, as a matter of fact, that's part of the reason why there are so many strays. I'm not really sure what fleas do, but I doubt it is nearly as good as sex. I'll take my chances that I was fortunate enough to come back as one of the pampered dogs. In 2006, would you rather see the Mets lose in the World Series to the MFY or would you rather see the MFY finish last in the AL East while the Mets make the playoffs, only to bow out in the first round?

cooby Feb 08 2006 07:54 PM

The latter. I never want to go through 2000 again. Would you rather be a kid again, or be the age you are now?

Giant Squidlike Creature Mar 09 2006 12:56 PM

cooby Mar 29 2006 12:28 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 29 2006 12:57 PM

You're right it's too slow It was a BIG explosion

Willets Point Mar 29 2006 12:54 PM

Cooby's pic won't load for me. Sure, I'd like to be a kid again so I don't have to be at work on a beautiful day like this (and school would be out by now too). Would you rather be locked up for one day in a closet stuffed full with Marshmallow Peeps or would you rather have to swim across the Hudson River in a thong bikini?

TheOldMole Mar 29 2006 02:05 PM

I'll take the closet,unless I can choose what part of the Hudson, in which case I'll take the swim, and I'll go just below Lake Tear of the Clouds. Would you rather be home for the evening with your favorite dog or with a girl/guy you just sort of liked?

Willets Point Apr 19 2006 12:16 AM

The dog would be less awkward even though I'm not much of a dog person. An evil person locks you in a closet with a stereo speaker. Would you rather listen to an endless loop of Dev2.0 or "Our Team, Our Time"?

Willets Point May 10 2006 02:21 PM

Hmm...?

Edgy DC May 10 2006 02:33 PM

Dev2.0. Presumably there'd be some variety. Would you rather be a Jet or a Shark?

seawolf17 May 10 2006 02:46 PM

A Jet. I can barely skate, but I could probably be a practice squad punter. ------------ Would you rather spend nine days in a water bubble on the streets of New York City like a moron, or be kicked in the nuts?

Willets Point May 10 2006 02:55 PM

West Side Story jokes must have come up often when Winnipeg played San Jose in the early 90's. I actually was a Shark in grad school. Oh and I'll take a kick in the nuts, hope it's not too hard, but either way I'll get over it more quickly than nine days of public humiliation. Would you rather date an attractive someone who liked to be nude most of the time or who liked to give you massages all the time? Keep in mind that you don't get to chose what time or places s/he is nude or giving massages.

TheOldMole May 10 2006 04:48 PM

I could handle the embarrassment of either situation, and I'd get more out of the massages. Which dream would you rather have come true -- being nude in the office or taking a final exam in a course you've never taken?

Rockin' Doc May 10 2006 06:12 PM

I'll take the final exam unprepared. It's not like that never happened in my lifetime. Would you rather cook an elaborate meal or be the clean up crew afterwards?

Willets Point May 11 2006 12:56 PM

Clean up crew. I can't cook for shit. Would you rather live directly upstairs from MacKenzie's School of Bagpipes (classes offered all day and into the night) or directly across the street and downwind from a paper mill?

TheOldMole May 13 2006 10:43 PM

I think the paper mill. You can get used to a smell so that you don't notice it. Would you rather watch a Deal or No Deal marathon or a Samuel Beckett marathon performed by soap opera stars?

OlerudOwned May 13 2006 11:44 PM

The latter. Soap Opera actors always carry a degree of unintentional comedy. Deal or No Deal is just stupid. Backstage passes for...Stryper or Creed?

Giant Squidlike Creature Jun 21 2006 12:44 PM

Bump.

Johnny Dickshot Jun 21 2006 01:04 PM

Stryper. I want those bumblebee tights. Would you rather sparkle or shine?

MFS62 Jun 22 2006 07:23 AM

Shine - you produce your own aura and it is constant. The glitter of a sparkle is intermitent, and only seen by the beholder based on their point of view. Would you rather eat sweet and sour food or spicy hot food? Later

Willets Point Jun 23 2006 01:41 PM

Sweet & Sour. Would you rather have an incurable phosphorescent orange fungus growing on your knees or have your big toes grow three inches longer (the rest of your feet remain the same size)?

Benjamin Grimm Jun 23 2006 01:43 PM

The knees. I never wear shorts anyway, so nobody would ever see it. Would you rather walk a mile in -10 degree weather or 110 degree weather?

TheOldMole Jun 23 2006 10:20 PM

The cold. You could bundle up, and the walk would burn some calories, and a mile isn't that long. Would you rather be thrown into the middle of a discussion, with strangers, of politics or religion?

Willets Point Jul 25 2006 12:38 PM

Politics is less personal so I'll pick that although it would be awkward to discuss either among complete strangers. Would you rather be encased in gelatin for a year or be deprived of sleep for 14 days?

Giant Squidlike Creature Aug 29 2006 10:35 AM

MFS62 Aug 29 2006 11:00 AM

Squid, seems to me that gelatin question was asked/ answered before (but I'm too lazy to go back through the thread to find it). Could it be that was the question that brought about the Great CPF Crash of 2006? Later

cooby Aug 29 2006 08:30 PM

Love the snappin' squid pic. I'll pick gelatin, as long as it's tangerine. I've had enough insomnia to last two lifetimes already. Would you rather lose your insurance because the roof blew off your house or because a massive tree fell on all five of your automobiles?

Willets Point Sep 18 2006 07:51 AM

This is a good thread for questions about pubic hair and Copernicus.

MFS62 Sep 18 2006 08:17 AM

Willets Point wrote: This is a good thread for questions about pubic hair and Copernicus. I actually saw that question in a book at my local Borders this past weekend. (Don't remember the title but it was right in front on a table of new releases.) It was a small paperback book with weird choices like that in it. I'd like to assure everyone that I am not so weird as to come up with a question like that. Sorry if it offended. Later

TheOldMole Sep 18 2006 11:18 AM

I'd go with the massive tree. If I had 5 automobiles, I'd probably be rich enough to replace at least a couple of them. Would you rather have a Mohawk or a skinhead?

Willets Point Sep 18 2006 11:19 AM

Skinhead. Less maintenance. Would you rather have the ability to: Grow pubic hair on pizza? or Imbed carnal thoughts into someone else's mind about Nikolas Copernicus?

Rockin' Doc Sep 18 2006 11:20 AM

Skin head, much less maintenance. Would you rather have been Hank Aaron or Willie Mays?

Willets Point Sep 18 2006 11:20 AM

Willets Point/Rockin' Doc similarity scores on the rise. Next contestant can chose which question to answer on the basis of which one they can stomach.

MFS62 Sep 18 2006 11:26 AM

Willie Mays - he is remembered as being a great all-around ballplayer. While he may have been just as good, Aaron is primarily remembered as a hitter. Line Management or executive staff? Later