On the bus (Bus #3 cats), and on the trip in general, we played a LOT of hypotheticals. For the purpose of consistency, I will refer to them as WYRs. My wingman, Digger, and I entertained the masses with questions. The following are some of the ones we put out there, as well as some I came up with last night. Remember. The first rule of Hypotheticals Club? There is no Hypotheticals Club. But there is. And the first rule is, you must answer. Here goes:
Would you rather...
Your entire family die, and world poverty is solved forever OR It goes on as is? (Yeh I know. It's a bit drastic, but it was a tough one people took a while to consider.)
IF you chose Option 1 from previous: You must now be the one to kill them. Do you still go with it OR Let life go on as is?
See your 10 best friends naked OR be naked in front of your 10 best friends?
Be crucified OR buried alive?
Lead a wedding OR a church sermon naked?
Cheat with your best friend's partner and ruin their marriage OR have your best friend cheat with your partner and ruin your marriage?
Have superpowers that could be used for selfish means only OR no superpowers?
Never love OR never be loved?
Finally, not a WYR, but still one to think about (courtesy of Digger):
If you had to lose three senses, what would they be?
GET ANSWERING!
11 years ago
My answers:
ReplyDeleteIt's so tough, but I think, my family die. It's just the fact that billions would be saved.
But then, I would find it too hard to kill them myself. So I'd have to let life go on in the second case.
See my best 10 friends naked. So all of you. PANTS OFF! The options actually were quite close together in this one.
Crucified. Buried alive scares me much more.
Lead a wedding. It would add to the party atmosphere.
Be cheated on. I couldn't live with the immorality of it, and the upsetness I'd caused. Which means I'd be dealing with some upsetness of my own.
I'm happy at the moment with no superpowers. Superpowers with selfish means might mean using invisibility to rob banks and mug people or psychic powers to control people to do my bidding, etc.
Never be loved. This was a bit contested. I just think to love is better. As hard as it would be to not be loved yourself.
Three senses: Taste, smell and sight.
As with the previous WYR post, my answers are pretty much correct. So remember that. Peace.
1 - I can't let my family die. It's just not a thought that can possibly enter my mind.
ReplyDelete2 - 10 friends naked.
3 - Buried Alive.
4 - Wedding.
5 - Be cheated on.
6 - Super Powers. Even if I never used them. Still better, just in case.
7 - Never be loved. This one was easy for me.
8 - Smell, Taste and Hearing.
Aha! I have the most awesome answers of all.
Jono:
ReplyDelete1) Yeh, it's about 50/50. Half say they could, half say it's a no way.
2) My pants are now on my head.
3) Argh! No. I think Josh Wood said something that was a bit of the reason. Physical pain is worse than the mental pain also associated with buried alive.
4) You can lead mine. Unless it's us getting married. Which it will be.
5) Yep. Guessed that.
6) You're pretty much a super villain. Would that change your answer? WYR a super villain or have no super powers?
7) Ditto.
8) Explain your hearing one to me.
Win.ner.
Well, sight is my number one most valued sense. I cannot imagine a life without sight. Especially considering I am such a visually-orientated perosn, and that everything I do is processed visuallyin some way. My reason for not choosing touch is because, like you said, you could never feel a hug, or anything like that. And, also, because you don't have much chace of living safely without touch.
ReplyDeleteHearing can be overcome. There is always sign language, lip reading, and if you didn't know what you were missing out on with music, then it wouldn't be a problem. If you did, then you copuld play what you knew over and over to yourself. In your head. Also, can still use the internet without hearing. Ha! Awesome.
Good. Argument. Respectable. But I'm not going to change mine. Kudos to you though. Ha... kudos.
ReplyDeleteHaha, Josh was telling me about some of these.
ReplyDelete1. I think.. Family would have to die... that is tough.
2. Life go on as it is. I couldn't kill my family under those circumstances.
3. See my 10 best friends naked.
4. AHHHHHHHHHH! Buried alive seems less painful.
5. Church sermon, less photos.
6. Them cheat on me. But they won't.
7. Superpowers, man. Doesn't mean I have to be a selfish person. It would get annoying though. And if I let it get out of hand... that could be bad.
8. Ouch. Never be loved? I don't know! It fills me with anguish at the very thought to never be loved.
9. Smell, taste, and... now it's between sight and hearing... maybe lose sight.
1) Yes, tough indeed. It's a good one.
ReplyDelete2) Agreed.
3) Agreed.
4) Maybe so, but buried alive is scary and just seems so much worse than crucifixion for me.
5) In our church, some of the sermons are filmed. so..
6) Agreed.
7) That means you will have the superpowers, but never be able to use them, if you're not going to be selfish. Which is useless.
8) Another hard one.
9) Explain to me your reasoning for sight?
I sat here and blocked my ears, then my eyes, and I feel more alive with the use of hearing.
ReplyDeleteYou can also compensate more for blindness, i.e. braille, dogs, plenty of stuff that can help with computers.
It would definitely be very hard... but I think I'd choose differently at different times, because now I want my sight. Not sure how I'd live without being able to see what I'm drawing or painting or whatever... artsy crap is a big part of me...
Hmmmm, now I don't know what to choose! Gosh, way to make me elaborate.
WYR:
ReplyDeleteEat a cup of warts, or eat a cup of scabs?
This came out of a WYR discussion. Also, out of interest, how much would someone have to pay you to eat a cup of scabs/warts?
Ha! I like your way of testing. Very dedicated. And you still must make a choice.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd eat the scabs. Warts is... yuckier I think. But then again... I've never had a wart. so I don't know.
And you'd have to pay quite a bit. as in. quite a lot.
1 Million?
ReplyDeleteWhat if the warts were fried and marinated, and the scabs just normal?
Yes, a million dollars would do nicely. Not a million scabs. Or toenails.
ReplyDeleteDepends what marination. But probably warts then.
Marinaddddde of yer choice.
ReplyDeleteOk warts. Hooray!
ReplyDeleteThis is actually making me hungry.
ReplyDeleteTwisted? Ok. But I'm still hungry.
Where can we find that many fried and marinated warts at this hour?
ReplyDelete...KFC?
ReplyDelete...KFW.
Ha! Amusing to the MAX.
ReplyDeleteThis blogging is hard work, i could really go a cup 'o warts right about now.
ReplyDeleteInteresting WYR, i would defs get crucified though. Then i would have something to talk to Jesus about in heaven.
I would be all like: Yo Jesus, that Crucifying is harsh.
And he'd be all like: Yeah i dig bra, lets go on a booze-cruise.
Also, i hear they have sing-a-longs on the cross.
Anyways i hope this wasn't riddled with blaspheme cause i'm pretty sure thats how Jesus talks.
Well, i'm off to get my cup o' warts, over and out.
Sam,
Haha WHAT! Blasphemy? Nooooo, of course not/... you're going to burn.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy those warts. When you finish them, come back and finish the rest of the WYRs. Fool.