We have made considerable changes to human reproduction, in the form of a lot better availability of birth control. Whether we could or would keep that available at only 10% of current population I don’t know, of course; but we wouldn’t necessarily just replicate human history from the late 1700’s, in this or in anything else. I would hope that the “10% best” would make at least a somewhat better job of it; though one of the things they’d have to be best at would be dealing with the immediate trauma.
Yeah, but without modern medicine and all that, 10% would probably mean humans go extinct-ish. Relying on my subconscious to make the decision will leave entire continents humanless. Would Q just cause everybody to drop in their tracks, or would they just disappear? That will have a major impact, not only on disease but on morale of the survivors.
10% of 8 billion is 800 million. That’s still a good-sized base, depending on where they’re located.
We started off with a whole lot less than that; and of course with a whole lot less modern medicine than we’d have even if only a basic anatomy book and a general knowledge of how infection works survived. I don’t think the species was in any danger of imminent extinction due to lack of population in 1700, or in 1700 BC for that matter.
I suppose that would depend on how it works; but I certainly don’t know 800 million people individually, let alone 8 billion so I could compare them all to each other – not to mention that subconscious or not, they’d all be dead of extreme old age long before I was done. I took it that Q would be taking the criteria for ‘best/better human’ from my mind, and then Q would be applying that to everyone, all over the world, in some magically short length of time. I really doubt that the criteria in my head are so set up that they wouldn’t fit people on every reasonably populated continent. At any rate, I certainly hope not.
That’s true; and I’m not sure which would be worse. All those bodies would be very hard to deal with, and you’re right about the disease problems. But if they disappeared, I think a significant number of people, probably most to start with but somewhat decreasing over time, would start off by frantically hunting for the missing; and nobody would ever be entirely sure that their loved ones were actually dead. At least, unless Q instilled the knowledge into all the survivors’ minds.
I’ve never heard a New Englander use roundabout (isn’t that a term from England, merry olde?) and rotary only rarely. It’s a traffic circle.
I don’t mind the ones with just one lane, but the new ones with two lanes suck. Redesigning the Lee circle to two lanes has just increased accidents due to the idiotic signage, and the new one on route 4 heading to Durham from Portsmouth isn’t a circle but an oval so if you’re in the outer lane you go so far right it’s a really awkward turn onto the bridge.
We have a couple of two lane traffic circles near me. As long as you follow the signage and the road lines, they work great. Clear signage is the key.
Hmm, we have several in our town, and when I put roundabout in our FB page as a search term, I got a ton of hits (stopped counting at 20).(in fairness, rotary and traffic circle also got >20 hits).
Plain potato chips are %^&*! boring and an absolute waste of ingredients, as all right-thinking people would agree. Gimme just about kind of flavored chip, every time (my preference would be for BBQ, sour cream and onion, sharp cheddar or pickle).
Eggnog is one of my Christmas pleasures - with a generous dollop of rum and some nutmeg on top, please!
Yeah, even though I’ve met several people over the course of my life whom I’ve been sorely tempted to kill, and even though I can now think of, for instance, more than a few heads of state and political figures around the world (former and current) whose demise would clearly benefit humanity, I just wouldn’t want that on my conscience.
Yeah, and misspellings in Dope threads make me furious.
I vote for Wraith. I want a Ring of Power.
Yeah, I was unsure about that, but Chrome didn’t give me the one-finger-salute, so I figured I was (one again) wrong.
Good old Sloth for me. I also move at a rate of about two inches per hour. I could get up with my alarm and go for a walk, but this bed is so comfortable.
I would argue that “potato” is a flavor, and a damn fine one.
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When I worked, I’d often bring back “gifts” for coworkers. But it would be something like chocolate covered Macadamia nuts, if I’d gone to Hawaii – that kind of thing.
Ditto. One box of nuts for the team to share.
Also, mmmm, pheasant. I haven’t had pheasant in years i had to vote for that.
Especially when my kids were younger, bringing them gifts from my travels was fun. In Memphis I bought my son a fake driver’s license with Curly’s picture (3 Stooges). My son was in kindergarten and loved it. He told his friends he used it to go to bars.
From a NOLA voodoo shop I brought my daughter anti-envy soap that had been blessed by a voodoo priest ($2 extra). I got my son a lucky chicken foot that he carried for awhile, but then it started to stink.
Working backwards:
Either catty corner or kitty corner. I’m not even sure which one I’d say myself.
I don’t remember whether I voted in post #4.
Do high school performances of Shakespeare count?
I’m mildly surprised when I find that my response to something is in the majority; though that does depend somewhat on the subject.
I saw Coriolanus performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Othello performed in a little cafe with folding chairs and minimal props.
They were both fantastic.
I counted high school performances of Shakespeare, since the question just said live performances and did not specify professional.
Though in my case it doesn’t matter. The 2 plays which I’ve seen performed in high schools, Dream and Twelfth Night, I’ve also seen in professional theaters.
The poll just says “live,” so I’m including not only plays I’ve seen but also ones I’ve acted in or otherwise been involved in. I saw Merry Wives of Windsor done by RSC at Stratford. Saw them do Othello (I think) in London.
I am also counting the versions I’ve seen The Troubies do: Fleetwood Macbeth, Hamlet, the Artist Formerly Known as the Prince of Denmark, A Midsummer’s Saturday Night’s Fever Dream, Two Gentlemen of Chicago and the rest.
I had never heard of the Troubies. OMG. Die Heart.