# Do you wish to survive a nuclear/bio holocaust? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 26, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-to-survive-a-nuclear-bio-holocaust/151015 "2003-01-26T07:36:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-to-survive-a-nuclear-bio-holocaust/151015/21 "2003-01-27T03:49:15Z")
No, I do not want to survive Nuclear holocaust, I like my skin on my body, not bubbling somewhere off of me. And I like modern conveniences, as well. I might be able to survive Bio-Holocaust, if I am prepared, just go back to my Navy training and have gas masks and supplies for me and my family. If we come to that, I might not want to live, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-to-survive-a-nuclear-bio-holocaust/151015/22 "2003-01-27T07:07:00Z")
It would all depend on if my children would survive. I wouldn’t want to live in a world with out my children. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-to-survive-a-nuclear-bio-holocaust/151015/23 "2003-01-27T16:35:27Z")
Most nights I don’t even want to survive the prime-time lineup, so my vote is a resounding “NO!” ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-to-survive-a-nuclear-bio-holocaust/151015/24 "2003-01-27T16:45:37Z")
The worst part would be having to decide between Harry Belafonte and Mel Ferrer . . . ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-to-survive-a-nuclear-bio-holocaust/151015/25 "2003-01-27T16:54:31Z")
It all depends on my finding a library and not having my glasses break… 😃 Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-to-survive-a-nuclear-bio-holocaust/151015/26 "2003-01-27T17:48:27Z")
I can be Mad Max! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-to-survive-a-nuclear-bio-holocaust/151015/27 "2003-02-07T11:15:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*The worst part would be having to decide between Harry Belafonte and Mel Ferrer . . . \*\* Oh my goodness. No contest. Harry Belafonte !!! That man has exceptional muscle definition, and gosh can he make music . 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-to-survive-a-nuclear-bio-holocaust/151015/28 "2003-02-07T11:41:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mephisto \* > \*\*And I wouldn’t have to pay off those college loans . . . \*\* Don’t be too sure about that. Back when people who listened to Art Bell were certain that the End of the World™ was just around the corner, one of them called a credit card company to ask what they would do if it was announced that a giant _something_ was going to wipe out all life on Earth. The credit card company said that they’d let people rack up all the debt they wanted to since it wouldn’t matter if we _did_ all get wiped out, and if we _didn’t_ get wiped out, then someone would have to pay back the bills. Additionally, they said that they kept back up copies of their records in old missile silos, so that if the disaster wasn’t completely catastrophic… ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-to-survive-a-nuclear-bio-holocaust/151015/29 "2003-02-07T12:20:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Maybe if we wind up in a Fallout type world… That was my first thought. Assuming things would be like the _Fallout_ series afterwards, where I can carry around all the guns I want and form my own little Empire in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, sign me up! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wish-to-survive-a-nuclear-bio-holocaust/151015.md?page=1)