You’re going on a cross-country road trip from Seattle to Miami, and you MUST choose one of these two travel companions:
A) The Irrepressible Fan of the Team You Most Hate: He is going to be talking about his team non-stop, in the most obnoxious, annoying possible way. If he’s not telling you why his team is the greatest ever, he’s telling you why your favorite team sucks. He’s going to be in full game-gear the entire time, i.e. jersey, headwear, facepaint, foam finger, the whole 9 yards. He will be listening to his team’s games on the radio if it’s on, during which he’ll be hooting and cheering obnoxiously as if he were there; if not he’s got an iPod full of podcasts and taped radio programs about his team. He will not let it go.
B) The Ex-High School Sports Star: He was a Superstar …in high school. He was gonna be the greatest ever, if it wasn’t for [insert litany of excuses]. Any and all discussion will quickly and inevitably lead back to sports. He will insist on listening to any sports or sports talk that are on the radio, and if not he’s got a iPod full of sports podcasts, and he will spend the entire time talking about how and why he is so much better than whoever they are talking about. It would be sad if it wasn’t so aggravating. He just can’t let it go.
It’s their car, their rules, and it’s a 2-seat SmartCar, so there’s no stashing them in the back; they’re going to be 6 inches away from you the entire time.
Assume both of these people are strangers to you. You must both make it to Miami unharmed (no beating them up or leaving them on the side of the road). You are not necessarily the driver.
Nevermind why you must make this trip or why you must take one of these two people, that’s not important. What’s most important is who you choose and why. The point of the question is who would you rather have to put up with/deal with for an extended period of time in a small space. There is no cop-out vote here; you have to pick one of the two.
Who do you choose and why?