# "I rather \_\_\_\_ than be \_\_\_\_ " game! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 9, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400 "2003-01-09T00:22:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/1 "2003-01-09T00:22:57Z")
I finally thought of a new game for the first time in months, so hopefully it won’t suck 🙂 Here’s how it will work: We’ll all start off with the statement “I rather \_\_\_\_ than (be) \_\_\_\_”, or if you prefer "I rather be \_\_\_\_ than be \_\_\_\_ ". The first blank will be filled in from the last person’s second choice, you fill in the second part with something you don’t think is as bad as the first part. For example: player 1- I rather \*\*organize my sock drawer \*\*than be **forced to listen to an esperanto opera**. player 2- I’d rather be **forced to listen to an esperanto opera** than **watch Jerry Springer**. I think that should be easy to follow. No? Please bold the choices so they stand out. * * * I’d rather be \*\* painted orange and blue\*\* than **be kissed by Al Gore.** Next! ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/2 "2003-01-09T00:41:17Z")
I’d rather be **kissed by Al Gore** than **f\*cked by George W Bush.** ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/3 "2003-01-09T00:41:48Z")
I’d rather **be kissed by Al Gore** than **listen to Howard Stern**. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/4 "2003-01-09T00:43:03Z")
I’d rather **listen to Hoard Stern** than **be f\*ucked by George W Bush** [sub] simulposts can be fixed! [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/5 "2003-01-09T00:43:03Z")
Dangit. Well, change mine to **f\*cked by George Bush**. It still applies! ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/6 "2003-01-09T00:43:06Z")
I’d rather **listen to Howard Stern** than **be f\*ucked by George W Bush** [sub] simulposts can be fixed! [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/7 "2003-01-09T00:44:18Z")
LOL Skerri… what say we simulpost one more time? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/8 "2003-01-09T00:46:32Z")
Isn’t this going well? I’d rather **be f\*ucked by George W Bush** than … dang. thats a tough one. … **give up chocolate for six months.** ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/9 "2003-01-09T00:46:41Z")
Nevermind… I’ll Simulpost with Myself too for good measure. ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/10 "2003-01-09T00:51:26Z")
I’d rather **give up chocolate for six months** than \*\* give up sex for one month \*\*. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/11 "2003-01-09T01:12:14Z")
I’d rather be ahead than a behind. :rimshot: ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/12 "2003-01-09T03:45:36Z")
I’d rather **give up sex for one month** than **be forced to have sex with that sunday night sex show lady until I die.** ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/13 "2003-01-09T03:56:43Z")
**SIDE COMMENT - NOT PART OF THE GAME** I’d rather be rich than stupid - Jack Handy **CARRY ON** ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/14 "2003-01-09T04:29:38Z")
I’d rather **be forced to have sex with that sunday night sex show lady until I die** then **be forced to have sex with Harvey Keitel until I die**. ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/15 "2003-01-09T04:33:43Z")
Hmm…this one’s sort of difficult to top, since I’m in all likelihood going to be boinking Harvey Keitel’s rotting corpse for thirty years or so. However, I’d rather **be forced to have sex with Harvey Keitel until I die** than **kill a small child’s puppy by biting off its head with my own jaws.** ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/16 "2003-01-09T05:44:57Z")
I’d rather **kill a small child’s puppy by biting off its head with my own jaws** than \*\*kill a small child by biting off its head with my own jaws \*\* ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/17 "2003-01-09T06:00:02Z")
Oh, lord ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/18 "2003-01-09T06:01:26Z")
I’d rather **kill a small child by biting off its head with my own jaws** than **watch all of my loved ones swarmed by killer bees while being simultaneously crushed by a 20-ton steamroller**. That was a tough one. ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/19 "2003-01-09T06:02:34Z")
Well, I’d rather **kill a small child by biting off its head with my own jaws** than **vote for Dubya in 2004** ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/20 "2003-01-09T06:04:15Z")
well mine works for **tlw** ’s, too… haha [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400.md?page=2)