# "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:** 6
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/101 "2003-01-13T19:57:21Z")
I’d rather **be one of the silly gold-digging women on Joe Millionaire** than **be Bush and Osama’s love slave**. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/102 "2003-01-13T20:12:21Z")
I’d rather **be Bush and Osama’s love slave** than \*\* be killed by a nuclear blast over Bush’s terrible foreign policy\*\* ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/103 "2003-01-13T20:20:29Z")
[sub] sorry that last one was more meant for the Pit… [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![ThatGuyWithPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@ThatGuyWithPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatGuyWithPants)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/104 "2003-01-13T23:03:22Z")
Yes I can tell… :mad: ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/105 "2003-01-15T12:12:12Z")
I’d rather be\*\* killed by a nuclear blast over Bush’s terrible foreign policy \*\* than \*\* listen to people whine incessantly about politics they disagree with\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/106 "2003-01-15T13:13:07Z")
Thanks, **Elfkin** , we’d all been stymied by that. I’d rather **listen to people whine incessantly about politics they disagree with** than **listen to an oldies station all day.** ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/107 "2003-01-15T13:35:02Z")
I’d rather listen to an oldies station all day than be accused of whining for participating in the democratic process. ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/108 "2003-01-15T13:38:23Z")
I’d rather **be accused of whining for participating in the democratic process** than **HAVE A STUCK CAPS LOCK KEY**. Man, that would be annoying. Like that Will Farrell character on SNL who COULD not CONTROL the volume of HIS VOICE! ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/109 "2003-01-15T14:24:03Z")
[sub] thanks… I was having a terrible day. My apologies for holding up the game… even if my point was valid, it was more for the pit than in the spirit of this game…[/sub] Anyway… I’d rather **HAVE A STUCK CAPS LOCK KEY** than **have my tongue suck to a sign post in Winnipeg in January**. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/110 "2003-01-15T14:29:14Z")
err… tongue STUCK… ---
**Author:** ![pierre72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@pierre72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pierre72)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/111 "2003-01-15T15:05:24Z")
I’d rather **have my tongue suck to a sign post in Winnipeg in January.** than **Uth thth thshshhth ththhhh thhhhhhhhh** ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/112 "2003-01-15T15:13:01Z")
I’d rather **Uth thth thshshhth ththhhh thhhhhhhhh** than **have my wisdom teeth removed without anesthetic** ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/113 "2003-01-15T15:59:05Z")
I’d rather **have my wisdom teeth removed without anesthetic** than **see Stephen Harper in 24 Sussex Drive**. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/114 "2003-01-15T16:05:43Z")
I’d rather **see Stephen Harper in 24 Sussex Drive** than see \*\* get 1,000,000 paper cuts and thrown in a vat of vinegar\*\* [sub] but it is a VERY tough call… Alliance Party… _shudders_ [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/115 "2003-01-15T17:55:45Z")
I’d rather **get 1,000,000 paper cuts and thrown in a vat of vinegar** than be **subjected to one of lieu’s farts**. [Ever knock a baby down with a fart?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=156589) ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/116 "2003-01-15T21:21:52Z")
I’d rather **be subjected to one of lieu’s farts** than **cut one of lieu’s farts**. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/117 "2003-01-16T00:43:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > \*\*I’d rather listen to an oldies station all day than be accused of whining for participating in the democratic process. \*\* \ Wow, my game is part of the democratic process! I’m touched :rolleyes: \ carry on ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/118 "2003-01-16T01:28:39Z")
I’d rather \*\* cut one of Lieu’s farts\*\* than **go to a shark petting zoo.** ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/119 "2003-01-16T13:05:32Z")
I’d rather **go to a shark petting zoo** than **lie in a box full of bugs, a la "Fear Factor."** ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400/120 "2003-01-16T13:25:54Z")
I’d rather **lie in a box full of bugs, a la “Fear Factor”** than **eat a box full of syringes**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rather-____-than-be-____-game/147400.md?page=7)