# If you were stranded on a desert island... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 25, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375 "2005-09-25T21:18:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ic8spots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4491bb/32.png) [@ic8spots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ic8spots)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/1 "2005-09-25T21:18:14Z")
What two luxery items would you want? Assuming basic shelter, food and water needs are met. Would you want makeup, books, clothing, blowup sheep? ---
**Author:** ![Erinaceus\_europaeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Erinaceus\_europaeus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erinaceus_europaeus)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/2 "2005-09-25T21:25:04Z")
> [@ic8spots](#): > > What two luxery items would you want? Assuming basic shelter, food and water needs are met. Would you want makeup, books, clothing, blowup sheep? Wait, what? Clothing is a luxury now? I’d assume the weather’s pretty good then. In that case I’d take a book and a nice girl. I’m not sure which, though. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/3 "2005-09-25T21:37:25Z")
Though it would probably turn me into a crazy person, I’d want my TV, DVD and movies. ---
**Author:** ![ic8spots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4491bb/32.png) [@ic8spots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ic8spots)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/4 "2005-09-25T21:38:17Z")
> [@Large Marge](#): > > Though it would probably turn me into a crazy person, I’d want my TV, DVD and movies. Good luck plugging those in 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Thirty-Nine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@Thirty-Nine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thirty-Nine)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/5 "2005-09-25T21:39:17Z")
Pens and paper ---
**Author:** ![ic8spots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4491bb/32.png) [@ic8spots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ic8spots)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/6 "2005-09-25T21:39:53Z")
> [@Erinaceus europaeus](#): > > Wait, what? Clothing is a luxury now? I’d assume the weather’s pretty good then. In that case I’d take a book and a nice girl. I’m not sure which, though. If you’re stranded, there’s no one to gawk at your flabby self, therefore clothing is a luxury! ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/7 "2005-09-25T21:40:52Z")
A hot man, and lots and lots of birth control pills. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/8 "2005-09-25T22:10:06Z")
A GPS and a fully charged satelite phone. I’m getting off that fucker… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/9 "2005-09-25T22:38:41Z")
A set of encyclopedias and the complete Sandman series by Neil Gaiman. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/10 "2005-09-25T22:44:39Z")
Books and Pierce Brosnan. Don’t bother trying to rescue me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/11 "2005-09-25T23:34:15Z")
A working internet link. (Uh, that includes the computer to run it.) ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/12 "2005-09-26T03:34:30Z")
> [@ic8spots](#): > > Good luck plugging those in 😉 Oh, you mean it has to be realistic? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/13 "2005-09-26T03:44:07Z")
The Idiot’s Guide to Boat Building ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/14 "2005-09-26T03:57:24Z")
Ginger and Mary Ann. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/15 "2005-09-26T03:58:25Z")
> [@Large Marge](#): > > Oh, you mean it has to be realistic? 😉 Yes, my feelings exactly: A holodeck. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/16 "2005-09-26T13:15:22Z")
If it has to be realistic, I’ll take a Luxury Yacht and Jessica Alba. Luxury Yachts come with Navigation Systems and I shouldn’t really have to explain Jessica Alba to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/17 "2005-09-26T13:23:52Z")
Dunno; I think I could be happy for quite a long time if just the food/water/shelter/sanitation things were covered, assuming that the island wasn’t really, really tiny. Maybe I’d have a piano and some books that would get me started playing it. ---
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/18 "2005-09-26T13:34:24Z")
> [@Madd Maxx](#): > > If it has to be realistic, I’ll take a Luxury Yacht and Jessica Alba. Luxury Yachts come with Navigation Systems and I shouldn’t really have to explain Jessica Alba to anyone. Of course, Jessica Alba too comes with a navagation system. 😉 I guess I’d want a gun and a drop safe with which to protect my valuables from random vandals and visigoths. Was that funny? I’m too tired to tell. Perhaps I should go to bed soon. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/19 "2005-09-26T13:37:21Z")
If I had the conch and Piggy’s glasses, I’d be set. ---
**Author:** ![Firebringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@Firebringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Firebringer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-stranded-on-a-desert-island/323375/20 "2005-09-26T13:41:52Z")
A really good quality telescope so I could look at the stars and planets. Solar powered or automatic watch. Pain killers in case I fell sick or needed to remove one of my teeth (hey I’ve seen Cast Away and that tooth bit made my skin crawl) A basic still Good quality knife Metal Match Angelina Jolie Body Paint If I had those I’d not be too bothered about a phone or GPS.