“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” (Kennedy) or "No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another, and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him." (Jefferson)
Discover a new comet or win the lottery
Bonus question: $500,000 now or $5,000,000 ten years from now.
Canon in D or Minuet in G: It’s what I walked down the aisle to at my wedding.
Free Bird or Stairway to Heaven: Reminds me of my high school boyfriend.
Marilyn Monroe or Helen of Troy: Beautiful and tragic.
Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking: Love that crazy hair.
1964 or 1968: No opinion - I wasn’t born yet
Tokyo or Bejing: I like Japanese stuff better
Cairo or Addis Ababa: Not familiar with the other
Mensa or Masons: I’m a woman, and the Masons won’t let me in.
Standard time or daylight savings time: Grew up with it
Pipes or cigars: They smell better
Rum or Bourbon: neither
Southern fried chicken or Yankee pot roast: I can never make good fried chicken, but I like it better
Gone with the Wind or Wizard of Oz: Never seen/read the other
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” (Kennedy) or “No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another, and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him.” (Jefferson): Purely familiarity
Discover a new comet or win the lottery: I would prefer to fade into obscurity
Bonus question: $500,000 now or $5,000,000 ten years from now: I might not be here in ten years, and I have a family to think of
Canon in D or Minuet in G (Thankfully, I am not haunted by Pachelbel
Free Bird or Stairway to Heaven (It doesn’t have the same effect to shout “Stairway to Heaven” at the totally-unrelated cover band.)
Marilyn Monroe or Helen of Troy (I know what Marilyn looks like. Helen just has her rep.)
Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking (Both way cool, but Albert wins by a hair)
1964 or 1968
Tokyo or Bejing (I find the Japanese fascinating.)
Cairo or Addis Ababa (Pyramids!)
Mensa or Masons (Institutional secrets are not a good thing.)
Standard time or daylight savings time (Daylight savings time means it’s warm.)
Pipes or cigars (Cigars lack the full-blown ritual of filling and tending a pipe.)
Rum or Bourbon (Rum is too sweet.)
Southern fried chicken or Yankee pot roast (It’s fried. 'Nuff said.)
Gone with the Wind or Wizard of Oz (I disdain Scarlett.)
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” (Kennedy) or “No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another, and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him.” (Jefferson) (Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It’s what we’re all about, no?)
Discover a new comet or win the lottery (I prefer physical comfort to fame.)
Bonus question: $500,000 now or $5,000,000 ten years from now. (No way I’d be able to get a 25% annual return on my money for 10 years running.)