# The "Would You Rather..." Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 16, 2002, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231 "2002-08-16T18:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [August 16, 2002, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/1 "2002-08-16T18:44:03Z")
Very simple. I’ll give you choice. You say which you’d prefer and why. Then provide a “Would You Rather…” of your own. It goes on and on! It’s fun! Take my word for it. To start: Would you rather have your arms above the elbows permanently fused to the sides of your body, so you’d only be able to use your lower arms, OR have to eat boiled cabbage for every meal for the rest of your life (assuming no resultant malnutrition). ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/2 "2002-08-16T19:11:43Z")
I don’t know if it’s just in the UK if this game’s called ‘_Zobmondo!_’. There’s a book you can buy which is ful of ‘dilemmas’ like this. Eat the boiled cabbage. The question doesn’t make clear if you can have anything else with it tho. Would you rather spend a day as a rat or a day as a cockroach? ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/3 "2002-08-16T22:46:05Z")
Rat. Would you rather give a monkey a tongue bath or eat placenta sauteed with onions, served with a nice chianti? ---
**Author:** ![WV\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@WV\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WV_Woman)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/4 "2002-08-16T23:06:57Z")
Give me a nice big helping of Placenta Helper. I don’t drink though, so can I have milk instead? ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/5 "2002-08-16T23:18:56Z")
'kay. ---
**Author:** ![erin\_uh\_oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@erin\_uh\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erin_uh_oh)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/6 "2002-08-16T23:37:47Z")
i would rather lick the monkey. would you rather get a life sized tattoo of andy griffith or have every other word you say be “bucket” (ex: how bucket are bucket you bucket?") ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/7 "2002-08-16T23:50:39Z")
Bucket. But can I pronounce it _bouquet?_ ---
**Author:** ![Minor\_Irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Minor\_Irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minor_Irritant)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/8 "2002-08-16T23:55:37Z")
What fif you’re shorter than Andy Griffith? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/9 "2002-08-17T00:36:29Z")
Monkey, absolutely. Would you rather have the hiccups for a week or horrible constant flatulence for a month? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/10 "2002-08-17T00:37:36Z")
Whoops, I answered the wrong question. Change “monkey” to “Andy Griffith”. (It’s not that far to go, actually.) ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/11 "2002-08-17T01:05:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Giraffe \* > \*\*Whoops, I answered the wrong question. Change “monkey” to “Andy Griffith”. (It’s not that far to go, actually.) \*\* Are you saying that you want to give Andy Griffith a tongue bath? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![WV\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@WV\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WV_Woman)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/12 "2002-08-17T01:45:36Z")
Mmm. Andy. Just kidding. Would you rather have your IQ raised 50 points in exchange for having a big ugly scar on your face, or be dumb as a brick but stunningly gorgeous? (Stolen from the Book of Questions because my muse is on vacation.) ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/13 "2002-08-17T01:52:28Z")
I’ll take the hiccups and the scar, thanks. Would you rather be forced to spend 1 month 24/7 with Rush Limbaugh or with Robin Leach? ---
**Author:** ![WV\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@WV\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WV_Woman)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/14 "2002-08-17T02:07:55Z")
Easy. Rush. Would you rather have 10,000 to give away or 1,000 for yourself? (Stolen from the BOQ again.) ---
**Author:** ![erin\_uh\_oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@erin\_uh\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erin_uh_oh)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/15 "2002-08-17T02:43:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Minor Irritant \* > \*\*What fif you’re shorter than Andy Griffith? \*\* then the bottom of his legs get cut off and an inch gets taken off the top. ---
**Author:** ![erin\_uh\_oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@erin\_uh\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erin_uh_oh)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/16 "2002-08-17T02:45:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola \* > \*\*Bucket. > > But can I pronounce it _bouquet?_ \*\* if you wish. however, the appeal of telling the joke “what’s red and looks like a bucket?.. a red bucket!” is somewhat diminished. (if you say plain ol bucket, you get to say bucket three times in a row…twice! i don’t think that’s something you want to give up.) ---
**Author:** ![erin\_uh\_oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@erin\_uh\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erin_uh_oh)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/17 "2002-08-17T02:47:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WV\_Woman \* > \*\*Easy. Rush. > > Would you rather have 10,000 to give away or 1,000 for yourself? > > (Stolen from the BOQ again.) \*\* i would rather have 10,000 to give away. the fun of giving, yes…but the sheer power of it would be marvelous. would you rather have near invincibility at connect four or be able to dispense ketchup from your belly button? ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/18 "2002-08-17T02:59:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WV\_Woman \* > **Would you rather have your IQ raised 50 points in exchange for having a big ugly scar on your face, or be dumb as a brick but stunningly gorgeous?** Well, I’ve already got a good-sized scar on my forehead, so sure, I’ll take another one, if it means doubling my IQ! 😃 Would you rather burn to death or starve to death? (Don’t know why that leapt to mind.) ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/19 "2002-08-17T03:22:47Z")
I’d probably rather burn but that’s a pretty tough one. Those have to be two of the worst ways to go. Here’s a really tough one (for straight guys): Would you rather have sex with another guy or your mom? I’ve yet to have a guy actually answer that one. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231/20 "2002-08-17T03:47:40Z")
Guy, but I have to be on top. Would you rather have your arms or your legs be turned into 6 foot tentacles? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/124231.md?page=2)