# The 'Would You Rather' Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 2, 2002, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605 "2002-10-02T23:35:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [October 8, 2002, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/41 "2002-10-08T13:17:07Z")
It would have to be Carrot Top. I was immaculately conceived… Or at least I like to tell myself I was. Would you rather… Have toenails instead of grass growing on your lawn OR Have an (inoperable) bicycle growing out of your chest. ---
**Author:** ![dvstyke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dfb087/32.png) [@dvstyke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dvstyke)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/42 "2002-10-08T23:32:52Z")
The toenails. I could sell the house to someone with an odd fetish- problem solved. Would you rather get thrown in to a pool of ``` A thousand pirhana? Or one fully-grown alligator? ``` ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2002, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/43 "2002-10-14T14:06:55Z")
A thousand pirhana. I’ve always been curious as to whether or not I’m obsesive/compulsive and and the ability to execute an extended pirhana killing spree should help answer the question. **Would you rather** have great success in a chosen endeavor early in life and have years to relish your accomplishment or strive towards a goal for a lifetime and finally achieve it near the end? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/44 "2002-10-14T14:58:06Z")
Great success early on. I’m not striving for anything, which explains why I’m where I am now. Would you rather be forced to work at a gas station in the MD/DC/VA area right now, or be in the WTC early 9/11? (I know, but I’m in a morbid mood). ---
**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:** [October 16, 2002, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/45 "2002-10-16T19:08:48Z")
Gas station. The odds of survival are better. ☹ If you were a writer, would you rather: Sell out, and become a writer of really trashy - but popular and lucrative - romance novels that gave you no creative satisfaction, or Stick to your guns, and write novels that are brilliant but under-appreciated, and that you find fulfilling? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/46 "2002-10-16T19:33:29Z")
Ayn, is that you? ---
**Author:** ![mattymillhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mattymillhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattymillhouse)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/47 "2002-10-16T22:56:20Z")
sell out. there would always be plenty of other creative outlets, like designing the floorplan of my mansion. would you rather: have sex with roseanne barr? or have sex with marylin monroe in her prime, but she dies in the middle? ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/48 "2002-10-17T05:15:25Z")
Do I have to stop when she dies? 😃 Would you rather… have someone amputate one of your fingers with a hacksaw, or have someone smash one of your testicles on a hard surface with a hammer? (i’m sorry, but this is my roommate’s favorite hypothetical) ---
**Author:** ![CoderSlave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@CoderSlave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoderSlave)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/49 "2002-10-17T05:38:36Z")
I would rather have someone amputate a finger. A finger, although less painfull, is not neccesary for living. Well at least not neccesary for WANTING to live. Would you rather… Die and Go to Hell for all eternity or Live forever and for all eternity want to die. (best I could think of, sorry) ---
**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:** [October 17, 2002, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/50 "2002-10-17T13:34:50Z")
Hell. All my friends will be there. Would you rather: Have hair and nails that are naturally purple? or look like everybody else in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/51 "2002-10-17T13:51:59Z")
Naturally purple. It’s my favorite color, and I wish I had the courage to dye my hair rich purple. I’m not like everyone else, yet I have average looks. Would you rather live in a perfect 72 degree climate all year, or have really wild weather (hurricanes, 24 foot snow storms, monsoons, tornadoes) all year long? ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/52 "2002-10-17T14:03:08Z")
Purple hair and nails. That way I could get laid by Goth chicks. Woould you rather: Suffer uncontrollable flatulence during a funeral, or slide down a 50’ razor blade into a pool of salt water? ---
**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:** [October 18, 2002, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/53 "2002-10-18T15:46:23Z")
Flatulence. I hate swimming. Would you rather: Eat a motorcycle covered with ants or sell all your fingers on ebay for a rediculously low price? ---
**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:** [October 18, 2002, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/54 "2002-10-18T15:51:58Z")
And while I’m at it, I’ll do \*\* Annie’s \*\* too - perfect, boring climate. Not fond of excitement. (see next question above) ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/55 "2002-10-18T17:57:21Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Kn_ckers \* > \*\*Would you rather: > Eat a motorcycle covered with ants > or > sell all your fingers on ebay for a rediculously low price? \*\* I’d sell my fingers. Posthumously. 😃 Would you rather: take 10 5 year olds to Chuck E. Cheese for an afternoon ``` -or- ``` spend 3 days straight riding Disney’s It’s a Small World ? ---
**Author:** ![Morrison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Morrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/56 "2002-10-18T18:45:57Z")
Definitely the purple hair and nails. Aside from the obvious makeover possibilities, homogeneity is evil. ok, would you rather: Never have sex again with another person (including oral and manual) or Never masturbate again (not as easy to answer as it might sound, especially for guys) ---
**Author:** ![Morrison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Morrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605/57 "2002-10-18T18:55:41Z")
Oops, sorry bout that, didn’t realize there was a 2nd page! Anyway, I choose the afternoon with the kiddies because 3 days of that ride would cause permanent, irreversible damage! Now… the above question [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-would-you-rather-game/130605.md?page=2)