# What Will You Be in Your Next Life? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 25, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018 "2006-02-25T02:41:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/41 "2006-02-25T17:52:40Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > I’m a chimp (?) 11% of people will be reincarnated as a higher form of life than you. > a chimp… 😕 Chimps are higher than lions and tigers? oh, my! Where do the bears fit in? ---
**Author:** ![Manish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Manish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manish)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/42 "2006-02-25T17:53:28Z")
A Horse. What’s a “Higher Form of Life”, anyways? ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/43 "2006-02-25T18:15:04Z")
Helllllll yeah… I’m a tiger - I love tigers, they’re big, lazy, and generally cool cartoon characters. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/44 "2006-02-25T18:21:19Z")
So here’s the breakdown so far, using the rounded-up numbers where appropriate: Shark 5% Owl 9% Chimp 11% Tiger 16% Gorilla 14% Lion 18% Zebra 23% Elephant 25% Rhino 27% Bear 32% Wolf 34% Parrot 36% Alligator 39% Dog 48% Fox 52% Cat 50% Cow 66% Penguin ? Horse ? Rock ? There are amongst us: 2 Chimps 3 Tigers 2 Gorillas 4 Lions 2 Zebras 1 Elephant 1 Rhino 1 Wolf 2 Bears 3 Parrots 4 Alligators 1 Dog 1 Fox 1 Cat 1 Cow 4 Horses 2 Penguins 1 Rock (Do you have to get minus points for this one?) > [@SkipMagic](#): > > I’m a Spelling Bee. > > (Fixed the thread title.) Wjat? You don’t like my way of spelling ‘what?’ Seriously, thanks. Don’t you just hate it when you carefully proofread your text but forget about the title? (I do.) > [@Beware of Doug](#): > > ``` > I am The Penguin! > > ``` Coo coo ca choo? ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/45 "2006-02-25T18:26:06Z")
OK, Tigers are now 4 with Drm joining their ranks. What I’m wondering is why Cows get such a poor rating? I mean they’re sacred in India and just about everyone there believes in reincarnation. You’d think bovines would be higher on the list. Tikki–a Bear wannabe. ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/46 "2006-02-25T18:29:38Z")
I am also an elephant. That’s not so bad, people like elephants and I could paint with my nose and sell the paintings for millions. 🙂 Plus all the peanuts I could eat. ---
**Author:** ![furnishesq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/977dab/32.png) [@furnishesq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furnishesq)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/47 "2006-02-25T18:42:46Z")
I was a Panda at 7% people higher than me. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/48 "2006-02-25T19:00:18Z")
My wife is a Zebra at 23%. Jim ---
**Author:** ![LucyInDisguise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucyindisguise/32/18064_2.png) [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/49 "2006-02-25T19:22:23Z")
‘Nuther Wolf checkin’ in. Anybody decide who the alpha male is yet? > [@picunurse](#): > > I’m a chimp (?) 11% of people will be reincarnated as a higher form of life than you. > a chimp… 😕 Coulda been worse. Coulda been “chump” 😃 ::runs yelping for the corner:: ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/50 "2006-02-25T19:31:24Z")
Another elephant checking in. Cool. You can call me “Stampy.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/51 "2006-02-25T20:36:11Z")
Oh, yeah, I’m a lion. Proud and strong, baby! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/52 "2006-02-26T01:10:03Z")
Don’t mess with the Rhino, baby! (Yeah, Spider-Man, I’m looking at you…) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/53 "2006-02-26T02:38:34Z")
Another dog here. Woof. ---
**Author:** ![Tio\_Gringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@Tio\_Gringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tio_Gringo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/54 "2006-02-26T03:12:10Z")
I am owl, hear me hoot! ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/55 "2006-02-26T04:44:01Z")
> [@Amazon Floozy Goddess](#): > > I’m a horsey! > > Listen to my hooooves! Clippety-clop! Sounds like Monty Python with the coconut shells… 🙂 I’m a Rhino. I don’t want to be a Rhino. I want to come back as a whale, with all the shrimp I can eat and getting overweight isn’t a problem. That should be the 1% deal. ---
**Author:** ![gooftroopag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gooftroopag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooftroopag)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/56 "2006-02-26T04:44:05Z")
> [@monica](#): > > Elephants are kind of cool. … until you get your face mutilated because some nit wants your tusks. I’m another elephant. Hup 2, 3, 4, pick it up 2, 3, 4… ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/57 "2006-02-26T05:04:17Z")
Bear. Some of the questions were silly. If a friend of mine asked for 2 bucks and that was all I had, I wouldn’t give it to them unless it was life or death. Why does that make me a bad person? ---
**Author:** ![Giant\_Spongess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@Giant\_Spongess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giant_Spongess)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/58 "2006-02-26T05:31:48Z")
I am a parrot. Bawk. ---
**Author:** ![moonstarssun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/59 "2006-02-27T02:18:22Z")
It looks like I’m the first giraffe–30% of reincarnies are better than me. So, **Giraffe** , any advice? ---
**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:** [March 5, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018/60 "2006-03-05T23:10:39Z")
Apparently, I will be reincarnated as a horse. I can live with that. "Only 20% of people will be reincarnated as a higher form of life than you. Remain honorable in this life, and you can expect to be rewarded in your next life." [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-be-in-your-next-life/346018.md?page=4)