# When there is no way out.. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 6, 2010, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698 "2010-07-06T11:02:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/21 "2010-07-06T15:10:26Z")
Bribe a guard. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/22 "2010-07-06T15:39:49Z")
Run in circles, scream and shout. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/23 "2010-07-06T15:42:52Z")
Break out with the measels. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/24 "2010-07-06T15:46:30Z")
Of course there’s a way out. In fact there are several twisty tunnels, which all look much the same. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/25 "2010-07-06T15:48:14Z")
Go in. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/26 "2010-07-06T15:51:34Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Eat the strawberry. Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Rain\_Soaked](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@Rain\_Soaked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rain_Soaked)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/27 "2010-07-06T15:53:32Z")
I don’t believe in the no-win scenario. ---
**Author:** ![LegsAkimbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@LegsAkimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegsAkimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/28 "2010-07-06T16:06:05Z")
Fake it. ---
**Author:** ![sevenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sevenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sevenwood)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/29 "2010-07-06T16:16:57Z")
I’m confident this does not apply to anyone here, and I’m probably misquoting it, but I seem to remember an old saying: “Never back a coward into a corner with no way out. He’ll kill you just trying to get away from you.” ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/30 "2010-07-06T16:18:34Z")
> [@indian](#): > > Easier said than done. Beats the alternative. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/31 "2010-07-06T16:28:41Z")
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/32 "2010-07-06T16:31:29Z")
Make balloon animals? ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/33 "2010-07-06T16:31:59Z")
Take the red pill. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/34 "2010-07-06T16:53:42Z")
Reprogram the simulation. I don’t believe in a no way out situation. ---
**Author:** ![drillrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@drillrod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drillrod)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/35 "2010-07-06T17:42:52Z")
Punt. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/36 "2010-07-06T18:07:24Z")
Probably cry a while then adapt. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/37 "2010-07-06T18:18:45Z")
When you come in, you’re in for good ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/38 "2010-07-06T18:26:24Z")
> [@sevenwood](#): > > I’m confident this does not apply to anyone here, and I’m probably misquoting it, but I seem to remember an old saying: > > “Never back a coward into a corner with no way out. He’ll kill you just trying to get away from you.” Very, very old saying indeed. 🙂 “When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard. Such is the art of warfare.” _The Art of War,_ Sun Tzu ---
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/39 "2010-07-06T18:55:06Z")
Make sure my DNA evidence is all over the scene and the other guy. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-there-is-no-way-out/545698/40 "2010-07-06T19:04:12Z")
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