# Would you rather? **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 23, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444 "2016-05-23T07:06:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/261 "2016-10-24T17:44:34Z")
Shakespeare. Become a good player of an instrument of your choosing or a true virtuoso in an instrument of my choosing (no hints)? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/262 "2016-10-24T17:52:08Z")
You choose (but now you have to tell me). I’ll try to build a performing career around it somehow. Shrimp cocktail or scampi? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/263 "2016-10-24T18:29:45Z")
Scampi. Cold shrimp aren’t my thing. Would you rather eat Chinese hot mustard or ghost peppers? ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/264 "2016-10-24T20:07:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > You choose (but now you have to tell me). I’ll try to build a performing career around it somehow. > > Shrimp cocktail or scampi? Vibraphone. Off you go! ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/265 "2016-10-24T20:08:28Z")
Definitely hot mustard. Not nearly as many hospitalizations with that stuff. Spend four years in a Trump America or one year in Somalia? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/266 "2016-10-24T20:21:26Z")
Somalia; I like travel abroad. 8 years of President Trump, or 12 years of President Cruz-then-Pence-then-Rubio? ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/267 "2016-10-24T21:18:31Z")
Cruz-Pence-Rubio Would you rather know who let the dogs out, or who DID kill the deputy? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/268 "2016-10-25T03:17:52Z")
> [@Victor\_Charlie](#): > > Vibraphone. Off you go! :: grits teeth :: OK, this might take awhile. In play: The deputy. I already know the answer to the first: [http://jokideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/428595\_274462069294509\_126894987384552\_630989\_2125997425\_n.jpg](http://jokideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/428595_274462069294509_126894987384552_630989_2125997425_n.jpg) Next: Visit Tokyo or Beijing? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/269 "2016-10-25T04:53:02Z")
Tokyo. PhD in Physics or Chemistry? ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/270 "2016-10-25T05:30:38Z")
Physics. Oscar of your choosing or Olympic Gold Medal in your favorite sport? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/271 "2016-10-25T13:31:19Z")
An Oscar, definitely. And can I see that it’s awarded to someone other than me? Because Bradley Cooper should’ve won it for Best Actor in _Limitless_. Dinner with Bradley Cooper or Robert De Niro? ---
**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 25, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/272 "2016-10-25T13:36:16Z")
Bradley Cooper seems much more interesting. Star in an off-Broadway musical written by nobodies but that looks promising, or have a minor role in a movie based on a best selling book directed by and starring major talents? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/273 "2016-10-25T13:53:49Z")
Minor role. I even know which one. 😃 Direct an episode of your favorite TV show or sing karaoke with your favorite musician? ---
**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/274 "2016-10-25T14:00:13Z")
Sing ~with Patsy Cline ~ Would you rather loose your sense of smell or taste? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/275 "2016-10-25T15:17:27Z")
Well, if your sense of smell goes, so goes your sense of taste. So I guess taste. At least I could still smell stuff! Babysit for an infant or a toddler? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/276 "2016-10-25T15:22:25Z")
A toddler. He or she can at least tell you where he or she hurts. Be 21 again, or have millions of dollars? ETA: I have no sense of smell. I can still taste fine. ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/277 "2016-10-25T15:44:39Z")
Assuming I get to take my memories and knowledge with me, I’ll be 21 again. Give up riding in cars forever or eat only from 7-11 for the rest of your life? ---
**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 25, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/278 "2016-10-25T19:35:18Z")
Riding in cars. I mostly walk or take buses anyway. Inherit Trump’s fortune if you let him be President for eight years, or inherit the Clinton’s fortune but don’t let her be President. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/279 "2016-10-26T04:54:05Z")
Either of those, practically speaking, means I’ll be stuck with a President Trump, which sucks. I guess I’ll go with Option B, since at least that doesn’t guarantee him eight years in office (and - bonus! - I get all of Hillary’s money). In ten years, Moon colony or manned Mars landing? ---
**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/280 "2016-10-26T08:47:33Z")
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