# 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:** 46
**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:** [April 15, 2017, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/901 "2017-04-15T06:35:31Z")
Go around the block. Why should I disrupt everyone else for my stupidity? Money and time are no object. Do you fly to your across-the-pond vacation or cruise there? ---
**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:** [April 15, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/902 "2017-04-15T19:26:41Z")
Cruise. I like being on ships, and it’s bound to be more comfortable and restful. Live another ten years in excellent health, or another twenty in so-so health? ---
**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/903 "2017-04-15T22:42:46Z")
10 years in great health, spent the last ten not so good A family member passes, do you raise their children or wait for another family member to step up? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/904 "2017-04-15T23:09:42Z")
> [@Brooky](#): > > 10 years in great health, spent the last ten not so good > A family member passes, do you raise their children or wait for another family member to step up? Raise their children. I want babies. Would you rather your indoor temperature be 20 degrees F, or 90 degrees F? ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/905 "2017-04-17T12:04:02Z")
one can always put on layers of clothing to diminish the effects of cold. No equivalent relief available for uncomfortable heat (unless someone invents an ice outfit?). grilled steak or barbequed chicken? ---
**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:** [April 17, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/906 "2017-04-17T20:31:38Z")
I like both, but slightly prefer steak. Baked potato or mashed potatoes? ---
**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:** [April 18, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/907 "2017-04-18T00:49:04Z")
Mashed potatoes. With gravy. Denny’s or Domino’s? ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/908 "2017-04-18T12:07:26Z")
It’s morning so I’m going with Denny’s. If I answered after noon I’d probably go with Domino’s Sweet Tarts or Smarties? ---
**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:** [April 18, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/909 "2017-04-18T13:44:19Z")
Either… but I’ll say Sweet Tarts. Joffrey Baratheon or Ramsay Bolton? ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/911 "2017-04-21T12:42:47Z")
Ramsay can be a bit inconsiderate of others at times. Live in a comfortable fully furnished house constructed with transparent materials in the middle of a typical residential subdivision, or dwell in perfect privacy in a yurt with no indoor plumbing, electricity or other modern conveniences that’s located on 10 rural acres? ---
**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:** [April 21, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/912 "2017-04-21T18:21:05Z")
I will choose the transparent house and put up lots and lots of curtains. You can choose one super power: the ability to pop tires with your mind, or the ability to incapacitate cellphones with your mind. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/913 "2017-04-21T20:53:25Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > You can choose one super power: the ability to pop tires with your mind, or the ability to incapacitate cellphones with your mind. What, no choice available for magically refilling ink in ball point pens? Fine, guess I’d go with incapacitating cellphones. An oblivious jerk was holding up the rest of the line at the post office when it was his turn to get his tax return stamped recently, and that burn is still fresh in my mind. Own a one-acre island located one mile from shore and not connected by any roads, bridges, or utilities, or star in a dogfood commercial? ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/914 "2017-04-22T04:08:16Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > Own a one-acre island located one mile from shore and not connected by any roads, bridges, or utilities, or star in a dogfood commercial? As the one who _eats_ the dog food??? No thanks, I’d rather have my own private island. A generator & a boat will do me just fine. Would you rather bungee jump or skydive? ---
**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:** [April 24, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/915 "2017-04-24T21:25:07Z")
Bungee jump. Lasts less time, and if something goes wrong, I probably don’t splat on the ground at terminal velocity. Regardless, I will probably need new pants. You are at home when the doorbell rings and it is a guy from The Twilight Zone (or possibly The Outer Limits, hard to remember) and he gives you a wooden box. Inside the wooden box is a pushbutton. Twilight Zone Man tells you that if you push the button, two things will happen: a) you will immediately receive $20 million, and b) someone will die; _someone that you don’t know._ Do you push the button or hide the box in a safe place so no one can find it? ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/916 "2017-05-09T12:11:42Z")
Hide the box, Lots of money is nice, but c’mon, it ain’t worth killing anyone for it. Be a pirate or a ninja? ---
**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/917 "2017-05-11T00:51:45Z")
Pirate for the clothing Would you rather be a Quarter Horse or Arabian Horse? ---
**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:** [May 11, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/918 "2017-05-11T00:58:19Z")
Quarterhorse, but I, admittedly, know little about horses in general. Have which of the following sports abilities as a professional athlete? A. Score 20 points in every basketball game B. Score a touchdown in every football game C. Score a goal in every hockey game D. Score a goal in every two soccer games ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/919 "2017-05-11T03:54:22Z")
A. Because of all these I have the lowest probability of permanent injury in basketball. Would you rather share a five minute, full contact tongue kiss with Steve Bannon or a coelacanth? ---
**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:** [May 11, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/920 "2017-05-11T15:27:05Z")
Too easy. The coelacanth. Would you rather be a lion in the wild, or a domestic kitty? ---
**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:** [May 11, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444/921 "2017-05-11T17:44:58Z")
Domestic kitty. Life’s a lot tougher for your average lion. Adopt a lovable, well-trained old dog who’s only got three years to live, or a lively, extremely energetic puppy who just can’t be housebroken? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather/755444.md?page=47)