I’m very highbrow and don’t mind opera, but you’d have to put a gun to my head to get me to watch five minutes of “rassin’”
Sit and watch every London performance of Phantom of the Opera (almost 30 years worth), or get to see it live on stage once with the cast of your choice?
Once is enough for me.
Would you rather have dinner with Hitler or Saddam Hussein (yes, you are fluent in each other’s languages) (no zombie jokes) (no, they’re already dead, so you can’t kill them again)
Jesus, is Trump available instead? I’d go with Hitler, because I think he might be able to be civil throughout dinner, whereas Hussein seems batcrap crazy. I’d have to listen to Hitler’s crazy political ideas, but I already listen to my coworker’s crazy political ideas every day at lunch, so I know I can get through it.
Ability to fly (like Superman) or ability to read minds?
I’d love to be able to read minds, cause I could keep it secret. Kind of hard to be secret about flying.
Have an after their death interview with Robin Williams or Christopher Reeve
Robin Williams, if I can get a word in edgewise.
Guest star on Game of Thrones or Downton Abbey?
Ooo, that’s a toughie. I like both shows. I guess I’ll go with GOT, though, as it’s still on and is more exciting, all in all.
Give half of your fortune to charity, or be forced to moderate the next Trump-Clinton debate?
Definitely moderate
Have Trump interrupt everything you say for one year or have a finger chopped off?
Trump interruptions. I need all my fingers.
Be president of the United States, or leader of (any other country you choose?)
President of the US sounds like nightmare without end. Prince of Liechtenstein, OTOH sounds like a great figurehead gig.
Would you rather have telepathic abilities at the expense of losing your hearing or be able to automatically adjust the room temperature at will no matter where you are plus or minus 5 degrees at the expense of losing your sense of taste?
I am never giving up my hearing and love of music! I’m not much on eating, however, so the choice is easy.
Live in a climate where the weather is perfect for you all the time, or live in a climate with lots of changeable weather?
Perfect all the time.
Receive $1 million now, or $5 million ten years from now? (no taxes to be paid.)
$1 million now. Time value of money and all that.
Vanilla or chocolate?
Chocolate, although I have nothing against vanilla.
Fish tacos or pot roast?
pot roast most assuredly
all expense paid two week vacation in Macedonia or 50% off one week vacation in Ireland?
Fish taco. Never had either, but I’ve heard good things about fish tacos.
Would you rather your partner had an affair with a person of the same sex as you or the other sex?
Same sex. At least I’d understand that.
Look and sound like Susan Boyle or like Fran Drescher (The Nanny)
I would go to Macedonia looking and sounding like Fran Drescher.
Would you rather have access to Trump’s income tax returns, or Clinton’s emails?
I think the market for the tax returns would be more remunerative. And if the e-mails really turned out to be personal, I’d feel guilty selling them at all.
50 hour weeks every week, or 70 hour weeks from mid-August to Oct 01 every year?
Is take poison an option?
I’m not sure I understand? work 50 hour weeks, 52 weeks a year, or 70 hour weeks for six weeks, and not work the rest of the year? for the same money? The second, but neither makes me very happy. Most places expect 40 hour weeks, and give you two weeks a year. Some give you four, because they give you two solid weeks vacation, plus federal holidays, paid sick days, and personal days, and it adds up to four weeks.
ETA: be Jewish, or a Black/Hispanic in the US today?
Jewish. Unless my name is Bernie Madoff.
Get drunk or get high?