# You're one of the "Lost" castaways. What do you do?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-one-of-the-lost-castaways-what-do-you-do/322526>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 20, 2005, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-one-of-the-lost-castaways-what-do-you-do/322526 "2005-09-20T13:41:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-one-of-the-lost-castaways-what-do-you-do/322526/21 "2005-09-20T23:52:59Z")

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> [@Cervaise](#):
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> I would organize the castaways into tiger teams to create white papers on various straw men. I’d improvise PowerPoint presentations with big leaves and charcoal. We would identify our resource constraints and break up into planning sessions to determine our budgetary plan for upcoming periods. Central to this effort would be the formalization of an organizational chart, which would be reproduced and distributed to all participants. Equally important would be the determination of a concrete set of performance metrics so projections can be compared to actuals on a forward-looking basis.

Cervaise I have a nice spot reserved for you on Ark “B”. Right next to the phone sanitizer.

I would probably be the guy that was sucked into the engine.

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-one-of-the-lost-castaways-what-do-you-do/322526/22 "2005-09-21T00:41:36Z")

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> [@chefjef](#):
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> I’m surprised that from the beginning they didn’t do a tally of skills - that seemed to happen as the show went on.

It took a while for all the castaways to accept that they really were stranded and that nobody would be coming for them. No reason to plan long-term survival if you don’t think there’s a long term.

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**Author:** ![Farmwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8dc957/32.png) [@Farmwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmwoman)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-one-of-the-lost-castaways-what-do-you-do/322526/23 "2005-09-21T01:18:30Z")

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I’d start a theater group and put on shows. Shannon’s not invited, 'cause that girl cain’t act.

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-one-of-the-lost-castaways-what-do-you-do/322526/24 "2005-09-21T02:05:07Z")

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I would not have opened that hatch if you paid me a million coconuts.

What the frack are they going to do once inside anyway? Never pick a hiding spot that doesn’t have two exits.

Oh, and I’d help Sun get over her sorrow in losing Jin. 😃

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