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Backward. Far backward. My modern education would land me a seat next to the great inventors and kings. Even my knowledge of ethnic foods would make me a grand chef. Oh also the ability to discover America far before anyone else, and then abuse the Natives for gold and spices would make me rich.

 

Going forward all I might see is more gimmicky technology. We're at a point where nothing amazes us anymore. The impossible appears possible because it is within reach. I mean come on, we have 3d printers for god's sake. Going backwards I could take advantage of the earlier world and mold it into my own image.

 

 

Would you rather be a democratically elected leader, in a system of checks and balances, or a dictator in complete control of the entire country, for better or worse?

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Backward. Far backward. My modern education would land me a seat next to the great inventors and kings. Even my knowledge of ethnic foods would make me a grand chef. Oh also the ability to discover America far before anyone else, and then abuse the Natives for gold and spices would make me rich.

 

Going forward all I might see is more gimmicky technology. We're at a point where nothing amazes us anymore. The impossible appears possible because it is within reach. I mean come on, we have 3d printers for god's sake. Going backwards I could take advantage of the earlier world and mold it into my own image.

 

 

Would you rather be a democratically elected leader, in a system of checks and balances, or a dictator in complete control of the entire country, for better or worse?

 

 

If i was going to be the one in charge, Dictator....if I wasn't going to be the dictator, then democratically elected leader.

 

Mac or PC?

PC. I've already made this choice. And it's liberating.

 

Would you rather save your pet from a burning building or all of your worldly possessions?

More instinctively pet. No matter how much more I wanted the laptop or artwork my morality would force me to save the living being.

 

If you had the ability to change the past, would you rather save the life of Trotsky or Malcolm X? Assuming saving one negates the ability to save the other.

Trotsky.  Not even a question.  Dr. Martin Luther King was a more effective version of Malcolm X, imho.

 

Would you rather win $5 Million or live 25 more healthy years?

Glass bones. Most bones are pretty thick, and just their shape is pretty sturdy. I'd be horribly frail, but at least I could go outside in the rain and not have my skin melt.

 

Assuming you were forced to and had the choice of which of the two, would you rather go back in time and murder Hitler or Stalin?

Stalin. Because in 99.9% of cases, time travelling Hitler assassinations fail.

 

Would you rather give up the need to eat, or the need to sleep?

The need to sleep. The average person spends 30% of their life sleeping, so the way I see it, that's decades added to my conscious life. Plus eating after getting really hungry is one of the best feelings ever. I wouldn't want to give that up.

 

Would you rather kill a man and receive $1,000,000,000 in payment, or not kill a man and go $1,000,000,000 in debt?

Psh. I've killed for way less...

 

Would you rather marry someone awesome in bed but terrible at oral or awesome at oral but terrible in bed?

That's harsh.  Probably my mind - especially if I was blissfully unaware of my slip from reality.  Because I'm a fairly impatient person and would get REALY frustrated and depressed if I was aware of the fact my body was betraying me and there was nothing I could do to stop it.  Parkinsons [that Olympic moment with Ali was PAINFUL to watch] and ALS are scary to me...

 

Would you rather live the next year in a submarine that never surfaces - with no internet access - or the next 6 months penniless and homeless in Juno, Alaska?

Juno. A submarine not surfacing for an entire year is more than a bit dangerous. That, combined with claustrophobia, rules out subs for me. Assuming I cannot get a job in Juno, I'd rely on the monthly stipend you get for living in Alaska, combined with a lot of dumpster diving. I'd definitely feel like taking a shower within a week, though.

 

Would you rather be chased by a bear, or chased by a shark?

Bear. I stand a chance against a bear. They can run at speeds of 30 miles per hour if I remember correctly, but I could be wrong. Either way, a shark must chase me in the water. I can't outswim a shark. The bear, of course, may have a faster charging speed than me, but I'm more agile and can dodge around trees and climb things. (Kind of like how my ancestors would avoid the bear's, now that I think of it.

 

So bear. Yes. Bear.

 

Would you rather live with a spouse and 10 kids, or a spouse and 30 cats?

Fight the bear. Would have an easier time surviving.

 

Would you rather, have the absolute power of admin on CN but not be able to play, or be the leader of a small alliance which gets pushed around?

Flip coin, you have 50:50 chance

 

Would you rather, if playing Pai go poker, keep a full house in your big hand and have a crappy small hand, or split the full house, having a three of a kind in your big hand, but a pair in the small hand?

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