December 19, 201312 yr comment_636625 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? Report
December 19, 201312 yr comment_636643 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? Report
December 19, 201312 yr comment_636679 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? Report
December 20, 201312 yr comment_636843 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. Report
December 20, 201312 yr comment_637011 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? Report
December 20, 201312 yr comment_637091 Ha! As if I've ever been healthy. Show me the money. Would you rather have glass bones, or paper skin? Report
December 20, 201312 yr comment_637094 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? Report
December 20, 201312 yr comment_637099 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? Report
December 24, 201312 yr comment_638067 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? Report
December 24, 201312 yr comment_638185 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? Report
December 24, 201312 yr comment_638222 Haha Yates. I would rather marry someone awesome in bed and terrible at oral. I think that would be easier to work on and improve. Would you rather lose control of your body or your mind? Report
December 24, 201312 yr comment_638246 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? Report
December 24, 201312 yr comment_638269 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? Report
December 24, 201312 yr comment_638302 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? Report
December 31, 201312 yr comment_640146 10 kids. At least they would have some use. Would you rather: Jump in the lions cage of a zoo or cross a river full of hippos during mating season? Report
December 31, 201312 yr comment_640172 Jump into the lion's cage. Would you rather jump naked into an african bee nest or fight a bear? Report
December 31, 201312 yr comment_640179 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? Report
December 31, 201312 yr comment_640242 Admin. Would fix a lot of issues while I'm at it Would you rather drink from a mug or a glass? Report
December 31, 201312 yr comment_640249 Glass.Would you rather have your two free days off in the week as Saturday+ Sunday, or Sunday + other day not saturday? Report
December 31, 201312 yr comment_640274 Saturday+Sunday. Would you rather drive on the left or on the right? Report
December 31, 201312 yr comment_640283 On the right Would you rather be a tarot card reader or a palm reader? Report
December 31, 201312 yr comment_640294 Tarot card reader. Good luck predicting the weather reading palms! Would you rather flip a coin or play dice? Report
December 31, 201312 yr comment_640297 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? Report
December 31, 201312 yr comment_640329 I'm not exactly sure how to play it so... the latter. Would you rather sleep on the floor with five pillows or sleep on a mattress with no pillows? Report
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