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CHOOSE!

Saw a book on this theme and decided to expand upon it and basically design one of my own in the form of a poll. Some of the questions are more serious than others. None of them are too serious. You're given two options, each of which has a possible advantage and a possible disadvantage, depending on your perspective. If you were seriously given the two options, which would you choose?
CHOICE: You are given the option of enjoying perfect physical health throughout your entire life. No risk of cancer, AIDS, heart attack, tooth decay, indigestion, the common cold, or anything else. Your lifespan is likely to be substantially longer than normal. The only catch is -- you look like "THE GRINCH" (although shaving is an option, but you'll still be weird, green and pretty hairy nonetheless). Your choice?
Stay with a human appearance and take my chances.
Grinch me!
CHOICE: You have the option of traveling to the 24th Century, which turns out to be amazingly Star Trekkish in sppearance. It is largely peaceful, sociologically and technologically advanced, where the people of Earth are part of a vast galactic community dedicated to exploration and peaceful contact. However, you'll be pretty badly out of touch, likely seen as a relic of the past, and it'll take you years to catch up. Your other option is to travel to the 12th Century, where your advanced knowledge and abilities could make you a great king, a powerful healer, or a mighty conqueror. Only problems are there's no toilets, no Cable TV, and not much in the way of personal hygeine, at least not until you invent some of them and get these people to bathe occasionally. Your choice?
Beam me to the 24th Century, Scotty!
Better to rule in the 12th Century than be a future relic.
CHOICE: You have the ability to accomplish one of two things: You can either create a new form of mass entertainment that will be superior to TV, movies, books, or even cyberspace, and your name will be remembered forever as its founder; Or you can create a vaccine that will cure most of the diseases known to man, but since you were under contract to a medical corporation, the medicine will be made available, but no one will ever know you did it. Your choice?
Just call me the Entertainment King!
The well-being of humanity is more important than fame.
CHOICE: You have won an all-expenses-paid-forever trip to a tropical resort to live the rest of your life in complete luxury. However, you must choose between one of two places: a tropical paradise where the natives, who will be waiting on you hand and foot, only bathe once every six months and take pride in their -- aroma, or an island whose surface area consists entirely of two-foot-deep mud except for a few palm trees and your home (which does include a bathtub) and those of the rather fresher-smelling natives. Your choice?
Pack me 200 cans of Lysol and send me to the tropical paradise!
Well, mud-baths are supposed to be good for your skin.
CHOICE: You are to be granted the ability to become a great super-hero. But you must choose one of two options: A grim, dark, detective-type who relies on his wits, athletic ability, and technology to win against a city of psychopathic freaks, and whose secret identity is a billionaire playboy type; or a superhuman who can fly, is invulnerable to physical harm, picks up fill-size planes and boats like they were toys, but whose secret identity is a nerdy newspaper reporter who couldn't get a date on the best day of his life. Your choice?
I'll take the grim detective with the big bucks.
I'll take the super-powers over "wits" vs. a crook with a machine gun!
CHOICE: You have won a new home. The only requirements are you can never move, and you must choose between the following: A luxurious apartment in a large complex filled with generally friendly people, but you never know when some idiot loser might move in next to you and make your life hell for a few years; or a palatial house with about 7000 square feet of space, where your nearest neighbor is over twenty miles away (although shopping is closer). Your choice?
Apartment. I need people around me, even at risk of a loser.
Isolated estate. Sounds like a dream come true across the board.
CHOICE: You've won a car! Due to the rules of the contest, you're legally obligated to keep it for a minimum of four years. You can choose between a gorgeous, colorful sports car that has a history of mechanical problems, or a car that runs perfectly and will continue to do so, but looks like something you'd almost be embarassed to be seen driving in public? Your choice?
Hey, at least I can show off the sports car at home to friends!
I'll take the junkheap that will at least get me around reliably.
CHOICE: You have contracted an unusual disease that will require the amputation of one limb. You must lose either an arm or a leg. Your choice?
Take an arm and teach me how to tie my shoes one-handed.
Take a leg and get me a wheelchair or a crutch.
CHOICE: You have been granted your longtime wish to become a great writer. However, you must choose one of two options. You can either produce one masterwork that will make you one of the great names of literature of all time, but generate very little public acclaim for at least a hundred years, or you can write a series of books that will be panned by most literary critics but be massively popular and rake in a ton of money for you. Your choice?
I would be honored to become part of literary history.
Take the money and laugh all the way to the bank.
CHOICE: You have been provided with a fashion designer for the rest of your life. You can choose between a person who makes frequent use of asymmetrical design, strange fabrics, neon colors, and results that look as though they weren't designed for the human form; or a guy who thinks T-shirts and jeans are your best option and a smear of orange Cheetos powder on the shirt is a fashion statement. Your choice?
I love neon colors and don't mind wearing them!
I love Cheetos and don't mind wearing them!
CHOICE: A new medical treatment has been developed that will let you eat as great a quantity of food as you like, and you'll be able to maintain your ideal weight and never suffer any intestinal disorder. However, your diet will be restricted to fast-food hamburgers, french fries, soft drinks, pizza, and peanut butter. Any deviation from this diet will result in the medical procedure being negated, and you will experience all the weight gain retroactively. Your choice?
Stay as I am and take my chances with a diverse diet.
Do McDonald's, Wendy's, and Pizza Hut offer lifetime memberships?
CHOICE: You've just freed a genie from a bottle. This being a particularly generous genie, he's willing to grant FIVE wishes. But there's a catch. The wishes must be taken from a list he provides you with. Which FIVE of the following would you wish for?
Unlimited financial resources.
Perfect health and a 1000+ year lifespan with slowed aging.
The ability to consistently score with the opposite sex.
The ability to instantly teleport to any point on the planet.
The ability to fly.
The ability to turn invisible.
The ability to turn invisible and walk through solid objects.
The ability to travel to any point in history (past only).
The ability to travel up to 200 years in the future.
The ability to read other people's minds.
The ability to communicate with any species of animal.
The ability to enhance or close down any of your 5 senses at will.
Super-strength (Superman level).
The ability to travel up to 50 years in the past or future.
Having "diplomatic immunity" from any and all laws around the world.
Possessing the greatest intellect in the history of mankind.
Having perfect children that will never disobey or disrespect you.
The ability to travel to (and exist upon) any world in the solar system.
The ability to speak in person with any great people of the past.
The ability to survive unaided underwater even at its deepest.
Virtually all of the above, but only for a week.
The ability to move objects with thought (Telekinesis)
This poll was created on 2000-12-20 20:27:20 by hzrdchip