=========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-02-95 (15:24) Number: 284748 From: BLUE DEVIL Refer#: NONE To: ** ALL ** Recvd: NO Subj: 10 Questions Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am not the original source of many of these questions. Please answer the following as with as much detail or succinctness as you desire. Use one word or ten pages, but please answer. (1) A man places a gun in your hand, and proceeds to conclusively prove that if you do not kill another innocent man (who he points out) in the next hour, that man will step in front of a bus which will then go over a bridge and kill 30 schoolchildren. What do you do? (2) It is twenty years in the future. World Chancellor Newt Gingrich has banned the works of Shakespeare. The one remaining copy is trapped in a burning building. You can either save it or rescue a young woman trapped in an adjoining room. Which do you save? (3) If you could choose to have either one true friend or one good lover for the rest of your life, which would you choose? (4) You dog gets really sick. The vet says he needs an operation which will completely cure him but will cost $10,000. Do you pay? (5) What if it's your cat? (6) In a foreign country, you are unjustly convicted of stealing. The judge offers you the choice of being permanently and totally blinded, deafened, or struck dumb. What do you tell him? (7) If someone lies to you, how long before you trust them again? (8) Your best friend is driving you to get something to eat. He is careless going around a turn and hits an old woman crossing the street. She's obviously killed, but no one sees and there is no damage to or marks on his car. He does not turn himself in. Do you? (9) How much money would it take to get you to blow a Shetland pony? (10) Your best friend/lover/mom/wife/whatever (the person you care for most) is placed in a room with you by a maniacal psycopath. Said psycopath then starts filling the room with water and tells you unless you kill yourself or the other person he will flood the room and kill you both. You know from media reports that this psycopath will do exactly as he says. What is your response? f =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-02-95 (16:04) Number: 284766 From: SWEET JANE Refer#: 284748 To: BLUE DEVIL Recvd: YES Subj: 10 Questions Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- D>I am not the original source of many of these questions. BD>Please answer the following as with as much detail or succinctness BD>as you desire. Use one word or ten pages, but please answer. BD>(1) A man places a gun in your hand, and proceeds to conclusively BD>prove that if you do not kill another innocent man (who he points BD>out) in the next hour, that man will step in front of a bus which BD>will then go over a bridge and kill 30 schoolchildren. What do you do? Kill that man. BD>(2) It is twenty years in the future. World Chancellor Newt Gingrich BD>has banned the works of Shakespeare. The one remaining copy is BD>trapped in a burning building. You can either save it or rescue a BD>young woman trapped in an adjoining room. Which do you save? The woman, of course. Geez,literature is important, but I can't IMAGINE leaving a person to die in favor of a book...ANY book. And I love Shakespeare. BD>(3) If you could choose to have either one true friend or one good BD>lover for the rest of your life, which would you choose? The good lover. He/she could prove to be a good friend over time. BD>(4) You dog gets really sick. The vet says he needs an operation BD>which will completely cure him but will cost $10,000. Do you pay? I'd WANT to, but no way could I afford to! I mean, noone would even GRANT me the loan. BD>(5) What if it's your cat? Hehehehehe. No. absolutely not. Cat's don't deserve it. Unless it really hurts :) BD>(6) In a foreign country, you are unjustly convicted of stealing. BD>The judge offers you the choice of being permanently and totally BD>blinded, deafened, or struck dumb. What do you tell him? I'd rather be blinded, personally. Blind people are lucky in the sense they get to know people's personalities first, rather than looks. They can function very normally in society. I'd hate to not be able to talk or sing and hear music! Plus, I'd get out of having to drive :) BD>(7) If someone lies to you, how long before you trust them again? Oh, for me usually by the time they get around to telling me another lie I believe them. I mean, RIGHT away. I trust everyone, way too much for my own good. But if I could help it, I would make then prove they were trustworthy again. Or buy me something ;) BD>(8) Your best friend is driving you to get something to eat. He is BD>careless going around a turn and hits an old woman crossing the BD>street. She's obviously killed, but no one sees and there is no BD>damage to or marks on his car. He does not turn himself in. Do you? Hell yes. BD>(9) How much money would it take to get you to blow a Shetland pony? I'm allergic to horses. Thank GOD. BD>(10) Your best friend/lover/mom/wife/whatever (the person you care for BD>most) is placed in a room with you by a maniacal psycopath. Said BD>psycopath then starts filling the room with water and tells you unless BD>you kill yourself or the other person he will flood the room and kill BD>you both. You know from media reports that this psycopath will do BD>exactly as he says. What is your response? f =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-02-95 (16:06) Number: 284774 From: SWEET JANE Refer#: 284766 To: SWEET JANE Recvd: NO Subj: 10 Questions Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oops, forgot the last question.......ummmmmmm.......I'd let myself die and save the other person. But if it was Flagg, I might reconsider :) =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-02-95 (16:11) Number: 284776 From: ANCALAGON Refer#: 284748 To: BLUE DEVIL Recvd: YES Subj: 10 Questions Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...If you choose either answer to any of those questions, you're damned either way. =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-02-95 (16:23) Number: 284788 From: WIRED CHILD Refer#: 284748 To: BLUE DEVIL Recvd: YES Subj: 10 Questions Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BD>(1) A man places a gun in your hand, and proceeds to conclusively BD>prove that if you do not kill another innocent man (who he points BD>out) in the next hour, that man will step in front of a bus which BD>will then go over a bridge and kill 30 schoolchildren. What do you do? Hand him the gun back. The ends do not justify the means. If he'd proven it conclusively enough I'd probably have nightmares, however. BD>(2) It is twenty years in the future. World Chancellor Newt Gingrich BD>has banned the works of Shakespeare. The one remaining copy is BD>trapped in a burning building. You can either save it or rescue a BD>young woman trapped in an adjoining room. Which do you save? Ahhhhhhhh... what is more valuable, one human life or cultural legacy? If I had to choose on a spur of the moment, I'd choose the human life. BD>(3) If you could choose to have either one true friend or one good BD>lover for the rest of your life, which would you choose? A true friend. Good lovers are easy. BD>(4) You dog gets really sick. The vet says he needs an operation BD>which will completely cure him but will cost $10,000. Do you pay? BD>(5) What if it's your cat? With my finances? Are you kidding? Say hello to Dr. Darwin, Toonces... BD>(6) In a foreign country, you are unjustly convicted of stealing. BD>The judge offers you the choice of being permanently and totally BD>blinded, deafened, or struck dumb. What do you tell him? "Judge, you can cordially go fuck yourself." BD>(7) If someone lies to you, how long before you trust them again? If it's a serious enough lie, NEVER. BD>(8) Your best friend is driving you to get something to eat. He is BD>careless going around a turn and hits an old woman crossing the BD>street. She's obviously killed, but no one sees and there is no BD>damage to or marks on his car. He does not turn himself in. Do you? No. It's not my responsibilty nor my conscience. I'd have to say of the people I know very few would not turn themselves in. BD>(9) How much money would it take to get you to blow a Shetland pony? How much ya got? $20? OK. BD>(10) Your best friend/lover/mom/wife/whatever (the person you care for BD>most) is placed in a room with you by a maniacal psycopath. Said BD>psycopath then starts filling the room with water and tells you unless BD>you kill yourself or the other person he will flood the room and kill BD>you both. You know from media reports that this psycopath will do BD>exactly as he says. What is your response? I punch holes in the wall. What? That doesn't work? I pry open the door. What? That doesn't work? I stuff my shirt in the water outlet. What? That doesn't work? I kick the wall really hard. What? That doesn't [glub] I refuse to, by my conscious action, become a co-conspirator. If we both die, we die with our blood on HIS conscience. NOT mine. wC "fuck those gay juvie bastards" -- diogenes =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-02-95 (16:22) Number: 284790 From: GREY GHOST Refer#: 284748 To: BLUE DEVIL Recvd: YES Subj: 10 Questions Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BD>I am not the original source of many of these questions. BD>Please answer the following as with as much detail or succinctness BD>as you desire. Use one word or ten pages, but please answer. BD>(1) A man places a gun in your hand, and proceeds to conclusively BD>prove that if you do not kill another innocent man (who he points BD>out) in the next hour, that man will step in front of a bus which BD>will then go over a bridge and kill 30 schoolchildren. What do you do? I point him towards the nearest bus stop. BD>(2) It is twenty years in the future. World Chancellor Newt Gingrich BD>has banned the works of Shakespeare. The one remaining copy is BD>trapped in a burning building. You can either save it or rescue a BD>young woman trapped in an adjoining room. Which do you save? The woman. BD>(3) If you could choose to have either one true friend or one good BD>lover for the rest of your life, which would you choose? A true friend. BD>(4) You dog gets really sick. The vet says he needs an operation BD>which will completely cure him but will cost $10,000. Do you pay? Have the dog put to sleep. BD>(5) What if it's your cat? Ditto. BD>(6) In a foreign country, you are unjustly convicted of stealing. BD>The judge offers you the choice of being permanently and totally BD>blinded, deafened, or struck dumb. What do you tell him? Deaf. BD>(7) If someone lies to you, how long before you trust them again? It depends on the severity of the lie. BD>(8) Your best friend is driving you to get something to eat. He is BD>careless going around a turn and hits an old woman crossing the BD>street. She's obviously killed, but no one sees and there is no BD>damage to or marks on his car. He does not turn himself in. Do you? Yes. BD>(9) How much money would it take to get you to blow a Shetland pony? More than you have. BD>(10) Your best friend/lover/mom/wife/whatever (the person you care for BD>most) is placed in a room with you by a maniacal psycopath. Said BD>psycopath then starts filling the room with water and tells you unless BD>you kill yourself or the other person he will flood the room and kill BD>you both. You know from media reports that this psycopath will do BD>exactly as he says. What is your response? f Kill myself. =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-02-95 (16:57) Number: 284813 From: DIOGENES Refer#: 284748 To: BLUE DEVIL Recvd: YES Subj: 10 Questions Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BD>(1) A man places a gun in your hand, and proceeds to conclusively BD>prove that if you do not kill another innocent man (who he points BD>out) in the next hour, that man will step in front of a bus which BD>will then go over a bridge and kill 30 schoolchildren. What do you do? "Shoot them....shoot them both.." BD>(2) It is twenty years in the future. World Chancellor Newt Gingrich BD>has banned the works of Shakespeare. The one remaining copy is BD>trapped in a burning building. You can either save it or rescue a BD>young woman trapped in an adjoining room. Which do you save? "Wherefore art thou, Juliet?" BD>(3) If you could choose to have either one true friend or one good BD>lover for the rest of your life, which would you choose? To be a good lover, she would have to be a true friend. BD>(4) You dog gets really sick. The vet says he needs an operation BD>which will completely cure him but will cost $10,000. Do you pay? Depends on my financial situation> In my current situation, Ole Yellar would have to bite the bullet. BD>(5) What if it's your cat? I'd get a loan I guess. BD>(6) In a foreign country, you are unjustly convicted of stealing. BD>The judge offers you the choice of being permanently and totally BD>blinded, deafened, or struck dumb. What do you tell him? Deafened for sure. After seeing this world, I couldn't stand the darkness. BD>(8) Your best friend is driving you to get something to eat. He is BD>careless going around a turn and hits an old woman crossing the BD>street. She's obviously killed, but no one sees and there is no BD>damage to or marks on his car. He does not turn himself in. Do you? No. I'd turn my ex-best friend in. BD>(9) How much money would it take to get you to blow a Shetland pony? I bet we can get some testimonials on this one... BD>(10) Your best friend/lover/mom/wife/whatever (the person you care for BD>most) is placed in a room with you by a maniacal psycopath. Said BD>psycopath then starts filling the room with water and tells you unless BD>you kill yourself or the other person he will flood the room and kill BD>you both. You know from media reports that this psycopath will do BD>exactly as he says. What is your response? f Easy, I die. Diogenes =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-02-95 (22:28) Number: 285335 From: CRAZY OLE CAT LADY Refer#: 284748 To: BLUE DEVIL Recvd: YES Subj: s Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BD>(1) What do you do? IMHO, wrong is wrong. I could not kill the innocent man. Who am I to weigh one life versus another? BD>(2) Which do you save? The woman in the next room. Human life is priceless...someone will have Shakespeare memorized and will write it down for all to see. BD>(3) Which would you choose? No contest. I'd rather have one good friend than all the lovers in the world. BD>(4) Do you pay? No. I love my dogs, but they are dogs. BD>(5) What if it's your cat? No. See no. (4) BD>(6) What do you tell him? Deafened. Near blind now. BD>(7) If someone lies to you, how long before you trust them again? honest injun? ..... how many feathers are there on albino pidgeons? {hint , DUNNO!} BD>damage to or marks on his car. He does not turn himself in. Do you? Yes; all I can answer with is, "What if it were my mother, or my sister?" BD>(9) How much money would it take to get you to blow a Shetland pony? BD>psycopath then starts filling the room with water and tells you unless BD>you kill yourself or the other person he will flood the room and kill BD>you both. Make very loud prayers, and hopefully die together. Taaaaddaaaa! Crazy Ole Cat Lady =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-02-95 (23:09) Number: 285365 From: ARCHANGEL Refer#: 284748 To: BLUE DEVIL Recvd: YES Subj: 10 Questions Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BD>I am not the original source of many of these questions. BD>Please answer the following as with as much detail or succinctness BD>as you desire. Use one word or ten pages, but please answer. BD>(1) A man places a gun in your hand, and proceeds to conclusively BD>prove that if you do not kill another innocent man (who he points BD>out) in the next hour, that man will step in front of a bus which BD>will then go over a bridge and kill 30 schoolchildren. What do you do? Go home, go back to bed. The blood of the children would NOT be on my hands BD>(2) It is twenty years in the future. World Chancellor Newt Gingrich BD>has banned the works of Shakespeare. The one remaining copy is BD>trapped in a burning building. You can either save it or rescue a BD>young woman trapped in an adjoining room. Which do you save? Words live on forever, save the woman. BD>(3) If you could choose to have either one true friend or one good BD>lover for the rest of your life, which would you choose? Good friend, you need more to talk about than just sex sex sex. BD>(4) You dog gets really sick. The vet says he needs an operation BD>which will completely cure him but will cost $10,000. Do you pay? Bye bye rover. BD>(5) What if it's your cat? Bye bye kitty BD>(6) In a foreign country, you are unjustly convicted of stealing. BD>The judge offers you the choice of being permanently and totally BD>blinded, deafened, or struck dumb. What do you tell him? Nice robe your honor... (deafened, I cherish sight more than hearing) BD>(7) If someone lies to you, how long before you trust them again? Ask Cosmo, (DOH!) Until then earn my trust again... If they lie again, peace go with them... (fool me once, not twice) BD>(8) Your best friend is driving you to get something to eat. He is BD>careless going around a turn and hits an old woman crossing the BD>street. She's obviously killed, but no one sees and there is no BD>damage to or marks on his car. He does not turn himself in. Do you? I have no friends like this thank God. NO response. BD>(9) How much money would it take to get you to blow a Shetland pony? For how long? all the way? who's watching? well start at a cool 10 million if I am VERY drunk BD>(10) Your best friend/lover/mom/wife/whatever (the person you care for BD>most) is placed in a room with you by a maniacal psycopath. Said BD>psycopath then starts filling the room with water and tells you unless BD>you kill yourself or the other person he will flood the room and kill BD>you both. You know from media reports that this psycopath will do BD>exactly as he says. What is your response? f I am at peace with the Lord, I'll laugh when I see you roast from several miles up... Archangel, that was nice =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-03-95 (06:56) Number: 285722 From: MCDOC Refer#: 284748 To: BLUE DEVIL Recvd: YES Subj: 10 Questions Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- D>I am not the original source of many of these questions. BD>Please answer the following as with as much detail or succinctness BD>as you desire. Use one word or ten pages, but please answer. BD>(1) A man places a gun in your hand, and proceeds to conclusively BD>prove that if you do not kill another innocent man (who he points BD>out) in the next hour, that man will step in front of a bus which BD>will then go over a bridge and kill 30 schoolchildren. What do you do? Why kill him, when disabling him will keep him from stepping in front of the bus? Shoot him in the legs. BD>(2) It is twenty years in the future. World Chancellor Newt Gingrich BD>has banned the works of Shakespeare. The one remaining copy is BD>trapped in a burning building. You can either save it or rescue a BD>young woman trapped in an adjoining room. Which do you save? Whichever one happens to be nearer me when I enter the building. BD>(3) If you could choose to have either one true friend or one good BD>lover for the rest of your life, which would you choose? The true friend. BD>(4) You dog gets really sick. The vet says he needs an operation BD>which will completely cure him but will cost $10,000. Do you pay? Hell, yes. BD>(5) What if it's your cat? Hell, yes. BD>(6) In a foreign country, you are unjustly convicted of stealing. BD>The judge offers you the choice of being permanently and totally BD>blinded, deafened, or struck dumb. What do you tell him? Strike me dumb: I can always flip everyone the bird and still get my point across. BD>(7) If someone lies to you, how long before you trust them again? (a) If they tell me I look great: immediately; (b) If they tell me my house is on fire: quite some time. BD>(8) Your best friend is driving you to get something to eat. He is BD>careless going around a turn and hits an old woman crossing the BD>street. She's obviously killed, but no one sees and there is no BD>damage to or marks on his car. He does not turn himself in. Do you? No, because Granny's ghost will take care of his sorry ass. BD>(9) How much money would it take to get you to blow a Shetland pony? All of it. BD>(10) Your best friend/lover/mom/wife/whatever (the person you care for BD>most) is placed in a room with you by a maniacal psycopath. Said BD>psycopath then starts filling the room with water and tells you unless BD>you kill yourself or the other person he will flood the room and kill BD>you both. You know from media reports that this psycopath will do BD>exactly as he says. What is your response? f Agree with him, take the weapon, and waste him. =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-03-95 (12:26) Number: 285876 From: SPEEDEMON Refer#: 284748 To: BLUE DEVIL Recvd: YES Subj: 10 Questions Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BD>(1) A man places a gun in your hand, and proceeds to conclusively BD>prove that if you do not kill another innocent man (who he points BD>out) in the next hour, that man will step in front of a bus which BD>will then go over a bridge and kill 30 schoolchildren. What do you do? Shoot the bus driver who made the stupid mistake of going off the bridge instead of taking a better course of action. BD>It is twenty years in the future. World Chancellor Newt Gingrich BD>has banned the works of Shakespeare. The one remaining copy is BD>trapped in a burning building. You can either save it or rescue a BD>young woman trapped in an adjoining room. Which do you save? The woman, of course... Gotta keep 'em around and I never did care that much for Spakespeare... BD>(3) If you could choose to have either one true friend or one good BD>lover for the rest of your life, which would you choose? The lover. Who needs friends? BD>(4) You dog gets really sick. The vet says he needs an operation BD>which will completely cure him but will cost $10,000. Do you pay? About 9 cents...the price of a bullet to put the dog out of his/her m[Bery... B BD>(5) What if it's your cat? B Same as for the dog... BD>(6) In a foreign country, you are unjustly convicted of stealing. BD>The judge offers you the choice of being permanently and totally BD>blinded, deafened, or struck dumb. What do you tell him? B Take dBafening...who needs noise and life can be easier to live in... BD>(7) If someone lies to you, how long before you trust them again? Never, 'cause being HUMAN they'd do it again... BD>(8) [Bur best friend is driving you to get something to eat. He is BD>careless going around a turn and hits an old woman crossing the BD>streetB She's obviously killed, but no one sees and there is no BD>damage Bo or marks on his car. He does not turn himself in. Do you? No. There would only be your word against your friend...find a new friend if after confronting your friend, they refuse to do the right thing and turn themselves in... BD>(9) How much money would it take to get you to blow a Shetland pony? More than YOU'LL ever be able to see... Depends on if there were any witnesses, EVERYONE has a price... BD>(10) Your best friend/lover/mom/wife/whatever (the person you care for BD>most) is placed in a room with you by a maniacal psycopath. Said BD>psycopath then starts filling the room with water and tells you unless BD>you kill yourself or the other person he will flood the room and kill BD>you both. You know from media reports that this psycopath will do BD>exactly as he says. What is your response? Kill the other person, get out, and hunt down the psycho, of course! I'll find someone else... Speedemon - "I've GOT The Speed!!" =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 03-03-95 (12:45) Number: 285877 From: WILDFIRE Refer#: 284748 To: BLUE DEVIL Recvd: YES Subj: 10 Questions Conf: (19) Nirvana --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BD>(1) A man places a gun in your hand, and proceeds to conclusively BD>prove that if you do not kill another innocent man (who he points BD>out) in the next hour, that man will step in front of a bus which BD>will then go over a bridge and kill 30 schoolchildren. What do you do? Warn the bus driver to change the route he takes, perhaps suggesting that the road is unsafe or is being worked on. BD>(2) It is twenty years in the future. World Chancellor Newt Gingrich BD>has banned the works of Shakespeare. The one remaining copy is BD>trapped in a burning building. You can either save it or rescue a BD>young woman trapped in an adjoining room. Which do you save? The woman. Life is more inportant.... Plus, I have em memorized, I'll just write them again. BD>(3) If you could choose to have either one true friend or one good BD>lover for the rest of your life, which would you choose? The true friend. BD>(4) You dog gets really sick. The vet says he needs an operation BD>which will completely cure him but will cost $10,000. Do you pay? Of course. BD>(5) What if it's your cat? Even more of an "of course". BD>(6) In a foreign country, you are unjustly convicted of stealing. BD>The judge offers you the choice of being permanently and totally BD>blinded, deafened, or struck dumb. What do you tell him? Struck dumb. Hell, I type more than I talk, anyway.... BD>(7) If someone lies to you, how long before you trust them again? If they tell me I'm pretty, about 2 seconds. If they tell me I'm beautiful, about 2 days. If they tell me I'm intelligent, 2 years. BD>(8) Your best friend is driving you to get something to eat. He is BD>careless going around a turn and hits an old woman crossing the BD>street. She's obviously killed, but no one sees and there is no BD>damage to or marks on his car. He does not turn himself in. Do you? It was not MY fault that he killed her. But I will turn HIM in. BD>(9) How much money would it take to get you to blow a Shetland pony? More than the national debt. BD>(10) Your best friend/lover/mom/wife/whatever (the person you care for BD>most) is placed in a room with you by a maniacal psycopath. Said BD>psycopath then starts filling the room with water and tells you unless BD>you kill yourself or the other person he will flood the room and kill BD>you both. You know from media reports that this psycopath will do BD>exactly as he says. What is your response? f Kill myself, then my ghost haunt his ass. WF BLUE DEVIL'S RESPONSES: (1) A man places a gun in your hand, and proceeds to conclusively prove that if you do not kill another innocent man (who he points out) in the next hour, that man will step in front of a bus which will then go over a bridge and kill 30 schoolchildren. What do you do? Put two bullets in the innocent man and the rest in Zippy. (2) It is twenty years in the future. World Chancellor Newt Gingrich has banned the works of Shakespeare. The one remaining copy is trapped in a burning building. You can either save it or rescue a young woman trapped in an adjoining room. Which do you save? The works of Shakespeare, and I feel REALLY bad about it for the next three years. (3) If you could choose to have either one true friend or one good lover for the rest of your life, which would you choose? Since it's one or the other I have to go for the friend. (4) You dog gets really sick. The vet says he needs an operation which will completely cure him but will cost $10,000. Do you pay? Hell yes. (5) What if it's your cat? Hell no. (6) In a foreign country, you are unjustly convicted of stealing. The judge offers you the choice of being permanently and totally blinded, deafened, or struck dumb. What do you tell him? Deafened. If I didn't sing, it would be struck dumb. I just have to hope I can continue singing while being deaf. (7) If someone lies to you, how long before you trust them again? Way too soon, although I'm getting better at this. Experience is sometimes a damn good teacher. (8) Your best friend is driving you to get something to eat. He is careless going around a turn and hits an old woman crossing the street. She's obviously killed, but no one sees and there is no damage to or marks on his car. He does not turn himself in. Do you? No. (9) How much money would it take to get you to blow a Shetland pony? 100 grand. (10) Your best friend/lover/mom/wife/whatever (the person you care for most) is placed in a room with you by a maniacal psycopath. Said psycopath then starts filling the room with water and tells you unless you kill yourself or the other person he will flood the room and kill you both. You know from media reports that this psycopath will do exactly as he says. What is your response? As much as I would like to think I would kill myself, I am pretty sure I would be too weak and would kill the other person. No, I would probably schiz and do neither. A summary of the ten questions posed and the answers they elicited. Prediction by wC: "I think you are going to piss some people off with this. People don't like to get called on their dodges." Q1: Bus Dilemma: K=Kill Man, L=Let man Live, D=Dodge Q2: House Afire: W=Save Woman, S=Save Shakespeare, D=Dodge Q3: Friend/Lover: F=Friend, L=Lover, D=Dodge Q4: Sick Dog : P=Pay 10k (or try to), K=Kill Dog, D=Dodge Q5: Sick Cat : same Q6: Lose Sense : B=Blind, E=Deaf, T=Dumb, D=Dodge Q7: Lies to you: S=Soon, L=Long, N=Never, D=Dodge Q8: Friend Kills: T=Turn Him in, L=Let him off, D=Dodge Q9: Blow Pony : K=<$1000, M=<10 Million, N=Never, D=Dodge Q0: Psychopath : L=Kill Love, S=Kill Self, D=Dodge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Dodges Sweet Jane K W L P K B S T D S 1 wired Child L W F K K D N L K D 2 Grey Ghost L W F K K E D T N S 1 Diogenes K S D K P E D T D S 3 COCL L W F K K E D T D D 3 Archangel L W F K K E L D M D 2 McDoc D D F P P T S L N D 3 Speedemon D W L K K E N L N L 1 Wildfire D W F P P T S T N S 1 Blue Devil K S F P K E S L M D 1 =Dodges= 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 3 5 17 Ancalagon Thrown out for Dodging ALL TEN questions. Question 1: The Bus Dilemma: 3 People would kill the innocent man to save the 30 children. 4 would let him live, mostly because they refuse to be responsible for death. And 3 dodged it. Question 2: House Afire: Only one dodge. 6 would save the woman, only two (myself and Dio) would save the book. Question 3: Friend or Lover. 1 Dodge, 2 chose a lover, the rest (7) all chose the friend. No nookie for you! Question 4: Sick Dog: *NO* dodges. 4 would pay, 6 would kill it. Question 5: Sick Cat: *NO* dodges. 3 would pay, 7 would kill it. Only SJ and I had differing answers to 4 and 5. Question 6: Lose a sense, any sense!: 1 Dodge (curse you wC), 1 Blind, 2 Dumb, and an overwhelming 6 deaf users. Question 7: Lies to you: Lots of Dodges (3), 4 Soons, 1 Long-term, and 2 Nevers. Question 8: Friend Kills: A close one. 4 would turn him in, and 5 would let him go. 1 dodge. Question 9: Blow a pony: An unsurprising 3 dodges. 1 <$1000 ($40, actually), 3 up to 10 Million, 3 NEVER. wC now says "I would have killed the pony", btw. Question 10: The Psycopath: The most frequently-dodged question. 5 dodged, 4 would kill themself, one would kill the love. The two surprising things about this for me were: (1) Even on some pretty tough questions, there was a clear majority on a lot of the answers. Naturally, with only 10 responses it was hard in a lot of cases to pigeonhole a response as the winner, but it did seem that even within a tough dilemma there was sometimes an answer most thought was the "right" one. (2) There were a LOT (17% of total responses, 25% if you count Ancalagon's response) of dodges. The whole point of this exercise was to make a tough choice. It would be interesting to see how the dodges would resolve if they were FORCED to decide one way or the other: the totals may be skewed by this as EVERONE who dodged a particular question may have leaned one way for the same reason that they dodged it in the first place. And no, there will be no deep analysis of these issues, or of the overall picture presented. I mainly was just damned curious how people would respond. I was surprised at the variety of the responses. It occurs to me there were three ways to answer each question. First, you could answer with what you felt was the societally acceptable answer. Examples of questions where this was tempting were the Friend/Lover question and the Kill Love/Self question. Second, you could try to think about what you would REALLY do, as opposed to what ideally you would LIKE to do. Examples of the questions most likely to elicit this response were the Sick Dog and Cat questions. Finally, you could dodge the question or otherwise refuse to anwswer. Since I can't count the people who just refused to reply, it's hard to button this one down. #10 seemed to be a good example, though. The hard part about really analyzing any of this is (1) the sample size is AWFULLY low, and (2) in order to do it I would have to make some assumptions about what was going on in people's heads when they answered the questions, and I have a thing about not doing that. I often fail to follow this, but this time I shall. If anyone cares to enlighten me as to their thought process, I am interested. If there is any final response to all of this, or some deep meaning, it is this: Live according to your principles. I will finish up with what the folks in the survey business call "verbatims"....actually, I was going to but someone prevailed upon me that this is not a research paper, nor am I giving this to a client. If anyone would care to modify their responses I will change them, of course, and if a sudden influx of new respondents appears I will re-do this. Until then, it's been a peach.