Time Travel discussion

Let's play a game of "Would You Rather...?" Each subsequent person should make their knew "would you rather" statement from the answer from the previous person plus a new item of their own.

There should be at least 5 answers between your own comments.

Example for play:

Person A:Would you rather eat a hotdog or a hamburger?
Person B:A hamburger. Would you rather wear a shirt made out of hamburger or a shirt made out of mango?
Person B:Mango. Would you rather wash your hair in mango juice or grape juice?

Let the silliness begin.

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Would you rather eat a grasshopper or a cricket?

A cricket. Would you rather play Cricket or Basketball?

Basketball.

Would you rather stub your pinky toe on a basketball or a football?

Thomas wrote: "Basketball.

Would you rather stub your pinky toe on a basketball or a football?"


Football! But either before a bowling ball ;-)


Would you rather watch a football superbowl, or puppy bowl?

Puppy Bowl.

Would you rather eat your dinner out of a puppy bowl or off a cactus?

Cactus. Would you rather turn into a Cactus or a Vulture?

A bicycle. Motorcycles go too fast, too exposed.

Would you rather cross Europe on a bicycle or dressed like a beggar?

Jim wrote: "On a bicycle.

On a trip to Europe, would you rather visit Prague or Paris?"

P.S. Your next question has to use "bicycle" in it somewhere since bicycle is your answer.

Oops. Would you rather bicycle to Paris, or Prague?

A kangaroo.

Would you rather jump out of a kangaroo's pouch or an airplane?

Pouch!

Pouch of snuff, or pouch of rum?

Pouch of rum, to share at a party.

Would you rather serve rum or ice cream at your birthday?

Cheryl in CC NV wrote: "Pouch of rum, to share at a party.

Would you rather serve rum or ice cream at your birthday?"

Cheryl in CC NV wrote: "Pouch of rum, to share at a party.

Would you rather serve rum or ice cream at your birthday?"

Cheryl in CC NV wrote: "Pouch of rum, to share at a party.

Would you rather serve rum or ice cream at your birthday?"

Rum, rum, and more rum. This appears to have turned into another version of the time travel drinking game.

Which chocolate would you eat first? The rum liqueur or the one with coconut?

The coconut kind.

Would you rather have a coconut for a hand or a tortoise for a foot?

tortoise

Would you rather ride a tortoise, or eat one?

Big steak dinner, followed by a small sundae


Would you rather have an Italian or a Chinese 5 coarse meal?

Mika wrote: "Chinese! I couldn't do five courses of Italian, although the pastries are awesome!

Would you rather go to dinner and a movie or to a zoo for a first date?"

To the zoo. You'd certainly get to know each other better.

Would you rather get married at the zoo or on a beach?

I'd Rather get married on a beach (in Hawaii) ummm.

Would you rather sail to a beach or swim to a beach.

Exciting City, assuming it has great museums.



Would you rather be gardening or baking?

Diana wrote: "Exciting City, assuming it has great museums.



Would you rather be gardening or baking?"

P.S. Your question has to include your answer "exciting city".

Baking!!

Would you rather bake a crap cake (a la The Help) to be eaten by a dear friend or would you rather eat it yourself?

Dear friend will will have to try that one.


Would you rather have to learn that your dear friend was an alien or be told that you are living in an insane asylum and your friend is actually imaginary.

Nathan wrote: "Dear friend will will have to try that one.


Would you rather have to learn that your dear friend was an alien or be told that you are living in an insane asylum and your friend is actually imagi..."

I'd love to learn that a friend was an alien. I'd have so many questions.

Would you rather hear what your alien friend thought about earthlings or what aliens were like first in your line of questioning?

I would love to know what aliens were like.

Would you rather hear about the aliens tell you what life was first like on their planet or their technological advances?

Just wanted to take a moment and comment about Mika's comment. Show the aliens earth and your choice is to take them to disneyland? Is Disneyland a reasonable approximation of Earth and humanity?

I would like to visit their world.

Would you like to visit their world's "Disneyland" or have them visit Earth's Disneyland.

Lincoln wrote: "Would you like to visit their world's "Disneyland" or have them visit Earth's Disneyland. ..."

Oh, lordy. It's not my turn. Still I have to comment with wonder that I've not seen such a thing mentioned in science fiction. Image accidentally landing in an alien disney-like park as your first exposure to a new planet. Or image what would happen if aliens' first encounter with us after landing in Disneyland would include the false idea that we had 2 species: human and Disney furry. Or what if their satellite broadcast received from outer space was a Disney movie? What would they think of us? Imagine how their contact plan would differ from our cultural reality.

Ahh, Mika is a rule breaker, but since that last thread was our Disneyland vs Alien Disneyland and I think we all know what that answer would be...

I'll thwart reality and pretend I wouldn't pick time travel so that I can pick JUMP INTO A BOOK! It is a fun topic. The Neverending Story is one of my favorites for that reason.

So would you rather: Jump into The Chronicles of Narnia or Harry Potter?

Amy wrote: ...what would happen if aliens' first encounter with us after landing in Disneyland would include the false idea that we had 2 species: human and Disney furry.

I love the idea of an alien walking up to a mascot-sized Stitch or maybe Donald Duck and thinking that was our leader. Hilarious way to start an interplanetary dialogue. Donald might take his giant duck-head off and send the alien screaming for its ship at the sight of the tiny little head inside. Isn't that basically what Riddley Scott was going for?

Nathan wrote: "So would you rather: Jump into The Chronicles of Narnia or Harry Potter? ..."

The Chronicles of Narnia ... but only because I want a magic wardrobe.

Would you rather get a new article of clothing for your wardrobe every day or get a new book every day?

Amy wrote:
Would you rather get a new arti..."


Easy one, new book. I buy new clothes like once a year. The only bad part about a new book every day is deciding which to read since I don't read them quite that fast.

Would you rather own a bookstore or a library?

That is a tough one.

The business mind in me says it would be fun to sell books and keep current...but there is a certain magic of a library and maybe not current books but old and faithful.

I would go with the library.

Would you rather be lost in library or a grocery store?

I'd rather be lost in a grocery store.

Would you rather consume all the food in a grocery store and never be satisfied or take a single droplet that made it so you were never hungry again?

Grocery store I would never go hungry

Would you rather go to the grocery store in pjs or let a spider walk across your face?

I would skip to the grocery store, backwards, before I would let a spider walk across my face.

Would you rather buy your food in a grocery store, or farm (animals and/or plants) your own food?

The PC green answer is to say grow your own food. But nah, I would buy it from A grocery store.

Would you rather run a grocers or a butchers?

I would love to be a greengrocer (run a grocers), selling local farm-fresh herbs, fruits and veggies.

Would you rather buy your produce from a modern supermarket, or time-travel to the 19th century for more 'earth-natural' food from the market square?

I would not pass up a chance at time travel assuming I could get back...Just a produce run.

Would you rather eat only 19th century 'earth-natural' food, or visit the future and only consume food from the 28th century?

28th century. It has got to be better...

Would you rather be shrunk to microscopic size in the 28th century or be blown up to giant-size in the 12th century?

Timothy wrote: "28th century. It has got to be better...

Would you rather be shrunk to microscopic size in the 28th century or be blown up to giant-size in the 12th century?"

Well, that's an easy one. I don't care to go to the past or be giant-sized. I'd love to go to the 28th century in a microscopic and unobservable size. Great times. I have this secret theory that bacteria have their own little culture clubs, so I could explore this at the same time. ;)

Your lasik surgery has gone terribly wrong. Would you rather be forced to live your life with microscopic or telescopic vision?

Amy wrote: Your lasik surgery has gone terribly wrong. Would you rather be forced to live your life with microscopic or telescopic vision?

Holy crap those would both be terrible. Since I am a pilot and like to spend a lot of time in the air, I would probably take telescopic vision since I could use it to look at the ground and look for other airplanes. Walking around would be terrifying though. It would seem like everyone was about to collide with you. Thanks for scaring me off Lasik!

Would you rather have a telescope that could show you ghosts, or have one that gave you x-ray vision?

Would you rather have a telescope that could show you ghosts, or have one that gave you x-ray vision?

Oh the joys of looking through walls and seeing naked people...Ooo gross that's too creepy. Plug for travel glasses and privacy issues...going on right now as our July giveaway.

I think I would like to see ghosts...not the scary freak you out kind but the friendly casper types...The idea of being able to converse with those who have past would be delightful.

Would you rather have x-ray vision or the ability to fly?

Lincoln wrote: "x-ray vision..."

It's not my turn yet, but I'm going to have to interject here that my favorite short story by Jack Finney is about x-ray vision and is called "Lunch Hour Magic". Unfortunately, I don't see the text of it online anywhere, but it's in his book of short stories called About Time: 12 Short Stories.