23 Questions

So I'm reading Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, by Chuck Klosterman. One chapter presents "23 Questions I ask everyone i meet in order to decide if I can really love them". Here are the 23 questions. Answer them

1. Let us assume you met a rudimentary magician. Let us assume he can do five simple tricks—he can pull a rabbit out of his hat, he can make a coin disappear, he can turn the ace of spades into the Joker card, and two others in a similar vein. These are his only tricks and he can’t learn any more; he can only do these five. HOWEVER, it turns out he’s doing these five tricks with real magic. It’s not an illusion; he can actually conjure the bunny out of the ether and he can move the coin through space. He’s legitimately magical, but extremely limited in scope and influence.

Would this person be more impressive than Albert Einstein?

2. Let us assume a fully grown, completely healthy Clydesdale horse has his hooves shackled to the ground while his head is held in place with thick rope. He is conscious and standing upright, but completely immobile. And let us assume that—for some reason—every political prisoner on earth (as cited by Amnesty International) will be released from captivity if you can kick this horse to death in less than twenty minutes. You are allowed to wear steel-toed boots.

Would you attempt to do this?

3. Let us assume there are two boxes on a table. In one box, there is a relatively normal turtle; in the other, Adolf Hitler’s skull. You have to select one of these items for your home. If you select the turtle, you can’t give it away and you have to keep it alive for two years; if either of these parameters are not met, you will be fined $999 by the state. If you select Hitler’s skull, you are required to display it in a semi-prominent location in your living room for the same amount of time, although you will be paid a stipend of $120 per month for doing so. Display of the skull must be apolitical.

Which option do you select?

4. Genetic engineers at Johns Hopkins University announce that they have developed a so-called “super gorilla.” Though the animal cannot speak, it has a sign language lexicon of over twelve thousand words, an I.Q. of almost 85, and—most notably—a vague sense of self-awareness. Oddly, the creature (who weighs seven hundred pounds) becomes fascinated by football. The gorilla aspires to play the game at its highest level and quickly develops the rudimentary skills of a defensive end. ESPN analyst Tom Jackson speculates that this gorilla would be “borderline unblockable” and would likely average six sacks a game (although Jackson concedes the beast might be susceptible to counters and misdirection plays). Meanwhile, the gorilla has made it clear he would never intentionally injure any opponent.

You are commissioner of the NFL: Would you allow this gorilla to sign with the Oakland Raiders?

5. You meet your soul mate. However, there is a catch: Every three years, someone will break both of your soul mate’s collarbones with a Crescent wrench, and there is only one way you can stop this from happening: You must swallow a pill that will make every song you hear—for the rest of your life—sound as if it’s being performed by the band Alice in Chains. When you hear Creedence Clearwater Revival on the radio, it will sound (to your ears) like it’s being played by Alice in Chains. If you see Radiohead live, every one of their tunes will sound like it’s being covered by Alice in Chains. When you hear a commercial jingle on TV, it will sound like Alice in Chains; if you sing to yourself in the shower, your voice will sound like deceased Alice vocalist Layne Staley performing a capella (but it will only sound this way to you).

Would you swallow the pill?

6. At long last, someone invents “the dream VCR.” This machine allows you to tape an entire evening’s worth of your own dreams, which you can then watch at your leisure. However, the inventor of the dream VCR will only allow you to use this device of you agree to a strange caveat: When you watch your dreams, you must do so with your family and your closest friends in the same room. They get to watch your dreams along with you. And if you don’t agree to this, you can’t use the dream VCR.

Would you still do this?

7. Defying all expectation, a group of Scottish marine biologists capture a live Loch Ness Monster. In an almost unbelievable coincidence, a bear hunter in the Pacific Northwest shoots a Sasquatch in the thigh, thereby allowing zoologists to take the furry monster into captivity. These events happen on the same afternoon. That evening, the president announces he may have thyroid cancer and will undergo a biopsy later that week.

You are the front page editor of The New York Times: What do you play as the biggest story?

8. You meet the perfect person. Romantically, this person is ideal: You find them physically attractive, intellectually stimulating, consistently funny, and deeply compassionate. However, they have one quirk: This individual is obsessed with Jim Henson’s gothic puppet fantasy The Dark Crystal. Beyond watching it on DVD at least once a month, he/she peppers casual conversation with Dark Crystal references, uses Dark Crystal analogies to explain everyday events, and occasionally likes to talk intensely about the film’s “deeper philosophy.”

Would this be enough to stop you from marrying this individual?

9. A novel titled Interior Mirror is released to mammoth commerical success (despite middling reviews). However, a curious social trend emerges: Though no one can prove a direct scientific link, it appears that almost 30 percent of the people who read this book immediately become homosexual. Many of these newfound homosexuals credit the book for helping them reach this conclusion about their orientation, despite the fact that Interior Mirror is ostensibly a crime novel with no homoerotic content (and was written by a straight man).

Would this phenomenon increase (or decrease) the likliehood of you reading this book?

10. This is the opening line of Jay McInerney’s Bright Lights, Big City: “You are not the kind of guy who would be in a place like this at this time of the morning.” Think about that line in the context of the novel (assuming you’ve read it). Now go to your CD collection and find Heart’s Little Queen album (assuming you own it). Listen to the opening riff to “Barracuda.”

Which of these two introductions is a higher form of art?

11. You are watching a movie in a crowded theater. Though the plot is mediocre, you find yourself dazzled by the special effects. But with twenty minutes left in the film, you are struck with an undeniable feeling of doom: You are suddenly certain your mother has just died. There is no logical reason for this to be true, but you are certain of it. You are overtaken with the irrational metaphysical sense that—somewhere—your mom has just perished. But this is only an intuitive, amorphous feeling; there is no evidence for this, and your mother has not been ill.

Would you immediately exit the theater, or would you finish watching the movie?

12. You meet a wizard in downtown Chicago. The wizard tells you he can make you more attractive if you pay him money. When you ask how this process works, the wizard points to a random person on the street. You look at this random stranger. The wizard says, “I will now make them a dollar more attractive.” He waves his magic wand. Ostensibly, this person does not change at all; as far as you can tell, nothing is different. But—somehow—this person is suddenly a little more appealing. The tangible difference is invisible to the naked eye, but you can’t deny that this person is vaguely sexier. This wizard has a weird rule, though—you can only pay him once. You can’t keep giving him money until you’re satisfied. You can only pay him one lump sum up front.

How much cash do you give the wizard?

13. Every person you have ever slept with is invited to a banquet where you are the guest of honor. No one will be in attendance except you, the collection of your former lovers, and the catering service. After the meal, you are asked to give a fifteen-minute speech to the assembly.

What do you talk about?

14. For reasons that cannot be explained, cats can suddenly read at a twelfth-grade level. They can’t talk and they can’t write, but they can read silently and understand the text. Many cats love this new skill, because they now have something to do all day while they lay around the house; however, a few cats become depressed, because reading forces them to realize the limitations of their existence (not to mention the utter frustration of being unable to express themselves).

This being the case, do you think the average cat would enjoy Garfield, or would cats find this cartoon to be an insulting caricature?

15.You have a brain tumor. Though there is no discomfort at the moment, this tumor would unquestionably kill you in six months. However, your life can (and will) be saved by an operation; the only downside is that there will be a brutal incision to your frontal lobe. After the surgery, you will be significantly less intelligent. You will still be a fully functioning adult, but you will be less logical, you will have a terrible memory, and you will have little ability to understand complex concepts or difficult ideas. The surgery is in two weeks.

How do you spend the next fourteen days?

16. Someone builds and optical portal that allows you to see a vision of your own life in the future (it’s essentially a crystal ball that shows a randomly selected image of what your life will be like in twenty years). You can only see into this portal for thirty seconds. When you finally peer into the crystal, you see yourself in a living room, two decades older than you are today. You are watching a Canadian football game, and you are extremely happy. You are wearing a CFL jersey. Your chair is surrounded by books and magazines that promote the Canadian Football League, and there are CFL pennants covering your walls. You are alone in the room, but you are gleefully muttering about historical moments in Canadian football history. It becomes clear that—for some unknown reason—you have become obsessed with Canadian football. And this future is static and absolute; no matter what you do, this future will happen. The optical portal is never wrong. This destiny cannot be changed.

The next day, you are flipping through television channels and randomly come across a pre-season CFL game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Knowing your inevitable future, do you now watch it?

17. You are sitting in an empty bar (in a town you’ve never before visited), drinking Bacardi with a soft-spoken acquaintance you barely know. After an hour, a third individual walks into the tavern and sits by himself, and you ask your acquaintance who the new man is. “Be careful of that guy,” you are told. “He is a man with a past.” A few minutes later, a fourth person enters the bar; he also sits alone. You ask your acquaintance who this new individual is. “Be careful of that guy, too,” he says. “He is a man with no past.”

Which of these two people do you trust less?

18. You have won a prize. The prize has two options, and you can choose either (but not both). The first option is a year in Europe with a monthly stipend of $2,000. The second option is ten minutes on the moon.

Which option do you select?

19. Your best friend is taking a nap on the floor of your living room. Suddenly, you are faced with a bizarre existential problem: This friend is going to die unless you kick them (as hard as you can) in the rib cage. If you don’t kick them while they slumber, they will never wake up. However, you can never explain this to your friend; if you later inform them that you did this to save their life, they will also die from that. So you have to kick a sleeping friend in the ribs, and you can’t tell them why.

Since you cannot tell your friend the truth, what excuse will you fabricate to explain this (seemingly inexplicable) attack?

20. For whatever the reason, two unauthorized movies are made about your life. The first is an independently released documentary, primarily comprised of interviews with people who know you and bootleg footage from your actual life. Critics are describing the documentary as “brutally honest and relentlessly fair.” Meanwhile, Columbia Tri-Star has produced a big-budget biopic of your life, casting major Hollywood stars as you and all your acquaintances; though the movie is based on actual events, screenwriters have taken some liberties with the facts. Critics are split on the artistic merits of this fictionalized account, but audiences love it.

Which film would you be most interested in seeing?

21. Imagine you could go back to the age of five and relive the rest of your life, knowing everything that you know now. You will reexperience your entire adolescence with both the cognitive ability of an adult and the memories of everything you’ve learned form having lived your life previously.

Would you lose your virginity earlier or later than you did the first time around (and by how many years)?

22. You work in an office. Generally, you are popular with your coworkers. However, you discover that there are currently two rumors circulating the office gossip mill, and both involve you. The first rumor is that you got drunk at the office holiday party and had sex with one of your married coworkers. This rumor is completely true, but most people don’t believe it. The second rumor is that you have been stealing hundreds of dollars of office supplies (and then selling them to cover a gambling debt). This rumor is completely false, but virtually everyone assumes it is factual.

Which of these two rumors is most troubling to you?

23. Consider this possibility:

a. Think about deceased TV star John Ritter.

b. Now, pretend Ritter had never become famous. Pretend he was never affected by the trappings of fame, and try to imagine what his personality would have been like.

c. Now, imagine that this person—the unfamous John Ritter—is a character in a situation comedy.

d. Now, you are also a character in this sitcom, and the unfamous John Ritter character is your sitcom father.

e. However, this sitcom is actually your real life. In other words, you are living inside a sitcom: Everything about our life is a construction, featuring the unfamous John Ritter playing himself (in the role of your TV father). But this is not a sitcom. This is your real life.

How would you feel about this?

 

first ten...
1. yes
2. yes
3. turtle
4. yes
5. yes
6. no
7. Loch Ness Monster/Sasquatch
8. haven't seen the movie but if it was annoying/stupid enough then yes
9. no change
10. never read it

 

Ugghh why do I have to write the longer answers .....

1. Yup real magic Albert Einstein couldn't do that even though he was as smart as he was!
2. As much as I would hate to hurt any animal, 1 animals life for the sake of thousands or more I would cry while I do it but yes I would.
3. Really beginning to hate these questions!!!!!! Give me the damn turtle!
4. Yeah if he wants to play then let the gorilla play football its up to the other players if they will play against him or not.
5. If it was my soul mate I wouldn't want to see them hurt so yeah guess I will learn to adore Alice in Chains that or really hate music.
6. Nope my dreams are for me and me only!!! Unless I could pick which dreams to tape lol
7. Nessy I love ness he can have all the front page! Though I know this would probably get me fired if I didn't put the president on cover!
8. Person wouldn't be ideal if it was a quirk I didn't like but I would give things a chance but at the same time would do the same with the book Twillight or something like that to show them how it feels
9.I like my sexual preference perfectly fine so more then likely decrease my chances of ever reading the book.
10. Pshht lests assume I know nothing of the first but like the song Barracuda so theres my answer.
11. Well I can't say simmilar things haven't happened but if the feeling was strong enough I would leave for a few minutes to make a few calls and if no way to contact or know my mom wasn't ok then possibly a great chance of leaving the movie. I mean it is my mom!
12. Not sure how much I would give him I would have to see how much certin amounts would change me, few things I would love to fix up but other then that im pretty damn happy with myself and looks so I wouldn't be paying the wizard much I don't think. Besides there is a problem with being too attractive sadly enough!
13. banquet no get together maybe didn't have that many to call it a banquet but 15 minute speach on how my life improved after each break up which would lead me to the guy im with now and how hes so much better. giggles
14. I can't say the avarage cat would enjoy garfield I think it would be more like humans where some do some don't, maybe a few more that do knowing its comedy and understanding it.
15. Pretty much prepare family and close friends for what will happen and to say sorry for the stupid things I may do in the future and worry like hell about how will this affect others lives!
16. Knowing my future is football no I stay clear as long as possible and try my hardest to change it though it wouldnt be possible lol
17. Neither I don't trust anyone I don't know regardless!
18. Ten minutes on the moon, I mean how many more people can say they have done that andimagen what it would be like!
19. Was running to grab something (phone) and tripped over them and would make it look like I got hurt too!
20. Would want to see the first film with people I know eh no reason just would like to see the real footage.
21. Wouldnt change verginity time could mess up the rest of my life maybe would have gotten pregnant early or not have the child I have now. As I always say everything happens for a reason! (Though not always good)
22. The first knowing the truth is out in the open and the fact that even one person may know, the second rumor that is false seemsso minor compared to the first.
23. I would feel um... I wouldn't care I mean if it was my real life I would be use to it and act and feel the way I would if it was real?

Yeah im going to bed (reminds myself never to answer your questions again) lol

 

1. Yes, it would be more impressive because it's unexplicable by science.
2. Yes for sure. 1 life over thousands.
3. Hitler's skull, I'd be deeply fascinated.
4. Nope, humans only.
5. Yeah, anything for my soulmate
6. No. My dreams are weird, I wouldn't want anyone to see them.
7. Loch Ness. Once again, this would defy science, and I'm fascinated by it.
8. I don't know the movie, but by the sounds of it I wouldn't marry her.
9. It would decrease it.
10. Haven't read it, don't own it.
11. I'd exit the theater immediately while calling my mum.
12. All my money, and if needed I might just get a loan from the bank too.
13. I'd list all their characters, and how nice they were and that I'm sorry. Wouldn't want to upset that many of them without being able to run away.
14. I have no idea. I've never seen a cat with humor though, so I guess they'd be offended.
15. First of all, I wouldn't do the operation. But how I'd spend the last 14 days.. I can't be sure.
16. No, because I don't like it right now.
17. The 3rd one. Or if I could choose them all, I'd choose the 2nd one.
18. 10 minutes on the moon for sure. It seems so amazing to me.
19. My dog was biting me, so I was trying to kick him off my leg. Sorry for hitting you, I really didn't mean to...
20. The first one, I'd like to see what everyone really thinks of me.
21. Can't answer that
22. Second one. I'm not a thief
23. Bored.

Good way to waste time

 

1. Yes
2. No
3. Turtel
4. ...Yes
5. No
6. No
7. President
8. ...No
9. Decrease
10. First
11. Finish watching...
12. All I got.
13. Oh I'm so never gonna get in this situation.
14. Depends on the cat.
15. Thinking about a way to kill myself...
16. No . . .
17. Second
18. The moon
19. Sorry I way high and drunk and everything..
20. Second.. I already know the first one.
21. I so would... 2 years.
22. The second one.
23. Wouldn't care.

 

1. Yes XD
2. if i could i would.
3. Turtle.
4. no ? xD
5. Yup.
6. HAHAHA No xD
7. Loch ness
8. No.
9. Erm i dont like to read anyways XD But it would decrease.
10. I haven't read it and I don't own it.
11. Leave and I would call xD
12. None. I wouldn't change myself ;P
13. About the food ? XD But i would never get in this sort of situation. (trust me)
14. I think the average cat would enjoy it XD
15. Having fun. Living the life to the fullest.
And capturing every moment of it.
16. Yes. If the outcome is the same, why wouldn't i watch it ?
17. Man with no past. Everyone has a past o.o
18. Moon.
19. I was gonna hit a ball , but i kicked and my foot went to your direction. I am sorry. I really didn't mean to.
20. First.
21. Erm i don't know how to answer that. I don't think i can o.o
22. Both but if i have to choose one i would pick the first D:
23. I don't care D:

Why did i answer them

 

Firstly, that seems like a very strange book. Anyways...

1. No, although to me they're impressive in different ways altogether. Einstein was a genius, a mastermind of flexible thinking. This guy can use true magic, but is rather limited. Personally I wouldn't choose compare the two, but in such a situation I'd say Einstein is more impressive.

2. No. Regardless of the steel-toed boots, I'd probably be unable to complete the task anyways. :/

3. Turtle.

4. Mm, sure. I'd permit it, but carefully observe for a while to make sure things were OK.

5. Yes, of course I would! (Though I'm pretty sure I've already found my soulmate anyways, but...) -looks up Alice in Chains on youTube- It'd be standable. Or I'd avoid music. And that is one strange pill.

6. That really depends on the dream I have. After all, a lot of the time I never dream anything, sometimes I have really strange dreams in a scary sort of way (when I was 4 I dreamt a cobra bit me and I died), sometimes I have really weird dreams in general (I once dreamt a giant mutant Eevee attacked my neighborhood, and the kids in my neighborhood [about 20 of us] all rallied to go fight off the giant Eevee, and one of the guys somehow made these sheep things out of clouds that we rode to go fight off the giant mutated Eevee. We won.).

7. Assuming they're all true and can be evidence-based to not making a laughingstock of the paper, loch ness monster.

8. More stuff to look up...wikipedia time! Those puppets are really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really (etc.) creepy. Er, I'd watch the movie before deciding.

9. Either no change, because I wouldn't really care either way, or increase out of curiosity about the book's contents.

10. Haven't read it, and don't own that CD. Next.

11. I'd leave the theater, no question. I could rent the movie or whatever later; I trust my intuition.

12. No idea. I'm pretty happy with myself as is; I'm slightly out of shape but I should be exercising more anyways. So, I don't know...maybe $5 or $10?

13. What's with the plural? I'd never get into a situation like this. :/

14. That depends. My kitty would probably be amused, or rip the page to shreds depending on the particular comic. Fat cats would probably be very offended. =P

15. Oh eep. For the next 14 days...spend some time talking to friends/family/teachers/classmates/whoever to try to sort out last things, etc. blah blah blah, get their opinions on it, etc...when pragmatic things were taken care of, though, I'd probably just spend as much time as possible just talking with my boyfriend.

Though...if something like that would take away the one thing I've been terrified off since 2nd grade, that'd be nice. The one fear that's plagued me for so long is the fear of what happens after death - I'm not too afraid of death itself, but what comes after...the idea of, as a sentient being, either nonexistence or being trapped in existence for all of eternity...>.<

16. Nope. Watching sports (besides the Olympics, and at that only particular events) bore me.

17. I don't see how it matters either way; I wouldn't approach either of them. And I'd ask what the main "with a past" has a past of. In fact, I wouldn't be in a bar in the first place. :/

18. A year in Europe with $24k versus 10 minutes on the Moon. Honestly, being on the Moon would terrify me so much...Europe.

19. Some sort of excuse about practicing a technique for soccer or tennis and tripping, or just distract them.

20. The documentary with real people.

21. [...]

22. Anyone who knows me in real life wouldn't believe either of those rumors about me. The first would bother me more, though the second being untrue would also be very annoying...

23. No clue who John Ritter is.

 

Hockay, here we go!


1. Way more impressive.

2. Despite my strictly anti-animal-cruelty position, I would do it knowing it would be performed for a noble cause.

3. I'd have Adolf Hitler's skull. It'd be a nice story to tell them how I got it

4. I am not able to distinguish between footballers and gorillas. Sorry.

5. Who the hell are Alice in Chains? Despite this, I probably would swallow the pill.. however, I'd prefer not to associate with said soul mate and just have meaningless, anonymous sex with strangers. Epic win.

6. No.

7. Loch Ness monster. Easily.

8. How can they still be intellectually and conversationally stimulating if they continue to make said references? If they don't make them during sex, I would. But, if they did, may I please refer you to my answer in question #5!

9. Decrease.

10. Haven't read it

11. I'd finish the movie.

12. $0. I'm sexy enough as it is

13. "I'm sorry I didn't call half of you. It would have just been awkward."
"Sandra.. long time, how are you?"
Wow, what a horrible party.

14. I think they'd find Garfield about as funny as someone who reads at a twelve grade level finds someone who is mentally retarded funny. So probably not very :/

15. Sex, drugs and rock and roll.

16. Why the hell would I be watching Canadian football? I'm Australian.
Despite this, I wouldn't. I wouldn't have even looked through the crystal ball. Knowing your future means knowing your limitations, and that's something I don't think anybody wants.

17. The man with no past.

18. Haha, Europe. Amsterdam would be awesome.

19. Who needs an excuse? It's my bloody living room.

20. If I have to choose, which I'd rather not, I'd most likely pick the second one. I'd hate viewing my life from a third party perspective, so I'd prefer something wrapped in tinsel that's about as truthful as [insert simile here] than a brutally honest movie that makes me reflect on some of the worse times.

21. I'd lose my virginity at five. lolwut?

22. Who cares about the first one? That's probably something I'd like said about me, although it'd be relatively awkward when talking to that co-worker. The second one is relatively harmless, knowing how superficial it is in how people believe it - but it's a dangerous rumor. That kind of stuff can harm a reputation.

23. Who is John Ritter? And why is my life a situational comedy? Wouldn't it be more like M*A*S*H (not based in Korea - a sitcom, but with aspects of drama and seriousness.. I don't know what they're called).




Okay, that was really long.

 

1.yes
2.yes, ahuman is more imporant than a horse
3.hitler skull i would decorate it...lol
4.no
5.no, i love music to much
6.yes, i would
7.the president
8.i dont know what that is
9. neither, im not homosexual so im not worried or interested by it
10. the saying
11. leave for a fact
12. 300 bucks
13. sex..lol
14. i think they would enjoy it
15. go to ireland and take pictures so i can always remeber being there
16. no, i dont need too
17. they guy with no past cuz hes got nothing to regret
18. the moon...no hostel moments for me
19. i would say my dog tripped me and kicking them made me fall backwards
20. the second one
21. later
22. the stealing one i dont wanna lose my job
23. angry?

 

1. No, I don't think he'd be more impressive than Albert Einstein because he was most likely born with these gifts and probably didn't do much work to make them prosper, not only that, but they are meager gifts that do no one any good, save for some possible entertainment. Albert Einstein, however, was a classical genius who did us much good and served for a lot more than simple entertainment.

2. Absolutely not . No matter what I was freeing, I would not have the heart to kick a horse to death.

3. I've always wanted a pet turtle.

4. No. Animals should not play a professional game with humans unless the other side has it's own gorilla.

5. Yes, and then I would hope to go deaf.

6. No. I have some weird ass dreams, nothing sexual or mildly embarrassing like that. I mean legit weird ass dreams.

7. Loch Ness.

8. I don't know what this "Dark Crystal" thing is, but maybe I'd like it just as much? Who knows.

9. Though I have nothing against the increasing number of homosexuals rising from reading this book; crime does not interest me so I would not read the book whatever the outcome is.

10. I have never read the novel and have no plans to, might I add Barracuda is a fun song to play on Guitar Hero.

11. I would finish watching the movie, if there's only twenty minutes left and my unmistakable feeling is telling me she's already dead, then she's obviously not going anywhere and twenty extra minutes are not going to hurt my chances of finding her.

12. Twenty dollars. Seems like a good amount.

13. Well, there's only two people there so I imagine my speech would be something along the lines of how glad I was to be rid of the first one and much of a betraying loser the second is.

14. Humans read comics about other humans in such context, I cannot see why cats would not enjoy the humour.

15. Probably not much different from how I do now, I've hit a speed bump in my life and currently, this operation nor the disease itself would phase me in the least. In all honesty, I would prefer not to be saved at all.

16. No. Might as well postpone it as long as possible.

17. I would probably mistrust both equally, though if I had to chose, I would mistrust the first person less.

18. The first, I would not enjoy traveling into space.

19. I thought I saw a mosquito.

20. Second one, it'd be funny.

21. Later by only a few months for a certain reason I don't feel like typing.

22. The second one, I can handle a true rumour, but not something that is false.

23. Who's John Ritter? >_>

 

1. Yes
2. No
3. I want a TURTLE
4. Maybe, if hes good.
5. No
6. No
7. Loch Ness
8. No
9. Neither.

Doing the rest later, lazy now lol. Restarting computer.

 

1. No, this magic would have no base line value and purpose to it.
2. No, I wouldn't inflict violence, even though it does have the potential to save others.
3. Take the skull, as long as I knew of it and wasn't scared when viewing it... The skull would just sit there while the turtle would be maintenance. You would also be able to avoid that area if you chose to.
4. I would allow it as a 1 year contract to see how this would go about. As long as he gets equal pay for it.
5. dumb question, but would just avoid listening to music
6. No
7. You couldn't just divide it in to 3 different equal section? Nessy if not.
8. Well, if it wasnt happening often then it wouldn't be a big deal.
9.Decrease, I don't read much to begin with
10. Barracuda
11. Would leaving the movie change the fact? Probably not, so why not just finish the movie.
12. I would have to measure it on the basis of my income over an approximate 5 years and say about 1-2% of that. So 40k a year (just an example) would give approx 2grand. This seems like an investment that could help land a better job and many other things.
13. There would be only 1 person there, so it wouldn't even be much of a speech.
14. They would probably feel a bit insulted.
15. Who says you go through with the operation... As long as I knew I wouldn't be dependent... I wouldn't mind it.
16. If that is what made me happy and It doesn't inhibit me... I don't see a problem with it.
17. Neither, but if force to choose the no past
18. moon
19. Was getting something and ask why he slept on the floor.
20. I would like to see the star film... Movies are for entertainment.
21. earlier
22. The one that is false. If i had control of the first one.
23. wouldn't care

 

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Adolf Hitler’s skull(that would be cool )
4. Sure...
5. Yes, of course(I actually kinda of like Alice in Chains).
6. No
7. Loch Ness/Sasquatch
8. Yes(maybe)
9. INCREASE
10. Barracuda
11. Exit the Theater(I could always rewatch it on DVD)
12. $5
13. ...
14. I think some would enjoy it.
15. Spend time with family and worry my butt off(That actually already sounds like me, except for the complex ideas thing...that's sad)
16. No
17. The one without a past(I would have to meet them to be sure though)?
18. Europe
19. I felt like kicking them or that it was pay back for something.
20. Big Budget one. I know my family would have an extra copy of the other one.
21. I would lose it the same time as before(after I get married).
22. The 2nd.
23. Oh sh*t.

 

1. Yes
2. Nope
3. Turtle for sure I’ve always wanted one
4. No, but I’d let it play for the Miami Dolphins
5. No
6. Yes. I don’t believe dreams reflect reality at all…
7. Loch Ness Monster
8. I’ve never heard of the movie, so my answer would depend on my opinion of the movie.
9. Decrease
10. Never read the book.
11. Exit the theater.
12. $200
13. I thank the caterers for a lovely meal… and that’s about it, because they’d be the only ones in attendance.
14. Enjoy it.
15. Saying goodbye to all my friends and family, because I will only live 13 days, because all I have is my intelligence and I can’t stand to lose it.
16. No. I’ll be watching enough football later.
17. The man with no past, because that sounds to me like he’s got a new identity, meaning he’s either under the witness relocation program or a criminal.
18. Europe
19. I’ll say I slipped on some papers or something lying on the floor next to them… they’d believe that.
20. The big-budget Hollywood one.
21. I’m still a virgin.
22. The one about office supplies. Truth doesn’t matter as much as what people believe.
23. Who’s John Ritter? -_-

 

1. Magician breaking all the laws of the known universe... versus a physicist... Hmm. Magician sounds more impressive xD

2. I could never kill any animal, especially not a horse. Too bad for the prisoners.

3. Turtles = yay! Would be easy to keep him alive that long, my goldfish last and average of 3 years xD

4. No, human sport should probably stay for humans... But should make up a Gorilla league though... equal rights

5. I'm engaged to my soul mate and I could never see him in pain. I love music, but I'd rather sacrifice that than see him get injured so badly.

6. Dreams are overrated. I never like reviewing my dreams, so I wouldn't want to use the dream VCR.

7. Loch Nessy wins.

8. Haha! Some people have stranger quirks. It's not a big enough excuse to get in the way of a happy ending.

9. Probably wouldn't read it anyway xD

10. Haven't read the book so don't know the context... So uhm, yeah, can't answer that without lying.

11. Something that happens on a screen is never more important than family. I'd call Mum straight away =P

12. I wouldn't give any money... he sounds like a dodgy business man.

13. I'd tell my fiance how cool it was for us to have a fancy dinner together xD Lame, I know.

14. Some cats would love Garfield, others would hate him. Most would like him =P

15. I'd spend every waking hour of 7 of those 14 days writing down my thoughts and memories. The other 7 days would be spent with friends and family.

16. It's strange that they'd show Canadian football in Australia xD Nah, I wouldn't watch it.

17. A man with no past is likely to be boring and dull. A man with a past may have a good history, or a bad one. Better to be safe and trust Mr Dull.

18. A year in Europe and the money! The moon's just a rock. A pretty one... but a rock all the same.

19. "You ate my chocolate muffin! You deserved to be kicked!"

20. The non-Hollywood version.

21. Maybe a year eariler.

22. The one which is "true" would be the most unsettling...

23. Who is John Ritter! And sitcom life would suck. Normal life please =B

 

1. I am equally impressed by both. It's hard to come up with an objective conclusion, because different people are impressed by differerent things.

2. No. There are other ways to release the prisoners. You don't have to kick an innocent horse to death.

3. The turtle. Besides the... morbid image the skulls portrays and my love for animals, keeping the turtle brings more meaning to my life as compared to the skull.

4. No. Simply because the NFL is meant for humans. I'm sorry

5. No, and it's not because of my 'selfishness'. I want to be a in relationship in which no one party feels that he / she owes the other something.

6. No. Dreams are personal. Dreams change all the time. What's the point?

7. All three will make it to the front page, but the president's story will be the biggest. The other two follow with equal prominence.

8. This question contradicts itself, because if this person is 'perfect', one would have accepted him / her for everything he / she is, already.

9. It will decrease the likelihood of me reading this book. This concerns the rest of my life. Maybe I'm just someone who prefers the status quo. In addition, my life can go on without me reading the book, so why worry?

10. Y'know, I don't know the song... LOL.

11. Immediately exit the theater. I trust my intuition. Also, I can always catch the movie some other time, be it on another day, or on DVD. It's better than regretting, if applicable.

12. None. The change to the random person may have been psychological. Also, I don't see a need to be more attractive. It's synthetic.

13. It very much depends on what the banquet was held for, and who planned it. I will then talk about that topic.

14. Garfield or not, cat topics or not, cats will find it difficult to put up with, because they cannot express their views.

15. This question reminds me of Flowers for Algernon, lol. I will spend the next fourteen days recording down memories, somehow, through different media. In the video, I will explain (to myself) why I am not understanding in, and also tell myself not to be afraid and be strong. I will also tell myself to watch this video over and over again, because eventually these 'concepts' will sink in. However, although I'll be depressed, I'm sure that after the surgery I will be less depressed, because I will be less 'deep'. I will live life as a more simple person, which may not be a bad thing.

16. I will try to look at things from an objective point of view. I will pretend that I do not know the future, then see if it appeals to me. If it does, then I will. If it doesn't, then no.

17. Psychologically, I will trust 'the man with a past' less, but most of all, I will trust my 'acquaintance' the least. Why is he telling me all these? Why must I be afraid of them? What does he mean by 'having a past' or 'not having a past'?

18. Ten minutes on the moon. There are many people who have been (or are in) Europe, and I can always go there some other time, but a trip to the moon is priceless.

19. I will not give any excuse. I will just say that it's a reason which I cannot inform him of. If he gets angry from that, so be it. I don't have to come up with excuses; friendship is based on trust.

20. The former. I will be more interested in seeing myself from an objective point of view. Watching the latter has no meaning.

21. I will set a minimum age (after marriage) for myself, then let things come naturally. I'm still a virgin, though.

22. The latter. Regarding the former, if it is the truth, it's really up to people to believe it or not. I can't force them to, even if I am experiencing guilt. As for the latter, it's really up to ME to convince people that the rumour is not true. Only I can stand for myself.

23. Although I've no idea who John Ritter is, what do you mean 'how would I feel about this'? Normal? I won't feel anything. If I'm born to this particular couple, I am born to this particular couple. It doesn't matter how famous / 'ordinary' they are. If anything, when a child is born, his feelings are completely neutral. He doesn't become excited at birth, just because his father is a famous actor / rock star. He grows into it.