Sorry for this one coming so late in the day, everyone. I'm still fighting off the worst flu bug I've ever had it my life, and it's not been a pleasant experience. I won't gross you out with the symptoms, but I will say it's made finding time to sit at my computer for five straight minutes a challenge.
But hey, at least I didn't miss my personal goal of getting this post done on Wednesday! And I'm going to try to be making future WYR posts happen every week, though hopefully not so late that it can interfere with dinner like it is this week.
Okay, so... The rules of "Would You Rather" are simple. I'll present a question from this handy stack of cards I've got here. Each question has two answers, arbitrarily colored red and blue. You have to pick one answer -- you can't say "both" or "neither" -- and the most important rule is that you have to justify the answer. You don't need to give us a 5000-word essay on the subject, but merely picking an answer and not explaining why is no fun for anyone. Once you have your answer, leave a comment on the blog here, and discuss with the others who have answered if you wish!
By the way, the cards do feature some rather heavy questions, and I'm trying to avoid those. It might be fun to drop in a serious one every month or so, but there are questions here that deal with religion, politics, and so on, and that's not what the blog is for. If you guys specifically want me to feature more, I'll do so, but we're going to keep it light-hearted at first.
Okay, here were go...
Would you rather be forced to watch The Sound of Music continuously for 48 hours or drive cross-country with Barry Manilow singing on the radio the whole time?
Given that I hate musicals and saxophones, neither option here is particularly appealing. Part of me wants to do some Googling and figure out how long it takes to drive cross-country, but I'm pretty damn sure it would take longer than 48 hours.
Here's the thing though... if I'm driving, then I have other stuff I need to worry about. Other drivers, weather conditions, that dead body in my trunk; there are tons of distractions. As such, I can probably tune out Manilow and whatever noises he makes from his throat hole. Plus, you have a destination in mind, and you'll be able to see the sights.
Being forced to watch The Sound of Music for two days straight just means you're going to go insane. That's sleep deprivation working against you, and the characters will start talking to you by the time it's over with. And the only "destination" you have to look forward to is sobbing into your own pillow when your dreams are haunted by nuns and rolling hills or whatever The Sound of Music is about. Yeah yeah, I admit, I'm a philistine.
Anyway, I pick the blue answer. If nothing else, I could wear earplugs as I'm driving, which I'm sure is totally legal.
3 comments:
On one hand, I have to listen to one annoying person. On the other hand, I have to listen to and watch many annoying people. The sheer number makes blue answer the better choice.
But there's a safety issue here. Red answer might drive me crazy but I'm not likely to hurt myself or anyone else at home.
Cross country I think is about 2500miles but I'm not 100% sure. I'm pretty sure at about 500-mile mark Mr. Manilow will put me to sleep. Then I don't know if the car wreck will just kill me or many others. But there definitely will be an accident due to falling asleep. That's why I have to pick the red answer.
I'm going to have to go with The Sound of Music, because to some extent, I like musicals, and I won't have to stare at a highway for 48 hours. And I will have Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do etched into the back of my skull by the end (and possibly tattooed on my arm if I'm bored). Educational opportunities abound!
Now, if it were driving cross-country with Barry Manilow singing in the passenger seat the whole time, that would be a different story. We could have a little paparazzi action, and I would have someone to share the Doritos and Mountain Dew with.
OK, call me "old", but I have to go with Barry Manilow. I like to travel (thus I'd jump at the chance to drive across the US), I like Barry Manilow (he has some really good songs, like "Copacabana", which would keep me awake), and I can take only so much of Sound of Music (Julie Andrews's voice is lovely, but after awhile the hills would no longer be alive - I'd blow them up!). Good question, though . . . can't wait for the next one!!
Post a Comment