The Syndicate

I have read them both and would rather not read either again, but since you asked, Atlas Shrugged has a more coherent narrative.

Would you rather read The Wisdom of Compassion by the Dalai Lama or The Autobiography of Malcolm X?

Malcolm X

Would you rather eat only grapes for a day or eat only carrots?

Grapes.

Would you rather be a ballerina or a trumpet player?

A trumpet player.

Would you rather be a figure skater or a neurosurgeon?

Neurosurgeon (although I have shaky hands).

Would you rather have a Snickers or Mr. Goodbar?

I've never had a Mr. Goodbar, so I'd have that.

Would you rather live in a boat or in a car?

A boat because it would have a bathroom at least. Much more privacy too, I'd think.

Would you rather go camping or glamping?

Glamping is short for glamorous camping. It's a way to experience the splendor of the outdoors without forgoing the creature comforts you can't live without.

I'd go glamping if I didn't have to pay for it, otherwise I'd go camping.

Would you rather have bouillabaisse or borscht?

I know you might expect me to say bouillabaisse (see my URL in my signature), but I am a beet fiend. Borscht it is.

Would you rather have a tomato gazpacho or a chilled watermelon soup?

In this heat, I would adore some chilled watermelon soup. Mmm.

Would you rather go scuba diving or go dancing?

Dancing, because it seems slightly less dangerous.

Would you rather go watch a boxing match or a bullfight?

Boxing.

Would you rather be a cat that can disappear or a wise, hookah-smoking caterpillar?

I would pick the cat. Mongoose likes some private time. I get lonely, but it just takes a lot longer for me to feel that way than a lot of people. Also, I don't like awkward situations and when witnessing those I'd like to just mute out into the ether. Good question, Epi.

I like this theme.

You see a bottle that says "Drink Me" and a cake that says "Eat Me" but you can only enjoy one. Which do you consume?

Invisibility, for the win. I don't even care that I'd be stupid - the intel would be MAD!

Would you rather be an extremely stupid teenager or an extremely intelligent octogenarian?

damn linki.

I'll do Mongoose's.

Mongoose wrote:I would pick the cat. Mongoose likes some private time. I get lonely, but it just takes a lot longer for me to feel that way than a lot of people. Also, I don't like awkward situations and when witnessing those I'd like to just mute out into the ether. Good question, Epi.

I like this theme.

You see a bottle that says "Drink Me" and a cake that says "Eat Me" but you can only enjoy one. Which do you consume?

Let me eat cake!

Would you rather be an extremely stupid teenager or an extremely intelligent octogenarian?

Old age has little to recommend it, but I said a lot of stupid stuff in the unfiltered naivete of youth. So I'd rather be old and wise. Now get off my lawn.

Would you rather have tea with The Mad Hatter or give the Duchess a makeover?

You couldn't pay me a million dollars to be a teenager again. I'd say an extremely intelligent octo. Think of all the things they've seen -- lived through WW2, the advent of the Salk vaccine, the birth of antibiotics! Can you imagine being on a college campus when the Rosenbergs were executed? I'd loved to be at college then in the amidst all political talk.

Ooh link -Epi
I would rather have tea with the Mad Hatter. He couldn't possibly be crazier than the people I come across on a daily basis. I'm enjoying some Ceylon right now.

What is your fave capital city?

Boston.

Where were you born?

Turku, Finland.

Would you believe me if I told you this thread has derailed from its original purpose?

I would rather hope we could get it back on track.

Would you rather get into a fight with Samuel L. Jackson or Bruce Willis?

I am so sorry. I got the Random Questions thread mixed up with this one. As you noticed.

I could probably take Bruce Willis. The way Kevin Smith talks about him, Bruce Willis seems a bit like a d***.

Would you rather eat carrots until you got jaundice or ate poppy seed muffins/bagels until you tested positive for opiates?

I should hope that an abundance of carrots would not cause jaundice (a buildup of bilirubin in the bloodstream often indicative of liver failure) but carotenemia instead. Anyway, I'd eat the carrots, since there is no legal or occupational ramifications for testing positive for carotenemia.

Would you rather take a road trip from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific or take a road trip from Mexico to Canada?

Atlantic to pacific.

Would you rather spend a week in brazil or Columbia?

My BFF and fave coworker are both Brazilian born, so I'd go there. I don't really want to ever go to Colombia or Venezuela.

Would you rather go to the Arctic or Antarctic?

Arctic

Would you rather eat a spoonful of salt or pepper?

Pepper. I never salt anything and I am a pepper fiend.

Would you rather do the Cinnamon Challenge (swallow a tbsp of cinnamon) or the Milk Challenge (drink a gallon of milk -- your choice of milk)?

As drinking is easy for me, I'll do the dairy challenge. Which reminds me:



Would you rather do the shopping cart trick or the off-road toy downhill?

Shapping cart much less dangerous.

Kate wrote:Shapping cart much less dangerous.

Oops.

On your egg sandwich, bacon or sausage (or ham)?

Sausage

Would you rather be creative or analytical?

I'm very much both. I'm always up in my own head. If I could only be one, I'd choose creative as my analytical craziness is not always an asset.

Would you rather eat your least favorite meal every Sunday for the rest of your life or only have your favorite meal once more in your life?

Ah, even the foods I despise I can tolerate, so the former. Liver and beets would probably be good for me anyway.

Would you rather be a rook or a knight?

Knights are often pawns (ha) of monarchs, so I'll choose the rook. The best offense is a good defense.

Crunchy tacos or soft tacos? We had tacos for dinner tonight (we eat really early; it's just now 3:57PM)

Crunchy.

Would you rather take a bus or a train?

Train, because I've never taken one.

Would you rather take a ship or a plane?

I have never been on a plane, but I love traveling by boat. Particularly a cruise ship.

Would you rather play a slot machine or roulette?

Slot machine.

Would you rather play poker or solitaire?

Poker. I'm quite good at it.

Would you rather play golf or horseshoes?

Ugh golf I guess. Miniature if possible.

Fritos or Cheetos?

Fritos, but love both.

French fries or onion rings?

French fries!

Black or white?

Black

Lions or tigers?

Tigers.

Would you rather watch the wizard of oz or the sound of music?

The sound of music, I've seen the wizard of oz about a billion times.

Breaking Bad or GOT?

Breaking bad.

Would you rather lose all your eyelashes or all your eyebrows?

Dude I have stereotypical thick ass Cherokee eyebrows (people ask if I'm Sicilian a lot), so I can't lose those, people wouldn't recognize me without my Jack Nicholsons. I'd go with eyelashes because you can always wear falsies. You can always tell when people pencil on eyebrows. Good question, Kate.

Lavender lemonade or Basil lemonade?

Lavender

Would you rather wear black lipstick all the time or dye your hair yellow (yellow, not blond...)

Definitely black lipstick.

Would you rather carry a pocket watch or a monocle?

A pocket watch

Would you rather wear your sunglasses at night or your pajamas in the day time?