Who Would You Toss?

SexyLoserKitten · 5th February 2001, 14:35

This was a question persented in my English class when we were discussing euthenasia, and I just thought it would be interesting to hear everyone's answers (and revive this forum to what it once was)...

You were on a cruise ship that sank, you are now in the lifeboat with the only other survivors from the wreck. Supplies aer dwindling and the only way for any of you to survive is one of you must go overboard. Who would you choose?
The Captain
Senator
Pregnant Woman
Her Husband
Elderly Doctor
9 Year Old Girl
Middle Aged Reporter
College Professor
Carpenter
Olympic Runner
Blind Poet
Or you can sacrifice yourself...

(I picked the captain...that bastard caused the ship to go down and shoulda went with it)

ElChevelle · 5th February 2001, 14:51

I'd ask for volunteers before I started heavin' all of em over the side!

Just kidding, I'm with you on that one Kitty. Besides, the Captain IS supposed to go down with the ship.

mattyday · 5th February 2001, 15:30

I'd lob the senator...

That way I'd nto only be just saving the lives of teh people on the boat... I'd be saving the sanity and well-being of a nation!

Winsane · 5th February 2001, 16:26

I'd heave (or perhaps eat) all the ones who weren't strong enough to help row the lifeboat and aren't attractive. That way, I'd have not just enough supplies to survive, but enough to be somewhat comfortable.

Well, no, not really. My take on it is that there simply isn't enough information to decide. E.g. is the senator a bribe-accepting conservative bastard getting STDs from lobbyists, or is he or she a liberal striving for campaign finance reform and other good stuff?

mattyday · 5th February 2001, 16:29

I thought all politicions were

Quote:

bribe-accepting conservative bastard getting STDs from lobbyists

nateJC · 5th February 2001, 18:35

Can we choose more than one? I'd toss the Captain, because he sank the boat, so he should go down with the ship. I'd chuck the senator because, like matty said, he's a senator (or she). And maybe the College Professor because they're always coming up with idiotic crap like this to make students suffer.

Xerxes · 5th February 2001, 19:02

i'd knock off the blind poet- he'd never see it coming

No seriously, the best way to do it is ask for volunteers-
and if none did, have all the men (No women and children) draw straws.

hawk606 · 5th February 2001, 22:48

my english class did the same thing, I had to write a report on what's-his-face Latimer.

Let's see, i'd boot the poet, senator, captain, reporter, and olympic runner.

If we were to create our own civilization of island-savages, I don't see us requiring anyone with those professions. :P

alternate witty response:
the captain, for not putting enough food in his lifeboats.

alternate witty response 2:
the pregnant woman, she's eating for two!

non witty response:
If all these people are dying anyway, why sacrifice one of them? If it is euthanasia you want, I'd wait for them to starve. I'd let them all live and hope for the best, unless someone wants to volunteer.

optional witty remark:
of course we'd eat the first one(s) to die.

p.s. the professor would be the first to go insane, i know this, but don't ask how.

rm' · 5th February 2001, 22:52

Volunteers. But since no one would be willing to go:
Olympic athlete: What'd he ever do for society?
Senator: what need do you have for one on a lifeboat?

rm' · 5th February 2001, 22:55

The 9 year old girl. Well, I am a virgin eating ogre, after all [knowing wink]

mattyday · 6th February 2001, 00:22

The olympic runner has probably had a lot of training in the swimming pool

(s)he could just swim for help! Brilliant!

Ice · 6th February 2001, 01:25

The Captain

he could go. the fucker messed up the ship.

Senator

what would he do? why treat our elected officials like royalty?

Pregnant Woman

last thing we need in america: more whiney children.

Her Husband

hm. if he is strong keep him.

Elderly Doctor

he might be able to help if someone gets hurt. keep him.

9 Year Old Girl

like before: why do we need whiney kids?

Middle Aged Reporter

off the boat.

College Professor

gone!

Carpenter

could be usefull. he/she could craft some sheet.

Olympic Runner

keep. strong person could keep us alive. but, maybe, if we have to resort to canabilism they wont have enough fat to eat.

Blind Poet

off the boat. someone would have to look out for them, and it'd suck.

Or you can sacrifice yourself...

uh. no.

so thats like 4-5 people now.

mattyday · 6th February 2001, 01:29

Wow

And I thought I was twisted!

We have the utlimate utilitarianists right here!

SexyLoserKitten · 6th February 2001, 01:30

No....it was open discussion...upon which my exact answer was:
"I'd dumb the bastard Captain...the bitch deserves it."
I'm now apparently the comedian of the class

And you know, even though you're allowed to curse in college classes, I don't think my professor liked that answer.

mattyday · 6th February 2001, 01:32

Perhaps it reminded him of his navel years..?

Just a thought

s1138 · 6th February 2001, 01:47

well i would definatly keep the 9yr old

probably toss the olympic dude

Matt · 6th February 2001, 01:53

She's 9 s1138, but when you're desparate, you're desparate...

Quote:

'I'd dumb the bastard Captain...the bitch deserves it' said the Sexy Loser Kitten

If I said that at college, I'd get a good slapping and chucked out of the room before you knew it.

Anyway one of these would go -
Senator
Middle Aged Reporter
College Professor
Olympic Runner

or maybe I 'd go, the way I'm feeling.

SexyLoserKitten · 6th February 2001, 01:53

Pedophile

mattyday · 6th February 2001, 01:56

That's just plain... sick!

Unless you happen to ahve an 8/9/10 year old brother/son/nephew/friend/something with you who needs some female lovin'?

s1138 · 6th February 2001, 10:27

who said anything about wanting to do that to the 9yr old??

there is the pregnant women... and in my universe the college professor is a really hot women

6th February 2001, 15:57

The Captain? Splash! For the aforementioned reasons.

Senator? It depends. A Republican? Splash!!!

Pregnant Woman? Keep. I love a sexually active woman.

Her Husband? Dump the sex-crazed bastard!

Splash!

Elderly Doctor? Keep. I'm not delivering that kid!

9 Year Old Girl? Splash! We already have another kid coming.

Middle Aged Reporter? Probably from the "liberal media"? Keep. (We need someone with a straight head on their shoulders).

College Professor? Splash! No use for him/her in this situation. I've never heard of a professor of survival.

Carpenter? Keep. Might need him/her if we get stranded on a deserted island.

Olympic Runner? Keep. He/she can fetch stuff quickly if stranded on a deserted island.

Blind Poet? Keep. We need some sort of entertainment.

Or you can sacrifice yourself... Yeah, right.

Poromenos · 6th February 2001, 19:43

That's a tough one. Oh, hell with it. Throw them all and keep the food yourself

Now, really, I don't think that I have the right to choose, and anyway, jobs don't matter, only ages, so I'd dump the doctor if I absolutely had to. An alternative is to catch some fish

Bilbo Baggins · 6th February 2001, 20:46

I'd kick the lot out.

Xerxes · 6th February 2001, 21:16

Quote:

Originally posted by randman

Senator? It depends. A Republican? Splash!!!

Middle Aged Reporter? Probably from the "liberal media"? Keep. (We need someone with a straight head on their shoulders).

oooooohhhhhh

Well if i was with Senator Clinton
I would start by asking her the question "Did you ever see that 'Alive' Movie?"

I was thinking about it- the olympic guy would be the LAST guy to throw off, because he/she could row the boat with his/her extra strong and resilent body...

flatmatt · 6th February 2001, 21:57

Get rid of the senator or the pregnant woman.

Senator - no useful skills there
Pregnant woman - the last thing we need is another person who needs food.

s1138 · 6th February 2001, 21:59

i still say keep the 9yr old

and everyone else i would eat

rm' · 7th February 2001, 00:59

Bloody nutzoes, the whole lot of ya...

Sacrifice yourself by letting all the others eat the food.. until they are nice and plump, then eat them.

s1138 · 7th February 2001, 01:11

i would do that! but not to the 9yr old

mattyday · 7th February 2001, 01:30

Could you imagine potentially spending days with a poet, a senator and a pregnant woman? Not to mention the others

After day one, there would just be a massive fight anyway, and the remaining would bore each other to death. It's a lose-lose situation... I'd rather fling myself off the side and go the heroic and easy way out than spend days listening to the bitching and fighting going on.

Perhaps I'm too cynical

iomegajaz · 7th February 2001, 07:03

The Captain
Prat. Boot him.

Senator
Hmm. Prat. Boot him.

Pregnant Woman
Fat Pratette. Boot her.

Her Husband
Competitor. Boot him.

Elderly Doctor
Possibly helpful until he/she dies. Then boot/chew him/her.

9 Year Old Girl
Ugh. Boot.

Middle Aged Reporter
Overly narrative prat. Boot him/her.

College Professor
Someone who thinks s/he knows more than I do. Boot him/her.

Carpenter
Possibly useful, but also possibly competition. Get him(her? HA) to fix everything, then eat and boot him (hehe. "Her". LmFao). In that order.

Olympic Runner
Eww. Boot it. Eww.

Blind Poet
Grr. Meet angryjaz.... boot.

Or you can sacrifice yourself...
Heh. Yeah. Right. Good one.

Twilightseer · 7th February 2001, 08:44

How did I get on that fucking ship in the first place ?

jns · 7th February 2001, 09:11

Quote:

Originally posted by Twilightseer
How did I get on that fucking ship in the first place ?

That's a though one, probably against your will, I wouldn't want to go on a ship with those people!

s1138 · 7th February 2001, 10:27

i still say eat them all

abbott · 9th February 2001, 20:38

why couldnt you have listed the ex-president and made the decision an easy one.

peace,
abb

r.gunton · 10th February 2001, 09:34

WTF does this have to do with winamp??

enlighten me please

iomegajaz · 10th February 2001, 10:41

Shit all.

Neither do doughnuts.

ElChevelle · 10th February 2001, 12:47

Quote:

Originally posted by r.gunton
WTF does this have to do with winamp??

enlighten me please

Read the forum description:

Quote:

Winamp Bitchlist:
Need a place to rant, vent, spew? Something happening within the Winamp universe you don't like? This is your place to bitch at the injustice and general unfairness of the World.

The bitchin has no limits here!

Jayn · 10th February 2001, 14:43

Quote:

Originally posted by iomegajaz
Carpenter
Possibly useful, but also possibly competition. Get him(her? HA) to fix everything, then eat and boot him (hehe. "Her". LmFao). In that order.

Hehe...*aiming my nail gun at jaz

*...I was a trim carpenter for a bit, that's where I learned one very important thing:

1. Always make friends with the plumbers first (for hopefully obvious reasons

).

iomegajaz · 11th February 2001, 00:08

I knew you'd have to bite at that sooner or later Jayn.

Hehe.

Xerxes · 11th February 2001, 22:50

Hmmm... I'm thinking an even more interesting question would be "Who would you toss first" and replace all the people on the lifeboat with Moderators

5th February 2001, 18:35	#6
nateJC Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: an interstella burst i'm back to save the universe Posts: 953	Can we choose more than one? I'd toss the Captain, because he sank the boat, so he should go down with the ship. I'd chuck the senator because, like matty said, he's a senator (or she). And maybe the College Professor because they're always coming up with idiotic crap like this to make students suffer. This is your brain. This is your brain on pot. This is your brain desperately searching for Doritos. natejc@myrealbox.com \|\| Prosthetic Head \|\| Go ahead, press it, you know you want to!

5th February 2001, 22:48	#8
hawk606 Super Freaky (Alumni) Join Date: May 2000 Location: pab's house Posts: 580	you're not making us do the assignment for you are you? my english class did the same thing, I had to write a report on what's-his-face Latimer. Let's see, i'd boot the poet, senator, captain, reporter, and olympic runner. If we were to create our own civilization of island-savages, I don't see us requiring anyone with those professions. :P alternate witty response: the captain, for not putting enough food in his lifeboats. alternate witty response 2: the pregnant woman, she's eating for two! non witty response: If all these people are dying anyway, why sacrifice one of them? If it is euthanasia you want, I'd wait for them to starve. I'd let them all live and hope for the best, unless someone wants to volunteer. optional witty remark: of course we'd eat the first one(s) to die. p.s. the professor would be the first to go insane, i know this, but don't ask how. hey

6th February 2001, 01:25	#12
Ice Moderator Alumni Americas Favorite Smut Peddler Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Sun Prarie, WI Posts: 3,303	The Captain he could go. the fucker messed up the ship. Senator what would he do? why treat our elected officials like royalty? Pregnant Woman last thing we need in america: more whiney children. Her Husband hm. if he is strong keep him. Elderly Doctor he might be able to help if someone gets hurt. keep him. 9 Year Old Girl like before: why do we need whiney kids? Middle Aged Reporter off the boat. College Professor gone! Carpenter could be usefull. he/she could craft some sheet. Olympic Runner keep. strong person could keep us alive. but, maybe, if we have to resort to canabilism they wont have enough fat to eat. Blind Poet off the boat. someone would have to look out for them, and it'd suck. Or you can sacrifice yourself... uh. no. so thats like 4-5 people now. I'd like to meet a mad man who makes it all seem sane To work out all these troubles and what there is to gain

6th February 2001, 01:30	#14
SexyLoserKitten Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 1,306	Hawk No....it was open discussion...upon which my exact answer was: "I'd dumb the bastard Captain...the bitch deserves it." I'm now apparently the comedian of the class And you know, even though you're allowed to curse in college classes, I don't think my professor liked that answer.

6th February 2001, 21:57	#25
flatmatt Iron Chef (Reviewer) Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Winamp Island Posts: 3,039	Get rid of the senator or the pregnant woman. Senator - no useful skills there Pregnant woman - the last thing we need is another person who needs food. flatmatt.com v5.0 \| Echoes \| Meddling Kids v1.52 Space Invaders v1.1 \| Danielle Fishel v1.11

5th February 2001, 14:35	#1
SexyLoserKitten Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 1,306	This was a question persented in my English class when we were discussing euthenasia, and I just thought it would be interesting to hear everyone's answers (and revive this forum to what it once was)... You were on a cruise ship that sank, you are now in the lifeboat with the only other survivors from the wreck. Supplies aer dwindling and the only way for any of you to survive is one of you must go overboard. Who would you choose? The Captain Senator Pregnant Woman Her Husband Elderly Doctor 9 Year Old Girl Middle Aged Reporter College Professor Carpenter Olympic Runner Blind Poet Or you can sacrifice yourself... (I picked the captain...that bastard caused the ship to go down and shoulda went with it)

5th February 2001, 14:51	#2
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,448	I'd ask for volunteers before I started heavin' all of em over the side! Just kidding, I'm with you on that one Kitty. Besides, the Captain IS supposed to go down with the ship.

5th February 2001, 15:30	#3
mattyday Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ursa Minor Posts: 82	I'd lob the senator... That way I'd nto only be just saving the lives of teh people on the boat... I'd be saving the sanity and well-being of a nation!

5th February 2001, 16:26	#4
Winsane Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: U.S. (eastern time zone) Posts: 2,598	I'd heave (or perhaps eat) all the ones who weren't strong enough to help row the lifeboat and aren't attractive. That way, I'd have not just enough supplies to survive, but enough to be somewhat comfortable. Well, no, not really. My take on it is that there simply isn't enough information to decide. E.g. is the senator a bribe-accepting conservative bastard getting STDs from lobbyists, or is he or she a liberal striving for campaign finance reform and other good stuff?

5th February 2001, 19:02	#7
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	i'd knock off the blind poet- he'd never see it coming No seriously, the best way to do it is ask for volunteers- and if none did, have all the men (No women and children) draw straws.

5th February 2001, 22:52	#9
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	Volunteers. But since no one would be willing to go: Olympic athlete: What'd he ever do for society? Senator: what need do you have for one on a lifeboat?

5th February 2001, 22:55	#10
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	The 9 year old girl. Well, I am a virgin eating ogre, after all [knowing wink]

6th February 2001, 00:22	#11
mattyday Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ursa Minor Posts: 82	The olympic runner has probably had a lot of training in the swimming pool (s)he could just swim for help! Brilliant!

6th February 2001, 01:29	#13
mattyday Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ursa Minor Posts: 82	Wow And I thought I was twisted! We have the utlimate utilitarianists right here!

6th February 2001, 01:32	#15
mattyday Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ursa Minor Posts: 82	Perhaps it reminded him of his navel years..? Just a thought

6th February 2001, 01:47	#16
s1138 Alumni? Join Date: May 2000 Location: joja Posts: 6,936	well i would definatly keep the 9yr old probably toss the olympic dude

6th February 2001, 01:53	#18
SexyLoserKitten Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 1,306	Pedophile

6th February 2001, 01:56	#19
mattyday Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ursa Minor Posts: 82	That's just plain... sick! Unless you happen to ahve an 8/9/10 year old brother/son/nephew/friend/something with you who needs some female lovin'?

6th February 2001, 10:27	#20
s1138 Alumni? Join Date: May 2000 Location: joja Posts: 6,936	who said anything about wanting to do that to the 9yr old?? there is the pregnant women... and in my universe the college professor is a really hot women

6th February 2001, 15:57	#21
randman Guest Posts: n/a	The Captain? Splash! For the aforementioned reasons. Senator? It depends. A Republican? Splash!!! Pregnant Woman? Keep. I love a sexually active woman. Her Husband? Dump the sex-crazed bastard! Splash! Elderly Doctor? Keep. I'm not delivering that kid! 9 Year Old Girl? Splash! We already have another kid coming. Middle Aged Reporter? Probably from the "liberal media"? Keep. (We need someone with a straight head on their shoulders). College Professor? Splash! No use for him/her in this situation. I've never heard of a professor of survival. Carpenter? Keep. Might need him/her if we get stranded on a deserted island. Olympic Runner? Keep. He/she can fetch stuff quickly if stranded on a deserted island. Blind Poet? Keep. We need some sort of entertainment. Or you can sacrifice yourself... Yeah, right.

6th February 2001, 19:43	#22
Poromenos Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 38	That's a tough one. Oh, hell with it. Throw them all and keep the food yourself Now, really, I don't think that I have the right to choose, and anyway, jobs don't matter, only ages, so I'd dump the doctor if I absolutely had to. An alternative is to catch some fish

6th February 2001, 20:46	#23
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	I'd kick the lot out.

6th February 2001, 21:59	#26
s1138 Alumni? Join Date: May 2000 Location: joja Posts: 6,936	i still say keep the 9yr old and everyone else i would eat

7th February 2001, 00:59	#27
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	Bloody nutzoes, the whole lot of ya... Sacrifice yourself by letting all the others eat the food.. until they are nice and plump, then eat them.

7th February 2001, 01:11	#28
s1138 Alumni? Join Date: May 2000 Location: joja Posts: 6,936	i would do that! but not to the 9yr old

7th February 2001, 01:30	#29
mattyday Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ursa Minor Posts: 82	Could you imagine potentially spending days with a poet, a senator and a pregnant woman? Not to mention the others After day one, there would just be a massive fight anyway, and the remaining would bore each other to death. It's a lose-lose situation... I'd rather fling myself off the side and go the heroic and easy way out than spend days listening to the bitching and fighting going on. Perhaps I'm too cynical Buggrit, buggrit, buggrit, millenium hand and shrimp

7th February 2001, 07:03	#30
iomegajaz Balled and Chained Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,310	The Captain Prat. Boot him. Senator Hmm. Prat. Boot him. Pregnant Woman Fat Pratette. Boot her. Her Husband Competitor. Boot him. Elderly Doctor Possibly helpful until he/she dies. Then boot/chew him/her. 9 Year Old Girl Ugh. Boot. Middle Aged Reporter Overly narrative prat. Boot him/her. College Professor Someone who thinks s/he knows more than I do. Boot him/her. Carpenter Possibly useful, but also possibly competition. Get him(her? HA) to fix everything, then eat and boot him (hehe. "Her". LmFao). In that order. Olympic Runner Eww. Boot it. Eww. Blind Poet Grr. Meet angryjaz.... boot. Or you can sacrifice yourself... Heh. Yeah. Right. Good one. "My heart hates uggos." –J.D.

7th February 2001, 08:44	#31
Twilightseer Frenchoderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lavabo, fond du couloir, 3è porte à droite Posts: 6,309	How did I get on that fucking ship in the first place ?

7th February 2001, 10:27	#33
s1138 Alumni? Join Date: May 2000 Location: joja Posts: 6,936	i still say eat them all

9th February 2001, 20:38	#34
abbott Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 4	dammit why couldnt you have listed the ex-president and made the decision an easy one. peace, abb

10th February 2001, 09:34	#35
r.gunton Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 2	Hmmm WTF does this have to do with winamp?? enlighten me please

10th February 2001, 10:41	#36
iomegajaz Balled and Chained Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,310	Shit all. Neither do doughnuts. "My heart hates uggos." –J.D.

11th February 2001, 00:08	#39
iomegajaz Balled and Chained Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,310	I knew you'd have to bite at that sooner or later Jayn. Hehe. "My heart hates uggos." –J.D.

11th February 2001, 22:50	#40
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	Hmmm... I'm thinking an even more interesting question would be "Who would you toss first" and replace all the people on the lifeboat with Moderators

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