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Originally posted by r3port3r66
Toose:


1) What is the most profound observation you have made about the world thus far?

2) What is the greatest piece of advice you could ever give to your children?

3) When was the last time you were wrong about something you argued in favor of?

4) Do you have a secret that you will never reveal?

5) How long does it take before you trust somebody?
1). I would go with "Planning." I have come to the realization that 'planning' anything is somewhat of a joke. How many variables are there in real life? You know, everything I've planned has fallen apart in one way or another... everyone gets what they should get in the end. I have friends who died early etc and I have faith that it was for a purpose, everything is for a purpose and when it happens, it happens... I'm not making a case for predestination, I'm saying that life has been that way for me.

2). Be yourself, NEVER sell out, never be ashamed of who you are or of the experiences that comprise who you are.

3). Well, I used to argue quite stringently against abortion. What seperates me from most conservatives though is that I can no longer support my own belief that I had any say in it at all. Unless it's an issue that I'm faced with personally I will not throw my hat into an argument about it. It's something that's very personal and government should not be involved in matters of such a personal nature. We need governments to fight wars and build roads... not govern each individual body (or lifestyle).

4). Yes, a few.

5). I'm flawed in this regard. I get into trouble quite often because I'm opposite from most people when it comes to trust. It seems that I'm pre-wired to trust first, ask questions later. I view people as friends until they prove they are enemies vs vice-versa. I've gotten burned often but I can't live under a cloud of suspicion... just ain't me.


BTW:
I want to say to you that I'm very glad that you walked in here. You've posted some of the most insightful and thought provoking topics I've seen here in a long time. I'm not taking anything from anyone else saying this... everyone here is very interesting to me. I just think you are a great addition to the 'family' here.



Okay Toose, here are a few dark and difficult questions.

1.) If you found out that a ????? was molesting your child, would you let the police take care of it? Or would you handle it yourself?

2.) If you had just found out that you had come in contact with some agent that will end your life in a week, what would you do with your time?

3.) Have you ever felt true hate?

4.) Have you ever succumbed to despair?

5.) You are wandering in the forest when you hear a scuffle in the distance. When you arrive you see an Angel and a Demon fighting over a sword. During the battle the sword gets thrown towards you, landing at your feet. You promptly pick it up and notice that the fighting has stopped and they're both looking at you. You find out that you are holding a sword that can destroy Angels and Demons for good, and they both want you to give it to them. The Demon offers you absolute power in this world, anything that you can possibly want is at your fingertips, and when you arrive in Hell, you will have a place of honor and esteem. The Angel however, offers you nothing. Who do you give the sword to?

6.) You are sightseeing with your family at the Grand Canyon when you see two people messing around and fall over the edge. You jump towards them and manage to grab each by one their hands. The only way to save yourself from falling, let alone either of them, is to let one go so you can grasp the ledge. One of the people is a young man with gold all over and a hat with a pot leaf, the other person is a young woman in a catholic school uniform. Who do you let go of and why?

7.) You have a female co-worker that you like and admire a great deal going through terrible things at home. One day at the water cooler she confides to you that her ex-husband has been stalking her and their children. He has raped her once and beaten her multiple times, and has also done unspeakable things to their children. She is terrified because the last time he made contact with her, he told her that he would kill her. She has gone through all the legal channels to take care of this misery she has to live with, but for one reason or another, he always manages to get away with his crimes.
A few nights later you are driving home from work, when you swerve from a flat tire, you pull into a rest stop to change it. It is dark and there is no one anywhere to be seen when you hunker down to work on it. Then you notice that your friends ex-husband is standing alone by the restroom. You have your tire iron in your hand. What do you do?

8.) You are waiting by the bus stop when an old man standing next to exlaims,"I won the lottery!". He suffers a massive heart attack and drops dead. When you look at his hand, you see a wedding band and the winning ticket. Do you take it?

9.) Your youngest child comes down with a terminal illness, then you find out later that your wife is pregnant with your next child. The doctor informs you that your unborn child posseses the recources needed to save your sick childs life, although it will almost certainly destroy it. What do you do?

10.) What's in my pocket?
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If you found out that a ????? was molesting your child, would you let the police take care of it? Or would you handle it yourself?
?????? = The Riddler from Batman?

You are wandering in the forest when you hear a scuffle in the distance. When you arrive you see an Angel and a Demon fighting over a sword. During the battle the sword gets thrown towards you, landing at your feet. You promptly pick it up and notice that the fighting has stopped and they're both looking at you. You find out that you are holding a sword that can destroy Angels and Demons for good, and they both want you to give it to them. The Demon offers you absolute power in this world, anything that you can possibly want is at your fingertips, and when you arrive in Hell, you will have a place of honor and esteem. The Angel however, offers you nothing. Who do you give the sword to?
If it's a Charlie's Angel, I'd kill it.

You are sightseeing with your family at the Grand Canyon when you see two people messing around and fall over the edge. You jump towards them and manage to grab each by one their hands. The only way to save yourself from falling, let alone either of them, is to let one go so you can grasp the ledge. One of the people is a young man with gold all over and a hat with a pot leaf, the other person is a young woman in a catholic school uniform. Who do you let go of and why?
The young catholic school girl -- I need a young, rich man in my life.

You are waiting by the bus stop when an old man standing next to exlaims,"I won the lottery!". He suffers a massive heart attack and drops dead, he is holding the winning ticket in his hand. Do you take it?
Yes! Like, duh, I was obviously meant to have it. What can the dead man buy with it? A huge gold coffin with two dead strippers to go with him?



My life isn't written very well.
Thanks Toose, that's the nicest thing I've heard from anybody in a long time.
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Great stuff, Slaytan... I'll do my best.

Okay Toose, here are a few dark and difficult questions.

1.) If you found out that a ????? was molesting your child, would you let the police take care of it? Or would you handle it yourself?
I like to think of myself as a civilized person but when it comes to my kids I'm not so sure. You have kids, they become your reason for living and when someone takes that lightly it's time to step on them. On the other hand, you'd have motivation and would likely be caught and sent to prison which does the children no good either. It's a tough call... if I thought for one second I could get away with it I'd take him out.

2.) If you had just found out that you had come in contact with some agent that will end your life in a week, what would you do with your time?
Spend it with my kids... doing whatever they wanted me to do.

3.) Have you ever felt true hate?
I thought so. Now, looking around and being older and wiser I don't believe I have. No one has wronged me enough to make me feel hate like 'true' hate.

4.) Have you ever succumbed to despair?
I have been at the bottom. I spent a year as a teen devising ways to end my life. I just didn't care. I'm glad now that that nothing worked out for me.

5.) You are wandering in the forest when you hear a scuffle in the distance. When you arrive you see an Angel and a Demon fighting over a sword. During the battle the sword gets thrown towards you, landing at your feet. You promptly pick it up and notice that the fighting has stopped and they're both looking at you. You find out that you are holding a sword that can destroy Angels and Demons for good, and they both want you to give it to them. The Demon offers you absolute power in this world, anything that you can possibly want is at your fingertips, and when you arrive in Hell, you will have a place of honor and esteem. The Angel however, offers you nothing. Who do you give the sword to?
I'm not self centered at all. Absolute power like that doesn't mean a lot to me. With no hesitation it would go to the angel.

6.) You are sightseeing with your family at the Grand Canyon when you see two people messing around and fall over the edge. You jump towards them and manage to grab each by one their hands. The only way to save yourself from falling, let alone either of them, is to let one go so you can grasp the ledge. One of the people is a young man with gold all over and a hat with a pot leaf, the other person is a young woman in a catholic school uniform. Who do you let go of and why?
Toughie. Okay... first, just because the girl has a catholic school uniform on doesn't make her better than the guy with the pot leaf. You can't judge a book by it's cover, you know? Anyways, if you strip them both of adornments they are just two people. I lean toward saving the girl because my instinct tells me to do so. I think it's ingrained in the male of the species to take care of the female. It's not fair...it's just how I see it.

7.) You have a female co-worker that you like and admire a great deal going through terrible things at home. One day at the water cooler she confides to you that her ex-husband has been stalking her and their children. He has raped her once and beaten her multiple times, and has also done unspeakable things to their children. She is terrified because the last time he made contact with her, he told her that he would kill her. She has gone through all the legal channels to take care of this misery she has to live with, but for one reason or another, he always manages to get away with his crimes.
A few nights later you are driving home from work, when you swerve from a flat tire, you pull into a rest stop to change it. It is dark and there is no one anywhere to be seen when you hunker down to work on it. Then you notice that your friends ex-husband is standing alone by the restroom. You have your tire iron in your hand. What do you do?

Without hesitation I take him out. I would go in wicked and not let up. People deserve peace, if I could do something to help someone I'd do it. To me, this guy doesn't deserve to live. I'm not a complicated man. I may be a sinner, but I'd see it as right.

8.) You are waiting by the bus stop when an old man standing next to exlaims,"I won the lottery!". He suffers a massive heart attack and drops dead. When you look at his hand, you see a wedding band and the winning ticket. Do you take it?
All the money in the world is not worth the agony I would feel over not giving the man's wife the ticket. I would take it... because i don't trust other people to do so, and I would give it to the man's family. I wouldn't have to think about it.

9.) Your youngest child comes down with a terminal illness, then you find out later that your wife is pregnant with your next child. The doctor informs you that your unborn child posseses the recources needed to save your sick childs life, although it will almost certainly destroy it. What do you do?
I'm not God. I let nature take it's course. I couldn't sacrifice one for the other and besides that I would run the risk of losing all of them. I would do my best for the sick child, but it's not my place to choose what happens to the unborn one.

10.) What's in my pocket?
I hope it's your car keys and you're going out to buy us some beer...I'm mentally drained now.



Good answers, good answers...survey says...um, ok, yeah. They're my car keys.



My life isn't written very well.
1) What do you think your children will critisize the most about you when they are older?

2) What things do you see in your children today, that you hope the world won't change?

3) Being a father yourself, would you change anything that your father did raising you, if you could?

4) How has having children changed your definition of love?

5) Have you really forgiven those that you say you've forgiven? Can you truly forget a mis-deed?

6) How do you personally approach someone who might need help?

7) Approximately, how many people in your life say they love you? How many do you think actually do by your definition of it?



Originally posted by r3port3r66
1) What do you think your children will critisize the most about you when they are older?

2) What things do you see in your children today, that you hope the world won't change?

3) Being a father yourself, would you change anything that your father did raising you, if you could?

4) How has having children changed your definition of love?

5) Have you really forgiven those that you say you've forgiven? Can you truly forget a mis-deed?

6) How do you personally approach someone who might need help?

7) Approximately, how many people in your life say they love you? How many do you think actually do by your definition of it?
1). I can hear "My dad is impatient and has a short fuse" echoing in my future. It's funny, they ignore my impatience. We'll get ready to go somewhere and I'm standing by the door...well, pacing really... with my daughter on the couch s l o w l y putting her shoes on... grinning. they taunt me I tell you.

2). Son: He's highly imaginitive... he draws cartoons and pictures that are far too insightful for his age. I've gotten angry letters from teachers about it, yet he goes on. I admire his tenacity and I won't discourage him from doing his thing whether his teachers like it or not. I hope I can teach him to play out what's in his heart despite what the naysayers project on him.
Daughter: She's the warmest and most/trusting/caring individual I've ever encountered. She's totally open to anyone, in fact she visits a lady with alzheimers on my street with no fear or anything. Her husband says only my daughter can bring her out of her shell... she's a gift from god to me and those are rare.

3). Yeah, my dad believed in adults first, kids last. The whole kids should be seen and not heard line of bull**** from that generation. It made me feel like my thoughts/opinions had no real value... I was just a dumb kid. Took me a long time to get over that.

4). Ah...love for self gratification/benefit is one dimensional. When you have kids you see love in three dimensional glory. It's about learning to put yourself last and others first... once that selfishness is gone, you're living in another world.

5). Absolutely. If I say it, I mean it and it's over. There are some deeds I could never forgive, nor would I ever say I would forgive. Most things are just not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

6). Flat out. It gets the uncomfortable aspects out of the way post haste. This way allows one to get down to business.

7). About 10. I believe 4 of them.



1. If Satan offered you world recognition with all of your endeavors, and you only had to give him your paltry little soul, would you do it?

2. You're walking down the beach and you see a guy catching pelicans and cutting of their beaks, what do you do?

3. You're at a party where there is a lot of weed and drink. There is a hot girl that you can't keep your eyes off of, and you can't quit fantasizing about her all night. Later in the evening you and the girl wind up getting together. You start making out and discover just how intoxicated she really is. You go to a bedroom and things get really intense when she starts tounging your ear, she tells you it's her 14th birthday today. What's your reaction?

4. You're walking down the street and in front of you a man in a very expensive suit and Gucci shoes drops a money clip and you can see it's very fat. What do you do?

5. You want to be alone one night and decide to go set on a water tower in an industrial complex. You spy from afar a couple of cars pull in from different directions. You lay flat so they don't see you, and you see them getting out of their cars. It's obviously a magor drug deal going down! There are four or five people around each car and they are all armed. After each car trunk is opened you hear shouting then a gunfight happens. It is easy to see that all parties have been hit. After laying low for a few minutes, you build up the nerve to go investigate. When you reach the cars you see in one trunk two open suitcases full of money, in the other trunk you see a large amount of what appears to be cocaine. All the people are dead but one, and he is too weak to reach the gun laying five feet away from him. What do you do?

6. You're at a bank when a robbery begins. Things go sour when police arrive outside the bank. One of the robbers wants to make a point by killing a hostage and proving to the police that they are very serious about there demands. A gunman picks up a child and decides that would be the victim. Before you can even begin to think about it ,you jump up yelling, "NO!". The gunman says that you can take the childs place if you want to. Do you?

7. One day you are shopping at a convenience store when someone comes in and robs the store. The robber leaves shooting and you get hit in the head. When you wake up you find yourself surrounded by fire, and the Devil himself is looking at you directly. He informs you that you are going into the pit, where you will burn eternally but never die. There is one way out, go back to earth and be a suicide bomber. The location for the bombing is a private school in Columbia for about 400 children aged 6-12. Do you suffer the pit?

8. A loner that lives near you is dying. He's never done anything to be noticed in his life, until nearing the end, he decides to let you in on something. You go to his loft and he shows you over forty manuscripts and screenplays. They are some of the best stories you have ever read. In time he becomes a friend of yours, and when he gets really sick, he gives you his keys and asks if you can check on him from time to time. Then one day you see that he has passed. No one except you knows that he was ever a writer. What do you do with his scripts?

9. Someone asks you to go camping with him and you decide to go. To your surprise he brings along a couple of rifles and wants to go hunting for Dingo's/Coyote's. You say sure, thinking that chances are slim that you'll run into any. But then you do, and he wants you to take the first shot. What do you do?

10. A man with leprosy falls down on the sidewalk in front of you, he obviously needs help to get back up. Do you help him?



1. If Satan offered you world recognition with all of your endeavors, and you only had to give him your paltry little soul, would you do it?
Nope. World recognition means absolutely nothing to me. I only want to be my family's hero.

2. You're walking down the beach and you see a guy catching pelicans and cutting of their beaks, what do you do?
I'd assume he was insane and I'd try to redirect his attention. If he were not amenable to that suggestion I'd have to break his arm. He couldn't continue then.

3. You're at a party where there is a lot of weed and drink. There is a hot girl that you can't keep your eyes off of, and you can't quit fantasizing about her all night. Later in the evening you and the girl wind up getting together. You start making out and discover just how intoxicated she really is. You go to a bedroom and things get really intense when she starts tounging your ear, she tells you it's her 14th birthday today. What's your reaction?
With all due respect, this one would never happen to me. My friend, I've been at parties like you describe... countless times. I'm not a 'make out at the party' kind of guy. I never was. What's in my heart is real, I seldom give it away...even under the influence.

4. You're walking down the street and in front of you a man in a very expensive suit and Gucci shoes drops a money clip and you can see it's very fat. What do you do?
Chase him down, give it back... and hope people would extend me the same courtesy.

5. You want to be alone one night and decide to go set on a water tower in an industrial complex. You spy from afar a couple of cars pull in from different directions. You lay flat so they don't see you, and you see them getting out of their cars. It's obviously a magor drug deal going down! There are four or five people around each car and they are all armed. After each car trunk is opened you hear shouting then a gunfight happens. It is easy to see that all parties have been hit. After laying low for a few minutes, you build up the nerve to go investigate. When you reach the cars you see in one trunk two open suitcases full of money, in the other trunk you see a large amount of what appears to be cocaine. All the people are dead but one, and he is too weak to reach the gun laying five feet away from him. What do you do?
Kick the gun away, call the law. That money doesn't mean anything to me. I've discovered a truth about myself. If I'm given money, I blow it... almost without fail. If I earn it, I care about it. Found money just isn't the same. I'd prefer flipping burger money to found money.

6. You're at a bank when a robbery begins. Things go sour when police arrive outside the bank. One of the robbers wants to make a point by killing a hostage and proving to the police that they are very serious about there demands. A gunman picks up a child and decides that would be the victim. Before you can even begin to think about it ,you jump up yelling, "NO!". The gunman says that you can take the childs place if you want to. Do you?
Again... if my kids were provided for (they are first priority) and my life was straight with all that then yes. No hesitation.

7. One day you are shopping at a convenience store when someone comes in and robs the store. The robber leaves shooting and you get hit in the head. When you wake up you find yourself surrounded by fire, and the Devil himself is looking at you directly. He informs you that you are going into the pit, where you will burn eternally but never die. There is one way out, go back to earth and be a suicide bomber. The location for the bombing is a private school in Columbia for about 400 children aged 6-12. Do you suffer the pit?
Absolutely. I just couldn't do the other. Never, for any reason.

8. A loner that lives near you is dying. He's never done anything to be noticed in his life, until nearing the end, he decides to let you in on something. You go to his loft and he shows you over forty manuscripts and screenplays. They are some of the best stories you have ever read. In time he becomes a friend of yours, and when he gets really sick, he gives you his keys and asks if you can check on him from time to time. Then one day you see that he has passed. No one except you knows that he was ever a writer. What do you do with his scripts?
Try to publish them in the guys name. Look, I'm afraid I'm coming off sounding like a boyscout. Possibly given the right set of choices I might make the wrong one. Honor is more important to me than money and life. Dignity and truth are paramount to my choices. It just seems like the right thing to do.

9. Someone asks you to go camping with him and you decide to go. To your surprise he brings along a couple of rifles and wants to go hunting for Dingo's/Coyote's. You say sure, thinking that chances are slim that you'll run into any. But then you do, and he wants you to take the first shot. What do you do?
If I felt no reserve about it I'd blast the dogs. If I were hesitant I wouldn't. I don't give a rats @ss what people think ofme... never have. My decision would not be made based on what my friend might think of me.

10. A man with leprosy falls down on the sidewalk in front of you, he obviously needs help to get back up. Do you help him?
Carefully

These are some extremely insightful questions, Slaytan. They made me dig. I have to go now but I will ask you some in kind as your efforts deserve equal effort. Soon.

And thank you...



My life isn't written very well.
1) Would you prefer to be blind or deaf?

2) Would you be content with a marriage of the highest quality in all respects but one--it completely lacked sex?

3) What do you value most in a relationship?

4) If you were having difficulty on an important test and could safetly cheat by looking at someone else's paper, would you do so?

5) You know you will die (God forbid) of an incurable disease within 3 months. Would you allow yourself to be frozen within the week if you knew it would give you a modest chance of being revived in 1,000 years and living a greatly extended life?



Of course my questions are mostly implausible, so don’t bother saying, “Well that wouldn’t happen to me anyway”. Just assume that these scenarios have happened to you and answer them to the best of your ability. And if I have offended you, I’m really sorry.

You are riding the train to work during the early morning rush when three punks get on. They are loud and obnoxious and making people feel really uncomfortable with all the swearing and derogatory comments that they are making. There is an old Japanese fellow sitting across from you that seems to be quite interested with the appearances of the trouble making youths. All of a sudden the leader of the small group notices that he’s being stared at and starts to get confrontational with the old man. The leader yells to the old man, “Hey ******, you got a problem?” The old man says nothing, clearly not understanding. At the next stop both the Japanese fellow and the young toughs get ready to depart, it is also your stop. While disembarking, you hear the leader say, “Let’s follow the old ****** home, and take his sh!t”. There is no phone nearby and no way to contact any help. What do you do?

You are vacationing in Taiwan. One night you are having dinner at a restaurant and eating out on the veranda, when you overhear a couple of Americans seated behind you start talking about a local brothel. You start eavesdropping on them and discover that this brothel has girls from all over the world, aged between seven and twelve, that have been abducted from their homes and brought there to be child prostitutes. You are so sickened by what you hear that on the coming of the next morn you go to the U.S. Embassy to see what can be done for these poor girls. They inform you that they are unable to do anything for them unless they are brought to the Embassy. Upon leaving, an officer approaches you and lets you know that he has three friends that live nearby that will help you if you want to try and rescue the girls. He has a plan that will get you in and out of the brothel, but you may need to shoot somebody during the attempt. Very scary, but do you risk it for the girls?

Due to a terrible tragedy you have lost everything and have become homeless. You have lived a type of life where you have never had to face the type of extremes that are about to become a reality for you. Three months later, there still seems to be no hope and you decide that if you’re going to be homeless, you might as well travel. You start hitchhiking around the country taking odd jobs when available and sleeping where you can. There comes a time where prospects are very bleak and you haven’t had even a morsel of food for three days. You start down another lonely highway hoping that things will start looking up when a car pulls over to the side of the road. A ride! You get in the car and meet the driver. He is a bookish older man wearing glasses. After awhile he mentions to you that he is a very lonely man and will pay you $100 if you will give him a hand job. He places the money on the dash and gives you a wan smile. You know that in any type of physical confrontation, that you could easily take this guy. Do you earn the money he has offered? Or do you take it? You can of course, just ask to be let out and stay hungry. What do you do?

One night at the bar you decide it might be a good idea to drink yourself into oblivion. The next morning you wake up, not at home, but in a beautiful woman’s embrace. You look at her more closely and see that she is one of the loveliest creatures you have ever seen and start getting excited. You start caressing her in the hopes that she will wake and reciprocate your advances. After a few moments she stirs and opens her eyes, and gives you a smile that melts your heart. She says, “Good morning, did you sleep well?”. You of course tell her that you had and how happy you are to see her again. You give her a compassionate kiss, to which she replies, “Hey Steve, I think he’s ready for some more.” You roll over and meet her husband Steve. What’s your reaction?

Walking to school one morning you see an armored car speeding up the street. It passes you and goes around a corner and out of sight. A little farther down the street you see not one, but two satchels lying in the middle of the street. You look around and see no one around at all. So instead of going to school, you grab the satchels and run home. When you get there, you open them and dump the contents onto your bed. In a few minutes you count out $62,000. Do you keep the money?

The apocalypse has finally come upon us and most of the human race is gone. By some freak of nature, you find that there are three young women in your city that are still alive. You take your new family up into the mountains where the hunting is good, and the air and water are pure. After a few months of trekking back and forth from the city to your mountain retreat, you have built a modest cabin and start farming your new land. It is all good until one day when a stranger appears. It is an adult male. You are unsure of what to do because, at this point in time, all human life is extremely rare and precious. But it can be dangerous as well. You invite him into your home and offer him a meal. During supper, you cannot help but notice how lecherously he looks when gazing at the women and girls. What do you do to handle this possibly volatile situation?

You’ve got a friend, he’s your best friend. You’ve known him for most of your life. One day you’re over at his house and he mentions that he’s been having some problems with his computer. You have a vague idea of what might be wrong and offer to take a look at it, but since it might take awhile, you’ll need to take it home with you. He says that that would be alright and proceeds to take it apart and put it in your car. That evening you hook it up and take a look. While you are checking out what he has loaded on his hard drive, you see a directory labeled PORN. Wondering what kind of porno your friend looks at, you open up a picture. You are shocked to see that it is a picture of a young child posing sexually. You close the picture immediately and open another, it’s the same type. You look at the directory structure that is under the header PORN and see that there is a sub directory with his nephews name on it. Your stomach is in your throat, but you open one of the pictures anyway, you have to be sure. Your worst nightmare is true. What do you do with your newfound knowledge of your best friend? Would your decision be different if there weren’t any pictures of his nephew?

You’re at your girlfriends house for a night of dinner and games with her family. The meal is good, but the company is miserable. You find out that you cannot stand your girlfriends Mother. She’s arrogant and rude, and quite frankly, a miserable person. Shortly after dinner the Mother breaks out with the Trivial Pursuit game, and starts bragging about how smart she is. She makes it quite clear that she thinks you’re an idiot, and ought to be an easy workout for her mentally. It only takes you a short while to figure out how right she really is, she is amazingly intelligent and informed. Yet you know a foolproof way to cheat, so as to win the game. It would be really nice to show this woman up, and there would be no way for anyone to ever know that you have cheated. Do you cheat or not?

You are at a nightclub complaining to a friend about your finances to the bartender when a man approaches you. He says that he couldn’t help but overhear what you were saying, and that he knows of a possible way for you to make millions of dollars in one night. Asking if you’re interested you immediately agree that you are. He asks you to come with him if you want to learn more about this opportunity. You decide to go along with him and get into his Mercedes. He takes you to a mansion up in the hills. Once inside the house he beckons for you to follow him into the parlor where there is a man sitting at a small table. The man tells you that he is the gentleman’s servant and that the man is an extremely rich oil tycoon that has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. The man hates losing control and has decided to take fate into his own hands. The servant reaches under the table and pulls out a large suitcase. After opening it you see that it is full of money and a revolver. The rich man tells you that if you were to play russian roulette with him, you could win five hundred million dollars. If you lose… Do you play?

You have had a crush on a woman at work since the first day you saw her. It seems that you are dreaming about her nightly and thinking about her daily. One day you finally build up the nerve to ask her out, even though another co-worker has informed you that the girl of your dreams is a heart breaker and cruel. Not being to help yourself, you ask her out and the date is excellent. Before long you two are an item on a whirlwind romance. Two weeks later you are at her place when she tells you that she’s a really kinky girl, and that if you were to where her undies, it would drive her crazy insane, and turn her into a lusty beast. After awhile you decide to trust her and go for it. She opens a nightstand drawer and pulls out a pair of pantyhose and hands them too you. You put them on and have the most wild night of your life. The next day at work, you see that she is already there and turn on your computer. Your wallpaper is a picture of you sleeping with a pair of pantyhose on and a smile! You delete the picture and head over to her cubicle to ask her what the hell she’s trying to pull, when you realize that all the computers have that as their wallpaper. When you look back towards your dream girl, she’s laughing her ass of, as well as a few other female co-workers. How would you handle this situation?



1. Id follow them to the oldmans house, then go into the neighbours house and call the cops or ask for help. If that failed, well he's old he's lived his life.

2. I would do it. I would try my hardest to get those girls out of there. And Kick all the captors a$$e$.

3. Whoa, were do you come up with these questions.
Well I asume since Ive being homeless for awhile Id have long hair and a very thick beard, so I takes the money without giving the handjob and as quickly as possible cut my hair and shave my beard, then If the driver came looking for me , wouldnt recognize me anyway.

4. Id tell them its gonna cost them this time$ $

5. If no one saw me and no one Knew about it, Hell Yeah Id keep the money, The government steals money from people everyday.
Any way I didnt steal it I found it.

6. Id ask him to pay rent, so when he didnt pay Id evict him.

7. F@%k! Id confront the sick bastard and Kick his a$$.
Then tell his Family members who are the parents of the kids.
Sure Id lose a freind but Id rather not Know someone like him.

8. Yeah, then Id never play that game again and retire as Supreme Brain.

9. Thanks but no thanks. With my luck Id probably die.

10. Id tell them that, that photo was my twin, no wait it was for charity, no better yet Id tell them that I was young and I needed the money.
OR Id plan the ultimate payback, I Know were she lives.
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Damn, I guess I ruined your thread with questions that are too lengthy and twisted. Sorry.



Originally posted by LordSlaytan
Damn, I guess I ruined your thread with questions that are too lengthy and twisted. Sorry.

Nah... just haven't been here in a while

Okay...here goes...

You are riding the train to work during the early morning rush when three punks get on. They are loud and obnoxious and making people feel really uncomfortable with all the swearing and derogatory comments that they are making. There is an old Japanese fellow sitting across from you that seems to be quite interested with the appearances of the trouble making youths. All of a sudden the leader of the small group notices that he’s being stared at and starts to get confrontational with the old man. The leader yells to the old man, “Hey ******, you got a problem?” The old man says nothing, clearly not understanding. At the next stop both the Japanese fellow and the young toughs get ready to depart, it is also your stop. While disembarking, you hear the leader say, “Let’s follow the old ****** home, and take his sh!t”. There is no phone nearby and no way to contact any help. What do you do?
I think I'd try to steer the old man away. If that didn't work I'd walk him home. Assuming all this happened in my home town I'd escalate it as the situation called for. In my state I'm licensed to carry and as the commercial says 'never leave home without it'...I don't.

You are vacationing in Taiwan. One night you are having dinner at a restaurant and eating out on the veranda, when you overhear a couple of Americans seated behind you start talking about a local brothel. You start eavesdropping on them and discover that this brothel has girls from all over the world, aged between seven and twelve, that have been abducted from their homes and brought there to be child prostitutes. You are so sickened by what you hear that on the coming of the next morn you go to the U.S. Embassy to see what can be done for these poor girls. They inform you that they are unable to do anything for them unless they are brought to the Embassy. Upon leaving, an officer approaches you and lets you know that he has three friends that live nearby that will help you if you want to try and rescue the girls. He has a plan that will get you in and out of the brothel, but you may need to shoot somebody during the attempt. Very scary, but do you risk it for the girls?
Having a daughter of my own, and with her in mind, yeah... I'd give it a shot. You all know I'm pro death penalty... people who walk on others to this extent are already dead to me. For sure, I'd give it a go.

Due to a terrible tragedy you have lost everything and have become homeless. You have lived a type of life where you have never had to face the type of extremes that are about to become a reality for you. Three months later, there still seems to be no hope and you decide that if you’re going to be homeless, you might as well travel. You start hitchhiking around the country taking odd jobs when available and sleeping where you can. There comes a time where prospects are very bleak and you haven’t had even a morsel of food for three days. You start down another lonely highway hoping that things will start looking up when a car pulls over to the side of the road. A ride! You get in the car and meet the driver. He is a bookish older man wearing glasses. After awhile he mentions to you that he is a very lonely man and will pay you $100 if you will give him a hand job. He places the money on the dash and gives you a wan smile. You know that in any type of physical confrontation, that you could easily take this guy. Do you earn the money he has offered? Or do you take it? You can of course, just ask to be let out and stay hungry. What do you do?

I'm all about doing what feels right to me. If I can't sleep at night what the hell's the point of living? Coincidentally, I have been not all that far from a life like that so I know how I would act. I'd leave the hundred and take a walk... I'd eat dirt first.

One night at the bar you decide it might be a good idea to drink yourself into oblivion. The next morning you wake up, not at home, but in a beautiful woman’s embrace. You look at her more closely and see that she is one of the loveliest creatures you have ever seen and start getting excited. You start caressing her in the hopes that she will wake and reciprocate your advances. After a few moments she stirs and opens her eyes, and gives you a smile that melts your heart. She says, “Good morning, did you sleep well?”. You of course tell her that you had and how happy you are to see her again. You give her a compassionate kiss, to which she replies, “Hey Steve, I think he’s ready for some more.” You roll over and meet her husband Steve. What’s your reaction?
Ha!
I bolt like there's a fire under my @ss of course (which is in reality what I would've done upon waking).


Walking to school one morning you see an armored car speeding up the street. It passes you and goes around a corner and out of sight. A little farther down the street you see not one, but two satchels lying in the middle of the street. You look around and see no one around at all. So instead of going to school, you grab the satchels and run home. When you get there, you open them and dump the contents onto your bed. In a few minutes you count out $62,000. Do you keep the money?
I'm a firm believer in 'what goes around, comes around.' I'd have to make an honest attempt in finding out where the money came from. Have you ever noticed that money that comes easily goes easily? Happens for me... I'd keep it if I couldn't prove to myself who it belonged to.[/i]

The apocalypse has finally come upon us and most of the human race is gone. By some freak of nature, you find that there are three young women in your city that are still alive. You take your new family up into the mountains where the hunting is good, and the air and water are pure. After a few months of trekking back and forth from the city to your mountain retreat, you have built a modest cabin and start farming your new land. It is all good until one day when a stranger appears. It is an adult male. You are unsure of what to do because, at this point in time, all human life is extremely rare and precious. But it can be dangerous as well. You invite him into your home and offer him a meal. During supper, you cannot help but notice how lecherously he looks when gazing at the women and girls. What do you do to handle this possibly volatile situation?
I'd talk to the girls. I'd ask them if they wanted him to leave or stay. If they said leave, I'd push him on. If they said stay, I'd make the best of it. I'm outvoted by them.

You’ve got a friend, he’s your best friend. You’ve known him for most of your life. One day you’re over at his house and he mentions that he’s been having some problems with his computer. You have a vague idea of what might be wrong and offer to take a look at it, but since it might take awhile, you’ll need to take it home with you. He says that that would be alright and proceeds to take it apart and put it in your car. That evening you hook it up and take a look. While you are checking out what he has loaded on his hard drive, you see a directory labeled PORN. Wondering what kind of porno your friend looks at, you open up a picture. You are shocked to see that it is a picture of a young child posing sexually. You close the picture immediately and open another, it’s the same type. You look at the directory structure that is under the header PORN and see that there is a sub directory with his nephews name on it. Your stomach is in your throat, but you open one of the pictures anyway, you have to be sure. Your worst nightmare is true. What do you do with your newfound knowledge of your best friend? Would your decision be different if there weren’t any pictures of his nephew?

I believe in protecting kids at all costs. He would cease to be my friend from the moment I discovered the pics. I would have no compassion for him at all, I'd strike with all I could find (using the law of course). I'd make sure the parents of the nephew knew about it first so they could batten down the hatches.

Gotta go for now... be back for the rest...

...and NO, you never offend me. Your questions are insightful and really make me think... I appreciate them.



1. If you had the power to change "anything" in the world today, what would it be?

2. What happens to you when you die?

3. If you could be anyone for a day.......who would you choose?

4. Are you ruled by your head or your heart?

5. Your son breaks the law and is facing a prison sentence. He needs an alibi......do you supply him with one or do you let him take the consequences of his actions?
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"I'm your hell, I'm your dream.......I'm nothing in between.......You know you wouldn't want it any other way".........

"Listen, when I slap you, you'll take it and like it"..........Humphrey Bogart..........Maltese Falcon.......

Graze on my lips and if those hills be dry, stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie...........William Shakespeare.......



I am having a nervous breakdance
1) Which decade in history is the most important one according to you and why?

2) Which famous piece of art symbolises you in the best way?

3) If you could listen to only five songs for the rest of your life - which five songs would you choose?

4) Which woman or man of all history has influenced our time, in a good or bad way, the most according to you? Please motivate!

5) Which is the best american president ever according to you and why?

6) If you could live in a different time and in a different place as a different person; when and where would that be and as what kind of person? Motivate your answer!
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The novelist does not long to see the lion eat grass. He realizes that one and the same God created the wolf and the lamb, then smiled, "seeing that his work was good".

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They had temporarily escaped the factories, the warehouses, the slaughterhouses, the car washes - they'd be back in captivity the next day but
now they were out - they were wild with freedom. They weren't thinking about the slavery of poverty. Or the slavery of welfare and food stamps. The rest of us would be all right until the poor learned how to make atom bombs in their basements.



Originally posted by Nikki
1. If you had the power to change "anything" in the world today, what would it be?

2. What happens to you when you die?

3. If you could be anyone for a day.......who would you choose?

4. Are you ruled by your head or your heart?

5. Your son breaks the law and is facing a prison sentence. He needs an alibi......do you supply him with one or do you let him take the consequences of his actions?
1). Just the simple power to change my own damn self. I'm self destructive, angry, petty at times, mean at times and I don't seem to be able to handle my own inadequacies...much less anyone elses.

2). Good question. Part of me says you become worm food, nothing more. Another part of me says this life is part of a stepping stone to something else. Depends on my mood.

3). My son or daughter... so I could know how I make them feel.

4). Heart. Always have been.

5). I'd lie for him, I know I would.