Ridiculous Hypotheticals

A blog asking ridiculous questions you never would've thought of.

Monday, December 04, 2006

Insensitive Remark

Who would you rather accidentally make a culturally insensitive remark to?
  • A midget
  • An albino
  • An albino midget

Considerations:
  • The insensitive remark would be about the person's height/skin color or both (in the case of the albino midget).
  • You have been drinking and you encounter the X person in the bar. S/he has also been drinking.
  • The remark could be a mild slip of the tongue (e.g. "all white then" to the albino instead of "alright then") or it could be a Kramer/Mel Gibson-esque hateful tirade (e.g. "go back to the North pole, you pale fucking elf! You'll blend right in with all that snow, and I hope you get burried in it because you're so close to the ground" to the albino midget).
  • If the remark is particularly offensive, presumably the midgets pose less of a physical threat. [That is unless midgets happen to carry weapons to compensate for their inherent non-threatening nature, in which case the albinos would be a surer bet, unless they could remove articles of clothing and blind you with their sheer brightness.]

Dream Crushing Weasel

Would you rather be a Dream Crushing Weasel or have your dreams crushed by a Dream Crushing Weasel?

Considerations:
  • Assume that you have dreams that are substantial enough that they could be crushed, and that having your dreams crushed would be enough to depress you for a decent amount of time.
  • [Is it worse that your dreams were crushed by a Dream Crushing Weasel, as opposed to the harsh realities of the world?]
  • As a Dream Crushing Weasel, you would actively do something to crush the dreams of the crushee, more than being the messenger of bad news.
  • As a Dream Crushing Weasel, crushing dreams is habitual and regular. You may or may not enjoy this.
  • As a Dream Crushing Weasel, the Crushee will discover that you are the origin of the crushed dreams, however there is little recourse for the crushee.

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Burning Cross

Would you rather have a cross burned on your lawn, or burn a cross on someone else's lawn?

Considerations:
  • Assume that you have a lawn that is exclusively yours (such that you know that the burning cross is intended for you).
  • The cross is life sized--(large enough for a crucifixion).
  • Having a cross burned on your lawn is a very hateful thing. Why would you want to be hated?
  • Burning a cross on someone else's lawn is very hateful. Why would you want to be a hater?