A simple little time waster. Choose one and leave a choice.
Red or white wine?
Yes, but I don't like grown up winey tasting wine, red and white Lambrusco appeal to my immature pallet.
Connery or Craig
Craig but only just!
Tea or Coffee?
Tea
Hugh or Cary.....Grant
cary, cause i dunno who hugh is
rain or shine ?
Shine
Instantaneous gratification or ... or
Is there an "or" Green
I think so
Instantaneous gratification or some non instantaneous nebulous concept
Instant
RS7 or CLS 53
CLS53 black, please.
Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen.
Ibuprofen. But only because I have never heard of the other one.
Apples or pears?
Pears.
Chinese or Japanese food?
60/40 Chinese/Japanese.
Petrol or diesel car?
Gas
Hendrix or Floyd?
Floyd
Beatles or Stones?
Stones, they were producing great records for twice as long and they are better to move to.
Mop tops or psychedelic
624 it's bigger.
Mary Whitehouse or Mary Millington?
Mary 2, Mary 1 was a charade, Mary 2 might have been one too but a much more entertaining one.
Beer or Wine
Animals or A Saucer Full of Secrets?
Beer and animals
Sushi or Tacos?
tacos.
japanese sushi culture is barbaric.
ashes or dust?
Dyson
Kirk's Kobayashi Maru or follow the rules
Follow the rules, as long as they are mine.
Biden or Trump.
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on March 02, 2022, 04:51:14 PM
Follow the rules, as long as they are mine.
Biden or Trump.
Looks at self in mirror, and doesn't see white robe or hood so Biden.
Mexican style tamales or Central American style tamales.
Tamale-style tamales.
Corn or flour tortillas
Corn.
Healthier, more taste. You can make chips, taquitos, tostadas, garnachas, enchiladas, quesadillas...
:grin:
Red or green.
Vermillion
Quote from: Bad Penny II on March 02, 2022, 09:19:09 AM
Mary 2, Mary 1 was a charade, Mary 2 might have been one too but a much more entertaining one.
One of my favourite songs from one of my favourite albums by my absolute favourite band of all time.
kangaroo or koala?
Little kangaroo aka wallaby.
Gold fish or budgy?
Gold fish
A little living thing you let yourself care about, that will die on you sooner than later.
Or a pet rock or a stuffed toy, a concrete, plaster or plastic representation of a critter.
Pet rock category. More durable.
Salmon or tuna (fish lovers only, please).
I'm technically a Vegan, however. I love, love, love salmon....it's the one meat that I will eat occasionally. I love to grill it, and once in a while I'll treat myself to some smoke salmon.
(If I never, ever ate meat again in my life I would be fine, but once in a while I gotta have some fish...and salmon is a gift from god)
Pineapple on the pizza or pizza without the pineapple?
(I just prefer the pineapple with no pizza, butt hey I'm weird)
just tbe pizza.
i would love to go vegan again but carrying a weeks worth of plants is hard to do and there is nothing on the road. so i eat anchovies and sardines. the high point of my day is a huge bag salad from out of the 12v refrigerator
that just broke down
hot asian food or not hot asian food?
I love it spicy, but it must be original Asian food.
Tea or coffee?
Definitely coffee.
North or south?
south. warmer there. i can take up to 46 C. after that im worthless.
ashes or dust?
In my neck of the woods, Florida, we would also be worthless at 46 centigrade, or 114.8 F. 38 C would be an unusual occurrence here.
The only time I approach that body temp is when I am seriously angered by my governor and his shit head Trumpist senators, representatives, and State Surgeon General.
Ashes or dust? Will not matter if we get into a nuke confrontation with the Ruskies. Otherwise: I am a member of the former Hemlock society, now known as the Neptune society. I will be cremated so I reckon the answer is ashes.
Kentucky bourbon or Highlands Scotch.
Kentucky bourbon. I prefer however Islay whiskey.
Rum or cognac?
Cognac.
Cheddar or brie?
Brie, with some of that cognac.
Blondes or brunettes?
blonde, because i married one. but all women are beautiful
kitfo: raw or rare?
Cooked lightly rare
French or Italian cuisine?
French, but always remembering that the French hate the Italians because it was the Italians that taught the French how to cook...
steak and kudney or steak and mushroom?
Mushrooms.
Travel to Italy or travel to India.
To Italy, because it is closer and not so hot.
Smart casual or black tie
Smart casual, if that much. I prefer "work-from-home-bum".
You have 4 days vacation with plenty of money on hand.
New York or New Orleans?
neither. can i do that? i have spent my life actively avoiding both places. havent been on foot in NYC since 1965, and turned down a job offer in new orleans.
but i would take lake champlain in new york or anywhere in louisiana along the intracoastal waterway.
death or unga bunga?
:o Death by unga bunga! :-[
Center fire or rim fire?
Centerfire, because that is what I am used to.
Atlantic or Pacific?
Pacific
Equality or equity?
Depends on the circumstances, but I'll go with equality.
Pluto should be a planet or Pluto should not be a planet?
I accept the current classification of Pluto as a non-planet, though technically it is known as a "Dwarf Planet" (There is now discussion of having that changed to "Little Planet Planet")
I also like to join the scientific community each August 24th to celebrate Pluto's historic downgrade with a holiday that is referred to as "Pluto Demoted Day".
Long weekend at Disney World or long weekend at the cabin?
Cabin. Disney sucks channel water.
Is the cabin in the mountains or at the beach?
Cabins are in the mountains. Tents and umbrellas at the beach.
Marilyn or Brigitte.
I have to go with B.B. I mean it's a given right? BB > MM
Willy Wonka 1971 or Willy Wonka 2005?
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 16, 2022, 04:30:03 PM
I have to go with B.B. I mean it's a given right? BB > MM
Willy Wonka 1971 or Willy Wonka 2005?
neither. im sorry. the book.
i loved the book as a child. charlie and the chocolate factory didnt need a motion picture. although gene wilder was a genius. the sequel to the book was awful.
tequila or mezcal?
You mean "gold or crap"? Tequila.
Man City or Man United?
(https://i.imgur.com/Tk4G5oM.gif)
Lesser known artist or musical group at small venue / popular artist or group at large arena?
Lesser/small.
White Sox or Cubs?
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on March 18, 2022, 02:25:22 PM
Lesser/small.
White Sox or Cubs?
(https://i.imgur.com/NciiIpO.gif)
Ocean beach / Great Lakes Beach
Ocean beach, especially South Padre Island. Although, Hawaii or Cancun are great, too.
A night under the stars in the desert, or a day under the water in a private submarine?
holy shit desert wins
lower sonoran. saguaros, ocotillo, palo verde, cholla, dipodomys, perognathus, peromyscus, neotoma, erithizon, myotis, pipistrellus, tadarida, crotalus, sceloporus, and uta. my favorite place in the world.
strength or agility?
Agility...the usefulness of strength is a Rambonian myth!
Fiddle or Violin
violin, but that is probably due to the large preponderance of beautiful classic music featuring violin compared to the relatively smaller selection to choose from of excellent folk/hillbilly/etc music that features the fiddle.
bagpipes or banjo
Banjo, though bagpipes can be used to good musical effect. BTW, a "fiddle" is usually a violin.
Drums or rocks?
Rocks, to throw at people who play bagpipes ;)
Dark or lighter chocolate?
Quote from: Dark Lightning on March 23, 2022, 02:53:10 AM
Banjo, though bagpipes can be used to good musical effect. BTW, a "fiddle" is usually a violin.
Drums or rocks?
Sorry to interrupt everyone, but I wanted to insert that yes, fiddles and violins are the exact same instruments which are simply played in different styles. However. Some instruments are expressly designed for fiddling as opposed to classical playing. Such instruments often have a flatter bridge, which brings the strings slightly closer to the fingerboard. This makes certain fiddle techniques, like rapid string crossings and chording, more manageable, but even after all of that it's still technically a violin.
Many violinists will affectionately refer to their instrument as their fiddle, as the meaning of the word will simply be specific to the person speaking it, and refers to the style style of music performed by the player.
I posted a good video in the What are You Listening (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=2626.4950) to thread which hi-lights this difference.
Please continue as you were 8)
i didnt know that.
Thank you Papasito Bruno, I knew that, I thought the choice was regarding which style I prefer. LOL
Back to the job at hand
Quote from: Tom62 on March 23, 2022, 06:04:43 AM
Dark or lighter chocolate?
Dark, the darker the better
Bolognaise or chilli con carne?
Quote from: Bluenose on March 24, 2022, 12:52:50 AM
Thank you Papasito Bruno, I knew that, I thought the choice was regarding which style I prefer. LOL
Back to the job at hand
Quote from: Tom62 on March 23, 2022, 06:04:43 AM
Dark or lighter chocolate?
Dark, the darker the better
Bolognaise or chilli con carne?
Neither. It turns out that I can't handle tomatoes or onions in my gut. I has disappoint, but my guts are better off...a
lot less reflux.
Ford or Chevy?
chevy. i love the small block V8. put one in my 50 hudson, had another in a 70 impala. easy simple motor.
on the other hand i like the old ford flatheads too, but never owned one.
trains or planes?
Quote from: billy rubin on March 24, 2022, 11:37:20 AM
chevy. i love the small block V8. put one in my 50 hudson, had another in a 70 impala. easy simple motor.
on the other hand i like the old ford flatheads too, but never owned one.
trains or planes?
I prefer to travel by plane due to the quickness of a flight, but I have been thinking lately of taking a nice long train ride somewhere.
When I was a young man I used to travel by train often from Detroit to Toronto or Chicago with friends and partners. We would spend most of our time in the bar car drinking,...usually we would be quite tipsy when we got to our location. ;D
When I was a kid my family went on a long train ride through the Canadian Rockies, and I loved it...one of the best vacations of my youth, sigh...
Also, when I was in the Army and stationed at Fort Lee, VA I occasionally took short train rides as I didn't have a car at the time. I really enjoyed just sitting, and watching the world go buy while listening to music and reading a good book.
A long train ride right now sounds quite nice and relaxing.
Forest hike or canoe down a river? (2-3 day trip)
I'll take the forest hike for now because I love to hike and am a lousy canoer.
Trip to Japan or Maldives?
Japan. Gotta see Mt. Fuji before I die.
I'm in Santa Fe at a seminar. The City Different. So,
Santa Fe or Sedona?
I haven't been to either place, but would one day like to visit both. If I have to choose one over the other I have no clue which would be better so I did a quick search, and found the exact same question on "Fodor's Travel Talk Forums" (https://www.fodors.com/community/united-states/santa-fe-vs-sedona-992141/)
After reading the responses I choose Sedona because of the red rocks.
A large, and well stocked library or a large, and well stocked vinyl record collection?
A well-stocked library, in which I also keep my well-stocked collection of vinyl.
You are somewhere in Mid-America. You want to take an actual road trip in a car (assume you have plenty of money for gas and a car that will make it). Where will you go: West Coast or East Coast?
The Oregon coast is spectacular. Worth the effort to go there and explore the scenery. Not my thing however. Being a flatlander, I would enjoy the east coast places more than the west coast. I can be happy in unspectacular places like the South Carolina salt marshes.
The bread for grilled cheese sandwiches can be coated with butter after toasting then placed in the micro to melt the cheese between the two slices. An alternative system is to coat the bread with mayonnaise and brown it in a skillet. Then add the cheese between slices, cover with the skillet lid and melt the cheese.
Which way? butter or Mayonnaise?
The combination of cheese with mayonnaise sounds very adventurous. I think that I'll stick with butter.
Windows or Mac-OS?
Windows, because that is what I'm used to. Does that make me a "PC" guy?
I am going to Palermo's Pasta House tonight with my wife. It is in Round Rock, Texas, my home town, a cool little place north of Austin. I am in a quandary over what sauce to order to put over my spaghetti: Bolognese or Carbonara? Help!
Sir, these two are not comparable, in fact I would go so far as to say carbonara is not even a sauce!
It's created directly on the cooked pasta. Ragu bolognese is a meaty preparation cooked well in advance of dressing the pasta (tagliatelle or lasagne verdi), and usable in different ways.
They also come from completely different traditions, and are used on different kinds of pasta (Though carbonara is usually used on spaghetti, so this may be the better choice for you tonight).
However. Bolognese is and should certainly be considered "nobler" then carbonara,...which by the way is just a handful of cured pork, a couple of eggs, and some grated pecorino.
As for which is "better,"...it depends where you are, and what you like. Me, I'm going bolognese!
You're stuck on a 12 flight from Korea to the US, and you get a choice of seat-mates. Who is it going to be:
A Christian Missionary coming back from her first trip abroad saving souls?
A person on their first flight, who every time the plane makes a noise grabs your arm with their nails, and say's "Oooh, that didn't sound right did it"?
The stinky feet, take off their shoes, snorer who's drunk before you even take off and is constantly talking out load about stupid shit to no one in particular? (Not our No-one)
On a flight that long, you may be able to persuade the missionary lady that she has been misinformed about the Jesus thing. Failing that you may have to strangle her........... or maybe buy her enough booze to make her sleep.
Tequila or Vodka?
I like both, but probably the nod goes to Vodka.
Papa, I chose Bolognese last night, and I was thrilled beyond words to see that you, also, would go that route.
It is the year 2250. Medical science has developed to the point that it can manipulate genes even after birth to allow you to have some attribute that you did not have before. All babies are born completely neuter and must choose their sex/gender at the age of 16. What do you choose to be - male or female?
if we can manipulat genes to that extent, i would want to be a male . . . sperm whale.
i actually wouldnt mind being female, but th ewhale thing is because i love the sea and like calamari. plus im curious as to what th eocean is like way down as deep as they go.
would hate to end up as dog food in japan tho.
sailing or powerboating?
Quote from: billy rubin on April 09, 2022, 10:02:53 PM
if we can manipulat genes to that extent, i would want to be a male . . . sperm whale.
i actually wouldnt mind being female, but th ewhale thing is because i love the sea and like calamari. plus im curious as to what th eocean is like way down as deep as they go.
would hate to end up as dog food in japan tho.
sailing or powerboating?
Sailing,...I can see myself sitting at the helm, with the sun setting out on the horizon, with none of these adult issues that I have currently on my mind, and maybe singing along with the following song to myself.
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Crosby, Stills, & Nash
or
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young?
Both have their strong points, but I like the Young version. Songs like "Helpless" and "Country Girl" don't exist without his assistance. Not to mention "Ohio."
Visit China or visit Japan?
I've seen parts of China in 1996, but only visited Tokyo on a business trip. So, I settle for Japan because I don't want to support a country that violates human rights.
Having to listen to a speech of Joe Biden or an ABBA greatest hits album.
umm, just sayin, japan has a long history of human rights violations.
unit 731 comes to mind.
or the current erasure of their treatment of chinese and koreans during the last war. japan has a rich cultural heritage, but a big part of that is their sense of racial superiority over the rest of the world and currently an entitlement complex because they were atom bombed in 1945.
i would rather listen to abba than biden. now you can too:
wool or cotton? why?
Cotton. I'm allergic to wool.
Gas or electric for heating?
Electric. 1) I'm used to it; 2) I always have a slight fear that everything will blow up with gas; 3) better for the environment (assuming the electricity itself does not come from a fossil fuel plant).
You decide to learn a new language to put yourself in a better position to travel, learn new cultures, and explore new business opportunities. What language do you learn: Spanish or Mandarin?
Manderin so I could visit China and not rely on translators.
BMW or Mercedes?
BMW
Visit the stars, or the ocean depths?
Quote from: Tank on August 01, 2022, 08:49:22 PMManderin so I could visit China and not rely on translators.
BMW or Mercedes?
you're back.
i was wondering this afternoon whether that was going to happen.
good to see you.
if you learn cantonese you could visit in the south where they dont speak mandarin unless the assholes from up in beijing make them. or anywhere in south east asia.
Quote from: No one on August 01, 2022, 11:09:34 PMBMW
Visit the stars, or the ocean depths?
ocean.
i had a professor who had been down in the trieste. i'd love to do that. even shallow scuba diving is greatly impressive, but way down? you bet.
bull riding or bronco?
Quote from: No one on August 01, 2022, 11:09:34 PMBMW
Visit the stars, or the ocean depths?
ocean.
i had a professor who had been down in the trieste. i'd love to do that. even shallow scuba diving is greatly impressive, but way down? you bet.
bull riding or bronco?
Depends on the other toppings but generally not. However how could you have a Hawaiian without pine apple?
Game of Throwns or Lord of the Rings?
Lord of the Rings
Game of thrones was just awful.
RS7 or AMG GT 63S
ooh yes
plus 1 to no one
The AMG, mostly because of what that other badge would be screaming about me as the owner - around here, at least. Also, it's just so damned pretty, I'd have sex with it, and I don't care what that says about me.
Longswords or rapiers?
Longsword. Not a piss ant toothpick.
7.62 or 5.56?
You misunderstand rapiers, my good sir, but I agree with your choice.
556.
Road or rail?
I do enjoy a rail trip but cost and convenience usually dictate road. But the truly horrific thing is that at one point the UK had the most extensive rail network on the planet. And then a government tore up hundreds of miles in favour of road transport. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Giraffe or banana?
The Asmo's fangs crave flesh and blood. Giraffe.
Increased pay or reduced prices?
Reduced prices as that helps everybody.
Visit the Moon or the Amazon jungle?
Moon. Totally. A much smaller population of biting insects, biting snakes, biting monkeys, biting felines and other bity things.
Own an old car or lease a new one?
Well I drive an old car(8years old) at the moment. But it only has 30k miles on it. I may well lease a car next time.
Porcupine or hedgehog?
According to Best Ever Food Review Show, porcupine are good for eating, so those.
Porcupine as food vs porcupine as a pet?
Pet without doubt!
Tread on in the dark, a used condom (not yours) or a lego brick?