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cabbitzillaPicked up on a little 'morality' meme that appeared in Lady ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
elance and wibbble's journals, and figured I might as well take a stab at it.
1. At the local grocer, you see an elderly woman shoplift bacon. Do you tell the grocer?
No. Do I go over and ask for the item, and buy it for her? Probably. I've been without, and I understand how meager a pension can be.
2. Your name sounds foreign and is difficult to pronounce. Your clients and superiors are always stumbling over it. Do you change it?
No. As a token of respect, I always try to learn people's names and pronounce them correctly; if they're unwilling to do the same, then they get no further slack from me.
3. You need one number to win the jackpot at BINGO. The stranger beside you also needs one number and its been called. Do you tell her?
No, I wouldn't say. That's part of the game, and I understand that going in. But it's probably me that's missed the number.
4. You're cramming for a critical exam. Classmates are circulating a stolen advance copy of the test. Do you take one?
No. If I'm that ill-prepared for the test, I'm not cramming, either, preferring to be fresh when I take the test.
5. Your spouse has become nervous wreck since he/she began day trading on the Internet. But he/she made $10K in a month. Do you make him/her stop?
Yes. There are other things that can be done for money. Particularly in light of what I did at my last job, and the effects it left.
6. The house of your dreams finally goes up for sale. You take a tour of the home with it's soon to be former occupant, an elderly woman who's moving into a retirement home. When she quotes you the asking price, it is far below what you know the house is really worth. Do you accept her asking price or offer her more?
Hrm. Likely I'd ask if she was sure that was what she wished to sell it for. Depending on the answer, it might well remove any reservations I had... but if it sounds like her logic is faulty, then I'd dig a bit deeper. Besides, what are the odds that Schloss Neuschwanstein is going to be going up for sale, anyway? :p
7. You are on a safari with your bestest friend in the whole world and your mom/dad. While walking through the jungle, you all take a tumble over a hole in the ground. Your companions fall in while you fall just past it. In the hole is a nest of vipers that bite your companions. You are carrying the anti-venom but after the fall discover that all but one vial has been smashed. After pulling them both to freedom, who do you give the anti-venom to?
wibbble said this best: I'd never go on safari, because: fucking poisonous snakes.
I like that answer, and it applies. I've not lost a -thing- in the jungle, and see no point in starting now.
8. You dream that friends die in a plane crash. The next day they announce a trip to Greece. Do you mention your dream?
Yes. Loudly. Until they listened.
9. Some friends are visiting you. You notice that one of your very valuable collectibles is missing. Do you search the coats and purses?
No. I'd go for direct questions, and get to the bottom of things before tempers flashed.
10. You've just paid for groceries and the cashier is giving you your change. You notice that she's giving you far too much change. Do you ask her if she made a mistake?
Yes, while handing her back the excess. I've worked as a cashier, and over/underrings can mean a job lost.
11. You work at a bank and one evening discover that due to a clerical error, you could safely steal 1 million dollars from the bank and never get caught. Would you do it? What if you would never get caught but another coworker would be blamed?
No. The 'perfect crime' is a myth.
12. In order to win 1 million dollars, you are told to walk stark naked down a city sidewalk for one block. No one would harm you and you could hop into a waiting limousine at the other end. Would you do it?
A million dollars? For /one/ block? Yes, before they changed their minds. And as I was getting my money, I'd be asking if this is a one shot deal or if they had more cities in mind for more money. When I'm done, I've got enough for all the procedures I need, and nobody'd every recognize me after that.
13. You are told that if you leave the country, taking only one other person with you, you will both be well taken cared of but you could never return. Would you do it?
Again I'm withwibbble: Depends where I have to move to.
14. If by cutting off your pinky you could stop all wars, now and future, would you? What about your thumb?
Pinky, probably. Thumb? I... don't know.
15. Would you rather have a simple and predictable life, dying among friends and family, or a dramatic life with major ups and downs, dying alone in an empty apartment?
Option One, particularly since I seem to be well on track for Option Two.
16. If you could use a voodoo doll to hurt anyone you chose, would you?
The people I'd consider viable targets are all already dead.
17. Would you accept twenty years of extraordinary happiness and fulfillment if it meant you would die at the end of the period?
Depends. Am I likely to survive beyond that if I -don't- take it? If no, then hell yeah. If yes... that muddies things considerably.
18. You have the chance to meet someone with whom you can have the most satisfying love imaginable, the stuff of dreams. Sadly, you know that in six months the person will die. Knowing the pain that would follow, would you still want to meet the person and fall in love?
His name was Matthew, and I loved him more than I loved life. I'm still here because of a vow I made to him.
19. Would you rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life?
Happy private life, thank you.
20. If a new medicine were developed that would cure cancer but cause a fatal reaction in 1 percent of those who took it, would you want it to be released to the public?
Yes. Each patient would be told the risks, and each patient would sign releases in the presence of a judge to prevent less than scrupulous individuals from trying to profit from the one percent.
21. You're invited to a cocktail party that turns into an in-the-buff pool party. Friends and strangers are present. Do you skinny-dip, too?
No. Given that the pool is likely 'out back' of the house, I'd be out front, chain smoking and trying to figure out how to get my car out of the driveway without insane amounts of collateral damage.
22. If you knew that by killing one person, all world hunger would instantly end, would you? What if the person was a horrible murderer? What if the person was an innocent child?
ONLY if that death would ALSO kill all the -humans- who's greed and callous disregard for life ensures that hunger continues in a world where there already -is- enough food.
23. If, for the next year, you could have the free services of a maid, a chauffeur, a gardner, a masseuse, or a chef, who would you pick and why?
A gardener. Preferably one that likes roses, and won't mind me trying to learn.
24. If you could pick the sex of your child, would you?
No. A child is (to me) a precious gift. I don't understand this 'need' to know such a silly tidbit of information.
25. To win 1 million dollars, you and your partner could not have sex with each other for a month, would you? What about 10 million for 3 months? 100 million for 6 months?
It's been over three years. Who do I see for my check, please?
Anyway. No, it hasn't been a good day. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
elance and wibbble's journals, and figured I might as well take a stab at it.1. At the local grocer, you see an elderly woman shoplift bacon. Do you tell the grocer?
No. Do I go over and ask for the item, and buy it for her? Probably. I've been without, and I understand how meager a pension can be.
2. Your name sounds foreign and is difficult to pronounce. Your clients and superiors are always stumbling over it. Do you change it?
No. As a token of respect, I always try to learn people's names and pronounce them correctly; if they're unwilling to do the same, then they get no further slack from me.
3. You need one number to win the jackpot at BINGO. The stranger beside you also needs one number and its been called. Do you tell her?
No, I wouldn't say. That's part of the game, and I understand that going in. But it's probably me that's missed the number.
4. You're cramming for a critical exam. Classmates are circulating a stolen advance copy of the test. Do you take one?
No. If I'm that ill-prepared for the test, I'm not cramming, either, preferring to be fresh when I take the test.
5. Your spouse has become nervous wreck since he/she began day trading on the Internet. But he/she made $10K in a month. Do you make him/her stop?
Yes. There are other things that can be done for money. Particularly in light of what I did at my last job, and the effects it left.
6. The house of your dreams finally goes up for sale. You take a tour of the home with it's soon to be former occupant, an elderly woman who's moving into a retirement home. When she quotes you the asking price, it is far below what you know the house is really worth. Do you accept her asking price or offer her more?
Hrm. Likely I'd ask if she was sure that was what she wished to sell it for. Depending on the answer, it might well remove any reservations I had... but if it sounds like her logic is faulty, then I'd dig a bit deeper. Besides, what are the odds that Schloss Neuschwanstein is going to be going up for sale, anyway? :p
7. You are on a safari with your bestest friend in the whole world and your mom/dad. While walking through the jungle, you all take a tumble over a hole in the ground. Your companions fall in while you fall just past it. In the hole is a nest of vipers that bite your companions. You are carrying the anti-venom but after the fall discover that all but one vial has been smashed. After pulling them both to freedom, who do you give the anti-venom to?
wibbble said this best: I'd never go on safari, because: fucking poisonous snakes.I like that answer, and it applies. I've not lost a -thing- in the jungle, and see no point in starting now.
8. You dream that friends die in a plane crash. The next day they announce a trip to Greece. Do you mention your dream?
Yes. Loudly. Until they listened.
9. Some friends are visiting you. You notice that one of your very valuable collectibles is missing. Do you search the coats and purses?
No. I'd go for direct questions, and get to the bottom of things before tempers flashed.
10. You've just paid for groceries and the cashier is giving you your change. You notice that she's giving you far too much change. Do you ask her if she made a mistake?
Yes, while handing her back the excess. I've worked as a cashier, and over/underrings can mean a job lost.
11. You work at a bank and one evening discover that due to a clerical error, you could safely steal 1 million dollars from the bank and never get caught. Would you do it? What if you would never get caught but another coworker would be blamed?
No. The 'perfect crime' is a myth.
12. In order to win 1 million dollars, you are told to walk stark naked down a city sidewalk for one block. No one would harm you and you could hop into a waiting limousine at the other end. Would you do it?
A million dollars? For /one/ block? Yes, before they changed their minds. And as I was getting my money, I'd be asking if this is a one shot deal or if they had more cities in mind for more money. When I'm done, I've got enough for all the procedures I need, and nobody'd every recognize me after that.
13. You are told that if you leave the country, taking only one other person with you, you will both be well taken cared of but you could never return. Would you do it?
Again I'm with
wibbble: Depends where I have to move to.14. If by cutting off your pinky you could stop all wars, now and future, would you? What about your thumb?
Pinky, probably. Thumb? I... don't know.
15. Would you rather have a simple and predictable life, dying among friends and family, or a dramatic life with major ups and downs, dying alone in an empty apartment?
Option One, particularly since I seem to be well on track for Option Two.
16. If you could use a voodoo doll to hurt anyone you chose, would you?
The people I'd consider viable targets are all already dead.
17. Would you accept twenty years of extraordinary happiness and fulfillment if it meant you would die at the end of the period?
Depends. Am I likely to survive beyond that if I -don't- take it? If no, then hell yeah. If yes... that muddies things considerably.
18. You have the chance to meet someone with whom you can have the most satisfying love imaginable, the stuff of dreams. Sadly, you know that in six months the person will die. Knowing the pain that would follow, would you still want to meet the person and fall in love?
His name was Matthew, and I loved him more than I loved life. I'm still here because of a vow I made to him.
19. Would you rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life?
Happy private life, thank you.
20. If a new medicine were developed that would cure cancer but cause a fatal reaction in 1 percent of those who took it, would you want it to be released to the public?
Yes. Each patient would be told the risks, and each patient would sign releases in the presence of a judge to prevent less than scrupulous individuals from trying to profit from the one percent.
21. You're invited to a cocktail party that turns into an in-the-buff pool party. Friends and strangers are present. Do you skinny-dip, too?
No. Given that the pool is likely 'out back' of the house, I'd be out front, chain smoking and trying to figure out how to get my car out of the driveway without insane amounts of collateral damage.
22. If you knew that by killing one person, all world hunger would instantly end, would you? What if the person was a horrible murderer? What if the person was an innocent child?
ONLY if that death would ALSO kill all the -humans- who's greed and callous disregard for life ensures that hunger continues in a world where there already -is- enough food.
23. If, for the next year, you could have the free services of a maid, a chauffeur, a gardner, a masseuse, or a chef, who would you pick and why?
A gardener. Preferably one that likes roses, and won't mind me trying to learn.
24. If you could pick the sex of your child, would you?
No. A child is (to me) a precious gift. I don't understand this 'need' to know such a silly tidbit of information.
25. To win 1 million dollars, you and your partner could not have sex with each other for a month, would you? What about 10 million for 3 months? 100 million for 6 months?
It's been over three years. Who do I see for my check, please?
Anyway. No, it hasn't been a good day. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
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Date: 2004-02-06 07:56 am (UTC)