Sunday, September 23, 2007

EASY ETHICAL DILEMMAS

You’re at a sandwich shop and have to choose between turkey reuben or a veggie special. You know that Hitler, were he alive today, would probably ask what the soup of the day is. Do you get a beverage?

On a desert island are: a flare gun, a grand piano, and a copy of The Bible. “CSI” is on at the same time as “Heroes”. Which do you watch?

You have a choice between saving a six-year-old girl from a burning building and watching “Six Feet Under” on DVD. Your feet hurt. Do you like potpourri?

That one woman at the mall – the one who works at that weird craft stand in front of the Gap – is fat. Don’t you think so?

Your elderly neighbor has a bad hip, but her sidewalk needs clearing today. This would conflict with a play being put on by the local elementary school. Oh wait….you know what? That’s next week. Forget it. No problem.

5 comments:

srah said...

You're back!

I think Heroes would be of more use on a desert island. If you're all alone, there's unlikely to be any crime so CSI won't do you any good, but you could use that time to develop your super powers.

cdp said...

But remember two things: 1) there are no right answers and 2) you're not wearing pants

cherdt said...

These thought-provoking lines remind me of The Book of Stupid Questions, a parody of The Book of Questions -- only your questions more frequently employ the non sequitur.

Their version: If you had to eat one crayon out of a box of 64, which color would you eat?

Your version: You have to eat one crayon out of a box of 64. Who will win the AL pennant? (Only funnier. Imagine that was funnier.)

Anonymous said...

Huzzah, new post!

All my answers were right.

cdp said...

Yup...I just checked your score. Great job! You win at being ethical.