Would you rather?

[Jubal]

A crisp, because crisps are nice, and chips are less nice, and I would like to bring people joy

Would you rather get rid of all the world's apples or all the world's oranges?

[The Seamstress]

Oranges. Though I like oranges, I definitely couldn't live without apples.

Would you rather get rid of all the radishes or all the cabbage?

[Jubal]

Probably all the radishes.

Would you rather have a goosander teach you how to catch fish in your teeth, or have a kestrel teach you how to grab small animals with your foot?

[The Seamstress]

The foot-grabbing seems more useful in daily life, so I'd go for that.

Would you rather have your flat filled with liquid cheese or with candyfloss?

[Jubal]

Both sound terrible, candyfloss sounds a much easier cleanup so we'll go with that.

Would you rather have a guarantee of perfectly functioning legs forever, or a guarantee that you'd never get a sore throat again (you could still get an illness that would normally cause a sore throat, but you're guaranteed to never have that symptom)?

[The Seamstress]

Hm, I think I'd prefer the functioning legs in that scenario.

Would you rather have lettuce grow out of your ears three times a day, or have multiple arms like an octopus?

[Jubal]

Assuming my arms were all wired up and I could make use of the extras properly that does actually sound potentially useful


Would you rather have to try and live in a giant birdcage or a giant set of hamster tunnels?

[The Seamstress]

I'd probably get claustrophobic in the tunnels at some point, so I guess I'd have to live in the bird cage though that doesn't sound very appealing either.


Would you rather never be able to feel angry or anxious again?

[Jubal]

Never anxious I think. I'm very rarely angry in the conventional sense. I'm anxious a lot.

Would you rather live in a house modelled on the Colosseum or on the Hoover Dam?

[The Seamstress]

Colosseum.

Would you rather try teaching a hedgehog how to run a marathon or try teaching a parrot how to read the phone book?

[Jubal]

The hedgehog I think, I like hedgehogs in general.

Get static shocks whenever you touch a tap, or have to sneeze aggressively several times first thing every morning when you wake up?

[The Seamstress]

The sneezing, definitely. Gosh I hate getting static shocks. I've actually involuntarily conditioned myself to recoil from my parents' garden gate and the post office door handle because nine times out of ten I get a static shock there, lol.

Classic salted or paprika crisps?

[Jubal]

Salted.

And yes, I've been getting loads of static shocks lately at home for some reason, it's annoying.

Would you rather read a book of fantasy short stories from Singapore, or a book of sci-fi short stories from Panama?

[The Seamstress]

Both sound interesting, tbh, but I'm in fantasy mood lately.

Linen or cotton?

[Jubal]

Yeah sadly I don't think either book exists to my knowledge but they do sound cool. I should read more I've read no fiction since the start of 2025

I think cotton is more flexible (in use not in material terms) IME, I like linen but linen trousers don't seem to last long as much as they are quite nice.

Worsted or Fustian?