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Suppose you were doing dishes. Your refrigerator opened up and John Kerry came out, wearing a bikini (if that's too inapproptiate, mods, I'll edit it). He handed you a gun. "Our lives are in your hands," he said. "If you wish to avert World War III, you must shoot me."

Would you do it?

Suppose you were doing dishes. Your refrigerator opened up and John Kerry came out, wearing a bikini (if that's too inapproptiate, mods, I'll edit it). He handed you a gun. "Our lives are in your hands," he said. "If you wish to avert World War III, you must shoot me."

Would you do it?

I don't think I could shoot him.

I'd be blinded by a dried-up wrinkly carcass in a bikini. :eek:

I don't think I could shoot him.

I'd be blinded by a dried-up wrinkly carcass in a bikini. :eek:

Lol, me too! :D

Kill him!!! Kill him now!!! Don't wait!!!

I'd only have to shoot him if he didn't get back in the fridge and sort my dairy products alphabetically like I told him to do half an hour ago. Damn Kerry...he never listens. Rummy is doing a much better job in my toaster making sure my bagels don't burn.

Kill him!!! Kill him now!!! Don't wait!!!

Lol :p

I'd probably shoot him. Partly to avoid WW3, partly so I could get him out of my sight.

I'd probably shoot him. Partly to avoid WW3, partly so I could get him out of my sight.

LOL, yeah

I'd probably shoot him. Partly to avoid WW3, partly so I could get him out of my sight.

Same here! :D

I'd call a pshrink. It sounds like that he is insane.

I'd probably shoot him. Partly to avoid WW3, partly so I could get him out of my sight.

Then you'd have a dried-up wrinkly bloody carcass in a bikini with a bullet hole to deal with.

Then you'd have a dried-up wrinkly bloody carcass in a bikini with a bullet hole to deal with.

:eek:

I'd shoot him, not because he may or may not start WWIII, but because he's wearing a bikini.

A BIKINI.

Suppose you were doing dishes. Your refrigerator opened up and John Kerry came out, wearing a bikini (if that's too inapproptiate, mods, I'll edit it). He handed you a gun. "Our lives are in your hands," he said. "If you wish to avert World War III, you must shoot me."

Would you do it?

Crazy Kerry, he's always trying to earn more Purple Hearts.

I'd shoot him, not because he may or may not start WWIII, but because he's wearing a bikini.

A BIKINI.

Agreed.

Crazy Kerry, he's always trying to earn more Purple Hearts.
LOL

If he wasn't wearing a bikini, would any of you still shoot him?

Then you'd have a dried-up wrinkly bloody carcass in a bikini with a bullet hole to deal with.
Easy.

Wrap him in a cloth. Dous him in gas, light him on fire.

If he wasn't wearing a bikini, would any of you still shoot him?
I'd probably sit there and think for a few minutes. Then club him over the head, then take his body to some Republican hill billies.

I'd definitely get rid of all the food in my fridge. I'd probably get rid of the fridge itself, too!

Easy.

Wrap him in a cloth. Dous him in gas, light him on fire.

In your Kitchen?!?

I would shoot him somewhere that won't kill him.

I would shoot him somewhere that won't kill him.

"I'm a little depressed. My horse broke it's leg and I had to shoot him. Now he's got a broken leg and a bullet wound. I don't know what I was supposed to shoot him for. Must help with the healing process or something. But if he isn't better by next week, I'm gonna shoot him again. I'm sick of this bullshit." -Larry The Cable Guy.

In your Kitchen?!?
No of course not, it would ruin my kitchen. Maybe in my neighbour's shed...

Suppose you were doing dishes. Your refrigerator opened up and John Kerry came out, wearing a bikini (if that's too inapproptiate, mods, I'll edit it). He handed you a gun. "Our lives are in your hands," he said. "If you wish to avert World War III, you must shoot me."

Would you do it?

I was originally going to say yes, but then I realized that the situation that you gave either wasn't phrased correctly or had a different intent than many people realize. If John Kerry stepped out of my fridge, handed me a gun, and told me to shoot him to avert WW3, I wouldn't. Somehow I doubt he'd be right (unless he's some sort of future version of himself, which just brings up more problems b/c then I'd have to shoot the PRESENT version, not the future one). I would probably call a psychiatrist instead: and here is why:

1) I might be going crazy, and trying to shoot at a hallucination with either an imaginary gun or a real one would be futile (and might damage my kitchen). If I think the Kerry I'm looking at is real, I'll take him with me. I can always shoot him later...

2) KERRY might be going crazy, which is a distinct possibility in that kind of situation, in which case it would be unethical to shoot him. Even supposing he was President already, there are procedures for removing an insane President from office. Either way, he needs to see a psychiatrist immediately.

Okay, now I'll answer what I suppose the original question was: suppose I saw Kerry about to do something which would make WW3 highly likely or even directly cause it to occur, would I shoot him? Yes. Of course, this also assumes that there was no other way to incapacitate/slow him down/convince him not to, and that I have a very limited amount of time to consider my options.

Now, tell me what the situation is so I can actually vote in the poll!

Never Do What The Voices Tell You To Do

Never Do What The Voices Tell You To Do

What if The Voices tell you 'Don't do what we say'?

What if The Voices tell you 'Don't do what we say'?

hey if you want to end up with an old crossdressing man on your kitchen floor, thats your business

hey if you want to end up with an old crossdressing man on your kitchen floor, thats your business

I don't like the tone of your voice when you talk about my father that way.

Suppose you were doing dishes. Your refrigerator opened up and John Kerry came out, wearing a bikini (if that's too inapproptiate, mods, I'll edit it). He handed you a gun. "Our lives are in your hands," he said. "If you wish to avert World War III, you must shoot me."

Would you do it?

Call a psychiatrist! After all I have to be crazy! :eek:

Well let's look at this rationally. John Kerry can't just step out of my refrigerator, because there isn't enough room inside with all the shelves and refrigerators are nortorious for locking and normally being not able to be opened from inside. So this clearly can't be a refrigerator.

Therefore it must be a TARDIS with a perfectly functioning chamelion circuit, disguised as my refrigerator. Since it the chamelion circuit appears to be working this immediately takes the Doctor's Tardis out of consideration. Evil Timelords like the Rani and the Master is more reasonable, and it in general fits the Master's MO.

So, somehow the Master has kidnaped Kerry, made him dress funny and has brainwashed him to suggest I should shoot him. How typical of the Master, I wouldn't be surprised if somewhere at Kerry's last campaign stop there isn't a barbie doll sized figure of Edwards.

In any case, I'm not falling for that old trick. Because everyone knows that the Master is a fictional character, so I have to be crazy!

Suppose you were doing dishes. Your refrigerator opened up and John Kerry came out, wearing a bikini (if that's too inapproptiate, mods, I'll edit it). He handed you a gun. "Our lives are in your hands," he said. "If you wish to avert World War III, you must shoot me."

Would you do it?

Hmm, I don't know... After I'm done screaming I might ask him why. But then I'd realize 'This guy must be nuts!' so I'd think about calling a psych... then I'd remember that I have no car and no psychs in my area make house calls. After further contemplation I'd probably look down and realize that I dropped my favorite bugs bunny plate and get really pissed and want to shoot him... but then I would have to go to jail...

Thus the dilemma

I'd take a picture and then use it to blackmail him.

Crazy Kerry, he's always trying to earn more Purple Hearts.


hahaha....oh man...now thats funny




Kerry---Shot in the hand--by HIMSELF

I'd take a picture and then use it to blackmail him.

Blackmail him to do what? (Just curious)

I would'nt shoot him, heck I would'nt take the gun. Never held one and never want to (unless Australia is invaded and needs defending of course, would make an exception for that). Anyway, if John Kerry, or any other politician, jumped out at me like that, I would be too busy rolling on the floor laughing at the sight to care what they had to say :).

I would'nt shoot him, heck I would'nt take the gun. Never held one and never want to (unless Australia is invaded and needs defending of course, would make an exception for that). Anyway, if John Kerry, or any other politician, jumped out at me like that, I would be too busy rolling on the floor laughing at the sight to care what they had to say :).

I'd be too scared to laugh. I mean, c'mon, John Kerry? In a bikini?

:eek:

I'd be too scared to laugh. I mean, c'mon, John Kerry? In a bikini?

:eek:

As an Australian, John Kerry is'nt scary to me. John Howard in a bikini however, now that would have me panic stricken :D:D.

As an Australian, John Kerry is'nt scary to me. John Howard in a bikini however, now that would have me panic stricken :D:D.

I'm assuming John Howard is your PM?

If he wasn't wearing a bikini, would any of you still shoot him?

So now instead of wearing a bikini he's NAKED?

Hell yes I shoot. But it tell you this: I wouldn't have been doing dishes at the time. That's what I have a wife for.

(Please, no anti-chauvanistic flames, as this was meant to be a mild attempt at humor, not flamebait)

Yep, to our shame and disgrace.
His nickname is the "Garden gnome", because he looks like one. Try to imagine a short, 65 year old, conservative in a bikini, and you will understand my fear :D.

Yep, to our shame and disgrace.
His nickname is the "Garden gnome", because he looks like one. Try to imagine a short, 65 year old, conservative in a bikini, and you will understand my fear :D.

LOl :D

Yep, a million times yep... and I'd use either incendiary rounds or DU rounds... and that's not just Kerry, it's any nasty old man who dresses like a woman and hides in my fridge.... dirty dirty b******* (For the mod's sake, not eh readers)!

What if The Voices tell you 'Don't do what we say'?
refer to a phychiatrist.

Suppose you were doing dishes. Your refrigerator opened up and John Kerry came out, wearing a bikini (if that's too inapproptiate, mods, I'll edit it). He handed you a gun. "Our lives are in your hands," he said. "If you wish to avert World War III, you must shoot me."

Would you do it?
Sounds like you've been listening too much to Karl Rove, the master of push polls....

How 'bout if Kerry was...n- never mind.

I'd shoot him in the ass so he could earn another fake purple heart. :sniper:

I mean the guy got rice stuck in his ass from blowing up a grain stockpile with a grenade. :D Idiot

And that earned him another purple heart.

Yep, to our shame and disgrace.
His nickname is the "Garden gnome", because he looks like one. Try to imagine a short, 65 year old, conservative in a bikini, and you will understand my fear :D.

Actually, he's 6 foot 3 inches but i hear what you're saying.

Actually, he's 6 foot 3 inches but i hear what you're saying.

Are you talking about Kerry, or John Howard? :confused:

Suppose you were doing dishes. Your refrigerator opened up and John Kerry came out, wearing a bikini (if that's too inapproptiate, mods, I'll edit it). He handed you a gun. "Our lives are in your hands," he said. "If you wish to avert World War III, you must shoot me."

Would you do it?
I would have to kick him out*.
Most of the time thats when you know that your roommates are getting to be a little too much.
Though mine tended to get locked in the closet after alot of sake and spend days reading magna before I could convince him to come out. (Thrice-damned Japophile)
He paid 3/4ths of the rent though, so I suppose that I really couldn't throw him out. I never found out where he was getting the money, though.

*Which generally involves shooting them

I would have to kick him out*.
Most of the time thats when you know that your roommates are getting to be a little too much.
Though mine tended to get locked in the closet after alot of sake and spend days reading magna before I could convince him to come out. (Thrice-damned Japophile)
He paid 3/4ths of the rent though, so I suppose that I really couldn't throw him out. I never found out where he was getting the money, though.

*Which generally involves shooting them

I like manga, too, but...locking himself in the closet? Damn, that's going a little too far, if you ask me! :p

What if The Voices tell you 'Don't do what we say'?

Just curious, but what would you do, BWO?

I like manga, too, but...locking himself in the closet? Damn, that's going a little too far, if you ask me! :p
He didn't do it too often.
That one time when his aisan girlfriend dumped him.
And that time when his car was totaled in an incident that had nothing to do with me parking it to close to a construction site.
And that time when he spent about half an hour being hit on by a guy at a gay bar.
And that time when the T.V. died (Heh, for once it really had nothing to do with either of us). However, to be fair, I did much the same thing, just change "sake" to "Dr Pepper" and "magna" to "crap science fiction."
I'd like to lie and say that I read Asimov or Clarke, but, no, I read marshmallow crap about lasers, space robots, aliens and things that explode in a manner that is often alarming and rarely appropriate.

Call a psychiatrist! After all I have to be crazy! :eek:

Well let's look at this rationally. John Kerry can't just step out of my refrigerator, because there isn't enough room inside with all the shelves and refrigerators are nortorious for locking and normally being not able to be opened from inside. So this clearly can't be a refrigerator.

Therefore it must be a TARDIS with a perfectly functioning chamelion circuit, disguised as my refrigerator. Since it the chamelion circuit appears to be working this immediately takes the Doctor's Tardis out of consideration. Evil Timelords like the Rani and the Master is more reasonable, and it in general fits the Master's MO.

So, somehow the Master has kidnaped Kerry, made him dress funny and has brainwashed him to suggest I should shoot him. How typical of the Master, I wouldn't be surprised if somewhere at Kerry's last campaign stop there isn't a barbie doll sized figure of Edwards.

In any case, I'm not falling for that old trick. Because everyone knows that the Master is a fictional character, so I have to be crazy!

After reading your post, I would have to advise that you see a psychiatrist too.

Since he's already attacked me (by going after my rights, and maiming me emotionally by wearing a bikini and breaking into my house), you'd bet I'd shoot him.

Shoot him............................

Sure, one less rich guy won't hurt. And if i'm saving the world in the process, all the better.

Are you talking about Kerry, or John Howard? :confused:

Wow, an American who knows who John Howard is. :) I'd shoot him too, just because.

Suppose you were doing dishes. Your refrigerator opened up and John Kerry came out, wearing a bikini (if that's too inapproptiate, mods, I'll edit it). He handed you a gun. "Our lives are in your hands," he said. "If you wish to avert World War III, you must shoot me."

Would you do it?

I'd do three things:
1) Stuff John Kerry back in the fridge and put a lock on it.

2) Go on a diet

3) Never drop acid after dinner again.

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well not suicide though I don't think I'd burn in hell for it I still wouldn't want to answer to God for it

And I really wouldnt want to have someones blood on my hands either, not even kerry's :P but killing him versus so many more lives I guess I'd have to thats the reason in me anyway

I'd probably need some serious sessions with my pastor, family and friends afterward and it'd probably bug me till death. Repentance is another thing I'd need to do for taking a life of another.

I don't know if itd bug me to the point of killing myself-doubt I'd have the balls to do so before I killed him or after or if I'd have the balls to kill him.

:(

Crazy Kerry, he's always trying to earn more Purple Hearts.

Wow. That is one of the best comments I have heard all day. I <3 u.

Wow. That is one of the best comments I have heard all day. I <3 u.

Hah, I missed that one. I second that :D

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Yawn.

It would be morally wrong to kill him even if it meant preventing the deaths of millions of people. The is called the principle of double-effect. One cannot do an evil deed to bring about a good, but a good can be done and an evil potentially come of it. This is the solution to many moral issues.

Kerry: "You have to shoot me!"
*cocks gun, aims it*
Kerry: "Wait, you don't have to shoot me!"
*lowers gun*
Kerry: "I actually told you to shoot me before I told you not to"
*fires gun out of furstration*