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“What Would You Keep If Everything Else Disappeared?”: Vote In 30 No-Win Scenarios
We make choices every day. What to have for breakfast, what to do after work, when to go to bed… But why don’t we get overwhelmed? Maybe it’s because we know we can always go back to something else. We can decide to do something different than usual. But what if we couldn’t? What if our decisions were final and erased the other options forever?
In this poll, you’ll get a taste of what it might feel like. There are 30 categories with four choices each, but you can only keep one and must give up the rest. Will it make you rethink how you determine the value of things, or will it be just another day in your life? Let’s see!
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#1
Choose The Form Of Entertainment That Is Worth Keeping If The Rest Disappear:
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
They're the only form listed that isn't dependent on electricity to enjoy XD
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#2
Which Priceless Art Piece Would You Choose To Save?
Roni Stone 1 month ago
Yeah. Don't you just love how Botticelli incorporated a pixelated black bar in his paintings? So ahead of his time!
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#3
One Fried Snack Stays, The Rest Are Bye-Bye:
Norm Gilmore 1 month ago (edited)
That was my reasoning as well. And you can have different flavours to put on them. Tomato, Tartare, Aioli sauces,Vinegar, Garlic butter... Dang, now I'm hungry...
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farbenzirkel 1 month ago
It's okay to give up chicken nuggets. After all, there's still dakgangjeong and karaage :D
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
Do french fries in the oven, much lighter both in taste and in the amount of grease
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Save One Singer, But We Lose The Rest:
L H 1 month ago
Floor was exactly the person I was thinking of when I saw the photo's
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#5
You Get One, But Never Achieve The Rest:
Alexia 1 month ago (edited)
As my granddad used to say: "you can achieve a lot of money, possessions and luxury... and then lose everything. But he who is loyal, honest and kind-hearted will remain like that through any hardships."
Roxy222uk 1 month ago
Exactly. With the right partner you can cope with the lack of a car, job, or even house
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Shark Lady 1 month ago
Yep, even my decade of being single still has the tiny glimmer of hope!
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Keep One Memory, Forget The Rest:
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
None of these are truly valuable, enduring memories. How about the best day you spent with a beloved relative or friend? The moment when you realized you'd finally caught on to learning how to do a task/job? Seeing your child/grandchild for the first time, holding your newly adopted puppy or kitten and feeling their soft fur for the first time? The best moments in one's life aren't always curated or planned such as parties or graduations.
#7
You Only Get To Keep One Salad:
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
Potato salad is absolutely necessary for new years, first of may and midsummer and good for Xmas too so keeping that
nottheactualphoto 1 month ago
And there are so many styles of potato salad. One of them is appropriate for right now, for any value of now.
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Keep One Fictional Character Type, The Rest Get Wiped From All Media:
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
That was going to be the angry comment I made, if no one else had brought it up XD What are we, in kindergarten? "Wolfs live in packs!" (with "wolfs" usually being pronounced as "woofs".)
Load More Replies... #9
You Have To Lose Three Of These Films To Save One:
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
Hilariously, I'm a woman and the only one of these four I haven't seen is The Notebook. And I loved all three of the "manly" films XD
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TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 1 month ago
why cant i save something like.. i dunno maybe "cool runnings"?
#10
You Only Get To Visit One Of These Places And Never See The Rest:
WindySwede 1 month ago
In Swedish, the European beech, are called 'bok' (singular). And book, is also 'bok'. Sidenote.
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Cold Eagle 1 month ago
Well this causes a conundrum if one did not pick books above doesn't it?
#11
One Guilty Pleasure Can Continue, The Rest You Can Never Do Again:
Jane Doe-Doe 1 month ago
Wow, who would have thought that ‘sleeping in’ would be the most voted for 🤦♀️
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
Going with junk food. Afternoon naps are even better than sleeping in after all
#12
You Can Only Keep One Dip:
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
Why are three of the dips Hispanic in origin and the fourth one is pseudo-Hispanic? Are we just going to pretend that NO other culture has great dips? XD
Cold Eagle 1 month ago
Why on earth were you down voted,, for making a simple observation?
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#13
Keep One Sweet-Tooth Spread, Lose The Rest:
Roni Stone 1 month ago
It's honestly my first go-to for a sweet tooth attack. But I'm diabetic so that may be my pancreas driving my choices.
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
I live very close to Knotts Berry Farm, home of the original boysenberry plant! We go every year during the Boysenberry Festival and get the fresh stuff ;) When I was a kid they still had the growing vines you could actually see. Not sure where the berries get grown these days, but it's still fun to go to Knotts. I've got several boysenberry plants growing in my own backyard :)
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Rick Murray 1 month ago
I only pick jam because I put a dollop into semolina. The idea of putting stuff like peanut butter or chocolate gunk onto bread revulses me. Bread is for cheese, butter, beans, or dunking into soup.
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 1 month ago
Bread is for dipping it in whateve you like 🤷♀️
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UKGrandad 1 month ago
Ever had American peanut butter? Very sweet and sickly.
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Try One Thrilling Experience, But Never Get To Do The Rest:
Beak Hookage 1 month ago
I've been Scuba diving before and it was amazing. Not touching the rest of them with a bargepole.
Chich the witch 1 month ago
Been parachuting but had to go with downhill skiing, just love it :)
MalayDragon 1 month ago
LOL This one was easy... I'm already a qualified Scuba Diver, Never tried nor ever wanted to try any of the others.
nottheactualphoto 1 month ago
Alpine (downhill) skiing is awesome. So much fun. Like anything else, if you do it enough you'll get good at it.
#15
You Have To Live In One Weather Type For The Rest Of Your Life:
Cold Eagle 1 month ago
I'm trying to figure out which would be best for crop production. Warm and rain?
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
that or the hot and humid. Depends on the crops
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You Only Get To Use One Type Of Vehicle For The Rest Of Your Life (Costs Are Unchanged):
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
I live in a car-dependent city/state/area. Our public transpo is sh!te. And because everyone drives cars, it's actually rather dangerous to be a bicyclist. I don't even know which I'd choose XD
nottheactualphoto 1 month ago
Airplanes are no good for getting from my house to the grocery store. Bicycles are no good if you have to carry much of anything.
#17
Let’s Flip The Script! To Solve The Rest, You Must Keep One:
Chich the witch 1 month ago
Natural disasters aren't disaster just because a bunch of fire wielding apes don't like them :P
#18
You Only Get To Travel To One Of These Cities And Get Banned From The Rest:
Roxy222uk 1 month ago
I kinda have to chose the capital where I have friends and family living
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
Tokyo. Been twice, still too much to see, plus it's the place to change planes so being banned would be really difficult. I still would like to visit London though. Paris is been there done that, more intrested in the French countryside and I'm effectively banned from New York already because my passport doesn't match my birth certificate on the M/F department
Michael Largey 1 month ago
New York, New York, a helluva town. The Bronx is up, but the Battery's down. The people ride in a hole in the ground.
nottheactualphoto 1 month ago
I had to vote New York. I haven't lived there in decades, but I grew up there. It's my town.
Jane Doe-Doe 1 month ago
Has to be London, it’s only 1 hour train ride away and I can’t afford to fly anywhere at the moment!!
Apatheist Account2 1 month ago
London's horrible and dangerous now. I only live 45 minutes away and wouldn't want to go there again.
Eastendbird 1 month ago
All 607 sq miles of London is "horrible and dangerous"? Really Apatheist Account2? Expect better from you! I live in London and travel all over it as part of my work. I can assure you that's not true. Maybe stop reading the propaganda rubbish that's written about London online.
Load More Replies... #19
One Amusement Park Is Kept, While The Rest Are Wiped:
Rick Murray 1 month ago
I don't have interest in any of these. Give me a flask of tea and a scenic path leading to a forest and I'll be happy.
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
I have wanted to see the Legoland in Billund since I was a kid. And I have no idea what even is six flags so it wasn't on the running anyway
#20
You See One Color Clearly, But Can’t Differentiate Between The Rest:
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
It's funny - my online character/representation (seen in my profile picture) is a character I created 32 years ago, when I was 11 years old. I made her a bright yellow wolf, because I was blond, and one of my favorite cartoon characters (from Exo-Squad) was also blond. Yellow is not one of my favorite colors. I'm not even that fond of it. But Lakota has been a yellow wolf with black markings for over three decades now XD It is indeed a bright happy color, just not one of my favorites - but a color that is a huge part of my life nonetheless XD
Load More Replies... Rick Murray 1 month ago
Yellow has a wavelength (575–585nm) so it is a primary (subtractive) colour. It just isn't to our eyes because they only respond to red, green, and blue (which is oddly then mixed to a red/green and a yellow/blue pairing to go to our brains). Additive colour (like TV) needs to mix two colours to make yellow because they with with red, green, and blue just like our eyes.
Load More Replies... #21
Become An Expert In One Field, But Clueless In The Rest:
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
I was torn between cooking and physics, because it's a lot of skill to lose, but in the end the cooking is something you use almost daily and I'm not working in a physics field
Anyone-for-tea? 1 month ago
Physics, because if I’m such an expert then I’ll be earning enough money to pay someone to cook for me!
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
uh, I've got some bad news for you about the average salary of a physics graduate. It's not bad, but it's not eating out every day - great either
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#22
Save The Works Of One Classical Composer, But The Works Of The Rest Disappear Forever:
David Paterson 1 month ago
Of the four composers, I rate Chopin last. But I could listen to Chopin all day every day unlike the others.
any rei 1 month ago
I'm not allowed to vote against Beethoven. Otherwise I need to find a new city to live in 😅
Cuppa tea? 1 month ago
Mozart is overrated. Surely he wrote tons of music, but I find Beethoven's more - dunno - interesting, intellectual, deeper.
#23
Choose One Music Genre That Gets To Stay, While The Rest Fade Away:
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
Voting rock while terrified the elimination will decide David Bowie and the Queen are too pop to stay. Would have the same fear either way though
person (i think) 1 month ago
The ironic thing is, in radio, rock is currently the least profitable of these.
#24
You Only Get To Attend One Type Of Event For The Rest Of Your Life:
Never Snarky 1 month ago
Concerts if you are talking about orchestras or small venues. Gave up on rock concerts in 1969.
Roxy222uk 1 month ago
Do Americans use the word ‘gig’ for concerts with bands in smaller venues?
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
Not a big fan of big crowds and I do want to get to my own wedding so easy choice
#25
You Can Master One Skill, But Become Incompetent At The Rest:
Alexia 1 month ago
Problem-solving involves creativity. Leadership is almost impossible without communication.
Ace 1 month ago
Kinda, but I'm a great problem-solver, not a great creator. I can fix almost anything, but can't make stuff from scratch.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 1 month ago
Problem solving. With that, I could figure out a way to get the other three.
#26
One Pizza Topping Gets To Stay, The Rest Are Gone:
DH 1 month ago
Most pizzas do not have mozzarella. While I do appreciate it and prefer it to other cheeses, mozzarella is not the only good cheese on pizza. So of chicken, ham an pepperoni, pepperoni is of course staying.
Apatheist Account2 1 month ago
I thought they all did. I've never had one without.
Load More Replies... nottheactualphoto 1 month ago
Mozzarella is not a topping. It's part of the default underlayment.
Roni Stone 1 month ago
I'm not sure what force in the universe could ever stop me from throwing some olives and sausage on my mozzarella. But I HAVE to have mozzarella to toss things onto.
#27
One Director’s Movies Stay, The Rest Disappear:
Michael Largey 1 month ago
Abandon Stanley Kubrick's films? "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave."
Huddo's sister 1 month ago
I was just watching a home video today where I was discussing directors with my stepdad and brother. Scorsese in particular was mentioned and I said I don't even know what his movies are, so they named at least a dozen and I just kept saying nope, never seen it. That was from 2010 I think, and I still haven't seen any :) or many from the other three options.
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
Kubrick. A lot of great movies lost any which way you vote tho. Cameron was easiest to drop imho
#28
Keep One Sense, Lose The Rest:
Rick Murray 1 month ago
Sight. I fully agree with how devastating it would be to no longer enjoy music, but imagine the world as a dark scary place where you see nothing and every little sound becomes an alarm signal for something you could do nothing about.
Norm Gilmore 1 month ago
I would still have the memories of the tunes and as I have an extensive and eclectic collection I can still garner some enjoyment. But to never reread my favourite books...
Load More Replies... reuben kift 1 month ago
Imagine never being able to hear music for the rest of your life. I couldn't do it. Has to be hearing.
Robin Roper 1 month ago
I lost my hearing to Ménière's disease and have had 2 cochlear implants. They were developed for words not music. For me, music is now just noise. I miss music every day. I hear but it's not normal. Music is gone but I'm very glad I can read. I choose sight.
Load More Replies... Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
Working just with a diminished eyesight at the moment with the knowledge it can be fixed in time is incredibly frustrating. No reading paper books unless the font is huge, being scared if the environment is darker and I can't see the ground. Etc. Eyesight is the nr 1 to keep.
Huddo's sister 1 month ago
As someone with eye problems, I have always been afraid of losing my sight. So far so good though. I would hate not to be able to read or do any art because I couldn't see.
Roni Stone 1 month ago
I've already lost a predominant amount of touch in my hands through neuralgia, I've lost much taste through aging and medications. So, that leaves it between sight and hearing. Toss up. Either would be so frightening for me.
any rei 1 month ago
Hearing for me as well. I love putting my glasses down like: I've seen enough for today.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
Except you're still seeing when you "put your glasses down". You're just not seeing as clearly.
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You Get To Excel In One Trait, But Lose The Rest:
#30
Save One ‘90s Boy Band, The Rest Are Gone:
Cuppa tea? 1 month ago
Boyz II Men - if I remember correctly, those guys could actually sing, unlike the rest.
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Zig Zag Wanderer 1 month ago (edited)
Some are a bit silly. Keep books and concerts with no music? And no sight or hearing 😅
Chich the witch 1 month ago
Guess depends if you look at them as cumulative or one offs.
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JL 1 month ago
Bonus question - which BP post type would you keep if it meant losing the rest: (1)Quizzes (2)Celebrity posts (3)Sales/Deals/shill posts (4)American vs European customs/behavior --Note-- Pet posts were not part of this quiz since that is the obvious no-brainer answer.
Apatheist Account2 1 month ago
Quizzes, if only to have fun spotting the errors. Certainly could do without 2 and 3.
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Apatheist Account2 1 month ago
Here's one for you - you only ever see one type of comment on BP, is it: incoherent illiterate ramblings with random "lol" and "end off" from a deluded pagan, or constant context-less anti-Trump/Kirk/Rowling quotes on every article regardless of the content?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
You drive a hard bargain, my friend. I think I'd actually have to choose to keep the mineral magic user, because without those comments, my screenshots folder would not have as many amusing comments in it. Plus the mineral magic user is far enough away from my own reality that those comments don't bother me as much as Trump/Kirk ones - I unfortunately have to LIVE in a country populated by the Orange Thing's cultists; I don't like being reminded of it XD
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Zig Zag Wanderer 1 month ago (edited)
Some are a bit silly. Keep books and concerts with no music? And no sight or hearing 😅
Chich the witch 1 month ago
Guess depends if you look at them as cumulative or one offs.
Load More Replies... JL 1 month ago
Bonus question - which BP post type would you keep if it meant losing the rest: (1)Quizzes (2)Celebrity posts (3)Sales/Deals/shill posts (4)American vs European customs/behavior --Note-- Pet posts were not part of this quiz since that is the obvious no-brainer answer.
Apatheist Account2 1 month ago
Quizzes, if only to have fun spotting the errors. Certainly could do without 2 and 3.
Load More Replies... Apatheist Account2 1 month ago
Here's one for you - you only ever see one type of comment on BP, is it: incoherent illiterate ramblings with random "lol" and "end off" from a deluded pagan, or constant context-less anti-Trump/Kirk/Rowling quotes on every article regardless of the content?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
You drive a hard bargain, my friend. I think I'd actually have to choose to keep the mineral magic user, because without those comments, my screenshots folder would not have as many amusing comments in it. Plus the mineral magic user is far enough away from my own reality that those comments don't bother me as much as Trump/Kirk ones - I unfortunately have to LIVE in a country populated by the Orange Thing's cultists; I don't like being reminded of it XD
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