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We all have our favorites. It can be the food we can’t live without. Also, some apps we open every day. Even the movies we’d rewatch forever. But what if you had to choose just one and the rest disappeared off the face of the earth?
In this poll, you’ll get 25 choices across everything from music and movies to gadgets and food. The tricky part is that you can only save one - the rest will vanish forever.
Ready to make some tough choices? Start choosing 👇
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#1
Choose one, the rest are gone forever:
marianne eliza 6 months ago
Tacos. Definitely. Crispy or soft? Which meat? Which toppings? Savory or sweet? Corn or flour tortilla?
WindySwede 6 months ago
Average pizza is always pizza! But average sushi is dry tasteless rice..
Rick Murray 6 months ago
Trust me, it's possible to break pizza. If in doubt, go to a supermarket known for being budget friendly and look in their freezer section.
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#2
Pick one movie to keep, and the rest are wiped from cinema history:
DeShotz 6 months ago
Not choosing Forrest Gump is easy. Picking between the remaining three is impossible.
featherytoad 6 months ago (edited)
I don't know why everyone got such a bohner over Forest Gump.
Load More Replies... Robin Roper 6 months ago
The Shawshank Redemption was considered a box office flop - it is one of my favorite movies.
Annabelle 6 months ago
I didn't know that; it's been in my top 5 since I first saw it as a teenager. Every time I watch it, different things stand out.
Load More Replies... Jess Bertram 6 months ago (edited)
Shawshank is my favorite movie ever. But the Matrix was groundbreaking. Was more philosophically challenging. And it was gorgeous.
#3
Only one pop star remains in music history:
featherytoad 6 months ago
Yeah, but since he wasn't listed, it absolutely had to be Elton.
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Dread Pirate Roberts 6 months ago
I used to want to be Céline Dion when I was a little girl, so I had to pick her 😆
#4
Choose one drink to exist forever - the others vanish:
Nizumi 6 months ago
Tea. You didn't specify what kind of tea, so ALL tea gets to stick around. :)
Nikki Spears Gross 6 months ago (edited)
Iced tea, it doesn't matter if it's regular, lemon, peach, berry, etc., that is the house wine of the South and served at EVERYTHING from get togethers, BBQ, cookouts, restaurants, funerals, wedding, reunions, ettc. The ONLY acceptable substitutes that are allowed if it isn't homemade is Red Diamond or Milo's, so you if you bring ANYTHING else, you'll get funny looks and absolutely no one will touch it.
#5
Pick one classic game - the rest never existed:
Miki 6 months ago (edited)
The sims and Minecraft are classic games now? F**k. I am 37 and I am apparently old.
Apatheist Account2 6 months ago
This is generational. If Space Invaders and Donkey Kong were on the list, it might be different.
Emilu 6 months ago
They are very generational, certainly. Nothing Atari, for example, which kind of surprised me (especially when Minecraft made the list).
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Lisa T 6 months ago
I am a gamer, I have grown up with Atari, Sega consoles, through all the PlayStation consoles, I even play iOS games like Candy Crush. I have also been a Sims player from since it first came out. BUT….I can’t stand Tetris!
marianne eliza 6 months ago
Well, if they never existed, then you won't mis them at all, will you?
Emilu 6 months ago
Tetris apparently can prevent/minimise trauma (if you play it quickly after a traumatic incident, obviously). The Sims arguably creates trauma. "You want me to pay WHAT? For WHAT? And then you STEAL MY MICROWAVE?" (Second part is sarcastic, though I hope most people noticed. First part isn't, though. Google it.)
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Choose one, the rest are gone forever:
Pittsburgh rare 6 months ago
Anyone who's ever hand washed real laundry, not just the spare tee, knows the answer
Annabelle 6 months ago
I was just wondering how impatient I'd get without ever having access to a washing machine again. I've lived without the other three plenty of times.
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Crystalwitch60 6 months ago
Washing machine ! My days of washing laundry by hand went out with the ark lol , to old to do that gain now , I rarely if ever use my microwave, n don’t have a dishwasher lol , n I sweep my floors so don’t really need a vacuum 🤷♀️but no one be taking my washer n dryer lol
Debby Keir 6 months ago
Although I'd love to pick the washing machine - have any of you had to manage long term without a vacuum?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Yep. It's called depression. Does wonders for causing me to go long-term without vacuuming.
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Rebecca McManus 6 months ago
There's always the launderette, wooden floors just need a broom, and I don't use a microwave anyway, but the sheer drudgery of washing everything up by hand is soul destroying
Robert Beveridge 6 months ago
W/D I can go to a coin laundry. I'll never live in a place without a dishwasher again.
Nikole 6 months ago (edited)
They would disappear everywhere, so there’d be no coin laundries.
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Kathy Brooke 6 months ago
You want to go back to taking your carpets out and beating them? You're all mad!
Winnie the Moo 6 months ago
You want to go back and wash your clothes in a ton and rub them for fifteen hours to get the stank and filth out? I don’t have carpet, I can sweep and mop.
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Only one movie genre can stay - the rest disappear:
Crystalwitch60 6 months ago
Hmm I love sci-fi and action movies lol “stamp's foot “ I wanna choose two 😂
#8
One Disney classic gets to live on - the rest are erased forever:
Amused panda 6 months ago
Never watched any of these all the way through, and only watched pieces of one.
Jess Bertram 6 months ago
Disney literally stole, frame-for-frame in some spots, the plot and art for Lion King. The original, a Japanese series, was never compensated. EFF DISNEY
Nikki Spears Gross 6 months ago
Bambi and Lion King are the ONLY 2 movies that I've ever actually watched start to finish. I have seen bits and pieces of the other ones thanks to my nieces and nephews. I'm the youngest of my siblings and money was tight on what we could rent, so I had to watch what they wanted too. Other kids grew up on Disney, I grew up on Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Halloween, Terminator and T2 (I still cry at the end of that one) etc., and saw what the Adults did. I really think, that's one of the many reasons why I felt more comfortable around older kids and older people vs the ones that were my own age.
#9
Pick one sweet treat to keep, lose the rest forever:
XenoMurph 6 months ago
I've tried growing a chocolate bush, but every summer the heat ruins the harvest.
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Roni Stone 6 months ago
Oh, god... what a dilemma. Now, if I choose chocolate, does that mean no chocolate chip cookies, no chocolate ice cream and no chocolate cake...My head can't wrap around that possibility!
marianne eliza 6 months ago
Keep chocolate. It can be all kinds of things not listed as gone. Brownies. Mousse. Souffle. Pie. A whole candy store of options there.
Crystalwitch60 6 months ago
Gotta be chocolate but it’s also gotta be dark chocolate,preferably 70% cocoa plus don’t really like milk chocolate n ask for white chocolate (which isn’t really chocolate, ) you can keep that vile stuff lol
WindySwede 6 months ago
Ice-cream with cake? Ice cream with cookies, ice cream with chocolate?
#10
You can only keep one gadget for life - the rest are wiped from the planet:
Emilu 6 months ago
Ouch; this was hard. Smartphone won out for me, but I use my laptop every day as well. Eff the other two, lol.
Will Cable 6 months ago
I went with phone simply because it has a clock so the watch wasn't needed, it has internet access so the laptop wasn't required and most TV can be streamed so smartphone seemd the best choice.
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 6 months ago
I picked TV. I’m so old, I remember when TV was the only one that existed.
Data1001 6 months ago
Assuming that getting rid of laptops doesn't mean getting rid of desktop computers, so I could get by without those if needed. Smartphones are honestly not something I really *need* -- the old style flip phones would be good enough for my purposes. I can watch TV on my desktop computer, and never owned a smartwatch, so -- I don't *really* need any of these.
Crystalwitch60 6 months ago
Tv I’m housebound so need my tele, only use my phone for calls n texts , n since iPad ain’t on that list I’m good phone can go 😂n sod a smart watch , pointless things n I don’t have a laptop
WindySwede 6 months ago
But a really big screen with a stationary computer is OK even after?then no problem..
#11
Only one scent survives - the rest vanish forever:
WindySwede 6 months ago
If smell of rain would dissappear. No animal i arid land would know where to walk for water source... 🤓
Axylotlguy404 6 months ago
rain or bread..... so different but still both are so comforting for me
Amused panda 6 months ago
Love the smell of freshly baked bread, but it just makes me feel hungry and go into bread & butter overload.
featherytoad 6 months ago
Cut grass. It takes me back to my childhood when I grew up in the country.
Deta Rossiter 6 months ago
coffee brewing is already kept, as coffee is the winning beverage. Summer is kept, so thunderstorms are also kept. was there supposed to be some continuity in this?
Daniel 6 months ago
What are you talking about "continuity"?? This is boredpanda, every question exists in it's own universe :)
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Only one household item survives:
Anthony Demazzo 6 months ago (edited)
But if you pick soap then you can wash your a*****e after you take a s**t along with the rest of your body.
Roni Stone 6 months ago
You can also wash your hair with soap. One can also get around the lack of tooth paste with baking soda and a little peroxide
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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 6 months ago
I did toilet paper, but then I remembered bidets… it’s gotta be soap then.
Chintan Shah 6 months ago
Very western leaning poll if this many people voted toilet paper. Bidets do exist and with soap you can wash away the filth all over the body. Real answer here is soap or toothpaste, but soap wins out for versatility. And let's not forget that the invention of soap decreased the spread of infectious diseases to the point that it significantly improved humanity's age of survival..
Fred L. 6 months ago
Forget toilet paper, we just have to figure out the secret behind the three seashells.
Boo 6 months ago
I really wish Demolition Man would've explained how they use them. Curious minds want to know.
Load More Replies... featherytoad 6 months ago
I chose shampoo, because if you really had to, you can cut up things to use as toilet paper and just wash them. You can brush your teeth with baking soda, and shampoo can be a substitute for soap to wash yourself with in the shower.
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 6 months ago
Bidet, baking soda, and in a pinch you can wash your hair with dish soap so keep soap…but these are all pretty essential things
#13
Only one default app stays on your phone:
General Anaesthesia 6 months ago
On Android phones most default apps can be replaced by good alternatives, especially those mentioned here. I'm not sure about "good alternatives" in the walled Apple garden.
Emilu 6 months ago
The defaults are fine on both Android and iOS, IMO. I use iOS primarily nowadays, and I mean… you could try and find different apps for everything, but if it works…
Load More Replies... Mir Adwari 6 months ago
Same. Have a shared one with my husband, we use it for business, and if I've got a hospital ringing me to check if I can do a cancellation (as happened this last week) then I can see what I've got on instantly. I can always bring a separate camera, you can get really small ones that do a good job.
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Roni Stone 6 months ago
I very literally bought this (I-didn't-pay-this-much-for-my-last-car) expensive box of a phone for its 200 mp camera! You will have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Nikki Spears Gross 6 months ago (edited)
I have a DSLR camera for pictures and video, calendar on my wall that I keep updated, so i have to go with a clock. I use that for time, alarms, stopwatch and timers, for EVERYTHING and that makes it a necessity for me.
#14
Only one actor’s entire filmography survives:
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 6 months ago
This one is legitimately difficult…except for Leonardo DiCaprio, don’t get me wrong, he’s great but the other three are full blown legends.
Pittsburgh rare 6 months ago
I'd say Meryl, but Shawshank Redemption is one of my favourite films
XenoMurph 6 months ago (edited)
Best actor, but not always the best movies, he's often a memorable character in less than good movies. Apart from Shawshank, obvs.... and Seven
Load More Replies... Chris Christo 6 months ago (edited)
All of the above I would say. It's not fair to include the greatest actors in that list and expect people to choose just one. I'm done with this BS quiz
#15
Only one season gets to stay forever:
funkybluegirl (she/her) 6 months ago
I'm living in Arizona..winters are amazing.
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featherytoad 6 months ago
I based it off when I lived in the Midwest. I loved the cool, crisp weather of autumn. I'm in FL now, so there really is no defined seasons. I miss seasons.
Philippa Davies 6 months ago
I love the colours of autumn, it has nice mild weather for most of it, and I don’t get hayfever then
Judes 6 months ago
Not every place has wet springs. Where I live, winter is the wettest season, and spring not so much. I've lived in other places where summer is the wettest season.
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Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
Everyone here in Michigan complains when we get hot humid weather. "I'll take it over 10 below any day of the week". No one's ever disagreed.
Reb Johnson 6 months ago
I disagree. I hate the heat, love the cold. The colder the better. 10 below sounds like heaven.
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You get to keep just one time of day - the rest no longer exist:
Silberwolf 6 months ago
Definitely late night. I love the tranquillity and the absence of bothering noise (auditory and visual).
Axylotlguy404 6 months ago
i agree, the time it is just quiet and peaceful. my favorite, it feels like giving me the space i need
Load More Replies... Philippa Davies 6 months ago
Same. It’s when I have the most physical and mental energy
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Russell Bowman 6 months ago
Cold hearted orb that rules the night, Removes the colours from our sight. Red is grey and yellow white, But we decide which is right. And which is an illusion? Days of future passed ... Moody Blues
#17
One benefit stays, while the others disappear from every job forever:
DeoManus Argentem 6 months ago
Unlimited vacation is a lie in my experience, sadly. "Based on operational needs" pfft.
Amused panda 6 months ago
Well, that would be me, technically. The snacks aren't free - we buy ourselves and share with colleagues, since we like them. Annual leave isn't unlimited - but the paid leave entitlement is generous and you can buy extra from the employer. We've a 5 day workweek. And due to the nature of the work, there is the need to be in the office - through I did get to WFH on remote training days.
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David Morgan 6 months ago
It's not paid. They just don't limit the amount of time you can take off. You'll get a couple of weeks paid, then the rest is up to your budget. It's good if you work somewhere where there are variations in workload e.g. if there is a big project to do, and normally they don't let you take time off when everyone is needed.
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#18
Only one travel essential would survive in your suitcase:
Crystalwitch60 6 months ago
I don’t travel or go away ever , but I,ll keep headphones if I must go anywhere drown out the rest of the world 😂
WindySwede 6 months ago
A backpack surviving in the suitcase? So if I would pack the rest into the backpack, would that also survive?
#19
Pick one franchise to keep forever, while the rest vanish:
Kris 6 months ago
You are really struggling to follow the concept of this, aren't you lol
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Amused panda 6 months ago
Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings fans can always immerse themselves in the books (presuming this only refers to the loss of the film franchise and the books at least get to stay). Without Star Wars there would be no Mandalorian or Grogu. Gotta keep baby Yoda.
Mobey Drunk 6 months ago
I'm a huge Star Wars geek. I have a Stormtrooper and Biker Scout costume and am about 90% finished with my AT-AT Driver costume.
#20
Only one show survives - the rest are wiped from TV history:
Anthony Demazzo 6 months ago (edited)
The most difficult one so far.... Friends was the majority? God people are a disappointment
WalterWhiteSavannah 6 months ago
Seriously for me it's breaking bad easy but imo friends was legitimately terrible. Not sure how it's winning.
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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 6 months ago
I don’t like any of these… I guess the office is just boring and not actively bad?
#21
Only one band gets to stay - the rest are wiped from music history:
XenoMurph 6 months ago
I don't think they were as innovative as we like to think. Other bands did the same things earlier, they just weren't as big, so everyone thinks the Beatles did it first when they copied.
Load More Replies... DC 6 months ago (edited)
The Rolling Stones, of course! YMMV, but they've got a special place between my ears. And, a lot of theirs is surprisingly easy to play, think Brown Sugar for example, ... the basic rhythm guitar with the inverted chords, you can even play it sufficiently well - with a band - without changing to open tuning. Of course, it's then even easier to play, but regardless, it's easy and cool and a nice one among the first goals when learning to play guitar.
BrunoVI 6 months ago (edited)
I always liked Queen, now I can't understand how they're so popular. See, the funny thing is that while I was growing up in the 1980s there were two songs from Queen which were cool (We Are the Champions, Another One Bites the Dust) and one that was nerdy fun (Bohemian Rhapsody). Wayne's World kinda busted everyone for that guilty pleasure. Other than that, no-one listened to Queen. Not that anybody disliked them, they were just a joke. The definition of campy. And the cool songs were largely so cool because you needed something to sing to when you just won the Little League game. Also, we were clueless: I remember finally seeing one their '70s videos on MTV and understanding why they were called "Queen."
Wolfgang Bonow 6 months ago
Let me guess: You're in the USA? They were big everywhere else even before Live Aid.
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#22
Pick the ultimate holiday to save:
Rick Murray 6 months ago (edited)
No love for Halloween? It has ghosts and candles and stuff, what's not to like? Far better than some fat ba*tard climbing down a chimney you don't have to leave you socks and stuff because celebrating some long-dead guy's birthday is more important than your own one...
Agfox 6 months ago
Some of us live in Countries where Halloween isn't a thing/not a big deal
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Spencer's slave no longer 6 months ago
Only one country has Thanksgiving, what about the rest of the world?
Robert Beveridge 6 months ago
Halloween, no contest. That it's also my birthday is only a minor consideration.
Roni Stone 6 months ago
I haven't celebrated or decorated for Christmas in forevah, Easter is not my thing, and Thanksgiving is pretty America-centric I vote for Spooky Day!
Lyone Fein 6 months ago
Most humans don’t even celebrate Christmas or Easter because we’re not Christians!
Nikole 6 months ago (edited)
My family doesn’t celebrate Xmas as a religious holiday. Edit: and we don’t really celebrate Easter at all. My mom makes Easter baskets for my wee nephews, but that’s about it. I like watching Life of Brian on Easter, ha.
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#23
Only one app survives - choose wisely:
Axylotlguy404 6 months ago
i feel like it is still like, quintessential and its features and streamlined flow can't really be matched, i tried edge, its nearly just as good
Load More Replies... MoBeLa 6 months ago
I use DuckDuckGo and my life has been so much better since I switched over.
Load More Replies... Dread Pirate Roberts 6 months ago
I could watch youtube through Google, and I don't have or use the other 2, so this one was easy lol
Beef Brisket 6 months ago
Surprised more people didn't pick Chat compared to Google, since it's also a search engine.
#24
Only one streaming service stays - the rest disappear forever:
Anthony Demazzo 6 months ago
Netflix is the most popular but Max and Hulu have all the good stuff
Justagecko 6 months ago
No way Netflix because I watch all the shows on there and there’s no good ones to watch then
Rick Murray 6 months ago
Prime Video should be a masterclass in how not to create a user interface to a streaming service.
David Morgan 6 months ago
If Netflix stopped increasing their sub costs (to pay for all the premium-budget shows they make one season of), and had a version of Amazon's X-Ray feature, the others would be dead.
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Pick the one social media platform that would survive:
Rick Murray 6 months ago
I can't answer - don't have, don't want, and a large part of me thinks the world would be better off if never existed.
Crystalwitch60 6 months ago
100% with u on this , I loath em don’t use em n never will I’ve got to 60 without out em lol so let’s get rid of the lot 😂
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 6 months ago
🏆 Best answer. The soiciopaths’ social media.
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WindySwede 6 months ago
1# is it really good food, or crappy food? Good sushi is nice, but average sushi is not worth it. Then average pizza is better.. though pizza have mor variety. Hmmm
Auntriarch 6 months ago
I don't care for any of them, fish and chips now...
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WindySwede 6 months ago
1# is it really good food, or crappy food? Good sushi is nice, but average sushi is not worth it. Then average pizza is better.. though pizza have mor variety. Hmmm
Auntriarch 6 months ago
I don't care for any of them, fish and chips now...
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