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We love some fun icebreaker games here on Bored Panda. Previously, we've shared an ample amount of Never Have I Ever, Have You Ever, and Would You Rather questions to employ during a game night. However, there may never be enough question games to play among friends. Perhaps not as deep or intimate, but nonetheless entertaining and thought-provoking are This Or That questions.

Playing fun This Or That questions, also known as Either Or questions or A or B questions, players must choose between two options. The subjects of This Or That icebreaker questions can be thought-provoking as well as humorous, controversial, nasty, or whatever floats your gamer crew's boat. Such prompts typically work great as icebreaker games or as a quick game to play with chums anywhere and anytime.

Below, we've compiled a list of good This Or That questions to share with your friends, mess about and fritter time away whether stuck in traffic, a long car trip, or waiting in line. Do you know more funny This Or That questions? Let us know!

#1

Be able to speak any language or be able to speak to animals?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd want some clarification on this, as it sounds like a trick question. Is it speak any human language OR speak to all animals? Is the animals option just speak with one/certain animal species? Is this in addition to your first language, or do lose the ability to speak human the moment we understand all those growls, purrs, chirps and clicks?

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Lene
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would choose the languages. Because I loooooooove languages! 😁

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#3

Have a photographic memory or perfect pitch?

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#4

Time machine or magic wand?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wand. Nothing here says you can't time travel/turn time back using magic. Plus, it would funny to use a real magic wand at a magic show and confuse the performing magician.

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#5

Live ten minutes away from a mediocre job or commute two hours to your dream job?

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#6

Share food or don’t share food?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cook or buy food for anyone who wants some but please don't touch my plate.

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#7

Forget your pencil or forget a notebook?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

notebook. There's always something you can write on, like a paper napkin.

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#10

Lose all of the money you earned this year or lose all of the memories you made this year?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Memories. Knowing how muddy all my memories are of the '10's I'll live just fine.

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#11

Play outside or create a blanket fort?

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#12

Get lost alone or get lost with someone who annoys you?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone who annoys me, at least I've got something to eat eventually...

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#13

Never be able to cry again or never be able to laugh again?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a toughy. Neither. Sometimes I crave feeling sad. Not sure why. Don't know if that's normal. But I love to laugh. Humor is how I unwind.

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#14

Spend an entire day running in the desert without water or two hours swimming in the middle of the ocean after dark?

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#16

Phone in the bathroom or no phone in the bathroom?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wtf???? No phone. What I do in a public washroom, whenever I hear someone is on their phone, especially in the next stall, I make it sound really nasty and really loud. Just exaggerating what's happening. "AWWWWWOOOOH I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT DAIRY FILLED LATTE. IT'S BURNING. GOOD GOD. THIS MIGHT TAKE SOME EXTRA FLUSHES. HEY! DO YOU HAVE EXTRA TOILET PAPER?" And the whole time making juicy fart poops with my mouth LOL. People get pretty pissed off and weirded out. All I have to say is what do they expect?

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#18

Funny story or one-liner?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends. I like one-liners. I like funny stories if they're not drawn out too long.

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#19

Comedian in a serious film or a serious actor in a comedy film?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Comedian in serious film, as most comedy actors are excellent in general, comedy is one of the hardest discipline 's to do well.

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#21

Instagram famous or infomercial famous?

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#22

Be embarrassed or be afraid?

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#24

Call first thing in the morning or call in the middle of the night?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A call in the middle of the night is usually not a good thing. So definitely morning.

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#27

Smartest person in the world or richest person in the world?

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LeeAnne B
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're smart, you better get used to being lonely and misunderstood.

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#28

See the future or change the past?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder what the world would be like if the Holocaust and Holodomor didn't happen. Wonder who would have been great people who would make great impacts in the world. I don't think I would want to see the future, and it would constantly be changing at a rapid pace because of free-will.

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#29

Misunderstood after death or forgotten after death?

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#30

Be the “fix it” person or be everyone’s shoulder to cry on?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These two go hand in hand I think. I am both the fix it person and the shoulder to cry on when it's not fixable.

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#31

False hope or unnecessary anxiety?

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#32

Be the one that everyone calls in an emergency or be the one everyone goes to for a laugh?

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#33

Be known as an active person or be known as a communicator?

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#34

Go out and meet new people or let them come to you first?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Let them come to me”, but then actively avoid them so I don’t have to meet new people!

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#35

Work four-day weeks with long work hours or six-day weeks with short work hours?

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#36

Be able to sense danger, or be able to sense safety?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Danger. It's already a part of our survival instincts. But we also do sense safety because safety is absent of danger. You can't have one or the other.

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#37

Free travel for one year or free lodging for five years?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Free travel for one year. I want to see.... wait. .... If I have 5 years of no rent to pay, I can save up for a lot more travelling than one year.

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#38

Meet someone famous from the past or someone famous in the present?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Past. If they are from the past, this is your only opportunity to meet them in your lifetime. If they are from the present, you have a vague, fraction of a percentage or a percentage, but still real, chance of meeting them in your future.

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#39

Find out you’re actually a robot or find out you’ve been living your whole life in a dream?

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#40

Wake up to the smell of autumn every day, or wake to the smell of spring every day?

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#41

Know the truth about all the mysteries of the universe or be able to teleport?

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Gabriela
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Knowing the secrets of the universe would surely allow me to know how to teleport

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#42

Live in the world of Harry Potter but have to battle Voldemort once a year, or live in the world of the Hunger Games and have to fight kids from other districts?

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#43

Have an incredible sense of direction, or have an incredible sense of smell?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not smell! Can you imagine every armpit or fart from metres away.

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#45

Build the magical world of your dreams or find yourself inside of your favourite movie?

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#46

Bad haircut or bad dye job?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bad hair cut. Getting hair dyed is so expensive. Having to dye it again could fry my hair. My scalp would have dermatitis from the chemicals. I've had a lot of bad hair cuts. They grow out quickly enough.

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#47

Winning the lottery or finding your soulmate?

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K W
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well since I don't believe in soulmates....I'd rather win the lottery and go visit somewhere with fruitbats or adopt a herd of corgis.

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#48

Glass half-full or glass half-empty?

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#49

Sort by price or by rating?

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Lene
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Price. Because I'm not trusting other ppl's judgement that much, really.

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#50

Crunchy peanut butter or smooth peanut butter?

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#52

Air guitar or air drums?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Air drums! I’m a drummer, so I do that much better. My hubs is not a musician. I always find it humorous when he tries to do either or, lol

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#53

A store where every item is free or a restaurant where every dish is calorie-free?

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#54

Passwords or secret handshakes?

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#55

Loud neighbors or nosey neighbors?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

With how loud my neighbours are, they have turned us into the nosey neighbour.

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#56

Rich and famous or rich and unknown?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rich and unknown. I don't see the hype about fame. Famous people are so paranoid and distrusting. For good reason, but still. I them constantly having to defend themselves, having to put on an act in public and worry about their every move being scrutinized and what they do with their money. No thanks.

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#58

Roommates or live alone?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Alone. But I love my daughter as a roommate, now. She helps out and is there greeting me when I come home.

#60

Fiction or nonfiction?

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#62

Take a friend on your family vacation or join a friend on their family vacation?

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#63

Shopping online or shopping in-store?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In-store. I like physically inspecting what I want to buy and knowing the condition of what I'm getting.

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#64

Brand name or generic?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends. Sometimes there's no difference. Sometimes generic is better than brand name.

#65

Protagonist or sidekick?

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LeeAnne B
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Protagonist, but only if I can be an evil villain. They seem to have more fun and they usually have a cat.

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#66

Teacher reads your text message aloud or teacher tells the whole class your grade?

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#67

Angry client or angry coworker?

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LeeAnne B
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Angry client. These we can try diffuse. An angry colleague.. that crossness is catchy.

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#68

Private office or reserved parking spot?

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LeeAnne B
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Private office. I share with two colleagues and I'm never comfortable with the ambient temperature or noise, both of which I could change if I had my own space.

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#70

Poor and happy or rich and miserable?

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poor and happy is already where I am. It's not bad at all. All the money in the world can't make you happy. That comes from within. Money can make you feel secure and content. But that doesn't equal happiness.

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#71

Intense pain for ten minutes or dull pain for one day?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If we take intense pain for 10min, does it remove the dull pain we already have?

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#72

Ability to travel without a passport or ability to read minds?

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Lene
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only mind I'd like to read is my bf's. He's very bad at communicating which makes our relationship tough at times. 😬

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#73

Eat instant noodles for breakfast or eat cereal for dinner?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think I've done both before. These are what we do when food is getting light in the cupboards and money is a bit tight.

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#75

Be on a dating show or a survival show?

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K W
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had intense anxiety just thinking about being on a dating show so survival show it is.

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#76

Always sit by the printer or always sit by the water cooler at the office?

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#77

Go a month without sleep or a year without any kind of sugar?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Could live a year without sugar, pretty sure you couldn't go a month without sleep.

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#78

Have your favourite food every day or have a million dollars – but never have your favourite food again?

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#79

Visit every country in the world or go to space?

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#80

Plan your own trip or let the locals tell you the best things to do?

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#81

Be shrunk down to the size of a cricket or blown up the size of an elephant?

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#82

Pineapple pizza or candy corn?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love candy corn . It messes with my blood sugar , but I only eat it once a year.

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#83

Working hard or hardly working?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Work smart and you can work as hard as you want to ,or not want to

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#84

Speeding ticket or parking ticket?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Parking tickets don't lead to points or endangering of life, usually.

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#85

Babies dressed as animals or animals dressed as humans?

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#87

Owe money or owe a favor?

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#89

Attend a party or host a party?

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#90

Social media message or text message?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Text message. I think I'm getting old but I don't understand the hype with SoMe. I have friends that always seem to forget that I don't go on fb very often and that I don't have messenger on my phone. So sometimes when I meet my friends they are disappointed that I didn't go to their event or I didn't reply to something they sent me on fb messenger. They do have my phone number and my phone can receive both sms and mms. Why is sms and mms not the standard text-y way of contact anymore? It is not broken so why not use it? It confuses me so darn much!

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#91

French fries or onion rings?

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#92

Give a ride or hitch a ride?

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#98

Big class or small class?

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#99

Video meetings or in-person meetings?

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Lene
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In-person! It's easier to make yourself better understood when you meet in-person.

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#101

Be an interviewer or interviewee?

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#102

Speed or accuracy?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is the point in speed if you've got to re-do your work a dozen times?

#103

Group feedback or one on one feedback?

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#105

Live in a world with dinosaurs or a world with giants?

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#106

Have to rhyme everything you say, or sing everything you say?

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Lene
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have 3 kids.... and I'm that annoying sort of mom who will often sing about what is going on in the moment or what I am thinking about. So some days I do most communication via song. Lol. It's not pretty.... but *experts* say it's a great way to teach your kids better vocabulary, better pronouncation and better sense of rhythm.... so I am motivated to keep doing it. Also when my kids yell at me to please stop. 🤭

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#107

Be invisible or fly like Superman?

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#108

Travel for 5 years in an RV or travel for 5 years in a sailboat?

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#109

Spend a whole day reading the dictionary or a whole year studying a new language?

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#112

Camping or glamping?

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#114

Espresso or drip coffee?

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Driving fast or driving slow?

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#118

Group work or solo work?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always solo. Group work just means other people slack

#119

Pen or pencil?

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Lene
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends... when I am writing I prefer a pen. On the rare occasion that I draw I prefer a pencil. 😊

#121

Win the lottery or land your dream job?

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#123

Big company or small company?

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#125

Company retreat or company holiday party?

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#127

Overly optimistic or overly pessimistic?

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#129

Desks or tables?

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Nadia
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a confusing question. Why would I have to choose one. A desk is a table.

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