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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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Saz
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wouldn't any language include animals too

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    #2

    Lose sleep or skip a meal?

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    #3

    Have a photographic memory or perfect pitch?

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    kitten levels tokyo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends… Are we talking Cricket or American baseball?

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    #4

    Time machine or magic wand?

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    Amused panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    Pedantic Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #8

    Start work late or leave work early?

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    #9

    Work from the office or work from home?

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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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    Frankthetank
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Outside! Always! Rain or shine! (I'm an Oregonian!)

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    #12

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

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    Pedantic Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #15

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

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    LeeAnne B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #16

    Test the waters or dive in the deep end?

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    #17

    Phone in the bathroom or no phone in the bathroom?

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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

    Sauce on the side or sauce on top?

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    #19

    Funny story or one-liner?

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #20

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

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    Seonag Udell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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

    Silly hats or silly socks?

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    #22

    Instagram famous or infomercial famous?

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    #23

    Be embarrassed or be afraid?

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Afraid. I like a good scare. I hate being embarrassed.

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    #24

    Hot coffee or iced coffee?

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    #25

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

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    Doyle Alan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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

    Multiple choice or essay?

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    #28

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

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    LeeAnne B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #29

    See the future or change the past?

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #30

    Misunderstood after death or forgotten after death?

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    Gabriela
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forgotten, anytime. Fallen into total oblivious. Please.

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    #31

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

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    Doyle Alan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #32

    False hope or unnecessary anxiety?

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    kitten levels tokyo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I already have unnecessary anxiety. So I’ll take false hope! Try it out!

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    #33

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

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    #34

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

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    #35

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

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    kitten levels tokyo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #36

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

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    #37

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

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #38

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

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #39

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

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    Amused panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #40

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

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    #41

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

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    #42

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

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    Gabriela
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #43

    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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    #44

    See the other side of a black hole or walk on the moon?

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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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    Pedantic Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The glass is simultaneously half full and empty.

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    #49

    Sort by price or by rating?

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    Lene
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #51

    Bad breath or body odor?

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    #52

    Air guitar or air drums?

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    Mrs. EW
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #57

    Cooking or being cooked for?

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    #58

    Roommates or live alone?

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    #59

    Sweating or shivering?

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    #60

    Fiction or nonfiction?

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    #61

    Reality shows or documentaries?

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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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grade. I wouldn't care too much. Just average.

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    #67

    Angry client or angry coworker?

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    LeeAnne B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #69

    Team building after work or team building on the weekend?

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    #70

    Poor and happy or rich and miserable?

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    CT
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #74

    Be the class clown or on the honor roll?

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    #75

    Be on a dating show or a survival show?

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    K W
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    Pedantic Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    lauralett50
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And locals know all the best places to eat,etc.

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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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    lauralett50
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    lauralett50
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    Pedantic Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #86

    Art museum or history museum?

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    #87

    Owe money or owe a favor?

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    lauralett50
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate owing money, especially to a car dealer.

    #88

    Play or standup show?

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    #89

    Attend a party or host a party?

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    LeeAnne B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Attend a party. Talk to the dog. Leave early.

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    #90

    Social media message or text message?

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    Lene
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    LeeAnne B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Onion rings. The ones with a thick batter that's crisp like a shell.

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    #92

    Give a ride or hitch a ride?

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    #93

    Roller coasters or water slides?

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    #94

    Souvenirs or postcards?

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    #95

    Save as you go, or save at the end?

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    #96

    USB backup or Cloud storage?

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    #98

    Big class or small class?

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    LeeAnne B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Big class. Sit at the back. Don't draw attention to yourself.

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    #99

    Video meetings or in-person meetings?

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    Lene
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #100

    Snack stash or stationary stash?

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    #101

    Be an interviewer or interviewee?

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    Lene
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interviewee! I love answering questions. 😁

    #102

    Speed or accuracy?

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    Amused panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    #104

    Explore the deep sea or outer space?

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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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    lauralett50
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sailboat. You can see so much.. Come and go as you please.

    #109

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

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    #110

    Talking pets or talking babies?

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    #111

    Passenger or driver?

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    #112

    Camping or glamping?

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    #113

    Sneakers or dress shoes?

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    #114

    Espresso or drip coffee?

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    lauralett50
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drip , drippity drop. I like my coffee nice and hot

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    #116

    Bargain or top-shelf?

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    #117

    Driving fast or driving slow?

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    Nadia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Driving at the speed that is allowed.

    #118

    Group work or solo work?

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    Nadia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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. 😊

    #120

    Physical planners or digital planners?

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    #121

    Win the lottery or land your dream job?

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    lauralett50
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you win the lottery,you can create your dream job.

    #122

    Physical work or mental work?

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    #123

    Big company or small company?

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    #124

    Book smarts or street smarts?

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    #125

    Company retreat or company holiday party?

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    #126

    Happy endings or sad endings?

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    #127

    Overly optimistic or overly pessimistic?

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    Amused panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Optimists get disappointed, pessimists get pleasantly surprised.

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    #128

    Be better at writing or better at speaking?

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    #129

    Desks or tables?

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    Nadia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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