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Hexiix t1_iu4b31z wrote

“If you had a gun to your head right now, would you rather me shoot you or answer a hypothetical question with a gun to your head?”

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TDA792 t1_iu4nkiu wrote

"Padraic, every time you speak to me now, I'm going to cut one of me fingers off with me pair of shears at home, and give em t' ye. Starting now."

...

"Padraic, what'd'ye do? He'd rather maim himself than speak to ye, ye must've done something"

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seemypinky t1_iu4eyi3 wrote

I don’t think people are forgetting that, they just assume that in the vast majority of circumstances getting shot in the head would not be the option most people would choose

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NoMalarkyZone t1_iu4koxb wrote

So, gun to your head, would you rather get shot in the head or read another stupid post from OP?

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RichAd192 t1_iu51rr3 wrote

The worst part is that this stupid post is orders of magnitude better than 99% of posts here.

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ashtonvex t1_iu4724k wrote

no, i don't. to me, it's the same as "would you love me if i were a worm?" type questions. sorry sofía, but realistically, if you were a worm i would either put you in my compost bin or feed you to my magpie friends.

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BluZombieReddit t1_iu4b32m wrote

"magpie friends" sounds like a metaphor or street name for a burglar gang

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MisterHonkeySkateets t1_iu4dqp2 wrote

I was telling some blackbirds that they were once dinosaurs until the cosmic event and they started a real squawk, as if to say they’d love to eat me

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ashtonvex t1_iu4ez9i wrote

i swear im not a part of any burglar gangs of any kind. im friends with birds that live around my house, that's all.

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immaownyou t1_iu4odi6 wrote

It's kinda fucked you jump straight to killing your gf right away and not keeping it in a jar for a couple months as a pet

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NowAlexYT t1_iu4p0v5 wrote

Its kinda fucked up that youd keep her in a jar?

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FenHarels_Heart t1_iu4q7pd wrote

Nah, you've just to give her some protein in the jar.

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Dotas323 t1_iu4tr23 wrote

You stop that. >.> if you're referencing what I think you are, stop that lol.

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ashtonvex t1_iu6pqrz wrote

not really, i don't like worms. my hypothetical worm-gf will either be helping the environment from the inside of my compost bin or stimulating the "circle of life" (the food chain). why would i keep it in a jar, anyway? that seems kind of possessive.

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nucumber t1_iu4dz1y wrote

are you just now thinking this through?

why do you think someone would hold a gun to your head if not to threaten to shoot you

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lgndryheat t1_iu4oy6t wrote

Pretty sure they meant that you always have a third option. Like if you'd rather die than take either option in the hypothetical. Most people interpret it as "which of these two options, you have to pick one" which is absolutely the point of the phrase. OP is saying you can get out of it by saying fuck it, pull the trigger.

I don't think they meant that they never realized that a gun to your head forces you to make a decision.

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nucumber t1_iu4u2fu wrote

if someone is holding a gun to your head they're giving you a choice

  • answer the question

  • bang

i don't see a third option

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lgndryheat t1_iu56df9 wrote

Have you never heard the expression "Gun to your head, (insert two choices here)?"

It's extremely common, and it's just an expression that means "if you had to choose right now, which of these two options would you pick?" Not "Answer this question or I'll murder you."

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gibertot t1_iu4m3kc wrote

Yeah how the fuck does this have so many upvotes. What a stupid shower thought.

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SpehlingAirer t1_iu4r49k wrote

Between my several rejected post attempts and seeing what hits the front page, I officially have no idea how this sub's rules work

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MisterHonkeySkateets t1_iu4ddw7 wrote

I mean, you can choose that gun option once, but depending on who’s behind the gun, you’ll get two bullets so it can be ruled a suicide.

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possiblycrazy79 t1_iu4ixrf wrote

Not really. "Shoot me then" is a common answer that I myself & many others have used

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provocative_bear t1_iu4kdnu wrote

“WILD TURKEY 101 OR RARE BREED, YOU ONLY GET ONE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, PRICES AT MSRP, WHAT’S IT GONNA BE?”

“I, uh, I choose death”

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rilesmcjiles t1_iu4nujd wrote

I like that abstinence is also an option but you chose death

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BushyOreo t1_iu4i0gd wrote

I mean get shot or answer often times a stupid/embarrassing question? Like I don't think much people would rather die then answer a question

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Jaines123 t1_iu4lwr4 wrote

But what if you just want to die AND tell the embarrassing thing

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recriminology t1_iu4o95c wrote

“…if these texts weren’t enough to prove that, I would like to present my client’s Internet search history from that evening.”

“I’d rather just confess to the murder.”

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Cleaglor t1_iu4jfzo wrote

In real life though, like a hostage situation, that "question" is more often than not something that they want to hear or you're getting shot, so it's not really a question at all. The question is do you wanna live or not, and how far are you going to go for it.

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grazerbat t1_iu4kekw wrote

Cogi qui potest nescit mori. - Seneca the Younger

Literally, he who can be compelled has not learned how to die

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Fay55 t1_iu4kr7b wrote

What if you took the gun and shot them instead, pulling one of those youtube tutorial tricks.

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paulusmagintie t1_iu4np0n wrote

I don't forget because i say it then they say its not an option

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PrinceJustice237 t1_iu4nutl wrote

I’ve often said “Put a gun to my head and asked me to choose … you’d have to shoot me. But tie me to a stake and light a fire under me and I’d choose [insert favourite movie of the day here].”

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SallyHeap t1_iu4qww7 wrote

I had a mentor once who told me that you ALWAYS have a choice to do something, even if a gun is to your head, so before you do something big, you have to consider the consequences. And then, whatever you choose, you have deliberately decided to accept those consequences. Sure you fight them if you can (don't plead guilty if it was self-defense) but you can't act shocked (when you get arrested and have to plead self defense). I think people forget their own agency sometimes. We are autonomous beings and we have free will.

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sold_snek t1_iu4ft5w wrote

Uh, I don't think anyone with a gun to their head is forgetting that getting shot is an option. It's an option no one wants.

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p1nd t1_iu4mgvx wrote

Speak for yourself 😤

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farrenkm t1_iu4nkb6 wrote

I've always taken it to mean there's one right answer, or I just need to make a decision -- any decision. But that's the framing in which I use it. "If I had a gun to my head and had to make a decision this second, I would choose insert option here." It helps me get past those times when I'm just waffling and can't decide.

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BooBs_In_My_Inbox t1_iu4odw7 wrote

No, we don't. That's what makes the thing work, the idea of getting shot if you don't take one of the other choices. It is simply generally accepted that being shot is the obvious worst option no one is supposed to take.

This is idiotic.

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potpro t1_iu4olu5 wrote

Ok.. gun to your head.. crunchy pb or creamy?

You gonna pull that trigger with all that peanut butter out there?

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HomieScaringMusic t1_iu4puff wrote

Idk who forgets that. It’s the option I pick about half the time and then she’s like “NO! You HAVE to pick one” and I’m like “then why did you tell me there’s a gun to my head?”

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YoungJack23 t1_iu5aqk5 wrote

In the realm of possibility, you could potentially refuse to answer and the person with the gun to your head could just put it away.

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Showerthoughts_Mod t1_iu3secg wrote

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TacoThingy t1_iu4ewcc wrote

Well yes but no. Look at something like Sophie’s choice. You get to pick one of two kids, or you don’t pick and you all get shot and killed.

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gibertot t1_iu4mhry wrote

No we don't. The whole point is gun to your head you have to chose or you would die. That's why you have to make an impossible choice. The gun is there to force you to make that choice. Nobody is choosing the "well just shoot me in the head" choice because they can't decide between fried chicken and sushi.

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rilesmcjiles t1_iu4nnah wrote

Oh the flip side, who points a gun at someone to decide between fried chicken and sushi?

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boomheadshot7 t1_iu4ne2u wrote

I hate people who, after engaging in the discussion with an opinion, refuse to answer hypothetical would you rather questions about the topic.

It’s like they can’t realize it’s not about the question, it’s about their answer. ‘Neither’ or ‘I’d rather die’ is just a puss out. It’s an either or question, you don’t get to weasel out of them when you don’t like the options.

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