Dilemma 1/31/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. A child is born with a serious birth defect.
2. A teenager develops a terminal disease.

Dilemma 1/30/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. A woman pregnant with twins dies.
2. A mother and her two young children die.

Dilemma 1/29/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. The library in your town closes for good.
2. Your favorite TV show is canceled.

Dilemma 1/28/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. The oldest business in your town closes for good.
2. The oldest inhabitant of your town dies.

Dilemma 1/27/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. A paroled sex offender moves into your neighborhood.
2. A paroled murderer moves into your neighborhood.

Dilemma 1/26/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Your child hangs out with people that you think are very dangerous.
2. Your child participates in activities that you think are very dangerous.

Dilemma 1/25/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. A maximum security prison is built in your neighborhood.
2. A nuclear power plant is built in your neighborhood.

Dilemma 1/24/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Bananas die out.
2. Oranges die out.

Dilemma 1/23/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You break the news to a good friend that he is being fired for poor job performance.
2. You break the news to a good friend that his partner is having an affair.

Dilemma 1/22/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. A close male relative is arrested in a foreign country for drug possession.
2. A close female relative is arrested in a foreign country for drug possession.

Dilemma 1/21/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Music vanishes from the world.
2. Stories vanish from the world.

Inaugural Day Dilemma

Bonus Dilemma:

Your puppy eats your Inaugural Ceremony ticket.

What happens to your puppy?

Dilemma 1/20/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You become permanently celibate.
2. Your partner becomes permanently celibate.

Dilemma 1/19/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. The local library bans your favorite book.
2. The local school district bans your favorite book.

Dilemma 1/18/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Whales go extinct.
2. Elephants go extinct.

Dilemma 1/17/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You accidentally hit a deer with your car, killing it.
2. You accidentally hit a dog with your car, killing it.

Dilemma 1/16/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You lose all internet access for two months.
2. Your entire town loses electricity for a week.

Dilemma 1/15/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. All of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is opened to unrestricted oil drilling.
   
2. There is a massive oil spill off the Alaskan coast.

Dilemma 1/14/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Two friends lose their jobs.
   
2. Your favorite local store goes out of business.
   

Dilemma 1/13/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You lose your sense of taste.
   
2. You lose your sense of smell.
   

Dilemma 1/12/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. A tree falls on your neighbor's roof.
2. A tree falls on your car.
   

Dilemma 1/11/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Your closest loved one loses an arm.
   
2. You lose a leg.
   

Dilemma 1/10/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. The polar ice caps melt.
   
2. Gas goes to and stays at $15 gallon.
   

Dilemma 1/9/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You agree to take care of a friend's pet snake, and feed the snake a live mouse. You stay and watch the snake eat it.
   
2. You are visiting a farm in a foreign country. Your host serves you fresh cow brains from one of the farm's cows, which you eat.
   

Dilemma 1/8/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. You are arrested for a crime you didn't commit and spend several years in jail.
   
2. A stranger is arrested for a crime she didn't commit, and spends the rest of her life in jail.

Dilemma 1/7/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Polar bears become extinct.
   
2. An undiscovered plant species in the Amazon rainforest becomes extinct.
   

Dilemma 1/6/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. A good friend is convicted of a crime he didn't commit, and is sentenced to a few days in jail and community service.
   
2. A stranger is convicted of a crime he didn't commit, and is sentenced to several years in jail.
   

Dilemma 1/5/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Your favorite park is turned into a highrise development.
   
2. Your favorite historical building is torn down.
   

Dilemma 1/4/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. A young mother of three dies from cancer.
2. Three homeless men die from the extreme cold.

Dilemma 1/3/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. An earthquake kills thousands of people in South America.
2. A psychopath kills dozens of people at your local shopping mall.
   

Dilemma 1/2/09

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. Your favorite movie star drives drunk and dies in a car accident that involves no other people.
2. Your closest loved one breaks a leg and an arm.

Dilemma 1/1/09

Welcome to a new year and a new blog concept. Please read the rules (see link to the side) before commenting. Thanks!

You have the magical power to stop one and only one of the following two scenarios. Which would you prevent?

1. A drunk driver you don't know dies in a car accident that involves no other people.
2. You break your leg and your arm.