Random Thought and Chatter.

[Moco Loco]

I'd basically copy iron jones's answers, but I'll say I think the idea of being someone else is really weird and I'm not sure I'd want to do it at all Maybe I'd be someone with lots of power, but I wouldn't want to be older than I am, so that's a hard one.

[Clarke]

Originally Posted by Crickett

If you could donate three million dollars to any charity(ies), which one(s) would you donate to?

I'd keep the three million, invest it, and then give the gains to charities.

As for which charity... I dunno.

If you had a choice between being able to return to your youth and live your life over again (knowing what you know now) or winning the lotto now (assume it's a large jackpot), which would you pick?

Lotto.

If you could have a (completely obedient) pet tiger or pet dolphin, which would you pick?

Tiger

If you could be anyone complete with that person's skills, knowledge memories and talents (as well as your own), who would you be?

Can I say "Malkovich?"

If you could have two superpowers, what would they be? (Because everyone always asks if you could have one).

Being telekinetic and unaging would be quite nice.

If you owned a fully functioning galaxy class starship, would you tell/show anyone?

IJ is right that it'd be rather hard to hide. But yeah, of course.

[Empty Glass]

Originally Posted by iron_jones

I honestly have no idea. John Tavener if I don't get his heart problems.

...and speaking of which...

Originally Posted by Crickett

If you had a choice between being able to return to your youth and live your life over again (knowing what you know now) or winning the lotto now (assume it's a large jackpot), which would you pick?

I was going to say that think I could live my life over again and still make a ton of mistakes, needing another do-over, then another, and then another, so why bother...
...but now that I think about it, that option is tempting.

If you could have a (completely obedient) pet tiger or pet dolphin, which would you pick?

Tiger. Named Hobbes, of course.

If you could have two superpowers, what would they be? (Because everyone always asks if you could have one).

Indestructibility and the ability to fluently speak every language that has ever existed. That one might not seem like a superpower but I really, really think it would be an amazing thing to have.

[iron_jones]

Originally Posted by Empty Glass

...and speaking of which...

A master and artist died.

[Crickett]

Originally Posted by Crickett

If you could donate three million dollars to any charity(ies), which one(s) would you donate to?

My answers:

If I had three million dollars to donate to charity, I would:
I'd split about one million between the various schools I've attended.
The second million would be split between Sick Kid's hospital in Toronto, Children's Medical Center in Dallas, St. Jude's hospital in Utah and various hospice care centers in New York.
The third million would be split between Alzheimer's research and thyroid cancer research. I would donate to tinnitus research if I felt there was any legitimate organization "researching" tinnitus.

Originally Posted by Crickett

If you had a choice between being able to return to your youth and live your life over again (knowing what you know now) or winning the lotto now (assume it's a large jackpot), which would you pick?

Lotto and it's not even a discussion for me. I've dodged a lot of metaphorical bullets in my time, and I'm not sure everything would work out if I went back in time.

Originally Posted by Crickett

If you could have a (completely obedient) pet tiger or pet dolphin, which would you pick?

Dolphin.

Originally Posted by Crickett

If you could be anyone complete with that person's skills, knowledge memories and talents (as well as your own), who would you be?

Mark Zuckerberg.

Originally Posted by Crickett

If you could have two superpowers, what would they be? (Because everyone always asks if you could have one).

I asked someone this IRL yesterday and one of their two answers gave me pause (super intellect). I'd probably stick with my original answers of teleportation and telekenesis.

Originally Posted by Crickett

If you owned a fully functioning galaxy class starship, would you tell/show anyone?

No, I would not.

[Clarke]

Originally Posted by Crickett

I asked someone this IRL yesterday and one of their two answers gave me pause (super intellect). I'd probably stick with my original answers of teleportation and telekenesis.

That answer occured to me after I posted. It sounds like a good one, if you can avoid the crippling isolation.

No, I would not.

Why not?

[Crickett]

Originally Posted by Clarke

Why not?

"This is how it's done. When people are sittin' on **** that you want, you make 'em your enemy. Then you're justified in taking it."


Something as advanced as the galaxy class starship from Star Trek, if it really existed and you owned it, someone would try to take it. Possibly by coercion. Probably by force.

[Clarke]

So? Just tell people you've wired the ship's autodestruct to your life signs.

[Crickett]

Originally Posted by Clarke

So? Just tell people you've wired the ship's autodestruct to your life signs.

Force does not necessarily mean death. But regardless, it's a rather unnecessary risk to me.

If I had a galaxy class starship, I'd certainly try to use the resources it provided to help people, but I'd do so anonymously.

[Moco Loco]

I'd probably just live on it for the rest of my life

[Clarke]

Originally Posted by Crickett

Force does not necessarily mean death. But regardless, it's a rather unnecessary risk to me.

If I had a galaxy class starship, I'd certainly try to use the resources it provided to help people, but I'd do so anonymously.

I can't think of any way to strongarm someone who owns a Galaxy-glass starship. :p

[iron_jones]

Originally Posted by Crickett

Force does not necessarily mean death. But regardless, it's a rather unnecessary risk to me.

If I had a galaxy class starship, I'd certainly try to use the resources it provided to help people, but I'd do so anonymously.

I'd destroy everything

[SaphirJD]

And i would take control of all the universe All powers should anyway belong to me

[iron_jones]

Originally Posted by SaphirJD

And i would take control of all the universe All powers should anyway belong to me

Just eat your strawberries.

[Human No More]

Saph could be bought off easily with regular payments of strawberries if he did rule the world, I think