the box

henry quirk · 10-13-2009, 11:31 AM

Prompted by an advertisement for an upcoming movie...

You receive a box containing a button. A note accompanying the box informs you that pushing the button will have two consequences. First, someone in the world you don't know will die. Second, you'll receive $1,000,000.

Would you push the button?

lumberjim · 10-13-2009, 11:34 AM

oh hell yeah.

someone i don't know died while i was reading your post.

Undertoad · 10-13-2009, 11:44 AM

Could save a life with a lot less than $1M...

Sheldonrs · 10-13-2009, 11:53 AM

It's a direct rip-off from an episode of the newer "Twilight Zone" series. One of my favorite episodes.

And I would hope that I would not push the button. Especially after seeing the ending of the episode. :-)

BTW, if you want to know the ending, let me know. I don't know if it's the same as the film will be.

DanaC · 10-13-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

It's a direct rip-off from an episode of the newer "Twilight Zone" series. One of my favorite episodes.

And I would hope that I would not push the button. Especially after seeing the ending of the episode. :-)

.

Awesome, awesome episode.

SamIam · 10-13-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Could save a life with a lot less than $1M...

Yeah, but the person pushing the button is probably not the re-incarnation of Mother Teresa. Yep, folks are dying like flies even as we speak, but I'm not responsible for any of them that I'm aware of.

Shawnee123 · 10-13-2009, 12:14 PM

But the person dying could be a Charlie Manson...

Sheldonrs · 10-13-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

But the person dying could be a Charlie Manson...

Or Charlie Parker.

smoothmoniker · 10-13-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

Or Charlie Parker.

Now that would be a helluva button, to reanimate and then off zombie Charlie Parker.

henry quirk · 10-13-2009, 01:21 PM

HA!

10-20-2009, 12:46 PM

I accept: It's a direct rip-off from an episode of the newer "Twilight Zone" series.

Pie · 10-13-2009, 12:31 PM

Or it could be a member of Congress, who has to decide if you get healthcare...

Sheldonrs · 10-13-2009, 12:40 PM

Spoiler Alert***

DO NOT READ THE WHITED LETTERING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE ENDING!!!! (for the episode, anyway)

Keep in mind that the person who gave you the button and told you that someone you "don't know" will die is going to be taking that button back when your done and will be giving to someone who "doesn't know YOU!

Happy Monkey · 10-14-2009, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

Spoiler Alert***

DO NOT READ THE WHITED LETTERING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE ENDING!!!! (for the episode, anyway)

But, isn't that true whether you push the button or not?

henry quirk · 10-14-2009, 03:56 PM

ZOMBIE!

Quick! Shoot it in the head!

10-13-2009, 11:31 AM	#1
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	the box Prompted by an advertisement for an upcoming movie... You receive a box containing a button. A note accompanying the box informs you that pushing the button will have two consequences. First, someone in the world you don't know will die. Second, you'll receive $1,000,000. Would you push the button? __________________ like the other guy sez: 'not really back, blah-blah-blah...'

10-13-2009, 11:34 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	oh hell yeah. someone i don't know died while i was reading your post. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-13-2009, 11:53 AM	#4
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	It's a direct rip-off from an episode of the newer "Twilight Zone" series. One of my favorite episodes. And I would hope that I would not push the button. Especially after seeing the ending of the episode. :-) BTW, if you want to know the ending, let me know. I don't know if it's the same as the film will be. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

10-13-2009, 12:14 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	But the person dying could be a Charlie Manson... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-13-2009, 01:21 PM	#10
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	off zombie Charlie Parker HA! __________________ like the other guy sez: 'not really back, blah-blah-blah...'

10-13-2009, 11:44 AM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Could save a life with a lot less than $1M...

10-20-2009, 12:46 PM	#11
whirducut Guest Posts: n/a	I accept: It's a direct rip-off from an episode of the newer "Twilight Zone" series.

10-13-2009, 12:31 PM	#12
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Or it could be a member of Congress, who has to decide if you get healthcare... __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-13-2009, 12:40 PM	#13
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Spoiler Alert*** DO NOT READ THE WHITED LETTERING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE ENDING!!!! (for the episode, anyway) Keep in mind that the person who gave you the button and told you that someone you "don't know" will die is going to be taking that button back when your done and will be giving to someone who "doesn't know YOU! __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

10-14-2009, 03:56 PM	#15
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	"some fucker pushed my button already" ZOMBIE! Quick! Shoot it in the head! __________________ like the other guy sez: 'not really back, blah-blah-blah...'

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