Alaska Darin Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 WRONG! I know how to swim... 205649[/snapback] Not with ceramic and glass block boots on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 FAT stranger, don't forget. Not that her being fat matters...but it does... 205651[/snapback] !@#$ a, it matters. You know how heavy she would be soaking wet? I don't think I'd be able to save her FAT ASS if i tried... plus, she might be in a swim suit, and who wants to see THAT? Ok, my minds made up... I would save Sadie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 The dog. People should be able to take care of themselves. Dogs...well, they need more help sometimes. Plus, the odds are the person's a total lame-brain who would have irritated the sh-- out of me, anyway... 205647[/snapback] I wonder why Steve (sh*t) was with your dog though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Not with ceramic and glass block boots on. 205654[/snapback] Isn't glass block hollow? Wouldn't I float? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Not with ceramic and glass block boots on. 205654[/snapback] Bet you he could if he had six million dollars. Because then he'd be powerful... Hey, Steve...tell me to take my meds again so we can get this thread nuked too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Bet you he could if he had six million dollars. Because then he'd be powerful... Hey, Steve...tell me to take my meds again so we can get this thread nuked too. 205658[/snapback] Funny part is, if that's why it got axed, that's !@#$ed up... believe me, I wasn't making fun... hell, for the rest of my life, I can't eat a grapefruit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 !@#$ a, it matters. You know how heavy she would be soaking wet? I don't think I'd be able to save her FAT ASS if i tried... plus, she might be in a swim suit, and who wants to see THAT? Ok, my minds made up... I would save Sadie... 205655[/snapback] What if the dog were fat, too? Fat is less dense that water...truth is, an overweight person would float better than a skinny one, and hence be easier to save. I'd still save the dog, though...dog might bite you afterwards, but he won't sue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 What if the stranger is Drew Bledsoe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eSJayDee Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Well, 1st of all the question is pretty moot 'cuz w/ my swimming ability, I lack the ability to save either normal sized person or my Great Dane. That said, continuing w/ the exercise & we'll assume that each potential victim has the same ease and probability of rescue, I think my answer is I don't know. Considering that your decision and actions would need to be determined in a matter of seconds, I don't know how I would react. However, sitting here at my computer pondering the situation, I can imagine that letting my dog drown would cause more future negative emotional repercussions than letting a stranger drown. I realize that overall animals (even really cute ones) are less valuable than people (even fat obnoxiously friendly ones), but in my own little world the loss of my pet would be greater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Funny part is, if that's why it got axed, that's !@#$ed up... believe me, I wasn't making fun... hell, for the rest of my life, I can't eat a grapefruit! 205662[/snapback] Believe me, if that's why it got nuked, I'll be seriously pissed about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Well, 1st of all the question is pretty moot 'cuz w/ my swimming ability, I lack the ability to save either normal sized person or my Great Dane.That said, continuing w/ the exercise & we'll assume that each potential victim has the same ease and probability of rescue, I think my answer is I don't know. Considering that your decision and actions would need to be determined in a matter of seconds, I don't know how I would react. However, sitting here at my computer pondering the situation, I can imagine that letting my dog drown would cause more future negative emotional repercussions than letting a stranger drown. I realize that overall animals (even really cute ones) are less valuable than people (even fat obnoxiously friendly ones), but in my own little world the loss of my pet would be greater. 205667[/snapback] Yeah, but your dog looks really cool so that's probably the right answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I realize that overall animals (even really cute ones) are less valuable than people 205667[/snapback] By what measure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Well, since my dog probably would have eaten the stranger alive, there would be no point in trying to save the stranger. I will take the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I have to say my vote for the stranger is scewed. I hate dogs, so I'd never own one, and if I did own one I'd often think of ways to kill it. So I doubt my vote is helping your poll be scientifically accurate. 205632[/snapback] :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: my vote went to pet dog, but after reading your post if i saw you and richard gere's pet gerbil drowning, i'd have to rescue the gerbil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 The stranger...because, if the roles were reversed... If the roles were reversed, wouldn't your dog save you...? CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblehead Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I would be counting on my dog to save me. The stranger is out of the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Dogs are smarter then people since I've never seen a dog that can't swin. Also the person is more likely to cause you to drown when you try to save them if they are panicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVJ Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Thats tough. I love my dog to death. I guess the only way I would know if it were to really happen. I guess it would be the stranger...as long as the stranger wasn't out further than my dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Well, I first need to know if this scenario is a present day scenario, or a scenario from, say, the 1800s. There were a lot of drownings back then because people...especially women...wore many layers of clothing, and the soaked clothes would drag them, and anyone who tried to save them, to the bottom of the water. Otherwise, is there a reason I can't save the person, and then go save the dog, who is probably paddling like a madman anyway? And are they drowning in a pool, river, lake, ocean? And can a dog really paddle like a madman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I think I'd have to ask the stranger WTF he was doing with my dog in the first place! 205631[/snapback] If it was your goat we would know. Of course you have to get it back from Johnny first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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