Who would you save from a burning house?

peetee · 19 Nov 2007 at 02:53

gord said:
I like the way my father isn't in the burning house. Sexisms +1!

edit:

Ah the child is female too, no male child would be trapped in a burning house! Sexisms +2

was about to say the grandpa started the fire mate but someone already has.

Do we have to save one? cant we just wait for the firemen in the big red fire engine to come with the big watery cannons and shiney things.
Thats why WE started the fire isnt it?

Carzy · 19 Nov 2007 at 02:54

Doohickey said:
Nah, he's just too cool for school.

Child.

Ooooh, check you out!

And on topic: is it not really obvious that you'd save the child? The mother would tell you to save the child and the lover would tell you to save the child...there'd be no rational reason to save either the lover or the mother over the child (given the broad fixed circumstances in the OP).

Van Hellseek · 19 Nov 2007 at 02:55

gord said:
Ah the child is female too, no male child would be trapped in a burning house! Sexisms +2

Good point. Guess I just assumed that because the other two were female.

Carzy · 19 Nov 2007 at 02:56

peetee said:
was about to say the grandpa started the fire mate but someone already has.

Do we have to save one? cant we just wait for the firemen in the big red fire engine to come with the big watery cannons and shiney things.
Thats why WE started the fire isnt it?

We didn't start the fire....

gord · 19 Nov 2007 at 02:56

seek said:
Good point. Guess I just assumed that because the other two were female.

As soon as i read the criteria of who we could save i was thinking females, mother, wife, daughter. Dont know why, probably the inherent stereotype of females being weaker and more fragile and therefore need rescuing.

iviv · 19 Nov 2007 at 02:58

Why couldn't the lover just run out like you?

Doohickey · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:01

iviv said:
Why couldn't the lover just run out like you?

Had an accident. No legs.

gord · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:01

iviv said:
Why couldn't the lover just run out like you?

The question surely is, "Why would you put these people in the burning house to begin with?"

dovey · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:02

what about the pc?

Van Hellseek · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:04

Carzy said:
Ooooh, check you out!

And on topic: is it not really obvious that you'd save the child? The mother would tell you to save the child and the lover would tell you to save the child...there'd be no rational reason to save either the lover or the mother over the child (given the broad fixed circumstances in the OP).

Yes, but the question is open to interpretation. I think the idea is you imagine your own loved (or not) ones in this situation, thus the answer may be different for everyone.

Business Man · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:05

starts playing firestarter.mp3*

I'm the trouble starter, punking instigator.
I'm the fear addicted, danger illustrated.
I'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter,
you're the firestarter, twisted firestarter.
I'm the bitch you hated, filth infatuated.
Yeah, I'm the pain you tasted, fell intoxicated
I'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter

Carzy · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:07

seek said:
Yes, but the question is open to interpretation. I think the idea is you imagine your own loved (or not) ones in this situation, thus the answer may be different for everyone.

I'd be very very surprised if there was anyone with a mother, lover and child who wouldn't save the child. I don't have a child myself so I can't imagine my own mother, lover and child in that situation...!

peetee · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:07

Carzy said:
We didn't start the fire....

lies, we all know mothers wives and daughters are pains, a few bevvys and a brainwave later, burn them, with the insurance buy lots of shiney things, and get to play with the shiney red fire engine too.

Carzy · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:08

peetee said:
lies, we all know mothers wives and daughters are pains, a few bevvys and a brainwave later, burn them, with the insurance buy lots of shiney things, and get to play with the shiney red fire engine too.

It was always burning, since the world's been turning.

Van Hellseek · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:09

Carzy said:
I don't have a child myself so I can't imagine my own mother, lover and child in that situation...!

On the contrary. You can imagine.

It may be entirely different to how you would actually act in reality, but that doesn't stop you using your imagination.

Zip · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:10

TBH i would save my beautiful lover.

I would love my kids, but i wouldnt be "In love" with my kids, if that makes sence to you.

My girlfriend would probably kill me after saving her though

Carzy · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:11

seek said:
On the contrary. You can imagine.

It may be entirely different to how you would actually act in reality, but that doesn't stop you using your imagination.

True true

But like I said, I can't see anyone coming out in favour of the mother or the lover, unless they start adding in specific circumstances, say, the child has AIDS or something stupid...

dovey · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:12

But what about your hardwarezz?

Carzy · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:12

Zip said:
TBH i would save my beautiful lover.

I would love my kids, but i wouldnt be "In love" with my kids, if that makes sence to you.

My girlfriend would probably kill me after saving her though

So basically because you're bond with your girlfriend goes beyond a platonic one, you'd save the girlfriend and not your child? How bizarre.

Doohickey · 19 Nov 2007 at 03:15

dovey said:
But what about your hardwarezz?

I'm sure you can download more porn at some later date. You can't download a child. Fact!