Moral Dilemma - Interview Killer Question - Page 2

Coney · 04-04-2003, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Baby-K
You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Hmm, interesting......

(was the job application to fill the position of bus driver by any chance?)

The old lady........nope, I don't want any dead folks in my car thanks

........but I would probby phone an ambulance or something for her.

The old friend..........nope, he should have used his brain and 'phoned me the night before to organise a lift (he didn't, so I guess he enjoys taking the bus).

The perfect partner............Yeah, I'd pick her up.........couldn't gaurantee that she'd make it to work on time tho'

Cirdan · 04-04-2003, 03:00 PM

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Originally posted by Celebréiel
Thats a great answer! I wouldnt have thought of that...

In reality I wouldn't have either. I probably would have driven by wondering what those idiots were doing out in a storm anyway. The old lady would die, my friend would be pissed and I'd hook up with some heinous partner.

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-04-2003, 05:45 PM

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I would probby phone an ambulance or something for her.

Probby? Gee, that's sweet of you.

***IronParrot*** · 04-04-2003, 06:26 PM

This question's too easy... the dream girl, by a long shot.

Renille · 04-04-2003, 06:32 PM

I can't even drive yet. So I'd be bicycling past, and so...

1. The old lady could sit in the bike basket like ET.
2. The old friend could sit on the handlebars...and guide me safely once again through the rain.
3. And the dream date? Would of be chasing after ME!

Lizra · 04-04-2003, 07:12 PM

The old friend. Duty first! I would hate myself if I did not "do the right thing". Hating oneself is torture, not for me!

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-04-2003, 07:47 PM

'Twould seem to me more dutiful to help the old lady.

Lizra · 04-04-2003, 08:00 PM

Not to me. I would be "in debt" to the old friend. The old lady is a stranger, but I owe the old friend my concern and action. (IMO)

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-04-2003, 08:04 PM

Yes, I can certainly see where you're coming from, though I'm still with the old lady.

I wonder if your friend would rather you save the old lady than help him/herself...

congressmn · 04-05-2003, 10:45 AM

hey, why r u so after the old woman? She is OLD. it's almost game over for her anyway.

Artanis · 04-05-2003, 11:22 AM

I would have taken the old lady, she's the one apparently in need. My good friend would have understood, or else he wouldn't have been a good friend. And the perfect partner would have dissed me anyway if I had taken him instead of the lady. If not, he wouldn't be the perfect partner.

Lizra · 04-05-2003, 04:31 PM

Well, It's true, because my old friend is a "quality" person

, she would immediately say "Help the old lady, Liz! I'll wait!"

***Earniel*** · 04-05-2003, 04:53 PM

I'll probably take the old friend with me. Not because he saved my life and I now want to repay it but just because he's my friend. I'd check whether there still is a buss coming and if not I'd ask the old lady if I can phone her an ambulance or call somebody she knows. If she's going to die, the ambulanciers will be much better equiped to help her than me. They might even safe her, that's something I don't see ME doing. Imagine if she dies in my car, I don't want to know HOW I'm supposed to explain that.

My reasons for not immediately taking the old lady with me..... well I don't know about you guys but I don't think there are that many old ladies that will get in a car with a prefect stranger.

As for not taking the perfect partner.... with my luck he'll probably has some totally fabulous date. Let's safe us both the embarassment of finding out.

Elenka · 04-05-2003, 11:00 PM

The old lady is going to just drop dead if I can't pick her up? Well, I'd just shovel the junk out of my car and comfortably situate her in the back seeat, say to my friend, "sorry, I'll call a taxi to get you from the hospital, I'll pay you back later," and since there is no such thing as someone who I can't find a flaw in, that takes care of everybody.

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-05-2003, 11:05 PM

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Originally posted by congressmn
hey, why r u so after the old woman? She is OLD. it's almost game over for her anyway.

Because I believe that it is the responsibility of those who are capable to take care of the very old and the very young, especially the former. I don't just think "Hey, she can't do anything to help people anymore, she's old. Let her die." I believe that after one has lived a long, most likely hard life, they deserve a rest and to be well treated. Also, she's the only one who's about to die.

Ninquelote · 04-05-2003, 11:08 PM

I'd probably be standing at the bus stop too because I can't drive yet.

There's your answer.

***HOBBIT*** · 04-06-2003, 02:29 AM

Are you saying that the people you leave behind are going to die? If not, who cares if its a stormy night? I'd say pick up the old woman and let the friend and dream lover get wet.

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-06-2003, 09:32 AM

Go HOBBIT!

Wayfarer · 04-06-2003, 08:39 PM

*chuckle*

My answer is this: I would stop the car, get out, and walk around to the other side. Since I already know that my old friend is a good guy, I would hand him my keys and tell him to get the old woman to the hospital, immediately, and keep the car. Then I would walk up to the other woman, tell her she's the one I've been waiting for all these years, and we would ride, er... take the bus, off into the sunset and live happily ever after.

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-06-2003, 08:42 PM

Hello, Wayfarer. Haven't seen you for quite some time.

04-04-2003, 06:26 PM	#24
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04-04-2003, 06:32 PM	#25
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	I can't even drive yet. So I'd be bicycling past, and so... 1. The old lady could sit in the bike basket like ET. 2. The old friend could sit on the handlebars...and guide me safely once again through the rain. 3. And the dream date? Would of be chasing after ME! __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

04-04-2003, 07:12 PM	#26
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	The old friend. Duty first! I would hate myself if I did not "do the right thing". Hating oneself is torture, not for me! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

04-04-2003, 07:47 PM	#27
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	'Twould seem to me more dutiful to help the old lady. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

04-04-2003, 08:00 PM	#28
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Not to me. I would be "in debt" to the old friend. The old lady is a stranger, but I owe the old friend my concern and action. (IMO) __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

04-04-2003, 08:04 PM	#29
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Yes, I can certainly see where you're coming from, though I'm still with the old lady. I wonder if your friend would rather you save the old lady than help him/herself... __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

04-05-2003, 10:45 AM	#30
congressmn Incharge: neighbourhood security Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: on my 499th post Posts: 481	hey, why r u so after the old woman? She is OLD. it's almost game over for her anyway. __________________ i am nothing. i am a cold stone, which deceives with the light it reflects, giving illusions of warmth.

04-05-2003, 11:22 AM	#31
Artanis Greatest Elven woman of Aman Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Having way too much fun with Fëanor's 7 Posts: 4,285	I would have taken the old lady, she's the one apparently in need. My good friend would have understood, or else he wouldn't have been a good friend. And the perfect partner would have dissed me anyway if I had taken him instead of the lady. If not, he wouldn't be the perfect partner. __________________ --Life is hard, and then we die. Last edited by Artanis : 04-05-2003 at 11:23 AM.

04-05-2003, 04:31 PM	#32
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Well, It's true, because my old friend is a "quality" person , she would immediately say "Help the old lady, Liz! I'll wait!" __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

04-05-2003, 04:53 PM	#33
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I'll probably take the old friend with me. Not because he saved my life and I now want to repay it but just because he's my friend. I'd check whether there still is a buss coming and if not I'd ask the old lady if I can phone her an ambulance or call somebody she knows. If she's going to die, the ambulanciers will be much better equiped to help her than me. They might even safe her, that's something I don't see ME doing. Imagine if she dies in my car, I don't want to know HOW I'm supposed to explain that. My reasons for not immediately taking the old lady with me..... well I don't know about you guys but I don't think there are that many old ladies that will get in a car with a prefect stranger. As for not taking the perfect partner.... with my luck he'll probably has some totally fabulous date. Let's safe us both the embarassment of finding out. __________________ We are not things.

04-05-2003, 11:00 PM	#34
Elenka The Negative Soul of Entmoot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Middle Distance Posts: 651	The old lady is going to just drop dead if I can't pick her up? Well, I'd just shovel the junk out of my car and comfortably situate her in the back seeat, say to my friend, "sorry, I'll call a taxi to get you from the hospital, I'll pay you back later," and since there is no such thing as someone who I can't find a flaw in, that takes care of everybody. __________________ W00T for the M00T!! War doesn't determine who is right - war determines who is left.

04-05-2003, 11:08 PM	#36
Ninquelote Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here. For the time being. Posts: 336	I'd probably be standing at the bus stop too because I can't drive yet. There's your answer. __________________ XIAN- for hating Wiccans. MURDERER- for hating vegetarians. PREP- for hating Goths. These are a few of my favourite things, the hypocritical stylings of the most "liberal" groups.

04-06-2003, 02:29 AM	#37
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	Re: Moral Dilemma - Interview Killer Question Are you saying that the people you leave behind are going to die? If not, who cares if its a stormy night? I'd say pick up the old woman and let the friend and dream lover get wet. __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

04-06-2003, 09:32 AM	#38
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Go HOBBIT! __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

04-06-2003, 08:39 PM	#39
Wayfarer The Insufferable Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,333	chuckle My answer is this: I would stop the car, get out, and walk around to the other side. Since I already know that my old friend is a good guy, I would hand him my keys and tell him to get the old woman to the hospital, immediately, and keep the car. Then I would walk up to the other woman, tell her she's the one I've been waiting for all these years, and we would ride, er... take the bus, off into the sunset and live happily ever after. __________________ Disgraced he may be, yet is not dethroned, and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned

04-06-2003, 08:42 PM	#40
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Hello, Wayfarer. Haven't seen you for quite some time. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

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