Ramblings of an Anonymous Coward

What Would I Do?

ok, so a friend e.mails me this question. a great moral dilemma he says. now i suspect this is some sort of meme-like thing making it's rounds, but that hasn't stopped me before.

You are driving along in your new Porsche Carrera GT on a wild, stormy night, when you pull up to a traffic light next to a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An elderly woman who looks as if she is about to die.
2. Your best friend who once saved your life.
3. The woman of your dreams.

Each of them sees you. What do you do? Which one (if any) would you offer a ride to? Note: this car is a 2-seater, so you can, at most, pick one person to take with you.

before giving my answer, i'd like those of you reading this to think about what you would do. think about it for a minute or two or whatever time is necessary. take is seriously... what would you do in this situation? maybe even leave a comment and tell me what you'd do?

i'm not sure my answer follows the spirit of the exercise, but what the hell, it's my answer and with no laws or instructions to the contrary, i'm going with it. my answer to him was this...

dude. love the car!

now i know your ass would grab the girl and leave a schmuck like me sitting out in a storm with the old lady. you know you would, so don't deny it. that's ok, i'd forgive you... eventually.

me? while it may not be the sort of answer and explanation you are looking for, but i'm leaving your butt with the old lady too. difference is, i'd lend the two of you my car so you could take her to the hospital. better return it in perfect shape and washed!

if she is the girl of my dreams, she'll understand.

Posted by ac at June 25, 2003 05:23 PM