Challenge The Premise

Somebody recently posted this survey, titled "Measure Your Fears - Would You, Wouldn't You, You Did"

As I glanced through it, I thought, this is a pretty silly survey...many of the questions have very little to do with your fears. But since it a survey about "Fear", people won't challenge the premise that these questions prove how much of a "fraidy cat" you are.

For example...

Would you perform surgury on your best friend

No of course I wouldn't. I want my friends to live. What does that have to do with FEAR?

Would you draw a mustache on the Mona Lisa with a permanent marker?

No, of course I wouldn't. I'm not a vandal. The implication of this question is that we are all vandals at heart, and only refrain from defacing brilliant works of art out of fear.

Would you go swimming during a thunder storm?

No, of course I wouldn't. I don't have a death wish. Is this survey implying that only fraidy cats choose not to do stupid things?

Anyway, here's the rest of the survey. Take the survey or not...it's your decision. If you do take it, just remember that it's a meaningless survey, because it doesn't tell you anything about what it's purported to tell you.

Would You...
Pet a snake: why would I? Snakes aren't cute and cuddly.

Spend a week in an empty room: no. I have too much I want to do with my life to waste a week sitting in an empty room.

Sky dive: probably not. I'm afraid of heights.

Sing in front of a huge audience: Sure. Of course, if I couldn't sing, I wouldn't do it, and it wouldn't have anything to do with fear.

Sit in the front seat of a roller coaster: sure

Deliver a baby: you mean, if there was no one else around who knew what they were doing? Yeah, I'd give it my best shot.

Swim across the Amazon River: I doubt I have the physical stamina for that - the Amazon is mighty wide.

Change careers: sure

Disappear for a long period of time: I don't get it. You mean, turn totally invisible? This question is designed to test your fear of invisibility?

Walk through the forest alone at night: sure

Join a space mission: meh. probably not. I'd have to waste a couple years training for it.

Tell everyone what you honestly think of them: sure

Call off your wedding: WHAT? I'm getting married? You better believe I'm calling it off - I don't even know who the bride is!!!

Walk naked through New York City for 10 minutes during rush hour: of course not. But what does that have to do with FEAR?

Walk up to Mike Tyson and call him a girl: of course not. I don't have gender confusion issues.

Disarm a bomb: you mean, if there was no one else around who knew what they were doing? Yeah, I'd give it my best shot.

CLean the outside windows of a skyscraper: If that was my job, sure. Otherwise, no.

Go on tour with Elvis: Uh...what purpose would there be in going on tour with a corpse?