Game: This or That

[cacian]

book shop

trainers or shoes?

[tailor STATELY]

trainers mostly

Donuts or bagels ?

[ennison]

Doughnuts
Football (soccer) or rugby?

[cacian]

football

automatic or manual?

[ennison]

Manual More fun!

[ennison]

Backstroke or breaststroke

[cacian]

backstroke but then again breaststroke hmm!!! haha ;)


carnivals or concerts?

[ennison]

Ahh Cacian - a sense of humour VG
Concerts but then carnivals can be fun too.
Practical shoes or impractical shoes?

[cacian]

VG??
practical shoes

tablet or laptop?

[tonywalt]

laptop

Black and white or colour photos?

[cacian]

colours

balloons or helicopter rides?

[tailor STATELY]

balloons... https://www.boredpanda.com/balloon-art-masayoshi-matsumoto-japan/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

butterflies or caterpillars ?

[cacian]

haha thanks for the link ;)

butterflies

digital radio or manual one?

[tailor STATELY]

digital

Sausage or bacon ?

[ennison]

Bacon (apparently the food police say neither are good for us)
Guga or marag?
No that's not fair
Fried herring in oatmeal or porridge made with oatmeal(not oats)?

[cacian]

sausage

ring or a watch?

[ennison]

Ring I gave up watches a few years ago. My ring is never off.

[ennison]

See above for choice

[tailor STATELY]

Of the two I would choose porridge made with oatmeal(not oats)

Cryogenics or up-loading yourself to the cloud ?

[cacian]

I don't use either sorry!!

dvds or blue ray?

[ennison]

I guess DVDs. I thought blue ray was a type of DVD.
Cryogenics if I had to. Suspended upside down in a frozen state is kinda different . Floating on a non-existent cloud where hackers could break in and steal sounds dodgy!
Cats or dogs

[cacian]

cats

chess or dominos?

[ennison]

Chess (I get stressed playing against a machine. It's so competitive)
Hockey or shinty?

[bu liao qing]

Hockey
Google docs or microsoft word?

[cacian]

microsoft word

bronze or brass?

[tonywalt]

juice/water or artificial drink?

[ennison]

Brass as in neck or bronze as in calf. I'd have to go with brass lest I fall on my knees before the calf.
Definitely water.
Guinness or Murphy's

[tailor STATELY]

Murphy's oil

hamsters or guinea pigs ?

[ennison]

Hamsters (but guinea pigs are edible aren't they? So maybe ...)

[captainkeating]

Hamsters.

Sherlock Holmes or John Watson?

[ennison]

Not Holmes. He's bonkers. Poor Watson the second-fiddle it'll have to be.

[ennison]

Vanilla ice cream or raspberry ripple.

[cacian]

vanilla ice cream


skipping or hopping ?

[tailor STATELY]

skipping

"At The Hop" or "Blue Suede Shoes"

[cacian]

blue suede shoes


countryside or seaside?

[tailor STATELY]

Seaside... by a country mile

Prime Rib or Boeuf en Croûte ?

[cacian]

haha I agree seaside is amasing!!

Prime Rib

casinos or cinemas?

[ennison]

Cinemas (I've never been in a casino)

[ennison]

Hens or ducks?

[tonywalt]

Ducks

Pre-1945 literature or post 1945 literature as a preference?

[tailor STATELY]

Pre

Puffins or Pelicans ?

[bu liao qing]

Pelicans.

Go on vacation to Egypt or Rome?

[ennison]

Rome There's Italian food and wine there. Egypt has dust and people who shoot tourists.

[ennison]

Assonance or consonance ?

[cacian]

consonance

Gothic or Classical?

[tailor STATELY]

tough one.... classical

retro or new wave ?

[tailor STATELY]

tough one.... classical

retro or new wave ?

[cacian]

not sure....retro


Mozart or Beethoven?

[ennison]

Mozart
Wagner or Chopin?

[tailor STATELY]

Chopin

Boy George or Prince ?

[cacian]

hard choice both are cool...;)

chimes or bells?

[tailor STATELY]

chimes

bells or whistles ?

[cacian]

bells

glasses or contact lenses?

[tailor STATELY]

I'd go with contacts if I could wear them comfortably; I had some for years, but no longer... glasses

Pancakes or Crêpes ?

[ennison]

Pancakes
Norse mythology or Greek mythology

[kiz_paws]

Norse Mythology

Pork Kabobs or Chicken Kabobs?

[tailor STATELY]

I've changed my mind twice... going with pork

Onion Rings or French Fries ?

[cacian]

onion rings


fishing or canoeing?

[tonywalt]

Canoeing

Large fries(chips) or the skinny ones?

[ennison]

Large fish shop chips
Beckett or Joyce?

[tonywalt]

Beckett

Touch type or plug away in your own way?

[tailor STATELY]

plug away...

collage or mosaic ?

[tonywalt]

collage

Video games or board games?

[ennison]

Board Games (I play video games with a grandson but gosh I'm hopeless and quickly bored with it. Legoland that looks vaguely like San Francisco)

[cacian]

ennison next question??

[ennison]

Dystopian literature or utopian literature?

[tailor STATELY]

Utopian

John Carter or Don Carter ?

[cacian]

either!!!

maths or physics?

[tailor STATELY]

This time I'll go with physics

Physics or chemistry ?

[tonywalt]

physics(if i have to pick)

Starch or Sweets?

[tonywalt]

physics(if i have to pick)

Starch or Sweets?

[tailor STATELY]

sweets

sandwich: PB & J or bologna

[ennison]

Anything sold with initials I would avoid and bologna sounds unpleasant so I'd avoid either.
Seascapes or landscapes

[cacian]

both

graffiti or caricature?

[tailor STATELY]

graffiti... I'm a fan of Banksy's art.

Banksy or Dali ?

[cacian]

not sure I understand what Banksy haha ;)

Dali

diving or paddling?

[ennison]

Paddling
Picasso or Dali?

[cacian]

Picasso


outdoor or indoor swimming pool?

[tailor STATELY]

indoor

Stallone or Schwarzenegger ?

[ennison]

Schwarzenegger - There's no contest there.

[ennison]

Clinton Eastwood or Charles Bronson?

[cacian]

Clinton Eastwood

thriller or horror movies?

[ennison]

Thrillers
But horrors are a good excuse to hold HER hand
Bruce WIllis or Russell Crowe?

[cacian]

haha true!!
I like them BOTH!!


poker or pool?

[tonywalt]

poker

Nighttime or daytime?

[ennison]

Daytime. The Northern dark is depressing. I often wish I was like an Arctic tern - experiencing only light.

Spring or summer?

[cacian]

summer

short stories or plays?

[tailor STATELY]

short stories

Stream of consciousness or surrealism ?

[ennison]

Surrealism in literature and art
Sticky toffee pudding or rhubarb crumble?

[tailor STATELY]

mmm... both sound delightful, but the thought of rhubarb makes my mouth water... rhubarb crumble

marbles or jacks ?

[ennison]

Now I'm not sure what Jacks are. Marbles was a children's game when I was a child so marbles. I was fascinated by the interior coloured swirls.
Novels with illustrations or novels without?

[tailor STATELY]

(Jacks)... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knucklebones .... ¿ Odd. I had never heard of them referred to as knucklebones before ?

Books: with; eBooks: without

Bookmarks: Ornate or some odd piece of paper/cloth/other ?

[ennison]

Bookmarks ornate. I end up losing them though.
Saturday sport or Saturday gardening?

[cacian]

none sorry!!!

classical or R&B music?

[ennison]

Classical

[ennison]

Indoor plants or china ornaments?

[cacian]

plants

antiques or modern furniture?

[ennison]

Antiques - as long as they are not too dark.
Rain or snow?

[cacian]

snow

carnivals or concerts?

[cacian]

snow

carnivals or concerts?

[ennison]

Concerts
Iceland or Sweden?

[tailor STATELY]

Iceland

Pencil or Pen ?

[cacian]

depends I like them both!!

cruises or road trips?

[tailor STATELY]

road trips... may change in the future

Italy: Rome or Florence ?

[cacian]

florence

Spanish or German for a language to learn?

[ennison]

Spanish by a bigotes
Vindaloo or madras?

[cacian]

vindaloo

ironing or cooking?

[tailor STATELY]

cooking ... can't remember the last time I used an iron, though I may still have one somewhere.

introvert or extrovert ?

[cacian]

neither I don't understand their concepts

twitter or facebook?

[ennison]

Neither One repels me although I value being succinct. The other simply horrifies me with its evil intentions.
Instagram or Snapchat?

[tailor STATELY]

Neither...

Parrots or Cockatoos ?

[cacian]

both are great so I won't be choosing. ;)

Van Gogh or Matisse?

[tailor STATELY]

Van Gogh

Spice drops or licorice ?

[cacian]

licorice in moderation is alright.

tap or line dancing?

[tailor STATELY]

tap

Taps or Reveille ?

[cacian]

Reveille

hotels or rental?

[ennison]

On my own , hotels . With family self-catering(rental)
Illustrated novels or left to your own imagination?

[cacian]

own imagination

golf or cricket?

[tailor STATELY]

golf

croquette or miniature golf ?

[cacian]

neither never played them.

theatres or cinemas?

[ennison]

Both. We lack good theatres here.
Milk chocolate or dark chocolate?

[tailor STATELY]

dark chocolate

muffins or cupcakes ?

[cacian]

muffins

reading or writing?

[kiz_paws]

reading.

Blue ink ball point pen? or Black ink ball point pen?

[tonywalt]

Blue! great question

Big circumference pen (like the mont blancs) or skinny ones?

[tailor STATELY]

skinny... I have used a svelte black Parker Jotter Pen, her name is Parker of course, for decades; she is always with me. A black ink of medium writing lines is my preference. I wrote a poem about her once (may have shared it on LitNet before?) after a faux pas of mine:



Parker

Parker went through the wash today -

an ersatz baptism of water and fire...

Missed her when I went to jot a note -

(a search ensued) - I found her in the dryer

When I ministered to her needs and opened

up her shell - she displayed her righteous

indignation and gakked not unlike a squid

4/30/2015


messy or organized ?

[cacian]

a fun piece there tailor STATELY much enjoyed ;)

organised


short or long stories?

[tailor STATELY]

pssst... cacian: need a this or that...

[cacian]

Oops!! of course

short or long stories?

[tailor STATELY]

long stories

music: albums or singles ?

[cacian]

depends but for now I will say albums


bike or car racing?

[tailor STATELY]

bike

Tuna or Swordfish ?

[cacian]

tuna


contact lenses or glasses?

[kiz_paws]

Glasses

Cello or Guitar? (to listen to)

[cacian]

cello


Superman or Dr. Who?

[cacian]

cello


Superman or Dr. Who?

[bu liao qing]

superman
Mac or Windows?

[cacian]

windows


sony or samsung ?

[bu liao qing]

Samsung.
Wide ruled or college ruled notebooks?

[kiz_paws]

College ruled.

Purple or Pink?

[cacian]

pink

train or aeroplane travels?

[bounty]

train for sure; i really dislike flying.

(taking a little liberty with the rules) westerns or mysteries or thrillers or science fiction?

[cacian]

mysteries just because I like guessing.


pen or pencil?

[bu liao qing]

Pen for more formal things.
Nonfiction books or documentaries?

[cacian]

documentaries


vintage or modern?

[tailor STATELY]

modern (lately)

Daylight savings time or standard time ?

[cacian]

standard time

cds or vinyl?

[tailor STATELY]

cds

ice cubes or crushed ice in your cold drink ?

[cacian]

either

newspapers or radio?

[tailor STATELY]

radio

Tinky-Winky or Laa Laa ?

[cacian]

neither

washing the car or ironing?

[tailor STATELY]

neither

exploring tidal pools or watching kitty videos ?

[tailor STATELY]

.....

[cacian]

exploring tidal pools any day !!!

hand or type writing letters?

[tailor STATELY]

type writing

pizza or tacos ?

[cacian]

pizza

casual or smart?

[kiz_paws]

casual

leather or lace?

[cacian]

leather

fishing or beach combing?

[tailor STATELY]

beach combing... fishing to me is an anathema

surfing or sailing ?

[cacian]

sailing although never attempted it before.

singing or conducting music?

[tailor STATELY]

singing

Rainy days or Mondays ?

[cacian]

rainy days but in moderation.


swimming or surfing?

[tailor STATELY]

swimming

stained glass or tinted glasses ?

[cacian]

stained glass

driving or riding?

[tailor STATELY]

riding

Herculaneum or Easter Island ?

[cacian]

Herculaneum never been though.

fantasy or fiction novels?

[tailor STATELY]

fantasy

jewelry or tattoos ?

[tailor STATELY]

.....

[cacian]

......

[cacian]

Jewellery don't like tattoos.

classical or pop music?

[ennison]

Classical (Glad to hear you ain't into tramp-stamps)
Katie Melua or Dido

[cacian]

......

[cacian]

Katie Melua

Aston Martin or Maserati ?

[tailor STATELY]

Aston Martin

Roger Moore or Sean Connery ?

[cacian]

hard choice both I guess ;)

Journalism or politics?

[tailor STATELY]

neither

carousels or ferris wheels ?

[cacian]

neither

bingo or gambling machines?

[tailor STATELY]

bingo

Porcelain figurines or Bronze figurines ?

[cacian]

bronze

sea or countryside?

[tailor STATELY]

sea

brick or tile ?

[cacian]

neither

jigsaw puzzles or rubik cube?

[tailor STATELY]

jigsaw puzzles.... have never attempted the cube

taxi or bus ?

[cacian]

bus the view from an double decker is better

short or medium hair ?

[tailor STATELY]

short to medium hair for myself/men

Robins or Jays ?

[cacian]

Robins any time haha

pottery or woodwork?

[tailor STATELY]

woodwork

pining away or moving forward ?

[cacian]

moving forward

hairdressing or tailoring?

[tailor STATELY]

tailoring (mais certainement)

coiffed or casual ?

[cacian]

haha (mais bien sur)

casual

running or cycling?

[tailor STATELY]

cycling

Music: techno or rock ?

[tailor STATELY]

.....

[cacian]

neither really

gymnastic or ice skating?

[tailor STATELY]

enjoy watching both equally

Porcupines or Hedgehogs ?

[Francis Meadows]

Porcupine

Listening to Echo & The Bunnymen or playing on Sony PS?

[Francis Meadows]

Porcupine

Listening to Echo & The Bunnymen or playing on Sony PS?

[cacian]

neither

ski jumping or slalom racing?

[tailor STATELY]

enjoy watching ski jumping more

Finding Nemo or Finding Dori ?

[Francis Meadows]

Finding Dory

The Little Match Girl or Cinderella

[cacian]

I am not aware of the
The Little Match Girl
so I will go with Cinderalla


star wars or star trek?

[tailor STATELY]

star trek by a nose

Gauguin or Gagarin ?

[cacian]

Gauguin


washing up or cleaning?

[tailor STATELY]

go with washing up this time

Comets or "Shooting stars" ?

[cacian]

shooting start although I have never seen one.

painting or colouring?

[tailor STATELY]

painting

Miss Marple or Nancy Drew ?

[cacian]

neither

washing the car or gardening?

[kiz_paws]

Gardening

Sweet and Sour Sauce? or Honey Garlic Sauce?

[tailor STATELY]

I haven't tried Honey Garlic Sauce, but I'll go with it...

Pizarro or Picasso ?

[cacian]

Picasso

open plan or cosy?

[tailor STATELY]

cosy

Eggplant or Robert Plant ?

[cacian]

Robert Plant

PC or laptop?

[tailor STATELY]

Laptop

"Deep Purple" or "The Color Purple" ?

[cacian]

The Colour Purple


Matisse or Rembrandt?

[tailor STATELY]

Matisse

Cucumbers or pickles ?

[tailor STATELY]

.....

[cacian]

neither

sunrise or sunset to look at?

[tailor STATELY]

sunrises over the foothills; sunsets over the ocean

butterflies or dragonflies ?

[cacian]

butterflies


glasses or contact lenses?

[tailor STATELY]

reality: glasses

glasses or no glasses ?

[cacian]

sun glasses AYE

documentaries or movies?

[tailor STATELY]

movies

landline or cell phone ?

[cacian]

both ideally


sightseeing or shopping?

[tailor STATELY]

sightseeing

Roquefort or Ranch ?

[cacian]

Ranch

oak or walnut?

[tailor STATELY]

oak to burn; walnut for decoration

Left-handed or right-handed ?

[cacian]

right handed


walking or cycling leisurely?

[tailor STATELY]

walking

Painted Ladies or Monarchs ?

[cacian]

Monarchs

oil or pastels for painting?

[tailor STATELY]

hmmm... toughie... pastels

toast or muffins ?

[cacian]

toast

spanish or german for learning?

[tailor STATELY]

German

jigsaw puzzles or board games ?

[cacian]

board games

train or car for travelling?

[tailor STATELY]

I never have traveled by train (that I can remember - perhaps as an infant I've been told), but its allure is quite palpable. Go with train this time...

Azure blue or Champagne pink ?

[cacian]

Champagne pink

arithmetic or geometry?

[tailor STATELY]

arithmetic

chemistry or psychology ?

[cacian]

hard choice I like both so both haha :D

short or long stories?

[tailor STATELY]

short stories

George Orwell or H.G. Wells ?

[cacian]

H.G. Wells

amusement parks or parades?

[tailor STATELY]

amusement parks

Succotash or Paella ?

[cacian]

Paella

backgammon or dominos?

[tailor STATELY]

backgammon

R.E.M. or The White Stripes ?

[cacian]

R.E.M

the 60s or the 80s?

[tailor STATELY]

60's... though the music of the 80's rocks

90's or the 2000's ?

[cacian]

2000s


sketching or painting?

[tailor STATELY]

painting

nurture or nature ?

[ennison]

Nurture (Talk about a loaded question!)
Wind in the trees or wind in the telegraph / electricity wires?

[cacian]

wind in the trees of course !!!haha ;)

wine or beer making?

[tailor STATELY]

both / neither

shoes or hats ?

[cacian]

shoes

trainers or shoes?

[cacian]

shoes and then hats in the summer for shade purposes ;)

trainers or shoes?

[tailor STATELY]

trainers

mimes or clowns ?