'Sheena, get into the glowing green square.' by Kara
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 1:19 AM

Insomnia means I'm awake at dayroll ... which means I should probably do something to make myself sleepy. And as poll results take a while ... maybe I'll be ready for sleep by the time I'm done.

What will go in the bomb shelter with you first when the nuclear holocaust begins?

First: Food -- 11%
Second: Anime/manga -- 5%
Third: Toilet paper / bottled water / video games / Jack Bauer / (All vaguely sexual responses) -- 3%

Uncreativity Penalty: -10 to all the Time Enough at Last references. *tsk* Another -5 for MacGyver. I actually considered putting him as a possible answer, but Jack Bauer seemed more useful at the time. -5 again for the TARDIS or other time/space travel devices. Cheaters.

Uncomfortable Silence: All the family ones. I can't take off points for uncreativity because somehow it just doesn't feel right when people take me so damn seriously. Eep.

Points

* 'Screw Jack Bauer and thos other fools, I'm taking Kenshiro with me. he's the only one who will REALY survive the nuclear holocaust!!': Good point, kiddo. +25

* 'A clown suit, so in case I die before I get out of the shelter, whoever finds me may be traumatized by the sight...or a mutant!': OH GOD CLOWNS -10000000

* 'Geiger counter. I don't care how long I'm down there -- I just want to know when it's safe to come up again.': Pretty clever. +15

* 'A feeling of relief that I won't die immediately, as opposed to some others who might be caught out in it, basically schadenfraude...': God, that's freaking morbid and snarky. I like it. +10

*'Zombies! Why settle for only one apocalypse?': This is one of those where I'm not giving points because I'm too busy being wrapped up in the logistics of it. If you kept zombies with you, wouldn't you need a large supply of brains to keep them from feeding on you? Do they make canned, nonperishable brains? How long can a zombie go on little to no brain-food? These are the questions I need answered, dammit.

* 'Diet Dr. Pepper. Without caffeine, what's the point of surviving?': +25 for Dr. Pepper, -5 back for diet.

Correct Answer: 'Liebowitz's grocery receipts!'

Okay, kids. You know the deal. And hey, I did end up getting sleepy, after all. If you have been, bad!