You are the president of the National Society to Combat Gravity and today is Gravity Awareness Day. Explain to the public why gravity is a serious risk to life as we know it and what the average citizen can do to help fight the terrible effects of gravity.
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You have been caught in the middle of a skirmish between a band of scurvy pirates and a gang of ruthless, stealthy ninjas. They have decided to settle their disagreement by “letting” you select the winners. Unfortunately, the losers will probably make you walk the plan or throw a death star into your throat. What do you say to get out of the situation alive?
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I think I’ve got a brilliant mind because it never seems to stop thinking.
I’ve always got things running through my head, whether it’s inane, ridiculous thoughts or introspective ideas seeking the basis for things I do.
I’ve always thought this and I haven’t had much luck finding people that ‘play’ as many games as I do during my day-to-day life just to keep their brain busy.
I constantly count things around me, keep track of the most menial things, make bets against myself on things I can hardly control.
Sometimes it’s tiring, but life is damn interesting in this brain, let me tell ya.
Jay, central California, USA
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Bigfoot has finally been captured, but instead of being treated with dignity and respect, he is immediately employed as the host of a gimmick cooking show on the Food Network.
Only one problem: Bigfoot can’t cook! Canceling the show is not an option, since Bigfoot is under contract for the next five years. You’re called in as a consultant to try to save the day.
What advice do you give? What savory yet simple recipes should Bigfoot try?
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The future year is 2450. Humans no longer wear clothes, tattoos, jewelry, or body piercings. The only way we have to express ourselves is to cut our hair – which has once more covered our bodies – to resemble certain objects, much like shrubbery trimmed into the shape of animals. Put on your future visioning goof hat.
What shape is your hair and why? What is considered conservative, and how do the 2450 punks wear their hair?
If you want to go all out, make up some words for future hair styles, grooming tools, hair products, etc. Have fun, future visioners!
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You are an Environmental Protection Agency statistician who is asked by the U.S. Congress to justify your obscure research program. Unfortunately, the only significant discovery you’ve made is a positive cause-and-effeect correlation that proves a recent wave of scandals involving multiple members of Congress directly caused the loss of another billion tons of the polar ice cap, and the extinction of a rare and very cute genus of penguins. The grants for your salary are up for review by the very people who are involved in these scandals, and they’re a bit touchy about the subject of scandals. What do you tell them in this report that is supposed to justify your research?
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I do tend to look on the bright side, and I think that I have felt like this ever since I became a Christian, because I know that God is in control and on my side and that everything will eventually work out for the best.
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I am optimistic about things changing in the long run, and the current crisis looming over us blowing over. I have firm faith that whatever economic problems existing in the economy, will blow over and not last long. We are facing severe problems presently, but patience and persistence will help us overcome them, and tide over the problem. Our life has ups and downs, so we should try to be cool and happy during this disturbing times too.
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Right now, in the midst of all the troubling issues facing us here in the US and throughout the world, I am optimistic about our future with President-Elect Obama. I think he is the right man for our times. Besides his obvious intelligence and charm, he is a very clam presence. I fell that I can trust him to do the right thing to improve our qulaity of life. I don’t think he will have an easy task, and I don’t think he will find a quick fix. But, I do believe he will lead us to a better future and improved relationships with the other countries in the world.
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I am optimistic about many things! First off, I am a mother of two, who has recently gone back to school to pursue my dreams of becoming a teacher. I am very optimistic about the day that I will finish school and be able to work in my dream job. I am also very pleased with the new low gas prices! Anyone who isn’t has to be crazy!
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Think about it, really. What can you be grateful for? Sure, there are always things we may not particularly enjoy in life, but there are so many things we have that can’t be bought in this day and age. Can you walk? Can you move your arms? Do you have fingers? Do you have eyes to see the world around you and ears to hear any music you desire? This is something that constantly helps me, even during these days of economic fear. Yes, my hubbie’s boss laid off 3 workers, but not him. Yes, we’re low on extra cash, but do we have a roof over our heads, food to eat, clothes to wear at the moment? Do you have the freedom to choose your TV shows, movies, travel, and worship in any way you please in this country? Thankfully, the answer is yes! Look on the bright side for all that you have – family, children, friends! Have a great time in your life with what you have! 
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I’ve always been and always will be an optimist. There’s nothing I detest more than a negative person. The energy that’s wasted being negative could be used for so much more. If you look hard enough, no matter the situation you can find a positive outcome.
I wake up in the morning, tell myself it’s gonna be a great day and most of the time it is. I’ve been blessed by being born in the greatest nation in the world and that alone gives me my optimism for each day I live. All I have to do is turn on the news and I am ashamed of myself for any negative or “poor pitiful me” thought I have. I try not to surround myself with negative people, but that’s impossible. When I encounter them, I try to take charge of the situation, not by being a dictator, but by charm.
I love living, which was a free gift from God, and don’t understand why others want allow themselves to enjoy it also.
– Susan from Atlanta
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Possibilities make me optimistic. We are at a point where there are so many possibilities! We just elected our first african american president! People are worried about whether he’ll be a good president or a terrible one, but either way just the fact that he can become president should inspire us! Anyone can do anything! I don’t have a job right now but there are jobs out there and I’ll find one. How do I know? Because this too shall pass. That’s what my Grandma used to say and I believe it, and until it does pass I will have fun with what I have and be happy that my loved one’s and myself are safe and sound. Besides, I’m in love. What could make you more optimistic than the possibilities you feel when you’re in love?
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I have a little boy. Occasionally I find myself staring too hard at the news, worrying too much about the things that are far beyond my control, and often, my understanding. I try to reflect back on things my grandparents taught me. They lived through the Great Depression, and understood what it meant to be hungry, to not have enough. I think about the lessons they taught me on gratitude, and a spirit of thanksgiving.
I don’t want times to be hard for my little boy. I want to pave the road and slay all the dragons for him…but I can’t, and I won’t. I do believe that in crisis, there is opportunity. Opportunity to learn, to grow, to challenge and change.
So I’m optimistic about my ability to take the lessons that were taught to me, and to pass them on to my little boy, no matter what is going on in the world around us.
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I am optimistic about the youth of America. I believe they will come through their “the world is all about me and my friends” stage and become responsible and mostly caring men and women. I’ve seen it happen over and over again regardless of the current state of the world.
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You are hired as a speech writer for the President of the United States. Your first assignment is to write a paragraph affirming the President’s commitment to public education. Before you can put pen to paper, however, an aide pulls you aside and lets you in on a little secret: the President can’t read any words that are longer than one syllable. What do you write?
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Parents, are you sick of hearing how children are scarred for life by bad potty training? Now it’s your turn to speak up. Talk about how potty training your child has scarred *you* for life. Do you flinch at the sound of running water? Does the toilet flushing send you spiraling into flashbacks? Do you have to bite your tongue to avoid reminding your seventeen year old son to “go number one” before you let him get in the car? This is a safe space, so let it all out!
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You’ve inherited a parrot whose previous owner was deaf and mute. It will be up to you to teach your new friend his first words, but your heart isn’t in it because your sweetie says you’re lazy and bad in bed and that this isn’t working out. You come upon the idea that the parrot’s first words might be your saving grace. What are the first ten words or phrases you want your parrot to learn?
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Penguins are poised to take over the world. They have the ants and the rats on their side. We need to recruit animals to our side quickly if we want to stop their evil plot. As the leader of the human resistance, which animals would you work on recruiting and what would you have them do?
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The ATM industry has contacted you to help them with a sticky public relations issue. It’s been brought to their attention that they’ve manufactured several drive-up ATMs with Braille on them. Since blind people typically do not drive, this makes the manufacturers look rather silly. What kind of statement would you release on their behalf?
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Sometimes irrational fears can come in handy. Imagine getting out of taking Rover for a walk in the rain due to the sudden and devastating onset of cynophobia (fear of dogs). Or perhaps you sleep in on Sundays because you have a bad case of theophobia (fear of religion). Now choose your favorite phobia and describe its benefits.
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You’re walking along the sidewalk and minding your own business when a reporter sticks a microphone in your face and says, “Quick, what’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever heard a parent say to their kid?” How do you answer?
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You duck into the bathroom just before closing time at the mall. When you come out, you discover that the mall has closed early and you’re locked in for the night. While looking for a way out, you find an unlocked service hallway that surprisingly gives you employee access to the most expensive jewelry store in the city, but you still can’t get out. Being a “glass is half full” kind of person with a warped sense of humor, you decide to spend your imprisonment doing something that will really mess with the jewelry employees’ heads when they come into work the next day. What do you do?
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