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[โ€“] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 51 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

What is the ideal number of children dying from preventable diseases each day, sufficient to make you feel happy in yourself?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 29 points 11 months ago

Average Health Insurance CEO

[โ€“] andrewta@lemmy.world 35 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Which would you rather do, save a kid from a burning building or spend your time or playing with a cat?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

You're so reasonable!

[โ€“] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 34 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

What is your favorite pizza topping?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 32 points 11 months ago
[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 21 points 11 months ago

I threw up a little in my mouth.

[โ€“] ParlaMint@lemmy.ml 32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Who had some really good ideas but died, sadly, too young before they reached their full potential?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 28 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

You awful, awful person.

[โ€“] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Would you shoot a puppy, if so why?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 29 points 11 months ago

Yeah! I think they're cute.

[โ€“] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Given the opportunity, would you expose yourself sexually to a group of kindergartners?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] s3rvant@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago

These secondary reaction comments are my favorite; this one got me laughing good

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 23 points 11 months ago
[โ€“] ParlaMint@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 months ago
[โ€“] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Why do you throw litter out of your car?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 23 points 11 months ago
[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 16 points 11 months ago

God fucking dammit.

[โ€“] serfraser@sopuli.xyz 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Reasons Lemmy is better than Reddit?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 23 points 11 months ago

I don't know any.

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 19 points 11 months ago

I am irrationally angry.

[โ€“] RandomVideos@programming.dev 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

How tall does a hat have to be for you to want to wear it?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 14 points 11 months ago

At least 2 meters.

[โ€“] Alice@beehaw.org 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I'm pregnant and it's yours. :( What do you want me to do?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 14 points 11 months ago
[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago
[โ€“] Nemo@slrpnk.net 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What's your opinion on the designated hitter rule in professional baseball?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Nemo@slrpnk.net 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Damn, I don't even need to edit to make you look bad.

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 33 points 11 months ago

I'm not american.

[โ€“] MTK@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Did you ever kill anyone? If so, how many did you kill and did you ever feel like you could have done something different?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago

I would say about 40. A shovel would help.

[โ€“] daggermoon@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Why were you tweeting that Chris Brown did nothing wrong?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

I dislike rihanna, because people worship the ground she walks on, even though she's kinda a shitty person. Love her music though.

[โ€“] Notorious_handholder@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Which country do you think causes the most problems for everyone and should probably be nuked off the face of the planet?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Probably sudan or one of those countries.

[โ€“] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Do you like it in the butt?

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[โ€“] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I've never been good at these. How many babies do you think should be thrown into mount Etna each hour as a sacrifice to appease the Volcano God?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] MTK@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

If you had to choose a utensil to wipe your butt with (no toilet paper) which would you choose?

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[โ€“] folaht@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You rub alladin's lamp, a genie pops out and grants you three wishes.
What do you wish for?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago
  1. Kill someone
  2. become on of those right wing grifters
  3. Become a "cancelled" stand up comedian.
[โ€“] Maven@lemmy.zip 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

What was your favorite way to convince people to vote for Donald J Trump in the recent US election?

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

Interrupting people extremely often.

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