Would you rather go blind or deaf?

[Benjamin]

If one of these things was to happen, which would you prefer?

[Lee.]

Deaf I think... I don't think I could ever get used to having no sight and not seeing my kids etc ever again.

[Apple202]

Easily Deaf.

[Redway]

Definitely deaf.

[Vicky.]

Deaf. I dont think it would impact on your life as much as being blind would.

[Redway]

Why is this in Chat and Games though? :suspect:

[Me. I Am Salman]

Deaf. Just imagining being blind is scary.

[Tom4784]

Deaf, I've dealt with it once and I could deal with it again.

[Lee.]

Deaf, I've dealt with it once and I could deal with it again.

You've been deaf before? What happened?

[Tom4784]

I was born deaf but then I had a fair few operations to put some special implants in my ears so that I could hear.

[Lee.]

I was born deaf but then I had a fair few operations to put some special implants in my ears so that I could hear.

Really? Thats amazing... do you hear perfectly now?

[Tom4784]

My hearing's around about average, perhaps a little less. It dips quite harshly when I'm ill though but I can hear fine most of the time.

[Lee.]

My hearing's around about average, perhaps a little less. It dips quite harshly when I'm ill though but I can hear fine most of the time.

Thats good! I think all mums to be worry about deafness and blinndess in their babies, but I honestly had no idea the could operate and give kids their hearing back! Amazing! :)

[MTVN]

Deafinitely would rather lose my hearing

[Tom4784]

Only certain types of deafness mind. The implants I had wouldn't work on everyone. I was just lucky that mine was treatable.

[Lee.]

Only certain types of deafness mind. The implants I had wouldn't work on everyone. I was just lucky that mine was treatable.

Oh right.. still good though that some cases are treatable! :)

[arista]

You also need 1 Eye
1 Ear option.


Feck Me
Ben
this the Fun section

[arista]

Why is this in Chat and Games though? :suspect:


Yes Ben is in Error

[Maia]

Deaf, even though both would be horrible, I'd hate it if say I was in a room and there was a moth flying around I wouldn't know D:

[arista]

Typical Lady
worried about a moth.

[Apple202]

Typical Lady
worried about a moth.

:joker:

[Marc]

If one of these things was to happen, which would you prefer?

Blind so I don't have to see you post

[Benjamin]

I thought I had put this in General Chat. :suspect:

I'd rather go blind I think, a world of silence would be awful.

[mizzy25]

defintly deaf id hate to be blind. my mam has gone blind in one eye and she hates it as her other eye is blurred vision. deafness certainly wudnt bother me as much but can you imagine being both? OMG how awful that must be.

[Marc]

I wouldn't say this was general chit chat :idc:

[lostalex]

blind. 100%

for so many reasons. communication is so audio based. I need to be able to talk to people and hear their response. I think sounds are so much more beautiful than sights.

I really don't understand why so many people would rather be deaf. To me it's an easy decision.

I could not live in silence. I hate silence. Silence scares me. I need sound far more than i need sight.

[Josy]

What a cheerful thread :idc:

I would rather go deaf though I hope I never have to experience either one.

[Lee.]

blind. 100%

for so many reasons. communication is so audio based. I need to be able to talk to people and hear their response. I think sounds are so much more beautiful than sights.

I really don't understand why so many people would rather be deaf. To me it's an easy decision.

I could not live in silence. I hate silence. Silence scares me. I need sound far more than i need sight.

I love silence.. not saying I would love it continually, but I think I could live with it easier than I could than living in darkness. Darkness scares me!

[lostalex]

http://reprog.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/doctor-who-spoilers-silence-431x300.jpg

[Angus]

It would depend if you were born blind or deaf or both. You don't miss what you never had, and you would probably learn to interact with the world with whatever senses you were born with. However, if I were to lose my sight now, I don't think I could cope with life. At least with sight you get visual cues to help navigate the world. Being blind is a major handicap, being deaf is the lesser of two evils.

[Angus]

It would depend if you were born blind or deaf or both. You don't miss what you never had, and you would probably learn to interact with the world with whatever senses you were born with. However, if I were to lose my sight now, I don't think I could cope with life. At least with sight you get visual cues to help navigate the world. Being blind is a major handicap, being deaf is the lesser of two evils.

[lostalex]

I love silence.. not saying I would love it continually, but I think I could live with it easier than I could than living in darkness. Darkness scares me!

it wouldn't be real darkness though. the silence would be forever. no more music. no more talking, no sound ever again?? i'm sorry, that would be intolerable for me. you'd have to learn a whole new language, sign language, and almost nobody understands that language.

Atleast being blind, you could still communicate with everyone in english.

I definitely need sound and hearing and speech.

would you rather watch a TV show just the audio or just the video? I'd want the audio. you can still understand the story if you could only hear a TV show, watching a TV show without the sound, you'd have no idea what was going on, and you wouldn't understand the story at all.

[thesheriff443]

i would go deaf as you can use sign or lip read,plus read and write also if you think about it!,we are not talking on this forum.

[Lee.]

it wouldn't be real darkness though. the silence would be forever. no more music. no more talking, no sound ever again?? i'm sorry, that would be intolerable for me. you'd have to learn a whole new language, sign language, and almost nobody understands that language.

Atleast being blind, you could still communicate with everyone in english.


For all the world is filled with war and poverty and famine and cruelty and disaster, I still find it an amazingly beautiful place, and I haven't seen enough of it yet. I couldn't cope knowing that I'd never see a beautiful sight again or any of my loved ones faces.

We're all different though :)

[thesheriff443]

For all the world is filled with war and poverty and famine and cruelty and disaster, I still find it an amazingly beautiful place, and I haven't seen enough of it yet. I couldn't cope knowing that I'd never see a beautiful sight again or any of my loved ones faces.

We're all different though :)

you would miss seeing danica in nuts if you where blind.:joker:

[lostalex]

yes, we all value different things. to me, communicating orally in the english language is most important. and music both creating it and listening to it is vitally important.

[lostalex]

i suppose it's like asking whether you'd rather lose your hands or your feet.

If you are a writer like stephen king, i'm sure he'd say his feet. but if you are a runner like usain bolt,. he'd probably say his hands.

[Lee.]

you would miss seeing danica in nuts if you where blind.:joker:

Now, that's a good point! :laugh:
But on the other hand, if I was deaf, I would never have to hear the likes of Cher Lloyd or Justin Bieber!
yes, we all value different things. to me, communicating orally in the english language is most important. and music both creating it and listening to it is vitally important.
Yeah, I'd miss music.. I listen to music almost constantly.

In fact I think there should be a "neither" option in this poll. Deafness and blindness must be hellish!

[Lee.]

i suppose it's like asking whether you'd rather lose your hands or your feet.

If you are a writer like stephen king, i'm sure he'd say his feet. but if you are a runner like usain bolt,. he'd probably say his hands.

For some reason you've just made me think of that Stephen King book/film about the writer who Cathy Bates holds captive and breaks his ankles :yuk:
What's the name of that again??

[lostalex]

For some reason you've just made me think of that Stephen King book/film about the writer who Cathy Bates holds captive and breaks his ankles :yuk:
What's the name of that again??

Misery (aptly named)

[Lee.]

Misery (aptly named)

That's the one! -shudders-

[thesheriff443]

That's the one! -shudders-

made my ankles feel funny!

[lostalex]

When i die, i imagine sounds fill the afterlife, i think the visual aspect of human life will be largely irrelevant. That's just me though. I imagine sounds and feelings. I'm not very interested in the visual.

[lostalex]

That's the one! -shudders-

Kathy Bates was amazing. have you seen Fried Green Tomatoes?

[Firewire]

I'd rather be deaf. I pressed blind by accident.

[Lee.]

made my ankles feel funny!
Aw,mine too! :( It was such a good film though considering it was filmed almost entirely in one room with just two actors! Kathy Bates was terrifying!
When i die, i imagine sounds fill the afterlife, i think the visual aspect of human life will be largely irrelevant. That's just me though. I imagine sounds and feelings. I'm not very interested in the visual.
Think how much your life would have to change if you suddenly became blind though? Youre house would probably need adapted, you would need a dog, nipping down to the shop for cigarettes would become a big deal...

I've just thought of a story I read a while back of a woman who had been blind since birth and somehow got her sight back; she didn't know what anything was, and the only way she could tell, was to close her eyes and feel it. She said she was highly amused by noses! :)

[Lee.]

Kathy Bates was amazing. have you seen Fried Green Tomatoes?

Yeah she was! And no I haven't seen Fried Green Tomatoes, I dont think anyway! What's it about?

[lostalex]

Yeah she was! And no I haven't seen Fried Green Tomatoes, I dont think anyway! What's it about?

it's really good. it's a period piece about women in the 30's in small town America. It's one of the few movies hollywood has ever made about lesbians, it was awesome. Idgy was amazing. you need to watch this movie. It's one of my top 3 movies.

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[MTVN]

At least if you're deaf you can still sorta do everything though and be fully independent, being blind would hinder so many more everyday activities

[Lee.]

it's really good. it's a period piece about women in the 30's in small town America. It's one of the few movies hollywood has ever made about lesbians, it was awesome. Idgy was amazing. you need to watch this movie. It's one of my top 3 movies.

T2W0TeuHbJ0

I shall put it on my "to watch" list right now! :)

It's obviously the original trailer... right at the end it say "available on videocasette" heehee

[Kizzy]

i suppose it's like asking whether you'd rather lose your hands or your feet.

If you are a writer like stephen king, i'm sure he'd say his feet. but if you are a runner like usain bolt,. he'd probably say his hands.

most blokes I would have thought would say feet?

[GypsyGoth]

I could happily live without hearing anything ever again.

But not seeing anything again I think would kill me.

[Kazanne]

I went deaf in one ear when I was a kid and sometimes it can be really embarrasing,but thankfully i hear well in my other ear,but you do get to learn to lip read pretty well and I could not imagine the horror of being blind,so I'de rather be deaf anyday.

[lostalex]

most blokes I would have thought would say feet?

i don't see how it would be gender specific... why do you say that?

[Marc]

I'd rather be deaf. I pressed blind by accident.

You must be blind.

[Jayson]

Blind so I don't have to see you post

When you start stealing posts from michael21 you know you're scraping the barrel.

[Lee.]

most blokes I would have thought would say feet?

i don't see how it would be gender specific... why do you say that?

:laugh: Men like to use their hands! A lot

[Lee.]

When you start stealing posts from michael21 you know you're scraping the barrel.

-genuine LOL-

[Marc]

I'd rather like to keep my hands for self pleasuring... But also for wiping my arse

[Kazanne]

i don't see how it would be gender specific... why do you say that?

:joker::joker::joker::joker:men like to have the use of their hands Lostalex!

[Marc]

When you start stealing posts from michael21 you know you're scraping the barrel.

Oi

[Flamingjoe]

Definitely deaf.

[Jayson]

Oi

i seen a bird fly at sky :amazed:

[Lee.]

I'd rather like to keep my hands for self pleasuring... But also for wiping my arse
Thanks for that Marc! I'mjust eating my pizza!!

[Jayson]

http://i48.tinypic.com/2i6i89y.png

That's such a michael21 thing to do :idc:

[lostalex]

personally i'd rather have someone else for pleasuring and for wiping my ass lol. I'd think most men would feel the same...

In the Netherlands, they provide someone to do that under the NHS, serious, sex workers are provided by their version of the NHS.

[Marc]

Thanks for that Marc! I'mjust eating my pizza!!

I can't wipe my arse with that I'm afraid

[Marc]

personally i'd rather have someone else for pleasuring and for wiping my ass lol. I'd think most men would feel the same...

In the Netherlands, they provide someone to do that under the NHS, serious, sex workers are covered by their version of the NHS.

Somebody else wiping my arse?!

Hmmm.... Interesting

[Lee.]

personally i'd rather have someone else for pleasuring and for wiping my ass lol. I'd think most men would feel the same...

In the Netherlands, they provide someone to do that under the NHS, serious, sex workers are provided by their version of the NHS.

There are some things that I never ever wish somebody else will have to do for me and wiping my arse is one of them! :)

[Marc]

:laugh2:

[lostalex]

There are some things that I never ever wish somebody else will have to do for me and wiping my arse is one of them! :)

oh i disagree. never having to wipe my ass my self again sounds good to me. i hate wiping my ass. you never know when it's really clean. you look at the paper, and try to gauge how much is still coming off, but you never really get it perfectly clean. Let someone else deal with that i say.

I'd make them do a good job too. I'd be like let me see the paper,. let me inspect if it's clean enuf.

I'd be a very demanding boss. i want my ass clean!

[Lee.]

oh i disagree. never having to wipe my ass my self again sounds good to me. i hate wiping my ass. you never know when it's really clean. you look at the paper, and try to gauge how much is still coming off, but you never really get it perfectly clean. Let someone else deal with that i say.

I'd make them do a good job too. I'd be like let me see the paper,. let me inspect if it's clean enuf.

I'd be a very demanding boss. i want my ass clean!


For ****s sake guys!! Pizza!!!

[lostalex]

sowwy lol

unicorns and rainbows :D

[Marc]

Omg this thread :love:

[Lee.]

sowwy lol

unicorns and rainbows :D

that's better! :love:

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Deaf. I dont think it would impact on your life as much as being blind would.

Ditto. Besides most oh what I hear angers so better to not hear. I'd miss music though

[DanielLuis]

My hearing's around about average, perhaps a little less. It dips quite harshly when I'm ill though but I can hear fine most of the time.

Very happy for you!

[DanielLuis]

Deaf I suppose.
Can you imagine becoming blind, deaf and mute? Gosh it would be horrible.

[King Gizzard]

Deaf without a shado of a doubt

You could pretty much live life as close to Normal as possible as long as you were very very careful

[PrincessIona]

Deaf, although I would absolutely hate it