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Clintonista2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 04:05 AM
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It's the final question of who wants to be a millionaire, you have 1 lifeline left...
phone a friend. You can phone Palin or Bush. Which do you choose?
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 04:12 AM
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1. Honestly, of the two...
Palin. She drones on/talks a lot, and perhaps through all of her rambling she might spark my brain and I can answer the question.

If it was Bush, all you would hear would be "ahh, hmm, err, gosh!"

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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 04:17 AM
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2. Bush would give you the answer the the wrong question.
Then, declare victory.
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 04:20 AM
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3. Bush. With luck maybe I'd get a sports question and he could be of use.
I'm guessing that, like most guys who can't remember what they ate for breakfast or how to tie their shoes, he's got quite a bit of useless sports trivia tucked away.

Sadly, even though Palin was briefly employed as a sportscaster, I'm willing to bet even Bush manages to outshine her on that one. Plus he actually did get an education, so maybe a random brain cell would fire off at the moment and he might remember some obscure fact you wouldn't suspect of him. Palin would be useless in almost any circumstance- even if she knew the answer your time would be up before she got around to babbling it, Bush would almost certainly be wrong but he'd at least spit something out.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 10:36 PM
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24. are you kidding?Bush couldn't answer the question
What team was George W. Bush once part owner of?
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 11:16 PM
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25. Texas Rangers,
and I believe he traded Sammy Sosa to the Cubs....
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Frank Cannon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 04:31 AM
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4. Dubya, for sure. I'll take my chances on the drunk over the total moron.
I've seen Dubya's debates with Ann Richards. There is at least half a brain in there, pickled as it may be from years of alcohol and drug abuse. There is a small chance that he could provide at least some tiny amount of help.

Palin, on the other hand, has never demonstrated anything other than that she is thoroughly stupid.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 04:36 AM
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5. Palin. Bush wouldn't even be able to answer the phone without instructions.
"Uh, Dick, my ears are ringing, like the time Jenna used that phone thingie to tell me she was in jail. I don't remember what to do. Could you come down here? Yeah, I know Karl's supposed to help me, but he's finishing up my coloring books for the library I'm building."

Palin's twice as smart as Bush. That's not a whole lot. Either way, you ain't going to get the right answer.
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 07:32 AM
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6. Bush, only if they asked the cube root of 756,058,031.
Edited on Thu Dec-17-09 08:20 AM by rug
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 08:41 PM
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11. it's a brazillion, isn't it.
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 09:16 PM
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18. No, it's 911.
I figure, if asked, he'd panic and blurt it out as usual.
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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 08:18 AM
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7. I'd chance it without them. Both would lie about knowing the answer. n/t
Edited on Thu Dec-17-09 08:18 AM by cynatnite
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 01:54 PM
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8. Bush, he only pretends to be an idiot.
Of course there's no guarantee that he wouldn't lie about what the answer is.
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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 01:59 PM
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9. Bush reads newspapers, I think
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Clintonista2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 08:40 PM
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10. But Sarah Palin reads ALL newspapers
...and magazines!
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yawnmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 08:41 PM
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12. Depends on the question, but most likely, neither. eom
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 08:49 PM
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13. Walk away with what I have.
You don't have to use the lifelines. In that case, it would be better to walk away.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 09:14 PM
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17. .....
:thumbsup:
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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 09:00 PM
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14. Elder Bush
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 09:10 PM
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15. Bush - I think he might have some trivia up there
that could work
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 09:14 PM
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16. Walk with my money!
:bounce:
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 09:39 PM
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23. +1
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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 09:18 PM
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19. Bush for brevity. It would at least eliminate one of the answers.
Palin is also guaranteed to at least eliminate one answer but she would take too long telling you what it is.
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 09:27 PM
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20. Does the question have to do with snowmobile parts?
If it didn't I would have to go with Shrub.
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kayakjohnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 09:29 PM
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21. Bush, because I'm sure the answer would be about acshionable intelligensch,
and that could be the winner.

On the other hand, Sarah could help me pull ahead if the question was about the longest sentence ever spoken, that had absolutely no relation whatsoever to anything that ever happened in the real world, in the history of the real world.

So, hmmmm... tough choice, I guess.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-17-09 09:34 PM
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22. Neither I would just take a calculated risk
Palin is an idiot and McCain has memory issues. So I would have a 33.33 chance of getting the answer right.
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quakerboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-18-09 12:30 AM
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26. Bush
Then get the supreme court to declare his answer correct.
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-18-09 01:31 AM
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27. What would it matter? Obviously I'm an idiot for choosing those two in the first place. n/t
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