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The Grey Elf
Grey Havens
Feb 15 2015, 11:03pm
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If you were dared to eat a live worm
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for a million dollars, would you?
My daughter has posited this to me and her father. For them the answer is a swift "Yes!" For me, it is a firm and immediate "No." My self-respect cannot be bought for any amount of money or at least I hope so. Either that or I'm an idiot. What say you? Would you perform a demeaning act of Smeagol for major coin? I hope I'm not alone in my attitude so weigh in, folks!
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Na Vedui
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Feb 15 2015, 11:18pm
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... than to eat creatures alive, but human beings should do. And no living creature should be deprived of its life for a whim.
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Bofur's Hat
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Feb 16 2015, 12:24am
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Bwith all the money I would start a worm sanctuary dedicated to the brave worm that I ate... just kidding I would just buy some lotr sword replicas, a trip to New Zealand, and save the rest for when I need it.
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arithmancer
Grey Havens
Feb 16 2015, 2:03am
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...and even agree somewhat (on the principle that there are things I would not do for $1,000,000).
But eating a worm just does not cross that line for me. I suspect it was on the menu for my stone age ancestors.
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Konrad S
Lorien
Feb 16 2015, 5:01am
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As long as it was not poisonous or too big for my mouth
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Meneldor
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Feb 16 2015, 5:16am
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I ate ants and grasshoppers during survival training.
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So I could probably manage a worm.
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Starling
Half-elven
Feb 16 2015, 6:22am
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Definitely not for money. I couldn't care less what I would look like if I did it, but I prefer to avoid killing anything unnecessarily.
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BlackFox
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Feb 16 2015, 9:47am
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Sure I would. Even if that would get me labelled as someone who lacks self-respect.
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DanielLB
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Feb 16 2015, 1:19pm
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Dollars are pretty useless in the UK.
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 16 2015, 2:06pm
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Dollars are pretty useless in the UK.
You've never heard of exchange rates?
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DanielLB
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Feb 16 2015, 2:17pm
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Why would I exchange it? I don't want to be short-changed! If I eat a worm, I want 1 million as promised! 
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Konrad S
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Feb 16 2015, 2:19pm
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1 us dollar= 7 Swedish crowns. 1 Million= 7 Million swedish crowns !YAY!
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 16 2015, 2:19pm
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If you were in the U.S. you would lose roughly half of the mil. to taxes anyway. I would take the pounds.
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arithmancer
Grey Havens
Feb 16 2015, 2:23pm
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...you would probably need even more than 1 million pounds. I would guess that in the UK, as in the US, a prize for eating a worm would be considered income, and be taxed accordingly!
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arithmancer
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Feb 16 2015, 2:28pm
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You post appeared after I started reading the thread.
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Annael
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Feb 16 2015, 4:07pm
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it would mean my family wouldn't have to worry about anything. I'd do it for that reason.
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The Grey Elf
Grey Havens
Feb 16 2015, 4:40pm
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Personal circumstances of course directly influence one's answer
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Perhaps I should have qualified my question, "if you or your loved ones were financially secure," because if they were not, that would naturally dictate my having a different response as would anyone's, I'd guess. Or if the million $$ were to go to a charity of my choice, I would answer yes. (As long as I had a nice bucket to daintily barf in after the deed was done  )
BUT my question was not on these conditions. Plain and simple, would you be willing to do something unnatural and degrading (and inhumane) for enough money? The polls currently seem to agree with me but few of these "nay" voters have posted the reasons for their choice. It would be great to hear from some of those people, too.
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Riven Delve
Tol Eressea
Feb 16 2015, 5:29pm
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How about if it were only slightly alive?
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Mostly dead I could probably cope with. 
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The Grey Elf
Grey Havens
Feb 16 2015, 8:57pm
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Monty Python and The Holy Grail worm: a Black Knightcrawler - "It's just a flesh wound!"
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Elizabeth
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Feb 16 2015, 9:57pm
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Dead escargot, on the other hand...//
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Donry
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Feb 16 2015, 10:15pm
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If it was a matter of life and death for me or a family member...absolutely......If there was money coming my way....definitely. I guess I'd start at $100.
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Feb 17 2015, 2:52pm
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All 10 (up to this point) that voted "No way!" are either liars or are already in Fat City and don't need the Do-Re-Mi.... 
To you vegans: Cauliflower has feelings too.
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swordwhale
Tol Eressea
Feb 18 2015, 6:32pm
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GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...
(while I appreciate the usefulness of all lifeforms, and the fact our gardens would be trash without these denizens of the earth, I cannot come near them....)
...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
(This post was edited by Ataahua on Feb 18 2015, 7:49pm)
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