Waist of Thyme Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Benjamin Franklin walks up to you. He says "Here have some syrup" and then gives you the bottle of syrup he was holding. I didn't put a comma after the word here because he doesn't pause at that point; he says everything pretty much at once. Anyway, what would you do in this situation? Would you accept the syrup? Would you politely decline? Would you pour the syrup on Ben Franklin's face and lick it off? Or something else? Link to post Share on other sites
SecretLibrary Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Scream 'zombie!' and run away. :P Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Benjamin Franklin walks up to you. He says "Here have some syrup" and then gives you the bottle of syrup he was holding. I didn't put a comma after the word here because he doesn't pause at that point; he says everything pretty much at once. Anyway, what would you do in this situation? Would you accept the syrup? Would you politely decline? Would you pour the syrup on Ben Franklin's face and lick it off? Or something else? That'd be one disturbing dream. Link to post Share on other sites
Dodecahedron314 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'd demand that he take me to his time machine and explain how it works. I'm pretty sure by the time that situation reached a satisfactory conclusion, possibly involving me going back to the 18th century to see if time travel works both ways and/or how sturdy the time machine is, the syrup will have been long forgotten. Link to post Share on other sites
Selasphorus Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 PANCAKES. I would immediately find a griddle. Edit: I should also probably say thanks... oops. I just got really excited about pancakes. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I would probably walk away with it, slightly confused as to why someone gave me a bottle of syrup. I don't know how Benjamin Franklin looks, so I wouldn't even think about that part. Link to post Share on other sites
5_♦♣ Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I would be so excited to see him that I would just jump into his arms. Link to post Share on other sites
Vega91 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I would be very confused. Link to post Share on other sites
LaMaestra Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I would thank him politely but ask what the catch is. Link to post Share on other sites
Eva Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 While it's true that Ben Franklin was a promoter of maple syrup for developing the American economy, it's also true that there were all kinds of medicinal "syrups" back then that were probably anything but medicinal. But I would accept the syrup to be respectful. And I would be very respectful--I think Ben Franklin was a fascinating character. However, his rush to give it to me would make me wonder what's really going on. Maybe he really does want me to lick it off him or something. Considering some aspects of his life, I wouldn't be surprised. I'd want to try to find out what's going on. Link to post Share on other sites
stonehengegirl Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Am I in the same time period as Ben or did he just show up in my every day life? Any way, I would ask him to try some of the syrup first and then drink it only if he did. Link to post Share on other sites
Batman's Ace Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I would start asking questions. Is this maple syrup, or blueberry, or some other kind? If it's maple, what grade is it? Vermont or Connecticut? Would he like to come over to my house for waffles? Link to post Share on other sites
poindexter Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I don't usually look at people's faces when they talk, and took the "don't talk to strangers" thing my parents taught me rather more seriously than I perhaps should have, so I'd probably be like "No thanks!" (like I do with people who hand out leaflets in the street) and barge past him without paying attention to who he was or what he was doing. I'm observant like that. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I wouldn't even know what Benjamin Franklin looked like, so I'd think he was just some creep and walk away. Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Alien Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Stare at the bottle for all of eternity. Link to post Share on other sites
scarletlatitude Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Well I'll admit, that title got me to click on the post. That is definitely a unique thought. Are we assuming that we are in the 1700's, or are we in present day? If it's present day, I wouldn't touch it. Either he is a zombie, or a cosplayer who is high off his mind. Either way I'm not trusting it. :P Link to post Share on other sites
SorryNotSorry Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'd probably hand it right back to him. Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel Combat Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Waffles! 8) Link to post Share on other sites
Baskervillain Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 well I would bottle ben drag him to the boot of my car and when he wakes up torture him till he gave up his time machine then take the machine for a short trip make sure it's working. Then come back put him back in the trunk then set the car on fire and leave Link to post Share on other sites
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