Poll-ish Humor

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1. Which of these historical figures would you most like to have dinner with? Assume any necessary breach in the space-time continuum, and assume you have a translator, if needed.
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. William Shakespeare
c. Queen Elizabeth I
d. Sigmund Freud
e. Vincent Van Gogh
f. Genghis Khan
g. Jane Austen
h. Lee Harvey Oswald
i. Jesus of Nazareth
j. King David
k. Socrates
l. Adolf Hitler
m. George Washington

2. You are given two million dollars. You must spend it all by buying a single tangible object that is NOT real estate. (and no, not a certificate of deposit, or something.) You will not be permitted to re-sell this item for at least five years. From among these choices, which would it be?
a. A boat
b. An airplane
c. A piece of art
d. An item of jewelry
e. A racehorse
f. A small business

3. A genie will grant you one of these wishes. Which do you choose?
a. Make me better looking, to my specifications.
b. Make me ten years younger.
c. Give me a very good amateur talent at either music or art, whichever I choose.
d. Give me far greater (but not professional level) athletic ability.

4. Would you switch to a religion other than the one into which you were born (Jews to Christianity, Christians to Judaism, Muslims to either Judaism or Christianity) ? You would have to practice that religion in a regular fashion, attend services, etc., for the rest of your life:
a. No way, for any inducement.
b. Yes, for $200,000 or more.
c. Yes, for $1 million or more.
d. Yes, for $10 million or more.

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