What would you do in my situation??

United States
December 2, 2006 11:17pm CST
An airplane is falling out of the sky directly over my house where my children and husband are sleeping. My legs are stuck in quick sand and the only things with in my grasp are the following: A medium sized frog A stick of gum Two large sticks A rock slightly larger than my head and an oragami stork made out of purple paper... I also have a pair of fingernail clippers, 41 cents (a quarter, dime, nickel and penny in American currancy) a used Kleenex and lint in my hip pocket though I'm sinking fast and will have to remove them soon if I accept to use them. Please help!
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11 responses
@medooley (1873)
• United States
3 Dec 06
Okay okay... first things first... Get the two large sticks, and place them behind you. lay down on the sticks, with your back touching the sticks. Now wait, eventually you will stop sinking becase you have equaled your balance in the quicksand. Slowly... and I mean slowly Work the pole towards a new position, under your hips. The pole will prevent your hips from sinking, so you can slowly pull one leg free, then the other. Then... stay flat on your back with your arms and legs fully touching the quicksand and use the pole as a guide. Inch sideways along the pole to firm ground. That is what I did the last time I was in quicksand...
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• United States
4 Dec 06
that would take too much time, remember there is an airplane falling on to my house!!
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
4 Dec 06
That's a great story though of how you got out of quicksand. :) But the plane falling towards the house and not having enough time...that is why I kissed my butt goodbye. But hey, if you were really in quicksand, I would love to read the story!!!!
@medooley (1873)
• United States
4 Dec 06
First of all it is a paper airplane so you have nothing to worry about... Second if you know the airplane is falling and you are so worried about it. Get out of the house... while you are at it help your wife out of the quicksand.
@rsmith512 (1561)
• United States
3 Dec 06
Ummm. This is a trick question isn't it! I really an not sure how to answer it. Are you stuck in the house with quicksand or are you outside? You could throw the rock that is almost the size of your head to get their attention. Then I could grab the gum and and sticks. Use the gum to blow a big bubble that may pull you out of the quicksand. And, at the same time use the two large sticks to pull you up and scream for help at the same time. I don't have a clue what you would do with the purple oragami stork, the lint, the fingernail cippers, the "medium" frog, the used Kleenex, and the 41 cents!! You got me!!
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@rsmith512 (1561)
• United States
3 Dec 06
Is there an answer?? If so, what is it? Or I will be racking my brains out all night when I should be getting some SLEEP!
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
3 Dec 06
Ah heck, I have no clue! I would probably crap my pants without any clean tissue to wipe my butt with. Then I would kiss my butt goodbye because there is no way I would be able to get myself out of there before the plane hit at the rate of the fall. And at least I wouldn't die with no money in my pocket. As for the pretty oragami stork made out of paper...at least it is my favorite color, purple.
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@cr1st1nel (3564)
• Romania
3 Dec 06
don't know i wouldn't do anything
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@niko72 (101)
• Australia
3 Dec 06
why is there quicksand outside your house in the first place???
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@crabboy28 (153)
• United States
24 Sep 08
Well first I would I would give the medium sized frog a stick of gum as a bribe so it would give me the two large sticks so I could hit the rock into the oragmi stork which will hit the fingernail clippers which will fly through the window and hit your husband. Your husband will look out the window and she you. He will get your kids and they will help pull you out. After you are out the plane will hit your house but you will all be safe. Have a nice day
• Sri Lanka
4 Dec 06
There is a wonderful Sinhala (Sri Lanka's Language) poem about a man who fell into your situation. The story goes like this. "A man was being chased by a Wild Elephant. Running away from the Elephant he managed to climb a tree. The Elephant would not move and waited for him by the tree. Then the man saw that an Anaconda was on one branch of the tree. He got onto a small branch and hung by just his left hand. When he looked down he saw that on the ground straight below him was a water hole and in that a serpant was swimming. Then on his right hand side there was a Bees' nest with honey oozing from it. The man made use of the opportuinity and broke a piece from the comb and started sipping the honey with his right hand." Here we say that a man with 3 deaths ate honey. So as you are in a similar situation, Keep the orgami creations in an organised manner. Eat and enjoy your gum. Play with the frog, and sing the song "Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home...."
@pikaapi (1744)
• India
4 Dec 06
i will die and go to heaven
• United States
4 Dec 06
I would really like to know what the answer is. This is one of those tricky stories.
@Ambur25 (1006)
• United States
3 Dec 06
Uhm... That was insane..lol. But hilarious to read. Tell us!
• Pakistan
4 Dec 06
aha......good suspense u r delivering! tell us what u'd do.... i would jus sleep.......coz its good that ma husband and children die with me........ after me whatr they would do