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Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 907 Joined: 21 Jun 2008     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1348 Joined: 13 Jan 2009     | Probably my penis Mr. PeePee, naa I'd have an Xbox controller named Frank |
BANNED  Posts: 2340 Joined: 27 May 2008     | I sometimes talk to my poster of Hunter S. Thompson in my room...often I imagine the answers back to hilarious affect. User was banned for: [NEW SCREENIES]Prototype [HOLY SHIT]. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1639 Joined: 2 Nov 2008  | Random fact, I read in a survival guide that you're SUPPOSED to have a friend stand-in to preserve your mental stability. If I'm ever stranded on an island by myself, I hope I get stranded with several years worth of books in waterproof packaging. Not really the same thing but oh well. Depends on the situation anyway, i.e. what I get stuck with. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1179 Joined: 12 Aug 2008    | A mirror. Mirror "Joe" McMirror. He reads my mind, maaan. Totally. Fucking. Reads it. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3327 Joined: 9 Jul 2008   | That was a damn good movie. If I was going to end up creating a meaningful relationship with an inanimate object or imaginary creature I suppose I'd end up with a pet rock since atleast that's familiar territory, and I can use him to break open coconuts and possibly even descale fish or some such thing. I'm hoping there would be monkeys or boars or some sort of animal on the island that I could slowly tame and become friends with. Perhaps even friends with benefits, if the need arises. Which it probably would after a few years. Or months. Or weeks. Or- |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1474 Joined: 10 Sep 2008   | My ceramic skull head I made back in high school, his name is fred. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1542 Joined: 31 Mar 2008    | I'd probably find a decent sized rock and carve eyes on it, one being a circle and the other a half-circle with the top side missing, that way it would have a perpetual look of skepticism on it's "face". I'd name him "Roxy" and he'd be by closest confidant/coconut opener. EDIT: Heh, ElephantGuts posted roughly the same thing while I was typing this. Crazy coincidence... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4269 Joined: 13 Aug 2008   | Uh...
Be quiet Gerald, they'll hear you. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 509 Joined: 6 Feb 2008   | Depending on where I am in the house, I discuss issues with my bass, which is hanging from the wall in an ideal place for conversation. I spent 98% of my time at home in my room, so it's always there for me. If I'm taking a shower, I'll ask the shower head. It looks me straight in the eye. It's quite comforting. Sometimes I get the impression that the razor in the corner wants to join in, but it's shy. Trapped on a desert island... well, sometimes I imagine how Kurt Cobain would respond to my concerns. I guess it's kind of like praying to him. So... stranded in the ocean, I'd talk to Kurt Cobain. Yeah. That'd actually work well if I had my t-shirt with a big picture of his face on it. I'll be sure to pack it if I ever go on a cruise. |
Muckraker  Posts: 239 Joined: 18 Jul 2008     | I have a kickass picture in my dorm room a look at for spiritual guidance, and frequently ask questions at. I'm still waiting for an answer. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 408 Joined: 27 Sep 2008  | Well, how about talking to yourself, does that count? In that you are talking to yourself who actually thinks in a way completely different from yourself. And answers differently to your questions like you're talking to another perIT'S CALLED MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES YOU JACKASS!!! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2213 Joined: 13 Aug 2008  | My abs. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 742 Joined: 21 Oct 2008    | I'd want it to be Milky Joe. |
BANNED  Posts: 6314 Joined: 29 Nov 2007  | I'd be talking to myself. Or my American Mcgee's Alice figure. User was banned for: The hypocrisy is KILLING me.. (Permanent) |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 882 Joined: 1 May 2008  |
hahaha, sorry, but that's just fucking funny right there. thanks, i needed that. anyway, i have voices in my head i talk to. they don't talk to me though, they usually just show me images of what they want... recently one of them pulled out signs for a contract kill and made me an offer i couldn't refuse. but hey, now i at least don't to worry about my conscience anymore... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1374 Joined: 30 Dec 2008 | My Vault Boy bobble head |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3327 Joined: 9 Jul 2008 |
Actually, considering how popular pet rocks seem to be (atleast among children, which are about equatable with mentally unstable individuals), I would be surprised if more people didn't mention pet rocks. Friendly and useful! And they're fucking rocks. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 362 Joined: 14 May 2008 | My Wilson would have to be -Zen-'s abs |
Muckraker  Posts: 242 Joined: 18 Apr 2008  | A coconut ...named Gary |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 509 Joined: 6 Feb 2008 |
Glad I brightened your day :) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2350 Joined: 14 Sep 2007   | It would be a tree growing out of my rotting flesh called Bob, although I'd call him Herbert to annoy him. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1061 Joined: 23 Dec 2008 | I am my own Wilson. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1552 Joined: 20 Mar 2008 | I am Wilson. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1682 Joined: 22 Apr 2008  | I think an Abraham Lincoln bobble-head would be a good Wilson. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4188 Joined: 8 Nov 2008 | I have imaginary conversations with my RL friends in my head all the time. |
Red Guard  Posts: 2392 Joined: 16 Dec 2007   | Tom Hanks. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3234 Joined: 8 May 2008 | My dogs, and the computer. Mostly during single player games, and I mostly complain. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1552 Joined: 20 Mar 2008 |
I have conversations with the characters that populate my stories. They make for a much better chat. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 104 Joined: 25 Aug 2008  | probably my guitar. her name is cassandra |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2633 Joined: 30 Sep 2008   | An Imaginary Aaron Barret. Front man of Reel Big Fish.... No I don't care if you've heard of them. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 474 Joined: 19 May 2008   | I thought this was gonna be something like "Who's the Wilson to your House.", but no. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 4188 Joined: 8 Nov 2008 |
I don't know, they make really good conversation. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1179 Joined: 12 Aug 2008 |
Ho ho ho, I see what you did there you, mischevious typing volleyball. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1146 Joined: 31 Aug 2008  | If I was stranded on an island I would spend most of my time inching through the sand while taking gulping mouth fulls of sand. However, I'm sure if I found a crab I would bind its claws together, turn it upside down and use it as a Frisbee to keep me entertained. |
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Ever watch a movie called Castaway? If not, here's the gist of it: Tom Hank's character is a Fedex delivery man who survives a plane wreck and ends up on a deserted island in the middle of the ocean. He's all alone on this island for 4 long years. During this time, he creates a person to talk to out of a volleyball and a face he made with his own blood (you'd have to watch the film.) He names this character Wilson, and he becomes his best and only friend on this island.
Now what I want to know is this: Picture yourself in Tom Hank's position. You're stranded on an island all by yourself for 4 years, possibly even longer. Assuming you have the skill and knowledge to survive for such a long period of time, if you were going to create a character like Wilson, who would it be? Doesn't have to be an inanimate object; it could be a character you see and talk to because you're slowly losing your mind or whatever.
With me, I would try to maintain my mental status at first, but after a few days, I wouldn't be surprised if I started hearing childlike laughter from an imp I know all too well....