Not a three hour tour?

Its been a bit quiet on the forum today so here's something that might liven things up.

Most of us remember the TV series Gilligan's Island where seven people get marooned on an island. That started me thinking: Who would you want to be marooned on an island with for at least thirty days? Here are the rules:

1. You cannot select family members.
2. You may not select someone who has already died.
3. If you select a fictional character from a movie/tv show the actor/actress who portrays that character goes to the island and takes on the person of the characters.
4. A maximum of 20 people can be on your island.

I'm curious about the rules:

Slydude said:

1. You cannot select family members.

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No problem here…not many family members I would want on the island anyway! Ha Ha.

Slydude said:

2. You may not select someone who has already died.

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How come…if we can have fictional characters?

Slydude said:

4. A maximum of 20 people can be on your island.

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How big is this island? With 20 people..could get crowded. I was looking for some peace & tranquility…and not the drama of a Survivor episode…or a "Lord of the Flies" situation!

- Nick

Def NOT Nick^^^^. Too many questions . All I want is my Mac, a good internet feed and enough food and water.

MacInWin said:

All I want is my Mac, a good internet feed and enough food and water.

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What about clothing & sunscreen?

I remember a Bugs Bunny cartoon…where one of the characters was stranded on a island with cases & cases & cases of canned food…but no can opener!

- Nick

Slydude said:

Here are the rules:

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One more clarification on the rules. Are we allowed to be on the island by ourselves…or must we choose at least one person?

- Nick

MacInWin said:

Def NOT Nick^^^^. Too many questions . All I want is my Mac, a good internet feed and enough food and water.

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The way Mac OS Sierra is working here on 2 Macs I think I will take my Windows 10 Notebook! Grin

I will take Tim Cook and lecture him on computers with replaceable parts and prove to him the IPad Pro can NOT do everything a computer can do!

Rules clarifications for all the bureaucrats who may read this

1. You do not have to take 20 people with you I have almost that many on my list so I figured good round number to work with. Being alone on the island is fine.
2. Basic provisions are available (including sunscreen).
3. A special "zombie" exemption" has been granted and Nick can select people who have died. The cost of said exemption is now being taken under advisement.

Slydude said:

Rules clarifications for all the bureaucrats who may read this

1. You do not have to take 20 people with you I have almost that many on my list so I figured good round number to work with. Being alone on the island is fine.
2. Basic provisions are available (including sunscreen).
3. A special "zombie" exemption" has been granted and Nick can select people who have died. The cost of said exemption is now being taken under advisement.

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Ha ha. I was just curious.

I think I better understand what was meant by the no dead people rule in the beginning. I was thinking that we were contemplating a totally fictitious scenario where anything was possible. But it sounds like you were thinking more realistically…that we cannot "raise the dead".

I think that one of the key rules is the at least 30 day marooning. Can make a very BIG difference whether someone wanted to stay on the island by themselves for 30 days…or with someone or someone's for at least 30 days. We may pick folks to stay on the island that we thought might be really cool at first…and after 2-3 days…realize that this person or person's is/are TOTALLY the wrong choice!

I think that if we were marooned for at least 5 years…this could make a very big difference whether we chose to stay on the island alone (5 years is a very long time alone)…or make VERY careful choices who we would want to be with for at least 5 years.

- Nick

That might indeed make a big difference.Part of the reason I have nearly 20 people on my list is I kept coming up with new people. The other part of the problem was I figure in 30 days I would probably have annoyed a smaller group of say four or five.

I would pick an Eagle Scout or two. I know several.

Slydude said:

The other part of the problem was I figure in 30 days I would probably have annoyed a smaller group of say four or five.

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Hey…it's your world…you're the boss (you picked them). If they're annoyed with you…too bad! If they don't like it…they get no Spam & no Red Bull…just old coconuts!

This is where having fewer I think is better. Less drama & less conflict.

- Nick

toMACsh said:

I would pick an Eagle Scout or two. I know several.

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This is probably the smart way to go. Pick folks with skills.

I guess it depends on exactly how much in the way of resources we are provided with.

- Nick

I think Sly has been playing Pokeman! Too much time on his hands.... ;P

chscag said:

I think Sly has been playing Pokeman! Too much time on his hands.... ;P

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Never did it. Never will.

It was just really sow around here last night. Even before there was some type of database debacle.

Was the "database debacle" why I was forced to change my password today?

Given I'm clothed, fed and covered, I'll stick with good Internet and my Mac. If it's somehow a survival scenario, I want a Navy Seal and an Army Ranger, plus one Recon Marine. I figure I can live off the leftovers from that trio.

Sorry to possibly mess up here, but I don't know if I even qualify as I grew up on an island (James Island off Sidney BC) and now live on a much larger island (Vancouver Island BC). Use Google maps if you have to. So, sorry, been there, done that… have fun…

MacInWin said:

Was the "database debacle" why I was forced to change my password today?

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Kinda sorta.

- Nick

MacInWin said:

Was the "database debacle" why I was forced to change my password today?

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pigoo3 said:

Kinda sorta.

- Nick

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You were't the only one to question that as I thought it had been caused by a Safari extension I was updating with some problems just prior to accessing this site.

But the "Sticky: Security Update for Registered Users" for today also confirmed that when I final got there.

MacInWin said:

Was the "database debacle" why I was forced to change my password today?

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Not exactly Jake. Did you read the closed thread from our Security Officer in our "Community" forum? That explains it.

You roosters need to go ut and get jobs. Too much retirement time on your hands!

Only one observations - your poor wives/partners!