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Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: FreeSpirit on February 01, 2008, 01:20:36 pm
Quote from: Todd;178308
It must suck to be deaf and get a tune stuck in your head. I usually need to listen to something else to get it out.

rotfl so true!
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: Gfunk on February 01, 2008, 01:19:01 pm
Quote from: antbach;178387
deaf, because without contacts or glasses i\'m thisclose to being legally blind anyway, without my contacts or glasses i walk into **** and it hurts.

well then you\'d be deaf AND somewhat blind. doozie.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: antbach on January 31, 2008, 04:51:12 pm
deaf, because without contacts or glasses i\'m thisclose to being legally blind anyway, without my contacts or glasses i walk into **** and it hurts.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: Todd on January 31, 2008, 11:46:28 am
It must suck to be deaf and get a tune stuck in your head. I usually need to listen to something else to get it out.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: Gordo on January 31, 2008, 01:17:27 am
I\'ve always wondered if blind people (those who are born blind) see images in their dreams.

I\'ve brewed over this debate forever. I lean towards going deaf before blind. If you\'ve lived 24 years with the ability to hear, do you gradually lose your internal radio? This **** has always boggled my mind. What is still possible in blindness and deafness? This is why I can\'t whole-heartedly come to a decision.... Anyone highly knowledgeable on these subjects\' limits?

There have been some HILARIOUS responses so far. Good full laughs from this guy.

:point: "Then I wouldn\'t have to drive to shows anymore."
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: Todd on January 30, 2008, 07:25:24 pm
After a little thought...I changed my mind...I\'m half deaf already, so, there you go. Take my hearing. I could always get mega bass headphones and just bop to the vibrations.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: TeddyT on January 30, 2008, 06:40:51 pm
I\'d rather be deaf... no question about it. I wouldn\'t want to be dependent on a guide person/dog.  If I still had my sight, "I" could drive "myself" from place to place, view the precious smile of my girl, watch muted ****, play catch with my kids, and precious **** like that. The only thing I\'d miss is the sound of music and vocal conversations with family and friends. I could always humm Tunage to myself.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: jocelyn on January 30, 2008, 04:41:55 pm
Definitely deaf. Very difficult to jump a horse over a fence if you are blind. I\'d be out of a job. Also, I need to be able to go hiking and see the great outdoors. It\'s crucial to my maintaining some (slight) level of sanity.

However I\'m pretty sure some blind chick in a Disney movie rode horses off of high platforms into water or something, so there\'s always that.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: SlimPickens on January 30, 2008, 12:22:12 pm
Quote from: Todd;178095
Quote from: SlimPickens;178063
I\'d say blind, cause I wouldn\'t want to talk like a deaf person.

If you went deaf, you\'d still talk ok. Volume could be a problem at times, but you\'d still sound just as **** up as now.


Deaf people speak like someone is holding onto their tongue.  I speak like someone\'s holding onto my brain.

Quote from: leith;178135
My friend Tim immediately answered "deaf. I\'m a visual artist". He is a photographer by trade and the conversation began in earnest.

I didn\'t even consider occupation when I answered.  For work reasons, deaf would work better... actually, they both would suck... but I might be able to get away withdeaf.... but frankly, I\'m not that in love with working.  If I went blind, I could probably just leech off the system.

Quote from: phirehead;178133
People will probably think it\'s nuts but I\'m going with deaf. My dad was legally blind and as fun as it was to watch good ol\' dad catch the end of the coffee table with his knee

HAHAHAHA!!!  You\'re evil!
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: kindm's on January 30, 2008, 12:12:55 pm
I would choose to be deaf.

The ONLY reason being that they have made serious strides in artificial hearing / ears etc. I guess they can do eye transplants but I don\'t know much about that.

If there were no cures to either then it might be blind as my entire life kind of revolves around music but having to rely on other people is something I do not do well with now let alone having a handicap
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: leith on January 30, 2008, 11:56:18 am
Quote from: FrankZappa;178053
are we talking fully 100% of both, or legally blind/deaf? Legally blind you can still see a little.

If I was deaf I\'d be listening to a ton of atonal music really loud. That\'s how beethoven worked on the 9th. Cut the legs off of his piano and sat on the floor playing it, feeling the vibrations.
100%

Quote from: SkyePrizm;178083
I think I could go crazy with no sound.  Honestly. I need music.  But its scary to the think of being blind...
Isn\'t it?

Quote from: booztravlr;178100
Could I be blind like Maggie Lizer?
Nice AD Reference

Quote from: Todd;178126
Quote from: derickw;178112
no more photography though.......

I might be able to live with that.

My friend Tim immediately answered "deaf. I\'m a visual artist". He is a photographer by trade and the conversation began in earnest.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: phirehead on January 30, 2008, 11:50:11 am
People will probably think it\'s nuts but I\'m going with deaf. My dad was legally blind and as fun as it was to watch good ol\' dad catch the end of the coffee table with his knee, I don\'t think I could deal without seeing my daughter physically grow up into a woman.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: Vassillios on January 30, 2008, 11:40:35 am
gotta hear the tunage, man
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: Todd on January 30, 2008, 11:29:47 am
Quote from: derickw;178112
no more photography though.......

I might be able to live with that.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: postom on January 30, 2008, 11:09:39 am
Quote from: ds673488;178078
if you were blind, then youd constantly have to guess what you/your partner looks like by what other people say.

"yeah man, shes pretty cute"

but then it wouldn\'t matter :)
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: derickw on January 30, 2008, 11:03:27 am
Quote from: Todd;178095
Quote from: SlimPickens;178063
I\'d say blind, cause I wouldn\'t want to talk like a deaf person.

If you went deaf, you\'d still talk ok. Volume could be a problem at times, but you\'d still sound just as **** up as now.


Personally, I\'d take being blind. Music is way too important to me. And...I wouldn\'t have to drive to all the shows anymore.

no more photography though.......
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: tyzack on January 30, 2008, 10:46:06 am
def, man.

i don\'t want to be walking into ****.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: booztravlr on January 30, 2008, 10:45:46 am
Could I be blind like Maggie Lizer?
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: Todd on January 30, 2008, 10:36:17 am
Quote from: SlimPickens;178063
I\'d say blind, cause I wouldn\'t want to talk like a deaf person.

If you went deaf, you\'d still talk ok. Volume could be a problem at times, but you\'d still sound just as **** up as now.


Personally, I\'d take being blind. Music is way too important to me. And...I wouldn\'t have to drive to all the shows anymore.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 30, 2008, 10:30:39 am
Quote from: derickw;178086
Quote from: ds673488;178078
if you were blind, then youd constantly have to guess what you/your partner looks like by what other people say.

"yeah man, shes pretty cute"

what does it matter at that point, as long as everything else is good and you can\'t tell me you wouldn\'t be able to feel around and at this point in your life make some kind of guess what the other person looks like.

It shouldn\'t matter what the other person looks like.  If they love you enough to be with you because you are blind, that\'s true love.  If they are kind to you, say beautiful words to you.... Who cares what their face looks like?    Blind or with sight.     Sigh.  I guess i am an old romantic.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: derickw on January 30, 2008, 10:19:27 am
Quote from: ds673488;178078
if you were blind, then youd constantly have to guess what you/your partner looks like by what other people say.

"yeah man, shes pretty cute"

what does it matter at that point, as long as everything else is good and you can\'t tell me you wouldn\'t be able to feel around and at this point in your life make some kind of guess what the other person looks like.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: siflandollie on January 30, 2008, 10:14:42 am
blind withoutadoubt.  besides the obvious music dependency I also suppose I wouldn\'t mind not giving a **** at all about appearances.  I would just hope people would make sure i dress better than stevie wonder.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 30, 2008, 10:12:20 am
I think I could go crazy with no sound.  Honestly. I need music.  But its scary to the think of being blind...
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: ds673488 on January 30, 2008, 10:08:14 am
if you were blind, then youd constantly have to guess what you/your partner looks like by what other people say.

"yeah man, shes pretty cute"
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: derickw on January 30, 2008, 09:40:23 am
i couldn\'t make it if i couldn\'t hear music
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: SlimPickens on January 30, 2008, 08:34:54 am
I\'d say blind, cause I wouldn\'t want to talk like a deaf person.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: FrankZappa on January 30, 2008, 07:13:05 am
are we talking fully 100% of both, or legally blind/deaf? Legally blind you can still see a little.

If I was deaf I\'d be listening to a ton of atonal music really loud. That\'s how beethoven worked on the 9th. Cut the legs off of his piano and sat on the floor playing it, feeling the vibrations.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: Jim Cobb on January 30, 2008, 12:20:49 am
Quote from: davepeck;178035
this should be a poll.

you\'re right.






blind.  any day.

ray charles = way happier than beethoven....
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: leith on January 29, 2008, 11:04:47 pm
Yeah but I figured just 2 choices.....
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: davepeck on January 29, 2008, 10:55:50 pm
this should be a poll.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: Igziabeher on January 29, 2008, 10:51:53 pm
not gay.
Title: Blind or Deaf ?
Post by: leith on January 29, 2008, 10:48:42 pm
Which would you rather be if you had to choose?

At first I thought blind as music rules my life, then I thought how **** scary it must be to not be able to see.
I still am wondering which I would choose.