I think the Dictionary is an excellent choice. Just think: that one book contains the words to every single great work of literature ever written. Just, you know...some assembly required.

For myself I'd go with Back to Basics or some other rustic lifestyle guide. Dunno about any of you, but my ability to build a house from scrap wood is somewhat incomplete.

For music I'd go with Paul Simon's Graceland or Photographs (the greatest hits) Zeppelin masterworks, Harry Nilsson collection, Susan Tedeschi, Dr Hook...ah jeez I can't narrow it down. There's too much.

Are we all on the same island? Can we pool resources? Because that's going to influence my decision.

F2, we're going to an island again..

The book would be A-Z Medical Diseases

The tunes would be:
Black bird/ Beatles
Rocky Raccoon/ Beatles
Personal Jesus/ Depeche Mode
Seasons in the abyss/Slayer
BYOB/ System of a down
Savoy Brown/ When I was a young boy
The Distance/ Cake
Ying Yang Twins/ Jigglin

A never ending supply of high quality crack/cocaine.

Sally, why that book?

So she can diagnose her symptoms & scare the snot out of herself.

I've been interested in that stuff since I was a kid, I remember when I was about seven and going to someone's house for a BBQ with my parents and they had a book about medical conditions in their living room. That book kept me occupied for hours.

Plus if I ever got sick I could diagnose myself. For example if I had classic gall bladder disease symptoms I would know that both good and bad fat can aggravate the condition. Thus I would know to lay off the coconuts.

Good thing I had my gallbladder out. I can eat coconuts and not worry.

*facepalm*

Hey! Hey! Put those errors back right now!

(12-14-2013, 08:54 PM)Duchess Wrote:

Hey! Hey! Put those errors back right now!

On a related note, I'm watching this show right now called Naked and Afraid, a survival show where they take one guy and one girl and drop them, butt nekkid, into extreme survival situations. It's interesting as hell.

(12-14-2013, 08:22 PM)sally Wrote: I've been interested in that stuff since I was a kid, I remember when I was about seven and going to someone's house for a BBQ with my parents and they had a book about medical conditions in their living room. That book kept me occupied for hours.

Plus if I ever got sick I could diagnose myself. For example if I had classic gall bladder disease symptoms I would know that both good and bad fat can aggravate the condition. Thus I would know to lay off the coconuts.

My second oldest brother had that same book when he was 12. He correctly diagnosed himself with appendicitis. Too bad mom didn't believe him until his appendix burst and he was rushed to the hospital where he nearly died.

(12-14-2013, 09:42 PM)Donovan Wrote: On a related note, I'm watching this show right now called Naked and Afraid, a survival show where they take one guy and one girl and drop them, butt nekkid, into extreme survival situations. It's interesting as hell.

I hope that comes on the Discovery channel in the UK soon.

(12-14-2013, 11:51 PM)Clang McFly Wrote: My second oldest brother had that same book when he was 12. He correctly diagnosed himself with appendicitis. Too bad mom didn't believe him until his appendix burst and he was rushed to the hospital where he nearly died.

I'm not sure I would have needed the book, the extreme pain of appendicitis would have been the only clue I needed to seek medical attention. If I'm suddenly in terrible pain I don't think “oh! Better check the medical book!” I think “oh! Better ring fucking 999 immediately!”

(12-14-2013, 08:52 PM)ramseycat Wrote: Good thing I had my gallbladder out. I can eat coconuts and not worry.

Lol.

I think I'd rather still have the gall bladder and forget the coconuts.

(12-14-2013, 04:12 PM)Donovan Wrote: I think the Dictionary is an excellent choice. Just think: that one book contains the words to every single great work of literature ever written. Just, you know...some assembly required.

You can't write any stories down though you have no pens or paper. I don't know about you but I can make up stories in my head without a dicionary because thoughts are purely conceptual.

I would rather have any other book in the world than a dictionary anything with a narrative you can lose yourself in is better than a reference book of words when you have nothing to reference.

(12-14-2013, 07:14 PM)sally Wrote: The book would be A-Z Medical Diseases

Lol.

Yeah nothing makes the lonely desert island experience better than being paranoid as fuck about every little ache and pain you get.

If you get an ache and look in the book and you realise “shit! Stomach ulcer!” What do you do then? Call 911? So now not only are you in pain you also know how serious it is and you can do nothing about it!

Brilliant.

(12-15-2013, 02:54 PM)Cynical Ninja Wrote:

(12-14-2013, 09:42 PM)Donovan Wrote: On a related note, I'm watching this show right now called Naked and Afraid, a survival show where they take one guy and one girl and drop them, butt nekkid, into extreme survival situations. It's interesting as hell.

I hope that comes on the Discovery channel in the UK soon.

It's really good and not just, umm...titillating. It's the ultimate survival show. One guy, one girl, dropped into jungle or mountain or forest location, with the basic command to survive 21 days and make it to an extraction point. No food, no games, no voting, and the people who go on the show are all "experts" at various wilderness survival. They get rated before they start on their overall survival rating, then re-rated afterward when they've been humbled by mother nature. The interaction between the two people is fascinating stuff too. You forget they're naked pretty fast.

-I'd take The Ultimate Survivors Guide as my book choice.

-For the luxury item, 1000-string of solar powered lights - for illumination and to spell out a distress message.

-Choosing the 8 songs is more difficult. This would be a good mix:
1. Green Grass and High Tides - Outlaws
2. Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin
3. So What - Miles Davis
4. Montana - Frank Zappa
5. Last Stop Texaco - Rickie Lee Jones
6. Goldberg Variations (anything from the Bach composition) - Murray Perahia
7. Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny Cash
8. I'd Rather Go Blind (live version) - Etta James

(12-15-2013, 03:20 PM)Donovan Wrote: It's really good and not just, umm...titillating. It's the ultimate survival show. One guy, one girl, dropped into jungle or mountain or forest location, with the basic command to survive 21 days and make it to an extraction point. No food, no games, no voting, and the people who go on the show are all "experts" at various wilderness survival. They get rated before they start on their overall survival rating, then re-rated afterward when they've been humbled by mother nature. The interaction between the two people is fascinating stuff too. You forget they're naked pretty fast.

It sounds pretty amazing and extreme, a really tough survival scenario 2 people no food no water and no bloody clothes either?! Jesus! If you are hungry and thirsty and totally exposed like that I suppose thoughts like “she's got nice tits” would be the last thing on your mind.