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Sourcing Surprise Round Scenarios! (Patreon)

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Hey folks! We're recording a new episode of "Surprise Round!" this afternoon. Submit your unhinged hypotheticals below and we will try our best to game them out.

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Skillful Ferret

Your best friend (who may or may not be your uncle) has ghosted your last few planned hangouts without reason, then out of the blue they text you mentioning a hard time and ask if you can meet them to talk. Their directions lead you to a park, when you arrive, they are sitting atop a picnic bench looking sad, when you approach, they say they are sorry, but it was the only way to pass on the curse. Do you stay or flee? (Pause before moving on) if you flee you go home and your friend returns to normal but never mentions what the deal was, as if its a really uncool topic but they also look like they are hiding something painful. If you chose any non fleeing action, they explain that hearing this explanation gives you the curse and that they will lose all memory of this happening. You do receive the curse and now you have inherited a new type of face blindness where every person’s face looks like they have your face, do you try to pass on the curse? Just for reference Stitch cannot receive the curse and can be seen with their face.

Courtney F.

Are there more chairs or Cheerios in the world? 😂

wick

What if Emily started wearing a Grinch costume?

Andrew Whitford

You go over to your friend’s house to record an episode of a podcast that you started together with some pals. One of the things your podcast is known for is for discussing what to do in hypothetical situations. When you arrive at the studio, your friend says “hey man, just so you know, we have a special guest this week”. When you get into the studio, you see that the special guest is a man in a super convincing Grinch suit. For all you know, it could be the real Grinch, who knows. It’s your job on the pod to come up with and read the hypothetical questions. You read aloud the first question, which is a crazy hypothetical scenario involving a Grinch. After you read it out loud, the room is silent. The Grinch looks like he’s pondering something. Eventually, the Grinch says, “nah, don’t like that one. Next.” You go ahead and read your next hypothetical, which also has a silly scenario involving the Grinch, to which the Grinch stands up and says “oh, yeah, I get it, you’re a real fucking cool guy you know that?” And storms off. All of your friends are super concerned and ask why you were so rude to the Grinch. What do you do?

HolyBlasphemy

You are granted virtuoso level skill in the instrument of your choice. However, to retain your newfound musical prowess, you must join The Mean Ones, a 4-piece hardcore punk band that exclusively performs Grinch cover songs in suffocating Jim Carey-style Grinch outfits. While you can play in private settings without issue, any attempt you make to perform in public or record yourself without the band results in nothing but ear-bleeding static. The rest of the band is receptive to changing their sound and image, but they are all stubborn about it and it will take years of frustrating discussions to convince them to fully abandon the Grinch angle. If the band breaks up, if you quit the band, or if you are kicked out of the band, you will immediately lose your musical skills and have to start over from a beginner level. Do you rock the boat and risk losing your musical blessing by challenging the status quo of the band for the sake of your artistic expression? Or do you accept your fate as a punk Grinch to secure your new talent and easily impress friends, family, and acquaintances for the rest of your life?

GREYFOX!!!!!

Ok you can go back in time and bring one object to show the people of that time. What object do you bring and what time period do you choose. Also the Grinch is there to I guess.

Kate Huss

The Duck Tales Inheritance You've lived in Duckburg for several years now. One day, you are invited to the will reading for Scrooge McDuck, who has recently passed, and the whole city is in mourning. You've never met Scrooge McDuck, but you go to the will reading out of respect. There, you find that Scrooge McDuck has left you one million dollars. Huey, Dewey, and Louie are livid, and believe the money should have gone to them. They each inherited a larger share of the estate than you - they are just mad that one million dollars is going to a stranger, and they seem incredibly suspicious of you. Donald Duck, however, is cool, and tells you that Uncle Scrooge wanted you to have it. You've never met Scrooge McDuck and you have no idea why he left you this money. You are the only beneficiary in the will who did not know Scrooge McDuck personally. What do you do? Do you take the money? How, if at all, do you attempt to smooth things over with the Duck family?

Helena Jay

You’re planning a wedding with your partner of many years. During the planning calls with your vendors, you start to realize that your partner is subtly trying to make the wedding grinch themed. They’re suggesting that the floral arrangements include “found” flowers, vegetables, and garbage. They want the colors to be lime (perhaps grinch) green and red. They’re planning on wearing gloves that come to long points just like the grinch’s hands. The officiant they’ve picked out is really grumpy and, in the right light, has a grinchish look to him. Your partner has never mentioned liking the grinch before. You’ve seen the movie together, but they didn’t seem that into it at the time. Do you confront your partner about your suspicions? Or do you simply let them plan a secretly grinchalicious wedding?

Extremely High Elf

Would you rather been in a Disneyland that's completely empty except for you and a single worker who seems to be everywhere all the time and he refuses to acknowledge anything off about the day or An abandoned but harmless seeming amusement park with barely working animatronics and the rides will run randomly. Which would you pick?

Rae Weiss

You have 100 pulled pork sandwiches in front of you. They all look and taste identical. One of them is human meat (or, Jake, if you prefer, Grinch meat). For $100, how many do you eat?

ChromaticMars

Hey gang! Take a gander at this quandary: You and your bestfriend Keith (keep in mind Keith is the most solid dude you've ever met) are on a road trip to Vegas. You're currently the one driving your car through the middle of the Mojave desert. Then there you see him a hitch hiker wearing a full Jim Carrey grinch costume, Hell it could even be the real Grinch himself, in 100+ heat. On top of that he's wearing a blinding sequin Show Girl costume and holding a sign that says "Vaygus or Bust." Kieth your best bud suggests picking up the Grinch because it'll give you guys "that road-trip magic" You tell Kieth calmly "Kieth if we don't get to Vegas as soon as possible l'll miss seeing Cris Angel Mind Freak (it's your dream to watch him and you won the tickets in a contest) Kieth gets really quiet as you continue driving in silence, once the Grinch is completely out of sight in the rear view mirror you see a tiny sparkling green spot standing in the middle of the road in front of you. You see him, it's the same exact Grinch in the same costume holding the same sign, Kieth calm as ever says "come on man, don't be a turd, pick him up". Once you get closer to the Grinch standing in the road he comes up to your side of the car and says "Don’t be a turd, let me drive this puppy” and hits the roof of the car pretty hard. Do you let the grinch drive your car the rest of the way to Vegas or do you continue on without him to make it to the Cris Angel Mind Freak show on time?

Adam Kepper

Something Grinch related.

Courtney F.

Wait, wrong special ep content. Idk, I stand by it.

KoboldB0i

If mushrooms can emit bio-electric signals that can be picked up on, do you think you can hear it scream when you eat them?

Nick Gamber

I don’t have anything creative but I really need it to be entirely loaded with more Grinch but also gen x Stitch

LeCurve52

Ok, do you take this deal. One person in your life is replaced by the Grinch, but you don’t know who. The Grinch is given a remarkably accurate costume and a dossier of intel on who they replaced, but they’re still just the Grinch playing a role. The Grinch will have 3 years to successfully steal your Christmas, and if he does, then you must replace him as the new Grinch (the Santa Clause style). If you manage to discover and stop the Grinch, you become a real life wizard. Do you accept the challenge?

It’s ya BOI

Hypothetically, could Jake & Caldwell (#strongcaldwelltheory) take on Tucker on a 2 v 1 cage match? Or is the power of Jill's love fueling Tucker to be invincible? I'd add Murph to the mix, but I feel like he would just slow the other 2 down.

Tori the Tungsten Dragoose, Murph Malds Madly

It's a normal day in the 'Tudio when Murph gets up and excuses himself to use the bathroom. After being gone for a concerning amount of time, he returns in a period accurate 1970s US Navy officer's dress whites, with a high and tight haircut that has clearly been hastily bleached, and dyed gray. He now insists on being called "Admiral Murphy". When asked about it, he simply says "What's with the third degree? I just thought I'd try out a new look. I thought it would be alright with you guys, but clearly you have a problem with experimentation." Roll perception (All roll with +4. Murph, pretend you're a cat, or something.): DC 10 Murph's eyes are a slightly darker DC 15 Murph sounds a bit more Jersey DC 20 Distant muffled speech is audible The muffled speech will be impossible to miss if anyone enters the bathroom Murph came from, but entry will be strongly discouraged by Admiral Murphy. The source of the noise is a bound and gagged Murph, hidden in the bathroom. If asked, both insist they are the real Brian Murphy. But only Admiral Murphy has specific knowledge of Murph's life only he would know. Restrained Murphy claims his lack of knowledge is temporary, and was caused by head trauma from Admiral Murphy when he struck him on the head with the toilet tank lid. But past that, neither Murph is at all hostile, or mean spirited. Do you try to figure out who the real Murph is, or are you guys cool with suddenly having two Murphs? And if you decide to get to the bottom of it, what do you do with the impostor?

Kate Huss

The Competitive Eating Conundrum You've trained for weeks for a competitive eating contest with a ten-thousand dollar prize, and you've told all your friends and family about how you've been training for it, and many of them have said they are going come watch the contest to support you. When you arrive at the contest, you are surprised to see that the other two competitors are Shaggy and Scooby Doo. You feel like you don't stand a chance at winning against them, but Shaggy winks at you and whispers, "We'll split the prize money with you if you throw the contest." What do you do? Do you throw the contest for Shaggy and Scooby? Or, do you try to win, because, if they are asking you to throw, maybe Shaggy and Scooby aren't that good after all?

Hayle Heather - Muskeg Monster

Imagine. You are in the market for a house - your real estate agent is showing you a house in the perfect neighbourhood for a fantastic price. She is touring the house when you come to a door at the back of the house. You go to open the door but it is locked. Your real estate agent says, “Oh that’s where John Leguizamo lives”. She says he is included with the house, no exceptions. You will never see him outside of the room, he is just there. You will not notice him except when he is laughing watching youtube shorts. Do you buy the house?

shysparrows

Your family decides one day to go play mini golf. You arrive at your local place to find that they are running a contest for free ice cream for a year. Once you get your clubs and balls, you go to the first hole and see that everyone else on the course is a professional golfer. They all have cameras and reporters around, narrating all their moves, as if on a regular golf course. You had no idea this was happening, but they all look surprisingly serious about winning the ice cream. Since you already paid, do you stay and play as normal, or do you cut your losses and leave. Note, much like a regular tournament, everyone is silent except for the narrators, so any sort of noise you make will be heavily judged.

Riley Wesson

You have a rich, eccentric aunt that you’ve been close with your entire life. Upon her passing, you come to learn her wealth is far greater than you imagined, culminating in a grand total of 100 billion dollars. As her favorite niece/nephew, she has left you the entire inheritance on one condition. Your aunt was also the world’s biggest Austin Powers fan, and as such requests that after accepting her inheritance, any time you make any purchase of any kind and someone gives you the total you owe, you must say “What about 100 billion dollars?” In your best Dr. Evil impression. This also applies to online or automated purchases, any time money is requested of you, you must ask the question and do the little thing with your pinky against your mouth. Do you accept your aunt’s insane fortune?

Tori the Tungsten Dragoose, Murph Malds Madly

It's Christmas Day in Whoville, and you're enjoying a lovely feast with your family, and the Grinch. After he inexplicably saved Christmas, it only seemed right to invite him to enjoy the day. But then it hits you like age 40 hit Cinnamon. The Grinch's originally terrible demeanor changing to sudden and exuberant support of Christmas could be explained by microcardia, and then a cardiac event during the period of exertion trying to push the sleigh. As the greatest cardiac surgeon Whoville has ever seen, you feel obligated to help this strange furry green man. You rush the Grinch to Whoville memorial hospital for an emergency series of tests where your worst fears are confirmed. Without a heart transplant within 48 hours, the Grinch will die. The odds of finding a matching donor heart within this time period are astronomically low. You tell your wife, the hospital's Chief of Medicine, the grim news. To which she responds, "If it were me, I would want to know. But the odds of saving him are so low, and he's finally truly happy. Maybe it's best to let him go with a smile on his face." While you're considering whether or not to let the Grinch die happy and ignorant, you hear a comically loud "WHOOPSIE DAISY" from outside. Almost immediately after, you see a furry green man with accents of grey swing to his death from a string of Christmas lights he seemed to be attempting to steal from the hospital. ID found on the body is that of one Damien Grunch, the Grinch's father. Testing concludes that the Grinch's father is indeed a match for a heart transplant, and had a healthy heart. One problem: He wasn't an organ donor. Do you steal his father's heart, saving the Grinch, but returning him to his Grinchy self? Or do you let the Grinch pass, unaware he ever could have survived, but still knowing true joy?

Nick Lerche

Hypothetically, if y'all were to do Spell Check would it be it's own post or just a bonus game during DND court?

Denver Studebaker

You and your sibling are visiting your uncle on his death bed, you’ve known this day was coming for months and he specifically requested the two of you visit him with no one else accompanying you. When you arrive at hospice he asks that his nurses leave the room to have a private moment with you two. The 3 of you share stories and reminisce on your lives together. As time goes on you can’t help but notice that your uncles skin is beginning to turn green, and tufts of green hair are growing all over his body. At first you ignore it, not wanting to spoil your final moments with him, but eventually it covers his body to the point that you simply can’t ignore it. When asked your uncle sighs and says, “we’ve kept this hidden from you two all your lives, but our family is cursed. One of us is forced to be the grinch and steal Christmas from children all over the world. If one of us doesn’t take on this role, everyone we know and love slowly turns into grinch like monsters and eventually dies. The curse is taking over my body and I will soon perish, I need to choose my successor. This role is not for the faint of heart, I need to see each of you perform a great act of deceit so I know which one will be able to handle the role better.” At this point he pulls out a green chaos emerald and presents it to you before saying, “but you gotta go fast, I’m about to die.” What do you do?

thatoneguy

I'm just gonna hit you guys with a classic. Would you rather fight a chicken to the death any time you sit in the driver's seat of a vehicle OR fight an Orangutan with a sword to death at a random time once a year Opa Crash style?

Frederick Schemel

You have been invited to a two week long vacation, all expenses paid for by the organizer and given the most expensive accommodations there are. You will sail all around the Caribbean and get the best food of your life, there’s only one catch all of your clothes will have Grinchlike hair dangling off of it for the whole vacation. This hair is on the inside and outside of your clothes and cannot be removed. Do you embark on the vacation of a life time or simply sit at home like a Grinch?

Brogan

You are attending a high school basketball game with a close friend/significant other sitting next to you. Your companion has a relative that is playing, and their team has hit some hardships this past year, and haven’t won a game yet this season. Halfway through the game, one of the players on the opposing team gets seriously injured, and the announcers say that they have to forfeit the match, unless someone from the audience comes and plays. They offer a 10 000$ reward for playing, but you cannot purposely play bad, you must play to your ability in basketball. If your team wins, the other team (with your significant others relative playing on it) would be kicked out of the league for too many losses, and if your team wins, every player will instantly receive a basketball scholarship. Do you join the game?

ImmortalCrow786

Your dominant hand becomes a grinch arm that has master level skill in any one thing however, whenever it is not actively doing said skill it is trying to kill or maim you

Denali Smith

You are given a magic lamp from your deceased great aunt. After accidentally rubbing the lamp one day a genie who is wearing a very lifelike grinch costume or hell… might even be the grinch himself appears before you and announces. “Your wishes three I will grant I guess” what are you wishing for and are you wishing for anything at all?

Cheese of the Lake

You are a potter who teaches classes at a local art center. Someone who has not taken a class from you approaches you with a request to do a private lesson at their house for a lot of money. They’ll even give you free lunch with homemade pizzas and homemade wine. You agree, it’s a dream come true! You can quit your job and pursue your art full time. However, after agreeing they give you their address and it’s in a remote part of your town. Then they joke about murdering you and throwing your body off a cliff they have behind their house. What do you do?

Arctic Starhunt

What happens when Balnor runs out of Budheavies and there is not a single store in stock?!?!?

Nick Neverman

You and your best friends are out on a camping trip. Everything is going well, the tents are set up, there’s enough food for everyone and everybody is comfortable. In the middle of the night someone says they’re going to the bathroom and after several minutes, they return with a shocked expression. They approach your tent and say “uhh hey, I think I just saw your aunts and the grinch doing some sort of ritualistic dance around a large bonfire?” You follow your friend and discover what they said is true. Your three aunts and the grinch are dancing rhythmically around a fire, paying no attention to anything around them. What do you do?

Lady Nishi

What if instead of the Jake and Caldwell playing dnd it would be their wives! If so which kind of character would they play as ? Would you think they’ll be better than you?

Please help me I’ve fallen and I might get up

You find yourself awaking from a coma in an empty hospital room to find out. OH NO it’s a zombie apocalypse opa walking dead style… as you venture growing lonely and beginning to believe you are the last one left you come across a Man/Woman in a Jim Carey’s the Grinch costume or hell maybe even the grinch themself. After journeying together and finding no other living person. Would you repopulate the world with Grinchpoles! PS love the show PSPS just kidding I lied

Jackson

Your uncle, who if often found in a grinch costume, transports you into the woods with nothing but a survival knife. You then have 12 hours to prepare to fight a giraffe. After the 12 hours you and anything you have prepared are again transported to an open field with a single large tree in the middle. The giraffe is immediately hostile and peace cannot be made with it. Given 100 attempts, how many times do you think you could defeat the giraffe. Me and my friend have argued many times over this topic. I maintain I could defeat it a statistically significant number of times (>5%) and he thinks that is crazy.

Scoutmaster Denny

Everything in your life is taken care of. You are set up with a nice house car and perfect job. You’ll never need for anything again. In order to keep that, you have to sleep next to the grinch every night. In can be any bed or space but he does have to be there. If you leave the bed he will follow you and lay down wherever you do. I’m the mornings he is always gone but he shows up right as you get sleepy. Do you take the deal?

Luke Polito

You and your partner are on a cross country road trip. You have been planning it all year and couldn't be more excited, but your schedule is pretty tight and any deviation from your plan will mean missing the final event, which is the whole reason you are on this trip. 3 days in, on the side of the highway you see a broken down car and a man trying to change a tire. Well, not a man, per se. A man in a Grinch costume (or, perhaps, the Grinch himself). He waves you down and your partner encourages you to pull over to help. You do. The Grinch thanks you and asks if you'd take him to his destination, it's only a couple hours out of your way. He reaches into the back seat and pulls out two duffel bags full of cash. Millions perhaps? He says one of the bags is yours if you give him a lift. Do you take the Grinch's millions at the expense of your perfect road trip?

frogwithhumanhands

This is a question my sister posed to me: If one of your loved ones died and one of their last requests was that you took some of their cells and had a lab-grown steak made from their cells and then eat the steak, would you eat it? Would you honor their last wish?

Maia

You are having marital issues. Your relationship has always been strong, but recently its gotten to the point where a seperation is being considered. Your spouse urges you to attend marriage counseling with them as a “last chance to fix things”. Your partner chose the counselour, citing that many of their friends had reccomended them to them. To your suprise, when you show up to the meeting, your counselour is dressed up like Sebulba of star wars fame. It’s extremely realistic and he stays in character the entire time, and he provides what seems to be sound advice for your marriage, but he tells it to you while rubbing his feet together and in the character voice. Your spouse seems hesitant to follow it, though they have no reaction to the Sebulba getup and seem to think its just some new form of therapy. Do you follow the advice?

Ricky the Moist

Ricky the Moist here, now get this: You wake up one day and find yourself body swapped with Danny Devito. In the midst of your confusion and being in (what I assume) Danny’s really nice home the grinch shows up saying he knows you aren’t really Danny and that he can get you switched back at a cost. A nice seafood dinner and once you get back in your own body you have to tell everyone you meet you got grinched. It is unclear whether the Grinch is directly involved with the body swap to begin with. Do you go through with it? Do you trust the Grinch?

Cam The Spooky Frog Man, William Schitz Cousin

You are walking down the street one night when a man dressed in an impeccable suit stops you. He offers you a deal of a lifetime. You and 3 friends can live inside a pre-made home for a year with either Sonic, Fred Flintstone, donkey Kong or the grinch. And if you successfully live there for a year you each get 1 million dollars. Are you taking the deal and who would you live with?

thiswayjose

Say you’re renowned comedians who decided to start another dungeons and dragons podcast, and you did really well. So well, in fact, that your favorite Youtube Yoga Instructor, Adriene from Yoga with Adriene, wanted to be a guest on your podcast for a one shot in the feywild with some Hot Boys of Summer! On your first day of recording, Emily is all set up and raring to go, but Adriene is a little bit late; you call her and she says there’s been an accident, but she’ll be there in 5 minutes. 5 minutes pass and a person in a Grinch costume, or maybe the Grinch themself, shows up at the Two-dio with a dice bag and a yoga mat. They say, in a hoarse voice, “Hey! It’s Adriene, I don’t want to talk about the accident, let’s just play”. Murph, on the verge of a classic Murph Phreak Out, asks the Grinch about the costume, and they say “I don’t really want to talk about the incident, let’s just play”. Do you continue to pry or let it go?

Diarmuid Burke

It's the Royal Rumble. Four contenders remain: you, John Cena, your current husband (whichever wrestler Murph would prefer) and your ex-husband (the grinch). Your current husband and ex-husband are scrapping on the apron, right next to you. You could kick then both off, but then would leave yourself facing (a) a messy divorce and (b) a one on one scenario with big match John. You could also help your husband remove the grinch from the picture and take on the GOAT together - and then work things out between you two. The time is now, what do you do?

Dr. Thrust

My favorite question on a first date: Roughly 1000 1st graders are attacking you. They have no weapons. You have no weapons* They attack in small waves about 5-6 kids at a time. But the waves are constant. How many 1st graders can you take out before they overcome you. *you can use the children as weapons **if it makes you feel better you can pretend the kids have cooties

campbell denning

whoops! it's midnight, and you let a dang coyote into your basement (again) and lost the dang key, locking yourself into the basement with the coyote (again). you know there's a spare key hidden in the fake rock outside, but you're unable to fit through the windows, and your partner works third shift, so they won't be home for a few hours. luckily, someone's walking by your house! as they get closer, you can make out some details: they're wearing an extremely realistic grinch costume; hell, it may be the grinch himself. do you call out, beseeching the passing grinch for aid? or do you fear his trickery more than the wiles of the coyote in your basement?

Meapyboy1234567

Complete full credit goes to u/spectrallibrarian on the subreddit they spent like 40 minutes coming up with this and i want more people to see it You've finally gotten a spot in a really popular hot yoga class and it's totally full. Your friends who have taken the class say that it's lifechanging. You've been on the waitlist for a year, and spent a considerable amount of money for this class, and if you miss a session, you lose your spot and have to get back on the waitlist. The first session is amazing, life affirming, and, frankly, magical. You feel better than you ever have, and can't wait for next week's session. The second week you go, however, the spot next to you is taken by a guy in a hyper-realistic Jim Carey style Grinch costume, or, hell, it might be the real Grinch, it's that good. The studio has a strict no-filming policy and is very rigorous about making sure that no cell phones are brought in, so you can be pretty certain that this isn't for a TikTok prank. Right before the class is about to begin, the Grinch locks eyes with you and whispers in your ear quietly enough that only you can hear, "I just housed 3 Taco Bell bean burritos," and winks at you. As you look closely, you can see a little bit of refried beans stuck to his green Grinch fur. There is nowhere else to go in the class, and the instructor is closing her water bottle and about to start the class. If you leave now, you'll be put back on the end of the waitlist and who knows how long it'll be before you can return to this class. If you stay, you know that this Grinch is going to hotbox the whole room. What do you do? (The dude answers a question about what is he exactly wearing and how is the yoga instructor in the replies. He's wearing workout gear, but it's like, an '80s aerobics leotard and sweatbands. The yoga teacher regards him like any other person taking the class, like it's completely normal.)

uudd

You and your uncle were given free cruise tickets on the Mediterranean. This has been a dream for the both of you for as long as you can remember. The catch, the captain is long time wrestler John Cena who is trying to cut a promo on the ship. He will be driving the whole time and over the PA will be trying a new catch phrase "you're getting shipped out" to an almost obnoxious degree. The rest of the trip will be the same, stop at cities, visit important sites, ect. Do you go?

James W

You are given 10 billion dollars to create a video game, the video game can be any genre you choose, the plot can be whatever you wish, and the game will be created exactly to your liking. Unfortunately, your investor does have one requirement, your video game must star Jim Carrey's Grinch from the masterpiece How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) as the main character. You can use as much or as little of the money to create the game as you wish but any money not used will disappear, and you can't pocket money in any way, you will only earn money from sales. What video game are you making?

Korigan Hoyt

Let's say you're waiting in line for something youve wanted to try for months, you're next in line when suddenly a man in a Grinch costume taps you on the shoulder and aks if he and his 4 Grinch costume clad children can cut in front of you. But you just heard the cashier say they're only five of the item you've been waiting for left. What do you do?

Zak

You and three friends from your D&D group spent your entire life savings on a dream of yours you’ve had, a burlesque show featuring an all avian cast aptly named “Birdlesque”. It’s been years of planning and hard work most of which involved training the birds to perform but your dream is finally coming to fruition. It is opening night to a packed theater and everyone is dressed to the nines. There will be reviewers in the audience and if it goes well, there’s a possibility that your show could end up with a Broadway run at least you hope so. As the lights dim and the curtains left, you expect the show to begin, but to your surprise somebody in a Jim Carrey grinch costume that’s so realistic you even wonder if it could be the real grinch emerges wearing a bird costume and begins to perform the choreography perfectly by himself. You and your D&D friends are mortified and just when you’re about to get up and stop the show you turn to see the audience absolutely loving it. During intermission, you and your cohost run back stage and confront the Grinch who only responds. Don’t worry I got you guys they’re gonna love the finale. You know that so far the entire audience has been absolutely enthralled, but you don’t know what happened to all those birds that you spent years training. You also don’t know if you should continue to support this considering this wasn’t your groups vision. All you know, is that the man in the Grinch costume or who knows even the real Grinch is adamant that the finale will bring down the house and that he’s got your back. He also insists that, “He really needs this win.” And appears very sincere. Do you allow him to continue performing or do you stop the charade or some other third option?

Keanu DRAMAFACE

To get on the show you gotta say the phrase that slays “ummmm let me bag that” here’s the scenario: It’s 3 am on a Tuesday and you’re in a nearly deserted NY subway station waiting for your ride. Without you noticing, a man in a suit approaches you holding a very full plastic grocery bag. He begs you to hold onto his bag while he goes to use the restroom and says he will be right back. You relent and he hands the bag to you. This is when you discover the bag is full of loose lukewarm egg drop soup. The man says “don’t let anyone have the soup” before running towards the nearest restroom. Nearly 30 seconds after that moment, while you’re still trying to understand what’s wrong, you feel a tap on your shoulder. Behind you is someone in an immaculate Jim Carrey grinch outfit, or, hell, it could be the real deal it’s so realistic. He is holding a small bowl and ladle and asks if he can “spot a few sips”. If you tell the grinch the man said no, ask him any questions to see if he’s starving or something, all the grinch says is something to the accord of “come oooon man, it’s just a bit of soup”. You have no idea how long the man is going to take. Do you give the grinch some soup?

OopsHotdog

While browsing the DVD bargain bin at an old school video store, you run your hand across a copy of the first season of Full House. A small genie emerges and offers you a modest upper-middle class family home in a reasonable location of your choosing, all utilities paid. The only catch is that the history of the show Full House will be changed to where you are credited as the much-hated Uncle/Aunt Jordan who everyone blames for the decline and eventual canceling of the show. Do you take the free house?

The-Good-Ending

You go to your uncles house, you have not seen him in years and your family has a strained relationship with him, the problems started a few thanksgivings ago when your uncle ate all of the cheese on a very expensive charcuterie board your father made. Ever since all your uncle talks about is cheese. You visit him hoping to heal some old wounds, in your texts with him he has said that he has changed in his ways. But when you arrive you find that every entrance to the house is blocked by a comically large piece of cheese, every window, every door. Infront of the front door there is a note written in cheese wiz that says “to prove you truely want to reconnect with me, do what I did, eat the cheese” do you eat your way into your uncles home and heart? Or do you leave?

Jaybird

You receive a letter from a secret admirer. It piques your interest and you write back to the PO Box mentioned in the letter. You correspond for a few weeks, bonding and getting to know each other, and eventually you decide to meet. You'll both show up to the restaurant with a rose in your lapel. The night arrives. You're right on time and peak in the window and see Bowser, King of the Koopa Clan with, you guessed it, a rose in his lapel. What do you do?

Bugbear OrMiss

For as long as youve lived, youve been deeply in love with the Grinch. This crush of yours has gotten so deep to the point that you had a whole mock wedding in your basement and bought yourself a ring to show your true feelings. You had a wonderful recent years with your imaginary husband, and often you like to treat yourself with gifts or a nice a homecooked meal and pretend like it is the Grinch doing it for you. Cut to current day, a mysterious portal opens and the Grinch, himself, arrives and tells you that he is going to be crashing at your place for the next year. You of course say yes, and he arrived just in time for dinner! But oh no, he compliments your cooking and you slip and say that actually it was your husband who made it... He sees the ring on your finger and youve now told him you have a husband who just cooked this piping hot meal. Do you confess your secret obsession with the Grinch to his face, or try to find some lie that will stick for the next year??

AnonymousDM

You come home from a trip one day to see your spouse sitting across the table from — you. A perfect clone of you, that is just as shocked to see you as you are to see it! While you’re quickly able to prove that you’re the original, the clone has your exact memories up until about a couple days ago, and believed itself to be the original while it’s been living your life. Do you (A) kill the clone (B) accept that the clone is a conscious person that loves what you love and agree to let them share in some aspects of your life (C) let the clone live but they have to go live somewhere else

Pamphleteer

Ok. Imagine you are on break and ripping cigs down in the very isolated smoking area at your catering gig for the day. You are trying to be quick because you know you have to walk all the way around the building to get back in. Suddenly, a locked door next to you opens, and a person wearing the same catering uniform as you says you can just come in the back way. After you enter the door, the person says, oh, but you do need to put on this Grinch costume to get through because there is another event going on. Do you accept, or do you go back and walk alllll the way around to go back in the right way?

Rew Denneno

You head to a house warming party for your oldest friend, Jack. You two are incredibly close but live far away and have been keeping in touch via phone calls every day for the past few years since he moved states. He flies you out to see him, join his house party and meet all the new friends he’s made. While you’re helping him set up, he’s scrolling on his phone before shouting “FUCK, (Y/N), FUCKING KING JOBE THE CHEEESELORD IS COMING”. He has never talked to you about King Jobe before, and explains the two accidentally became friends one time drunk at a party, and King Jobe very quickly became obsessive. However, apparently King Jobe does know about you. And he HATES you. He’s extremely jealous, and Jack explains he’s been lying to Jobe about your friendship and claims the two of you have stopped talking. Here’s where the cheese part comes in. King Jobe is a cheese lord who owns many expensive cheese production facilities in Jacks local area. He brings it everywhere and it smells disgusting, it’s the most rancid cheese ever. Jack explains to you he has to pretend you aren’t his friend anymore and that you showed up uninvited, or King Jobe will have a panic attack, and start throwing smelly cheese everywhere and munching on it to calm down. Jack is freaking out and says if u don’t follow this extreme plan it will ruin the party, your fake breakup would be much less damaging to his social life than a king Jobe freak out moment. The doorbell rings and it’s king jobe, he’s here early, 2 minutes before the party starts. Only a few other people are there. What do you do? OPTIONAL: the grinch is also at the party. You can hang with him if you want.

E.Go

You are in a college classroom, eagerly waiting for your lecture to start. By that, I mean, you have your writing utensils, books, notes whatever set out neatly around you—but the lecturer isn't here yet. You are sitting in the centre of the first row. It's almost 15 minutes, and, dejected, you start packing things up, thinking your lecturer had an emergency. As you sling your bag across your shoulder and turn towards the door to leave, the Grinch enters the classroom in your lecturer's attire—perfectly replicated (clothes upon the fur)—makes eye contact with you, and looks disappointedly at you. What do you do?

Nolan Mackinnon

You are given the power to tell whenever someone is lying, however at any social gathering you have to have a full Luigi costume on fake mustache and all. When greeting people you must introduce yourself as Luigi, if asked why your dressed as Luigi you have to answer "because Mario was taken" or "it's a living". When you leave you must announce "driplessly yours, Luigi" do you take the deal?

Pedro De Oliveira

You are at your loved one’s little cousin’s recital. You are sitting with your s/o, your uncle (yours and not your partner’s because you two are really close), and their uncle. Halfway through the recital there is a 15min break. A man from backstage dressed in a grinch costume approaches you with a solo cup full of bright green bubbling liquid. The cup is fully plastic wrapped and it comes with a straw. He only addresses YOU, hands you the cup and says “when i give you the signal, chug it.” And walks away. As you watch, he goes backstage and is barred by a teacher. He then sneaks to the side of the stage after it starts and is staring you down the whole time. As the song comes to a climax, he points at you and screams at the too of his lungs “NOW”. What do you do? Besides barring him from the backstage, the staff doesnt stop him or interact with him in any way out of the norm

Braxton Robinson

You are making lunch in your kitchen one day when Sebulba appears next to you. He offers you a deal using magical powers. For the rest of your life every sandwich you make will be the perfect sandwich. No matter who is eating it, or what ingredients(as long as they are regular sandwich ingredients) you use its the best sandwich they have ever had. But you must have a Padawan braid haircut for the rest of your life. Any attempt to change it or style it differently will magically fail. Do you take his offer?

Morgan

You’re gathering at a friend/coworkers house to record an episode of your dungeons and dragons themed podcast. Let’s call it Not Another DnD Podcast. You show up with your notes and sheet excited to play, but when you enter the room you’re surprised to find where your friend normally sits there seems to be a skinny little kid wearing ill fitting early 2000s clothes. Before you can ask who this kid is or how they got here, they say with a squeaky voice “yeah it’s me the real Brian Murphy, I forgot I made a wish when I was a kid to switch places with my older self for just one day, and it turns out it was today. But Future Brian filled me in on what he had planned, and I really think I can run a good session”. There is no time to delay the recording session and still get the episode out on time, and you really don’t want to disappoint your fans. Do you trust Young Brian to run an episode of NADDPOD?

Adam!!!!!

you have just given birth to a child. the child comes out green and grinchly. your spouse says "i am not taking care of a grinch baby. we're getting rid of it or im getting a divorce" however, you had a premonition the previous night with the grinch that is your baby all grown up. he's completely normal, and loves you. he doesn't act like the grinch. he's famous and lets you live a comfortable lifestyle not having to work. do you keep the baby?

Beano Nintendo

You arrive home from the store one day and notice your pet (or a pet that you lived with in the past that is currently alive for this scenario) convulsing. Concerned, you turn your attention to it and witness it undergo a Sailor Moon style transformation sequence emerging as the hottest person you’ve ever seen. The newly hot pet starts flirting with you. If you have a partner, they will have witnessed the same event and send a discrete text saying “Look, I get it. Do whatever you want with them.” (Note: Emily and Murph’s scenarios take place in separate timelines.) You notice that, even in this hot person state, the pet is still convulsing a bit as if unstable. Do you flirt back? How far will you take this?

Gumbercules

It's a normal day at your favorite Grinch-themed restaurant, and you're ready for your favorite meal. But when the waiter comes to your table, they're not dressed as the grinch. Instead, you're greeted by someone wearing an impeccable Russell Brand costume. Hell, it might even be Russell Brand himself. Do you go full grinch and complain to the manager, or do you just continue with your meal, knowing Russell Brand probably won't put his non-green, not-as-hairy finger in your food?

Noah Ramirez

scenario: your lover asks you to clean out the hair in the shower drain. you, being a giver both on the chore wheel and in the bedroom, grab the snake and get on your knees. you start to snake the drain and pull out what seems to be bright green hair. this is confusing of course. but before you can think it through, you are struck the knowledge that if you pull the rest of the green hair out of the drain, it will reform and become, you guessed it, the grinch. where did this knowledge come from? that’s right, the christian god herself. god speaks to you saying that your shower drain is acting as an extra dimensional prison for the green meanie. like a genie’s lamp but under your tub. you hesitate, but then you remember the wishes of your lover. what do you do?

Josh M

You've finally gotten a spot in a really popular hot yoga class and it's totally full. Your friends who have taken the class say that it's lifechanging. You've been on the waitlist for a year, and spent a considerable amount of money for this class, and if you miss a session, you lose your spot and have to get back on the waitlist. The first session is amazing, life affirming, and, frankly, magical. You feel better than you ever have, and can't wait for the next session. The second time you go, however, the spot next to you is taken by a guy in a hyper-realistic Jim Carey style Grinch costume, or, hell, it might be the real Grinch, it's that good. The studio has a strict no-filming policy and is very rigorous about making sure that no cell phones are brought in, so you can be pretty certain that this isn't for a TikTok prank. Right before the class is about to begin, the Grinch locks eyes with you and whispers in your ear quietly enough that only you can hear, "I just housed 3 Taco Bell bean burritos," and winks at you. As you look closely, you can see a little bit of refried beans stuck to his green Grinch fur. There is nowhere else to go in the class, and the instructor is closing her water bottle and about to start the class. If you leave now, you'll be put back on the end of the waitlist and who knows how long it'll be before you can return to this class. If you stay, you know that this Grinch is going to hotbox the whole room. What do you do?

Azn

You are going to be the first human being to set foot on Mars. You are alone outside the lander, with another two people up in orbit for you to fly back to afterwards. Before you, sitting like Dr. Manhattan, is you-know-who. He steps up to you, commanding you to never tell anyone about his presence, otherwise he will kill you. Without you knowing what is happening, he puts a hand to your head and reads your future. Does he see you telling NASA, or anyone, about the Grinch, or does he see you staying silent for the rest of your life?

Brian Yee

You got VIP tickets to see Criss Angel Mind Freak, which included meeting him backstage before the show. When you meet Mr. Angel backstage, he asks if you want a special mind freak-ment before the show. He senses your excitement and tells what he will do: For the rest of your life, you won't have to sleep ever again. You get physically tired from physical activities still, but you don't feel any tiredness for slumber. However, once a month at any random moment in time, you will levitate from your current position 10 feet up for 10 seconds before falling back down. Do you accept?

xatlern

You get struck by lightning. You wake up in the hospital, surrounded by your friends and family. You don't know how long it's been, but you're very disoriented. You feel overheated and claustrophobic. You get up and stumble into the bathroom. You look into the mirror to find the Grinch staring back at you. You're definitely still on the good painkillers, and you can't tell if this is a very high quality costume or if you're just the Grinch now. You try to ask your friends and family what's going on, and they insist this is what you've always looked like, but there's a look in their eyes...they look scared, but you don't know of what. What do you do?

djentslut

Imagine this. You’ve just sat down to meet Anthony, a cute 34 year old man, that you just matched with on Hinge. He offered to take you to dinner, so here you are: at a little place called Mangia’s. Conversation is flowing as easily as the wine, and oh boy the wine is flowing. Suddenly, two loud gunshots echo through the restaurant as Anthony’s head explodes. From out of nowhere, Gex sprints to your table, holding a smoking gun and shouts “Quick Y/N! There’s no time to explain, that man was sent to assassinate you.” Then, as if he can’t stop himself, he adopts a Schwarzenegger accent and says, “Come with me if you want to live.” But THEN, another gunshot cracks through the air, narrowly missing Gex. You turn around to see a man dressed in an impeccable Grinch costume, or hell, it could even be the Grinch himself holding another gun! “Y/N! Stop, Gex is a double agent! That man was supposed to protect you and he assassinated him! I’m here to rescue you!” says the Grinch. The Grinch and Gex are now aiming at each other, waiting for you to choose a side. What do you do?

Chip

You're at your young niece's birthday party at a public park enjoying a piece of birthday cake. You look up and see the Spiderman impersonator, that you were asked to hire as your gift, just kind of mulling about with a chunk of cake in his costumed hands. As he gets closer you notice two things: First, is that the chunk of cake has one of your mother's signature buttercream flowers on it. The next thing that you notice with 100% certainty this Spiderman impersonator is Daniel Day Lewis. If asked about the cake he will insist that he brought it from home. 20 minutes later you overhear him whisper to himself "It's almost Grinch'in time." and see him sneak off behind a tree returning with his Spiderman suit stretched out with clear tufts of Grinch hair prodding out. If you bring this up to other adults they will ask either "Why did you hire a Grinch impersonator" or "How much did you pay 'em? Well that explains it"

Galen Graham, Local Talent

Hello Grinch stans! You are approached by an individual in a Grinch costume (or hell, it’s so realistic it could be the Grinch himself), who offers you two pills. He explains that one will allow you to EAT anything in the world with no consequence, and the other will allow you to DRINK anything in the world with no consequence. In essence, your stomach becomes a perfect machine for either case. If you choose eating, you may consume any item in the world that could reasonably fit in your mouth and stomach, you leech out ANY valuable nutrients and are able to comfortably pass any leftover waste. You cannot become ill or afflicted in any way from whatever you eat. Everything you eat, will always taste good! Drinking follows the same rules, no ill effects, always perfect nutritional retention, and always delicious. For consumables you WANT to affect you i.e. booze, shrooms, etc, you always maintain the perfect level of inebriation, and can never overdo it. Which pill do you take, provided you trust this grinch? Note, in my humble opinion, anything you “eat” is anything you would chew even a little before swallowing— drinking to me implies a lack of chew.

King of Whales

You win a contest and are sent on an all expenses paid vacation to anywhere of your choosing. However the company who's providing the vacation has said that to be able to accept the winnings you must wear a Grinch costume for at least half the vacation and cause "Grinch based mischief" whatever that means. You are allowed a plus one but your not allowed to tell them why you are wearing the Grinch costume and nobody where your vacationing at will know that you will be doing this. if you don't wear the Grinch costume at least half the time and cause mischief than you have to pay for the vacation entirely out of pocket. Do you accept the vacation?

Katie P.

You're given the opportunity to have any power or ability you dream of but to obtain it, you turn into a worm. It's a permanent exchange. You can use a robot body oppa Earthworm Jim style, but you can't get your human body back. Do you Wife Worm it for power or say "No thank you?"

Kuzco's Poison

You’re walking in the woods. There’s no one around and your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye you see him, The Grinch. He says you need to work together to escape actual cannibal Shia LaBeouf. You’ve heard the song so you know how dangerous Shia is. You could never face Shia alone, but can you trust The Grinch not to betray you when death is on the line? What do you do?

VahnHouston

Hello Two Crew! A casual, but very level headed friend approaches you saying they want to try DMing a one shot for the first time, asking if you're interested. They say they've put a ton of work into building what they feel is a perfect scenario and is very excited. You agree and work out a time to go to their house to play. When you get there and knock on the door, they answer in full Jim Carey Grinch costume, acting in character and inviting you in. Do you let the Grinch DM for you?

Keirsty Holland

You and your friends score day passes to San Diego Comic Con. You are all very excited and decide, since there are six of you, that you will all cosplay as the avengers. You pick the Hulk and your friends are going to go as Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. You all spend weeks designing your outfits and coordinating together to make them as close to the first movie as possible. You all decide to meet at SDCC instead of riding together. You arrive outside, all ready to go in your Hulk cosplay, feeling confident and excited. You quickly find your friends, but to your horror, realize they've all changed their cosplays a bit and now are all dressed as the Grinch cosplaying as the Avengers. (I.e. your friend is the Grinch as Captain America). When you ask them why they did this, they respond "you got to be green and we were jealous". They seem really excited and start to head toward the doors. Do you go with them as the only non-Grinch Avenger?

Mae B

You wake up one morning in bed with your partner. You turn over to cuddle up to them and find that instead Sonic the Hedgehog is in your bed. Upon freaking out and waking up Sonic he begins insisting that he is not Sonic and is in fact your partner, and goes by your partners name. Sonic acts as if you are insane when you insist he is a blue furry hedgehog and not the person you went to sleep next to. The problem is everyone in your life agrees with Sonic. From your animals to your friends and family, they all think you are insane and that your partner is the same person they have always been. Your friends do not see a blue furred hedgehog. Your family does not see a blue furred hedgehog. Your pets treat your partner exactly the same as before. The hedgehog is insisting you call him by the same name as your partner and get offended when you don't treat him as your partner. What do you do?

Ariana

You are a perfectly normal person with your perfectly normal life. You go to bed, but when you wake up, you are all of a sudden standing center ice at the Winter Olympics as the leading (historically male) partner in a figure skating Paris team. The only information in your head that you didn’t have when you fell asleep is that you are responsible for throwing, catching, and lifting your partner in addition to jumps and spins. Your body is that of the original host, so you are an Olympic shape you are fit, and have a limited amount of muscle memory, but you do not have the skating skills in your head or knowledge of how to jump or spin. you don’t know your program, your music, your choreography, you don’t know your name and you don’t know your partners name. you’re standing in a position that would indicate an opening pose and your partner is facing you looking concerned. So, do you pretend to pass out, go unconscious, or escape the ice? Or, do you try to skate through this program that you don’t know anything about.

PWJ

You are contacted to play a new emotion in Inside Out 3 at a comparable rate of compensation to the other actors. However, that emotion is “Stupid”. If you try to point out that isn’t an emotion, the only response is “yeah, whatever.” When you try to do a voice for “Stupid”, you are told, “No, no, it needs to be more natural” again and again until it is just your normal speaking voice, which is considered perfect. Two months later, you are shown footage from the movie, and see that Stupid not only has your voice, but looks exactly like you, down to the clothing. You have one last chance to pull out, but you’ll have to give all your money back and have now lost months of your life for no reason. Do you pull out?

Morning Shift

You’re an astronaut, who’s been sent on a year long mission to set up the first colonization on the fourth rock from the Sun - Mars. After a nearly 3 year space flight to the surface of the orange rock, within the first month you find yourself stranded after a massive storm forced the rest of your crew to abscond from the dusty planet - oppa Matt Damon style. Eventually, finding your footing and gaining reconnection with NASA back home, they inform you that they have a plan to get you off of the planet within the next 6 months, and back home alive. After 6 months of hard, laborious work, filled with many close calls that may have ended your life, a starship unlike anything you’ve ever seen enters orbit, and lands on the surface. As the pod bay doors steam open, two figures emerge from the ship - two men who, under their space suits, are wearing full Grinch and Sebulba costumes - or hell, could even be The Grinch and Sebulba themselves (they look THAT good). Sebulba informs that he is the pilot, and will exclusively blast Nu Metal for 12 hours a day while flying, and the Grinch upon seeing you for the first time, immediately starts to comment about how sickly you look, and makes no intention that he will ever stop. NASA informs you that you could either get on the ship with them for the next 3 years and be back home, or wait an additional year for a new ship with your original crew to come back and pick you up. Do you board the ship with Grinch and Sebulba, condemning yourself to 3 years with them, or do you attempt to survive alone on Mars for another year, awaiting better transport?

ant the knee

You are in line at coffee shop. You have waited for about 2-3 minutes, and a line of people in front of you have ordered and some have gotten their drinks/food already. You are next in line when a woman comes in with a bright orange t-shirt that says in big black letters "I am allowed to cut the line at any coffee shop." She rushes to the front of the line, and the teenager at the register takes her order before yours. As she is ordering, an older man in the same T-Shirt rushes in and tries to cut you in line. If either in the shirt is questioned, they say that they bought the shirt for 500 dollars online and that it is legally binding and allows them to cut the line at select coffee shops in the United States. If you allow the man to cut you, as he orders another person will rush in in the same shirt and attempt to cut you as well. Other patrons in the store are wearing the same shirt, and the employees seem entirely ambivalent on who they serve next, it will always be the person in the front of the line. Are you letting anyone cut you, and if so at what number of people wearing this shirt are you getting fed up and not letting that person cut you?

mettakilla

Its an unbelievably hot day and your AC isnt working, but your neighbor has a pool and has offered many times for you too use it. The only jssue is you swear you have seen him using the pool to pee in, you have seen a pool cleaning service at his house often. Do you beat the heat in his pool or suffer. Also every other pool nearby is full and the beaches are packed.

DisimpressedHippo

You wake up one morning to see that your consciousness has been sent into a new body. A strange new world of sounds, smells, and sights awaits you as you hear the alarm clock go off. Before you open your eyes, you reach over to turn it off and feel the smooth curve of a beak. The alarm stops, and you hear a small voice go "it's a living!" You open your eyes and see that you have just woken up in the Town of Bedrock, and you hear somebody snoring next to you in bed. Your mind racing, trying to come to terms with the fact that you're in the Flintstones universe, when you realize, that your body looks and feels different too. As you turn your head to see who could be snoring next to you, it hits you; you're now in the body of Wilma Flintstone, and Fred is snoring next to you. Knowing the deep and all encompassing lore of this universe, do you smother Fred in his sleep so you can finally have the throuple you've always dreamed of with the Rubbles? Or do you resign yourself to the life of Wilma Flintstone, and continue your illicit affair with the much more attentive Barney and Betty Rubble?

Zach Stenzel

You and your partner are hitting a rough patch, so you decide to go to a therapist. Both of you agree that something needs to be done, and agree that therapy is a good first step. When you arrive, it is standard paperwork and office. Then, upon sitting down in the office, a person in an impeccable grinch costume (or may even be the grinch) sits across from you, asking what brings you in today. The entire session, they act and speak as a normal therapist, not bringing up their appearance at all. If you ask, they respond along the lines of “this isn’t about me, it’s about your relationship.” At the end of the session, your partner shares how they feel so much better about the relationship and think that this therapist will “help us get over our problems” also not brining up the fact that it was the grinch. Do you say anything, and more importantly, do you return for a second session?

NowWhatComix

You’re sleeping over at a friend’s place out of town. Your friend offers to house you in their very nice guest room for free, rather than stay in the seedy looking motel nearby. When you go into their guest room, there is a massive corkboard right over the bed. It’s covered in duct tape to the wall, like, way too much duct tape. It is not nailed in because “We’d lose our deposit” When you ask more about it your friend says “Yeah. We’ve had a couple Flat-Stanley’s, but I’m pretty sure it’s all good now.” When you try to press on the subject, your friend gets defensive and starts talking about how there’s nowhere else to put the corkboard, and that all the people that got Flat Stanley’d are fine, and THRIVING, thank you very much. The motel is expensive, with like 1 star on yelp and smells like saliva. Do you take a chance on the potential Stanley Experience, or do you just go to the motel?

Sneakers O’Krool

you are an employee at nasa. they are having a shortage of astronauts and want you to join!! you have no qualifications for being an astronaut and they want you to be the first flight to mars. when you are about to board the ship, you see three people in space suits: big bird, john cena and and a man in a grinch suit, or hell it could be the grinch himself. do you take the flight?

Jacob Larham

You have some family members going on a week long vacation and they ask you to house sit for their new dog. A few days before they leave for their trip you meet with them to go over the rules. They bring out their new dog, Stitch. He is already acting crazy when you get there. Do you find an excuse to get out of it or deal with Stitch for a week?

RJ

Here’s one from your friendly neighborhood civil servant: You’re house-sitting for a friend while they’re out of town for the week. Overall it seems pretty lowkey, but the one thing your friend has asked you to do is meet the city building inspector who is coming out to do a structural inspection on a deck your friend is having built in the backyard. “No big deal,” your friend says, “he already knows about the project,” but they make it absolutely clear that the inspection MUST get done this week while they are away or there could be serious consequences with the city. After a few quiet days of hanging out in the game room and eating all of your friend’s popcorn, the doorbell rings right on time for the inspection. But when you open the door, you see The Grinch. He is wearing no safety gear other than a thick pair of goggles. When you ask for his credentials to confirm he’s the inspector, he responds, “What, never seen a green guy on a job before?” and waves you off before making his way to the back of the house. While conducting his “inspection,” you see The Grinch writing furiously on a fuzzy green clipboard. He motions over to you to indicate he’s done and needs to speak with you. “Alright,” he says, “I found a few issues, but I’m feeling big-hearted today, so I’m willing to let them slide if you keep this to yourself. Just don’t tell the city I was out here today.” What do you do?

JustVeryMundane

Wassup Folks, especially Jacob, Picture this, its a brisk whenever, and you get the wonderful superpower of either; teleportation, super strength, flight, or super speed. The power itself doesn’t matter too very much, but something in this realm of power level. The caveat is that you MUST have a secret identity, or else the CIA will be after you, and WILL catch you and experiment on you. Your secret identity? Well you can only allow a max of one other person to know about your powers, so whenever you’re in your normal day to day life - to protect your secret - you must talk in a bad Chistopher Walken impression (picture a college boy drunkenly trying to impress someone at a party) , and at least once every third sentence you must say your name. Or else the person will realize you have powers! Saying things like: “Man, I’m Brian Murphy, and I could go for some In’N’Out” It's almost as if you're suspiciously trying to convince everyone around you that your not superhuman (and it works). Everyone thinks this is weird, or at first find it funny, but definitely gets annoyed. Do you take one of these powers? Anyways thank you, i love you all and the NADDPOD! -Jacob “swag” Hiswitz (not my real last name)

Mr. Dude Sky

Oh no! Your phone is dead! When you go to charge it a button appears that simply says “Z charge” and a warning. The warning states that activating Z charge will allow you to charge your batteries quickly but it will sound like Goku powering up getting progressively louder until fully charged. This has the possibility of alerting some of the Z-fighters to your location or might pull one of the many villains throughout the series. Do you accept this quick charging gift even if it may pull an apocalyptic force to you?

Samuel Ryan

You are offered a deal by a kindly, if albeit a tad stereotypically Italian, Fey - you get to live life having moderate success in every endeavor, but it will come with a side effect. He doesn’t say what it is, but gives you 24 hours to experience life this way. You take him up on it. . You find that, he’s right, all your endeavors are just sorta successful, even things you’re bad at. You win $147 from a lottery ticket, get to work 35 seconds early despite leaving late, and mostly nail a kickflip even though you’ve never skateboarded before. You go through the day but can’t find the draw back. Your partner, impressed with how pretty good you look that day, makes some advanced on you. You first notice something is up when, upon seeing you naked, they say “Mamma Mia” in what can only be described as “a sound bite from Mario 64.” The rest of the affair is similar. None of your partners voice. Just sound bites from Mario 64, including a “A wa wa wa wa wa” death noise when they climax. The day ends and the al-Fey-do asks if you wish to continue to live this way, or would the draw back make this an “im-pasta-bility.” Note: Your partner has no idea what you’re talking about when you describe the experience as “oddly Mario centric” but does say it’s the third or fourth best sex you’ve ever had.

Hakari

You all head to bed and when you wake up in the morning your pet(s) have become human children. Their age and intelligence are equivalent to how old they were as an animal. What would you do? How would you react? Would you keep the child and raise them?

Snugglegurts

You're stranded on a desert island. You've been here for years with no sign of rescue. While searching for food you find a lamp. It looks strikingly similar to the genie's lamp in the Disney classic Aladdin. When examing the lamp you notice green hairs coming from the spout. Curious you rub the lamp, the ground shakes and the sky darkens as the lamp begins to glow. Emerging from the lamp is an ethereal being that looks and sounds exactly like Jim Carry's Grinch, hell they might actually be the real Grinch. He agrees to give you three wishes, the only caveat is that if you accept any of his wishes you will BECOME THE GRINCH. You will be forced to live the rest of your life looking like the Grinch, you will also have to ruin Christmas once a year for a random family, telling the family you're just "Grinchin it up." Otherwise there are no limits to what you may wish for. Do you accept the deal offered by this Grinchly Being?

Trey

Its the year of our Lord 25 AS (after Sebulba, the iconic character) You are unemployed and have been struggling to find a job for months. One day, a close friend says “look im going to give you this number, its easy work and you’ll make a lot of money…just dont ask any questions yourself.” You dont understand but need to make money to help your grandmother pay for medical bills. You call the number, a gruff voice answers. “What? You looking for work?” You answer meekly “yes, I am daddy” The voice says this: “Alright, its $10K a day, are you comfortable with dinosaurs? Can you lift a 15lb rock and move it 10ft? You’ll be moving some stones we gather. Dont ask where they came from and dont ask what they are. You move the rocks and you get your money.” Fearful of asking a single question you say: “so I just move some rocks and make the money?” He, suddenly enthusiastically, says “you YABA DABA DOO” Do you go work for this man?

garett144

You are setting up for a live show and all around expecting a good show in Birmingham Alabama. As the fans start to enter the venue you are taken aback, they look just like various Hannah Barbara cartoon characters. Sure enough everyone is in attendance is a familiar face from your childhood, the Jetsons, Mystery Inc, Jabberjaw, Jose and the Pussycats, all the racers from Wacky Racers, and of course in the front row the Flintsones. After the initial shock has worn off you force your focus back on the show but you realize something, there is an imposter amongst the crowd. Sitting in the first row next to Wilma Flinstone is the Grinch, or maybe just a fan dressed like the Grinch. At some point Fred and Barney get up and walk out, maybe getting snacks or using the restroom, you don't know or care really, but you are shocked to see that after Wilma confirms they have left the room she starts aggressively making out with the Grinch. What do you do?

Sophia

You go to the dentist, and to your horror, you need a root canal. Your dentist senses your discomfort and offers an alternative. There is a student who needs to practice and will do the procedure for free. Your dentist invites him in so he can introduce himself. The student is a guy in a hyper-realistic Jim Carey-style Grinch costume, or, hell, it might be the real Grinch. It's that good. You look to your dentist for confirmation that this is weird and they shrug, "he's actually really good. Probably better than me." Do you let the Grinch perform your root canal?

Andrew Yeager

You have just picked your uncle up from the airport. You are driving to your parents place for a family reunion. As you were going through a intersection, another car runs a red light and T-Bones you. Everyone is thankfully safe but your car has significant damage. The person of the other car gets and to your bewilderment the person is wearing a grinch costume so convincing it very well could be the Grinch. The Grinch looks around to make sure no one else is around. Taking off the head of the costume to reveal John Cena fresh off his retirement announcement the other day. He looks you right in the eye with a pleading expression on his face. "Please don't mention this to anyone. It will ruin my reputation. I'm sure we can work this out together" He says with worry in his voice. He walks back to his car and hands you a business card to get in touch with him later on. He then puts the Grinch head back on, but before getting into his car he says. " Just don't tell anyone it was me. I was never here. You can't see." He says while waving his hand in front of his face in full Grinch costume. Then he drives away without saying another word. You're left there with your uncle and a completely wrecked car. What do you do?

Grant Burfeind

You’re at Monday Night RAW and couldn't be more excited. During a break in the action, you wander to grab a Mountain Dew Code Red. As you walk, you look to your left down a long hallway and you see John Cena engaged in a deep conversation with a possum. You can’t hear the possum’s words, but you 100% catch a variety of squeaks and see enthusiastic head nods from the little creature. The possum and John shake hands, and the possum scurries away. Cena turns, catches sight of you, smiles, and gives a casual nod before walking off. A few months later, you see a news headline that the possum population in your hometown has been absolutely thriving lately. Scientists have even discovered possums constructing their own wrestling rings and holding WWE-style events every Monday and Friday night. The world at large mainly laughs at this development, but you can’t help but wonder if Cena is involved. The memory of him talking to that possum lingers in your mind. When you ask your friends what they think about this story, they give generic responses like, "Yeah, world's crazy right now" or "Nothing surprises me anymore". What do you do? Do you reveal John Cena’s secret to the world and, if so, how do you go about doing that? Or do you keep this discovery to yourself, knowing that what you saw that day will undoubtedly send your life into a spiral?

Bugbear

It is the day of your best friend's wedding. Your friend, who has a fraught dating history and a myriad of strange phobias (bubble wrap, a capella bands, mascot costumes) has finally met the man of their dreams. He's compassioante, thoughtful, and charming, with a good job and an incredible smile, and humble despite it all! As you're fetching something from your friend's room, you see a small tuft of green hair sticking out from their fiancé's suitcase. You open it to find a full Grinch costume and makeup kit! At this moment, the fiance walks in. He explains that for years, long before he met your friend, he's had a habit of dressing up as The Grinch. He's tried to give it up ever since he found out about your friend's intense pathological fear of mascot costumes, but has been unable to do so. He says he wanted to put it on one last time, and that he's sure he can give it up tonight. He begs you not to tell your friend, and to let the wedding proceed as planned. What do you do?

JT Gwozdz

Pick two to defend you, the rest are coming to kill you: - Sonic the Hedgehog - Knuckles the Echidna - Shadow the Hedgehog - The Grinch - The playable characters of Donkey Kong 64. - The Animorphs protagonists. - Gex and actual human woman agent Xtra. - Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble - Goku (base form only no Super Saiyan OBVIOUSLY)

Fish Harlan

You are working at a front desk job when patrons start mentioning seeing an unattended suitcase outside the building. At first, you don't do anything about it, as you aren't paid enough to care. But after several days without the suitcase moving, curiosity gets the best of you and you open the case. Inside is a plan for a heist. The target is the Hope Diamond, easily worth millions, maybe billions. Every eventuality is accounted for in the plans. If you follow it to the letter, there is no chance of getting caught. The only catch is the other object inside the suitcase. A costume made of bright green fur. In order to pull off this heist, it is crucial that you look enough like the Grinch that, hell, maybe you ARE the Grinch. If you don't, the entire plan could fall apart and land you in prison for life. Do you put on the suit and pull off the crime of the millennium?

NowWhatComix

If you ask more about how the Stanlies are thriving, they show you pictures of people across the world that straight up look like Flat Stanley with postage stamps on their bodies, indicating they might straight up be mailing themselves places à la Flat Stanley style

DMCDawg

You awaken in a strange motel room with a pounding headache. The light pouring in between the stained drapes tells you it’s nearing noon. You try to remember how you got here, but the memory is simply not there. The last thing you remember is pounding shots at a Vegas bar with your best friend’s bachelor party. A matchbook on the night stand tells you that you are in Phoenix, AZ. What? You check your phone. It’s dead, and also soaking wet. Suddenly you notice that the other twin bed in the room has been slept in. You hear a toilet flush. When the bathroom door opens, out steps none other than Sonic The Hedgehog. “Wild night, huh?” He says tossing you a set of keys that are definitely not yours. “We better get a move on if we’re going to make it to the border before Robotnik.” What do you do?

Robert Kirkpatrick

You are selected for jury duty in a high profile murder case. As you sit in the jurors box you see the plaintiff, Sonic the Hedgehog. Throughout the course of the trial Sonic consistently makes threatening gestures towards you and mouths silent threats. Nobody else in the courtroom noticed this. The evidence is overwhelmingly convincing and you know two things. Sonic committed this heinous murder and you are confident that Sonic intends to harm or kill you should he be convicted and jailed. At the end of the trial, the jury is split and you are the deciding vote. You cannot abstain. What do you do?

MaidOfCake

You are walking down the street when a Bearded Man dressed in Wizards outfit jumps out from behind a bush, tossing a handful of glitter in the air. He proclaims to be a powerful and wealthy wizard. He offers to subscibe to NADDPODs Patreon at $100,000/mo as long as you serve him breakfast in bed every morning. You do not need to prepare the breakfast, you just need to serve it to him. He will give you a magic key that when placed against any door, will temporarily become a door to his tower, so that you can still tour. He says that if you accept and ever fail to "Make him feel like a special little guy by 8am everyday." You will be true polymorphed into the Grinch until 7am the next day. 3 Failures per month and You will owe him that months money back and spend the next month as the Grinch. Do you accept his offer?

Hunter Gay

Your life is in shambles. Everyday tasks have become impossibly hard, and you no longer have the energy to decide what to eat or wear each day. A friend who was once in a similar situation recommends you the life coach they used to get out of this rut. The life coach has a 100% success rate with all of his clients, has glowing testimonials on his website, and is able to start working with you immediately. This life coach is the Grinch. There is no question about it, this is the real life, actual, genuine Grinch. For the next month, the Grinch will live in your house and make all of your decisions for you. He warns that if you, at any point, choose not to follow his advice, he will go "Grinch Mode" and says "you don't want to see me in Grinch Mode", but does not elaborate on what this means. Do you accept his help?

Celeste H

You receive a letter from a deceased relative you’ve never met before. It says that there is a massive inheritance worth millions waiting for you locked away in a safe, but the extremely complex code to open it has been hidden. However, the letter includes a map with locations across the US, each location with fragments of the code that can be put together to open the safe. But there’s a catch. The letter also states that this exact message has been issued out to all of your other relatives, and that only the one that collects all fragments of the code and puts it together first may keep the family fortune. You may not share the inheritance with the rest of your relatives. But you can use any means necessary to prevent your other relatives from getting to the clues first. Heck, you’re not even sure if all of your relatives have read their letters yet. What is your strategy to reach all of the clues and get the inheritance first?

SquishSquashua

You are an inventor at a large corporation studying a new scientific phenomenon. One day, you get an idea for a new invention, completely unrelated to your work at this company. You only work on this invention in your free time at home and never mention it to any of your co-workers. When you finish your invention you file the patent paperwork and share it on social media. The response is incredible. People from all over the world message you asking how/when they can buy one of your inventions. When you arrive to work the next day you get called into your boss' office. Your boss claims that your employment contract gives them the rights to all inventions made by their employees and they request a copy of the patent. You contact multiple lawyers in your area but as soon as you say the name of your company, they all refuse to take the case, seemingly out of fear. Only one law office on the outskirts of your town agrees to meet with you for an initial consultation. When you arrive you are greeted by a kind receptionist and told to wait in the lawyer's office. On the wall of the office you see multiple impressive diplomas and certificates from Ivy League universities and law schools. As you are starting to feel reassured, a man in an impeccable Jim Carrey Grinch costume, or hell maybe even the real Grinch himself (the costume is that good) walks up behind you and places a green, furry hand on your back. You are a bit apprehensive but you share your story with the Grinch. He seems attentive, taking lots of notes and being an active listener. When you finish the Grinch says there is a legal loophole, and that if you sign the patent over to him, that your company can't try to get it from you. You have no guarantee the Grinch will ever give your patent back, and don't know if the Grinch is telling the truth about the law, but you have no one else to turn to. Do you sign your patent for your new invention over to the grinch?

Dan Malloy

You’re on your way home from a long day at work. It was a night shift so it’s fairly late a not a lot of other cars are on the road. You stop at a red light and another car pulls up beside you. They roll down their windows and Sebulba stares back at you wearing aviator sunglasses. He revs the engine of his Niisan Sentra clearly challenging you to a race. As the light turns green, he speeds off. Do you race him or not?

Gabagooblin

Not a surprise round but a missed connection: The day was June 27th. The place was Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey. You were the mysterious stranger, unmet, unknown, like a ship passing in the night. I was the person taking a picture of your Olaf Dies In Frozen 2 bumper sticker in the parking lot, weakly attempting to explain to my family why it's funny. Would but I could've complimented your taste in stickers in person. But instead, I humbly put this message out to the abyss of the internet: hi! :)

MellE

You awake from a nightmare at 2:30AM and get up to go to the bathroom, your loving partner calls, “babe, come back to bed” from the bedroom. You flip the lights on to splash some water in your face. You look in the mirror. You are wearing a hyper-realistic Jim Carrey Grinch costume, or, hell, maybe you are the grinch. You go back to the bedroom and see your tasteful nude sonic calendar on the wall, the date is September 7, 2027. Your loving husband, Brian Murphy, rolls over in the bed. You see a family portrait of you, Brian, and the kids, Bamm-Bamm and Pebbles, sitting on your nightstand. You open the bottom drawer on your nightstand to see a loaded pistol and a note that reads, “You know what you must do, 9/7/27” signed Dr. Kintobor. Do you complete the task, killing Brian Murphy, and disrupting your perfect life, or do you defy Dr. Kintobor’s wishes and face his imminent wrath?

Alec Krance

One day you are on your way to work when you are pulled over by the police. After they take your license and registration they go back to their car. Moments later they return and say, "I'm sorry but I'll need you to follow me back to the station." They offer no additional details but are firm. When you arrive at the station you are Lead to a side room where you come face to face with a teary eyed Jeff Bezos. He tells you that he is truly unhappy with his life and wants a slum it with a normie to regain his appreciation for his life. He offers you a deal, he will pay you $500,000 a year if you will meet up and play World of War craft with him for 12 hours every Sunday. You can't tell anyone about this deal or he will ruin your life by shipping you, "Really weird stuff"

Jon

You are eating at your favorite little Italian restaurant when out of the kitchen comes The Grinch. As he approaches, you know in your heart of hearts that this is indeed the actual Grinch come to life from Jim Carry's masterpiece. He sits down at your table and offers you a bargain: For 48 consecutive hours a year you have the power to animorph into a housecat. However, for the rest of the year and your entire life you must begin every conversation with a different animal fact, no repeats or you lose the power.

Justice Bwr

You and your coworkers at the auto center/tow truck agency have decided to put together a Christmas costume party. Everyone except Jeremy is invited, because frankly, Jeremy is a jerk and he is known for stealing lunches, but he’s the bosses nephew so they can’t fire him. Jeremy knows about the costume party but when he questions you, you tell him, it’s not a big thing, Im not even invited. Later, you get the perfect idea for a costume and work on it for weeks, but when driving your car to the party you hit some ice and slide off the road. Minutes after calling triple A who is there to fish you out but Jeremy. He sees your costume for a moment, then checks the name again saying “why are you wearing that really good grinch costume? Hell, I thought you might actually be the grinch for a second.” You reply, I don’t want to talk about it but he insists. Do you explain the Christmas costume party knowing he’ll put the pieces together and discover he wasn’t invited? Or do you further demand, I don’t wanna talk about it?

Nathan Allgaier

You have a very realistic grinch costume. It's so realistic that, heck, maybe you are the real Grinch. You get hired by a mall to be the Grinch to ruin people's Christmas before they see Santa. You are great at your job, and you get a bonus for each kid you make cry. Your sister brings your nieces and nephews and they don't know it's you. Your sister says to go hard on the kids, they can take it. When your niece comes up to you, you can see she is terrified. What do you do?

Darby

You have recently inherited property in an upper-crust neighborhood across town. The house itself is lovely and has plenty of space for your growing family, the schools you would be zoned for are top-notch, and the neighbors seem friendly enough from the few interactions you’ve had. However, the Homeowners’ Association is extremely strict, and is led by a president who you can only describe as Grinchly in nature. They refuse to allow any holiday decorations of any sort in the neighborhood, outdoors OR indoors, and it is rumored that they let themselves into people’s houses to do “surprise inspections”. They don’t steal anything, but will impose a hefty fine if they spot anything that would imply you were celebrating a holiday of any kind. Do you relocate to this house, or sell it to avoid this Grinch?

Delwin Agustin

You get stranded in the desert after your car's engine combusts. The closet gas station is 50 miles away and your phone is getting no signal. You split a 40 oz bottle of Smart water into two canteens with none other than Triple HHH himself. After walking the first 10 miles in the heat, you start to get a bit grumpy and Triple HHH notices this. He then tries to lighten the mood by doing his spit mist by pouring all the water he has over his face. You certainly feel more pumped up but now he's insisting that you split the remaining 20 oz of your share of water. Do you split the water with him or tell him to find more himself?

Hayley K

You are on the Titanic with your sister and her wife. For some unrelated (not homophobic) reason you have insane beef with your sister-in-law and you hate her guts and have multiple times said that you wish that she was dead. When the Titanic sinks you are pulled into a lifeboat with one extra spot with your sister and your sister-in-law right behind you. However, the Grinch is there and you know that you could easily overpower him. Do you save both your sister and sister-in-law by throwing the Grinch off of the lifeboat or do you just save your sister and doom the life of your sister-in-law?

A Mo

You and your spouse have planned a wonderful trip to Italy. Due to some last minute scheduling conflicts you will be getting to Rome two days before your partner with time to kill. After a long flight you arrive at your hotel room and realize there's been a mistake, your luggage was accidentally swapped with that of an international super spy. Inside there is: a disassembled sniper rifle, a disguise kit, night vision goggles, and a dossier containing their target: The Grinch. Official-looking documents detail the Grinch's cryptic plot to assassinate the Pope the very next evening. You have all the information needed to stop the Grinch, you have the free time. Do you take it upon yourself to solve the DaGrinchy Code? *All of the details in the Grinch in the dossier make it seem like it's the real Grinch, not a costume. **The Grinch's plot is strange and elaborate, you will likely have to solve some ancient puzzles in a thrilling adventure to succeed.

Haybale

You're searching for a new house when you come across your absolute dream home. It's newly updated, has more than enough space, and is within your budget. When you go to tour the house, it lives up to every photo you've seen, with one difference - there is a giant mural of the Grinch and Doctor Ivo Robotnik in a passionate embrace in the formal dining room. When you ask the realtor, they shrug and contact the owner, who shows up and explains that they will only sell this house if you agree in the contract to not remove nor alter the mural. The mural is huge and conspicuous, but this place is truly your dream home otherwise. Do you put in an offer? PS the owner looks suspiciously like Jim Carrey

Nathaniel F

You four are sitting down for a normal day of Dimension 20, Caldwell and Jake excited to be at the table. You have spent many hours prepping detailed backstories with Brennan for what is to be the best season yet. You sit down with any one other player, waiting on Brennan and your final 6th player. Brennan finally enters, but to your surprise, sits in the final players chair. He is his normal blend of distracted and engaged, but acting like nothing is wrong. Then, either the Grinch himself or a person wearing a convincing costume enters and sits down in the DM chair. He puts down a new, bland DM screen, and begins to explain how there will be no funny business, no bits, no jokes, no shenanigans, and absolutely no honoring the cock. One roll that’s it. This will be a serious season of D&D. Anyone who steps out line will be punished however he “sees fit”. Brennan, the other player of your choice, and the crew act like business as usual. In fact, they look thrilled. Do you continue to play, knowing that you spent hours building your character in your normal fashion (plenty of humor and antics), or bail, possibly losing goodwill with Brennan, the D20 staff, and the Grinch/Grinch impersonator?

Ryan McHugh

You are a gamer. You have been awaiting the newest title in your favorite franchise for years, and have preordered a collector’s edition. All the pre release reviews agree it’s a perfect entry to the series, and it’s hard for you to remember the last time you were so excited for a game. When you go to pick it up from your favorite game store the morning of release, the employee at the register casually mentions that you’re the last person to pick up their collector’s edition. That’s when a voice from the door announces “not so fast!” You turn to see a person in an impeccable Jim Carrey Grinch costume or, hell, as far as you can tell it may be the actual Grinch. He produces a piece of paper clearly written in crayon that claims he gets the last collector’s edition of this game. It says that exactly, “I get the last collector’s edition.” The seemingly indifferent store employee mumbles about getting his manager. He calls out for Jim, and after a moment actual Jim Carrey rises up from behind the counter like he’s been crouching out of view the whole time. He asks to see both receipts. Holding your legitimate one and the Grinch’s clear forgery, he never breaks eye contact with you and say, “The Grinch’s coupon supersedes all other documents.” Still hold both pieces of paper he slowly descends back behind the counter, presumably still there but never willing to reemerge no matter what you do. No matter how you peek, you cannot see him. The store clerk gives the Grinch your copy of the game who skips out of the store, sing songily laughing at your misfortune. The oddly blasé employee at the register offers you a regular copy, but refuses to refund the difference for the special edition without the receipt Jim Carrey stole. What do you do?

Chazz

You’re hosting a Christmas themed DND one shot for your friends. One of your players ask if they can play as the grinch and you agree. The session goes well and everyone has fun. You reconvene with your friends after the new year to start a new campaign. Once again your friend decides to play as the grinch again. Everyone thinks the running bit is kinda funny but over the next couple sessions you’re friend is becoming more and more grinch like until he eventually starts to wear a grinch costume. He insists it’s all in the name of immersion. Eventually it goes beyond your DND games and he is now in grinch mode 24/7. At what point do you stage an intervention.

Michael Hubbard

You're walking down the street with your uncle and tell him a hilarious joke. From behind you, you hear laughter--turning around, you see Jim Carrey standing there. He tells you that you seem like a really funny person, and invites you to a party he's having at his house that night. You arrive at Jim Carrey's mansion only to realize as you arrive that it's a costume party, and you have no costume--fortunately, the doorman takes pity on you and tells you there might be something to wear in the closet of the guardhouse (Jim Carrey takes security very seriously). The closet has been picked over, and the only thing left hanging on the rack is a Grinch costume--hell, it might even be *the* Grinch costume. You know, beholding the suit's furry green power, that if you wear this costume there is a 10% chance you will never be able to take it off again. However, if you put it on and go into the party, you are not only guaranteed the best party of your life, but the collection of Hollywood superstars and your winning personality guarantees that you can get any single creative project you want funded. You have no time to find another costume, it's the Grinch or nothing. What do you do?

Steven Collins

The year 2025, the moment, all of you have just arrived for your sold out NADDPOD live show in Los Angles California. The crowd erupts into cheers as you all enter the stage and get seated for what is sure to be an entertaining as hell one-shot crafted by one of you as the DM. Picture yourself as the DM tonight, you have secretly been planning and perfecting a NADDPOD How the Grinch Stole Crickmas adventure across all NADDPOD worlds in what shall be known as the collaboration to end all collabs. You reach into your pocket to grab the Santa hat you’ve secretly stashed in your tasteful Jean jacket pocket, you prepare to pull it out in dramatic fashion…. When you lock eyes with a man in the front row, he looks familiar but the stage lights make it difficult to see him clearly. Just as you reveal the hat and move to place it atop your head, time slows, you realize the man is none other than, Jim Carrey himself. The Grinch incarnate in human skin, as time has screeched to a halt, you come to this realization, still moving to don the red and white embodiment of your own undoing. You see Carrey’s eyes stare daggers at you as soon as the hat is revealed. Is he acting a part, surely he knows of the prevalence of the grinch in NADDPOD lore if he’s a fan and has come to the live show. Or is his anger fully realized, fueled by a deep grinchy resentment? Is his eyes turning a shade of yellow? Is his facial hair greener than it was a moment ago? Do you scrap all plans of continuing with the planned show, or fear the wrath of Grinch Carrey?

Allen Baker

You have been working at a morgue for a week. One day you wake up with the certain, and accurate, knowledge that you now have a power to bring back the dead. No matter how injured or mangled a person is you can bring them back to life fully healed with a kiss on the lips. This power only works on 1 of every 1,000 people. You know if you start kissing bodies at work EVENTUALLY one of them will come back. The problem is when you were hired your new boss finished the interview with a handshake saying “Let’s be clear. We are professionals here. There will be no ‘funny stuff’ with the bodies. If I catch another person getting fresh with the cadavers I’m gonna go absolutely nuts on them” while he said it he squeezed your hand so hard it was sore the next few days. Do you use your power or keep it to yourself?

All the Things

You are in Las Vegas, Nevada. It's an unusually rainy day. You have been inside the casino for 48 hours straight. You receive a note that says "you are needed by staff management for a quick discussion. If you leave the casino, you may die immediately". Like everything else, here, its a gamble. If you approach the doors to leave, a casino employee wearing a black suit and a tie that has the Grinch on it and stops you and asks if you will follow them. If you ask any questions as to the nature of why they want you to follow you are met with a hand up indicating they can or will not answer. If you try to walk past them to the door, another , similarly dressed employee will stop you- but this time wearing a Fred Flintstone tie. If you try to move past them, a similarly dressed employee stops you , but wearing a Watto tie, and if you try to move past them , a similarly dressed employee wearing at Sonic tie will stop you. Do you try to push past and risk death? Or do you follow one of the employees. If you follow an employee, which one and why?

Sean L Byrne

You find yourself at a business convention cocktail party in Tampa when suddenly you run into an old friend you haven’t seen since high school, a man named Dave. The odd thing is, he doesn’t look a day older than when you last saw him eighteen years ago, which was senior year of high school. When you question him about this, he brushes it off by saying merely “everyone’s always said I have a baby face”. All you remember hearing about Dave after high school is that he had a son the summer after graduation that was totally unplanned, and you heard at your ten year reunion in 2016 (which Dave was not present for) that his son looked a lot like him and was a bit of a trouble maker. To make matters more complicated, you find that Dave works for a company which your boss has wanted as a client for years, and Dave offers you an opportunity to land this account if you buy him a couple drinks and catch up, drinks he can’t buy himself because “his wallet was stolen by some no good hooligans”. Aside from these suspicious details- everything seems legit. His convention lanyard looks real, and the other employees of his company look of-age and seem to recognize him and get along with him. Plus your boss is watching intently to make sure you don’t screw up this golden opportunity. Do you take his story at face value and buy Dave a few drinks to land the account, thereby risking purchasing alcohol for a minor masquerading as his dad? Or do you refuse, and risk ruining your chances of lending a big account, and incurring your boss’ wrath?

Tim C

You are attending your friends wedding as a member of the wedding party on the side of the groom. Everything seems to be going well, but when you arrive the day before the wedding, the groom tells you you have been replaced, and points to a guy in a shockingly accurate Grinch costume. You ask them why they are replacing you with the Grinch and your friend says ‘I’m sorry, but he really needs this.’ The Grinch seems to be taking everything seriously, and was a blast at the rehearsal dinner, but the morning of the wedding he pulls you aside and whispers “I’m going to steal your friends wedding and there’s nothing you can do to stop me.” Do you tell your friend? You can’t find him and the wedding starts in 45 minutes.

Michelle Phelps

You and 4 other friends have finally, after months of trying, gotten a reservation at a really popular restaurant you all have been dying to try. As you're almost to the resteraunt, your one buddy, Kyle, texts the group and says his partner can't make it, so he's bringing another friend of his. When everyone shows up to the restaurant, Kyle introduces you to smallish blue alien wearing jncos, a jack Skellington t shirt, and a puka shell necklace. If you didn't know any better, you'd think this was millennial Stich. Kyle introduces the alien as Alen and everyone else in the group is totally normal with this. Once you're sat at your table, the grinch come up to take your drink orders. When the grinch sees Alan (millennial stich), they freak out and call security, saying "well never serve you or any of your friends here again after what happened last time!!" Security comes to escort Alan out. Kyle gets up to leave with Alan (millennial stitch) saying, "come on guys, we don't want eat here anyways". But you guys have waited months to try this new restaurant and aren't sure the next time you can get a reservation here again. Your other two friends are both looking to you. One is kinda standing up like they will go, but the other is sitting with their arms crossed and look like they want to stay. Do you follow Alan (millennial stitch) or finally try this new place that you've been waiting ages to be able to?

Aaron Tiedemann

You are at a carnival when you spot a shadowy tent off to one side. Walking inside, you see someone in an immaculate Jim Carrey Grinch costume, or hell, it could be the real Grinch, its that good, sitting alone. They greet you by name without you introducing yourself and ask you to take a seat across from them. The Grinch explains that they know you lost something and they have the solution; They can make you forget that your (former) friend spoiled that Rachel dies at the end of Animorphs for you. The Catch? You must survive as a scrappy city pigeon for a year, eating trash and fighting with other pigeons. He clarifies that "if you die as a pigeon, you die in real life." Do you take the Grinch's deal and experience Animorphs as it was meant to be read?

roolt

You are flying across the ocean by yourself for work related reasons. The flight is very late at night, and the airport is eerily empty when you get there to go through security. The lights of the airport are dark, and in the shadows you swear you can see the shape of of a shadowy figure flitting through pockets of darkness. Every time you see him you feel a deep sense of dread in your stomach. You board the plane and it is practically empty except the crew and a shadowy figure in the very last seat. The plane takes off and flies for two hours, before suddenly you hit major turbulence and the plane goes down. Miraculously, you land uninjured on a deserted island, and the entire crew has died in the crash. The man in the back seat has disappeared, and you cannot find his body. The first night spent on the island you think you hear rustling from the forest and see glowing red eyes. You manage to fall asleep and dream of Fred Flintstone standing over you with glowing red eyes saying “I can save you, take my hand” and as he reaches his hand out you awake with a start. You don’t hear the rustling or see the red eyes again until night falls, but you swear you can hear a faint call of “Yabba Dabba Doo” in the night. Do you search for Fred, believing he will save you, or do you think he is more danger than he claims?

Skillful Ferret

I think they have discussed this before and I think chairs won?

Jack M

You are on a camping trip and you stumble into the forest to drunkenly piss. You have to go realllly bad. You just had 2 Guiness a Baja Blast and a Monster. As you unzip your pants and go to wizzle, you hear a disgruntled “hmph” and the Lorax appears. He crosses his arms and looks in your eyes “This forest is sacred, you better keep that piss in your pants friend” as he grabs a large branch and looks menacingly. Do you pee in the woods, evoking the Lorax’s wrath? Or piss your pants (it’s a lot of pee) and head back to the campsite, sopping wet, to see your friends.

Billie Ash

You've booked yourself and three friends into a highly talked about and extremely well rated escape room for a birthday (choose whoever you wish). You pull into the warehouse where it's located and it looks extremely sketchy, grimy pipes leaking, steam emerging from the grates. As you all enter the door, you hear it latch and try as you might but you can't break it open. An old crt turns on and shock horror, you're in a saw situation, but it's not jigsaw, it's the fucking Grinch. He says that the birthday boy or girl has a choice, they can either take the role of the grinch for an unspecified time (santa clause style) or the other three will die in a gruesome manner, maybe the eyeball sucker one, needle pit and the ball crusher. Do you take the mantle of the Grinch or skip free at your friend's expense?

Billie Ash

You've booked yourself and three friends into a highly talked about and extremely well rated escape room for a birthday (choose whoever you wish). You pull into the warehouse where it's located and it looks extremely sketchy, grimy pipes leaking, steam emerging from the grates. As you all enter the door, you hear it latch and try as you might but you can't break it open. An old crt turns on and shock horror, you're in a saw situation, but it's not jigsaw, it's the fucking Grinch. He says that the birthday boy or girl has a choice, they can either take the role of the grinch for an unspecified time (santa clause style) or the other three will die in a gruesome manner, maybe the eyeball sucker one, needle pit and the ball crusher. Do you take the mantle of the Grinch or skip free at your friend's expense?

Aaron Manewith

It’s the weekend before your uncles wedding which happens to be on NYE and your soon to be aunt (your Fiauntcie) has invited you to her bachelorette party. after An amazing dinner the night of the party your STBA maid of honor says she has a surprise. She has booked a stripper for the party and limousine pulls up to to take you to the event. When your arrive at the space it is decked out in Christmas and holiday themed decor and the music is an mix of classic and updated holiday songs. The show begins and out comes the stripper in a full grinch costume and Santa suit. Your STBA is beyond glee full and says “OMG maid of honor name, this is my ultimate fantasy that I only told to you. It even my fiancé knows this ,, Let’s party bitches ” do you stay for the grinch Christmas strip show or do you leave and potentially ruin your relationship with your uncle. And STBA and your family’s view of STBA

Muqtadaa Miandara

Picture this: you are in a green room with other contestants waiting for your chance to present your business idea to none other than the panel of business execs that comprise the judges of Shark Tank. You're in it for all the eggs, except that as you watch a feed of the other entrepreneurs presenting to the Sharks, you realize there is an additional panelist, another Shark in the Tank. Seated in the middle of the dais, there is what appears to be a man in an incredibly realistic Grinch costume, hell, it might even be the Grinch them self. As you observe the feed in this waiting area, it becomes increasingly clear that this Grinch possesses a potent entrepreneurial mindset, with a sharp business acumen that very quickly calls out potential problems, and seems to be able to identify which ideas are worth a lot of money. The only downside? They're absolutely brutal, reducing one entrepreneur to tears, and convincing another to never try to start a business again. Also, every offer the Grinch makes involves him coming to work directly with the Entrepreneur he invests in, becoming a wry and cuttingly witty companion at their side until he turns a profit. You think you have a winning enterprise idea - it seems right up the Grinch's alley. When you go up to present, he seems to be the only one really interested as the other Sharks don't seem to want to step on the Grinch's toes in his "area of interest". What's your business idea, and would you take the Grinch's offer of more than the money you need for a percentage of shares, as well as a role by your side being a Grinch in your organization to everyone you interact with from then on? For clarification - he quits your organization after he's made his money back, and you are not paying him any additional salary or wages.

Nia B

You are invited to the wedding of a dear friend. When you arrive you notice about 36% of the people there are wearing incredibly accurate sonic the hedgehog fur-suits. When you try and bring up the fur suits to people who are dressed normally they are equally confused. When you try and ask the people in the fur suits about it, they will only say “a blue wedding is better than a red one” then sprint full speed in the opposite direction. Right before the ceremony your friend runs up to you with a paper bag, quietly whispers “hurry before it’s too late” and runs off before you can stop them. In the bag… a sonic the hedgehog fur suit. What do you do? Do you put on the suit and wait to see what plays out or do you try and leave/escape?

Dingdongdang55

You are walking downtown when you see a figure crossing the street and about to be hit by a bus. You leap to save them and it turns out that the figure is Jar Jar Binks and offers you be your personal attendant for the rest of your life. The only hitch is that Jar Jar will NEVER leave your side. Bathroom, sleeping, or adult fun time, Jar Jar will always be there and interjecting his commentary. Do you accept his life debt?

Motoneuron

You get home after a long day of work and decide to unwind by playing some games on your PC. When you turn on the computer instead of your usual desktop you are greeted by the visage of Gex the gecko. He tells you that there’s only hours before Rez “takes a feather duster to the whole World Wide Web” he then asks for your help surfing the web to find Rez and gestures to two surf boards leaning against the wall behind him. He then puts his hand forward, sticking it through the monitor and into reality. Do you take his hand?

Courtney F.

It was chairs or frosted mini wheats! But then I was like, what if the comparison is Cheerios and ALL Cheerios flavors are included? Also, that's like, 4 Cheerios per frosted mini wheat. So, using their numbers for portions etc, I'm thinking Cheerios might pull it out 😂

mira

You're at a party, and really vibing with this guy named Parker. He's funny and charming and you kind of want to make out on the back patio. But when you tell your friends that you're into him, they all swear that he's in a committed monogamous relationship. Every other person at the party says the same thing, but they can't tell you what his partner's name is, what they look like, or literally any other detail except that they're sure the partner exists. Parker himself tells you he's single and acts like you're being kind of weird when you bring it up. Do you make out on the back patio?

Brooke Cruz

A random box shows up on your front doorstep. Inside, there is a classic bulky 90s TV remote with 4 square buttons. Each button is labeled a different cartoon shows- the flintstones, sonic the hedgehog, dragon ball z, and donkey kong country. There is also a sticky note in the box that reads “aim this remote at a TV screen and each button will take you to the corresponding cartoon universe for 2 weeks. When you return, you will bring the characters from your chosen cartoon back into the real world. Use at your own risk”. Do you use the remote?

Fraser Taylor

You and your partner are out for a walk and you run into Brodie, a man about your age you've met a class you and your partner are taking. Brodie and his partner, Kim, seem nice and while they aren't your friends yet, you hope they will be one day. While making small talk, Brodie mention's that he and Kim were just out hiking with some friends that they've recently made, and they went into the restaurant you are currently outside of while he parked the car. You look in the restaurant's window and see Kim sitting with... Jan and Troy. Your last interaction with Jan and Troy was at the dinner with the Tub Brisket. You and your partner both found reasons to not eat the brisket. Jan seemed slighted but didn't say anything, and while you don't feel the vibes are hostile, you never hung out with them again after that. Jan and Troy do clock you and wave, but you are fairly certain that they aren't able to hear your conversation with Brodie outside. Brodie mention's that he and Kim are heading to Jan and Troy's for dinner tonight. When you ask what they are having, he replies Brisket. Do you warn Brodie about the Tub Brisket. You do not have either Kim or Brodie's cell phone number or email, so if you want to warn them you have to do it now.

Deconstructionist

You have decided you want to get another pet so you go to your local animal shelter to rescue a dog or cat. You are being shown the animals, a German shepherd, a few kittens, a blue extraterrestrial with a heart of gold (or not according to Caldwell). But what's this in the final cage a person in an impeccable Grinch costume or hell it's so real it could be the Grinch. The person showing you round says that the little guy (the Grinch) is on the kill list and if they don't get adopted today they will be put down. What do you do? Do you rescue the Grinch or pick another pet to bring home?

Scott Ellenoff

You are asked to join a podcast by your uncle. It’s a simple concept where you voice opinions on WWE. As you arrive you notice two other guests. One is John Cena who comes over and immediately introduces himself and shakes your hand. He leans in close and says that the other guy is giving bad vibes but just go with him. As you look over you see he is in a full grinch outfit, could be the grinch himself. Once you start recording after every opinion you voice the grinch locks eyes with you and whispers into the mic “don’t be such a grinch”. John cena and your uncle just shrug and keep it going. Afterwards the grinch comes up to you and says great job do you want to grab a drink? Do you join?

Herr Fryer

Your best friend in the whole world is getting married to Aimee, the love of his life. She is perfect: smart, funny, cute and kind to everyone. However a week before the wedding you are riding your jets ski across the bay, and ride by your BFs house. You glance in and see Aimee making mad passionate love to someone in a grinch costume. You’re shocked, so shocked you almost crash your jet ski into Jeff Bezos’ super yacht but that’s a story for another day. Later that evening you decide you have to tell your friend and you go round to do so in person, but when he opens the door he’s in full Grinch costume. He explains that he and Aimee have a sex thing where he dresses up as the grinch (it’s an incredibly lifelike costume) and she catches him sneaking down the chimney to steal the presents and they get down and dirty before he leaves - all without saying a word. You’re relieved and go to leave saying you’ll leave him too it, but just then he mentions how nice it is to be back in the old Grinch costume after spending all day in the next town over trying on Tuxedos. Do you say anything to him about what you saw?

The Goodest Boy

You have been on a few dates with a new beau, things are going great and even that early on you wonder, could this be the one? After your most recent date however, you return home to find Goku waiting in front of your house. He tells you that the person you have been seeing is another android made by Dr Gero who could activate at any moment and destroy the planet. He asks if you will schedule another date at the park, so that he will have a clear area to drop a kamehameha attack and eliminate the android, promising that you won’t get hurt. Do you help Goku murder your true love for the sake of the planet?

Bakuraptor

One warm summer evening, you are enjoying a walk in the woods by yourself when, all of a sudden, there's a huge bang and something smashes into the ground a few metres front of you. As you approach it, you begin to make out something green - and furry. You see that, lying broken on the forest floor, there's someone in an incredibly realistic Grinch costume - or, hell, for all you can tell, it might be the actual Grinch - and it looks like they're on death's door. The Grinch groans feebly, reaches out a weak arm to you, and says: "My life force is fading... Please, take my hand and let me imbue you with my Grinchly essence. You'll get all my superpowers, as long as you're willing to devote yourself, body and soul, to the sacred ways of Grinchhood." The Grinch falls unconscious before you can ask him any more questions - you've no idea what superpowers he's talking about, whether taking his hand would transform you into a Grinchly version of yourself, or anything else. Whatever the case, he's fading fast - you've got to decide right now. Do you take the Grinch's hand?

Chrome Moxwell

One day you go into the office to continue your illustrious career as a buyer for a large outdoor retailer. You’ve known that the year has been rough for your segment of the company and your manager has been breathing down your neck to come up with new revenue pipeline strategies to prop up the bad numbers for the year, and has not-so-subtly threatened you and your team’s jobs. As you’re getting settled in for the day, you notice a note and headphones on your desk drawer. The detail gives instruction on how to pull up a specific video on YouTube, and tells you to put in the headphones provided. Weird, but maybe this is another funny video Sean pulled up and we can talk about it at lunch. As you press play, you are sucked into the computer and wake up on a snow covered mountain, wearing the same clothes you wore to work. You see a trail leading into a cave, and you walk in to escape the wind and snow. Who is there you welcome you, you ask? It’s Kronk from the Emperors New Groove. He is dressed in a full three piece suit, with a full power point presentation projected onto the wall of the cave titled, ‘A Grillion Dollar Proposition. He speaks (Patrick Warburton voice): “Hey. Hey you. You look like you’re in a tough spot, but I bet I can help you. I just recently came into money from *not* killing the Emperor, and I’ve been watching your career. You’re one hell of a salesman, but what you don’t have is the carefree attitude that comes from a place of security with your job, and I think your performance suffers for it. I would know, I was in a similar spot with my old boss who definitely wanted me to kill the emperor, but I didn’t. Anyway, my proposition is this: either accept a gift of 1 Million Dollars, OR you can be the sole sales rep for my grill brand that will provide 1 million How The Grinch Stole Christmas themed grills at no cost to you. Your only stipulation with taking the grills is that you must wear a Grinch costume whenever you go on a sales meeting, hell people might actually think you’re the Grinch himself. What do you think?” What do you do?

Natalia

NADDPOD cast has been invited to be a part of a side quest for D20, Dmed by Brennan. Everybody is excited and all the pre filming meetings, character creation talks, and session 0 go as normal. The day finally comes for filming. You haven’t seen Brennan yet that day but assume he’s just getting other prep stuff done. You all sit down and filming is about to start when someone who looks almost exactly like Brennan comes in and sits down at the DM screen. He’s chatting with you and sounding just like Brennan… acting like you’ve been friends for years etc but something is off and you can tell it’s not really him. Nobody on the crew reacts like anything is different or weird and everybody is waiting for you to start work. What do you do?

Benjamin Bulgrien

You are invited to be a player for a 24 hour DnD celebrity charity stream (for the charity of your choice). You were told by the DM (of your choice) you should craft a character for a low fantasy gritty adventure. You are not told the identities of the 3 other players and that the reveals the day of would add to the anticipation of the event but that they were "High Profile". You are the last character introduced to the table to a seemingly light amount of applause and when you arrive you see your other players. To your left is WWE Superstar John Cena playing a half-orc Barbarian named lil Tony. To his left is QB for the Buffalo Bills Josh Allen who reveals that he is playing a flying sword named John Elway. The final participant is a man in a hyper realistic Grinch Costume. Hell, it could be the Grinch himself, who reveals that he is playing a human in a sonic outfit with commoner stats. The session starts off normal, however quickly, everytime you take an action or make a comment, you will mis-speak and the Grinch then bullies you into submission. Even as you begin to plead with the other players and DM, they side with the grinch and join in bullying you for every little mistake. The crowd always has a strong laughing reaction to the bullying and when you plead with them they boo you. Would you take this humiliating job if you knew that you would raise a significant amount of money for your cause.

Callum Skene

You all sit down to record the next episode of NADDPOD. Murph, you notice that the other three all put on a terrible Australian accent when in character. You laugh at first and ask them to quit it, but they look at you confused; all three of them sincerely insist it's how they've been playing their characters for the entire duration of the Campaign. You go back and listen to the last episode you edited and it's true - they all have terrible Australian accents throughout the duration of the episode. You quickly check earlier episodes and all the same. Can you continue the recording knowing full well the magic of the story and character's back stories are ruined, but the audience obviously loves it and listens in weekly? P.s it's fine if you guys want to do this for the next campaign 👍🏻

BahHumDoug

How many cigarettes could you eat in one sitting if you were paid $1000 per cigarette? You can throw up after. The grinch is there too I guess, but he’s not involved.

Jack H

You have just started a new job on the marketing team of the Boston Dynamics Lab (you know where they make those creepy robots that do parkour and shit). The marketing director takes you on a tour of the lab and along the way you see a strange sight. A man exits a secure room with a flawless costume of Dr Robotnik or hell, it might be the real Eggman himself. As the door swings shut, you could have sworn you saw an exact copy of yourself inside the secure room but with glowing red eyes. You ask the marketing director about that lab room and she says that you aren’t allowed inside the lab “but Dr Kintobor has a special project for you that’s almost complete.” She then excuses herself to go to the bathroom, leaving you completely alone in front of this lab door. What do you do?

Rob's Wit

You are lucid dreaming. You know this to be the case, as your mom taught you to lucid dream from a very young age. While you typically enjoy flying or f***ing, tonight your dream has presented something new, and you find yourself floating amidst icy waters. Suddenly, the colossal face of Olaf appears on the horizon. "HERE'S A SPOILER FOR YOU," his voice booms, as his form continues to grow ever larger. As his height nears the sun, Olaf's gigantic form melts, and a titanic wave forms. You awake, as the wave crashes down upon you. What do you do? What does this MEAN?!

James M

You are the son of con artist Ryan Reynolds. Your whole life you assumed he was real but turns out (thanks to Caldwell) he is just imaginary. When you leave home in search of your real parents there is no initial record of them, until one day. Two people step forward in the press claiming to be your father, One - The grinch claiming he birthed you himself. Two - tails from sonic, also claiming the same. You are told you must pick one parent to go on your paper work as parental guardian, which would you choose and why?

Bryony

You're moving house today, and you have hired a removal company to do all the packing and lifting. When the Van arrives, a man in a Grinch costume gets out (or hell it's so realistic it may be the grinch himself). They were highly reviewed online, but there was no mention of the grinch. Do you let him pack and move your things?

Hayley Carter

You're visiting Buckingham Palace with your *insert unhinged family member here* because it's their favorite country. You're taking a stroll outside the gates and see a guard on horseback. Your family member wants to take a picture, but as soon as you hold up the camera the horse is staring you in the eye. You hear a booming voice and it feels as though time slows, "Whoever takes the picture faces the wrath." You pull the camera down and everything goes back to normal. Your family member is getting upset that you're taking so long. When you put the camera back up, everything stays normal. Do you take the picture?

Leah Oats

You’re watching reruns of your favorite 90’s comedy when all of a sudden, Gex strolls onto the screen and offers you the following deal: from now on, you’ll have the uncanny ability to charm others whenever you compare your current circumstances to a scenario involving a celebrity. For instance, if you find yourself outside with others during a snowstorm, saying “there’s more white powder in the air than a party at John Belushi’s house” will always result in peals of uproarious laughter. You believe you could use this ability to get ahead in your career, meet new romantic partners, or to be comfortable in any social situation. However, in order to maintain this ability, you must use the phrase “its tail time” every time you speak to another person. Whether at the dentist, romancing a partner, or meeting with your boss, you must say “it’s tail time!” at some point or lose your ability to socially manipulate others. Do you take the deal?

Katelyn Schlahs

It's a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the middle of summer. You're at an apple orchard with your family, enjoying the day. Halfway up a ladder, reaching for the perfect granny smith apple, you look out over the orchard, and you spot your uncle. Huh, he wasn't supposed to be joining you today, but hey, you're glad to see him. As you raise your hand to wave hello, the ladder falls out from underneath you, and you crash to the ground and blackout. When you wake up, you're alone in the orchard, except for a shadowy presence along the treeline. It's your Uncle, and he's holding a Grinch costume, or heck, it may even be the skinned corpse of the Grinch, it's just that good. He tells you that you must put on the 'costume' and live your life as the Grinch, or else he will slowly turn your family against you, one by one. If you take the deal, your family will think you died falling from the ladder, but you would have the opportunity to romance your partner and live with your family again as the Grinch. However, everyone will treat you as they would the Grinch. If you don't wear the costume, it's guarenteed that your family will grow to hate you, but you will get to continue your life as normal otherwise. Do you wear the costume?

Michael Kessler

You're out late at night in a city you aren't familiar with, perhaps winding down after yet another successful live show. Parched, you duck into the first bodega you can find that's still open. It's mostly empty, save for a disinterested woman staring at her phone behind the counter. You walk to the back of the store and stare into the sparsely stocked drink fridge. Suddenly, something catches your eye: a Flinstones branded energy drink that you've never seen before. As soon as you remove it to get a better look, you're struck with an irresistible impulse to crack it open and take a sip. A quick glance to the cashier confirms she isn't paying attention to you at all. Without another thought, you pop the tab and take a sip. The next thing you know, the Great Gazoo has materialized from inside the can and is standing next to you. He thanks you for freeing him, and apologizes for the curse you are now under: for the rest of your life, every food or beverage containing even trace amounts of caffeine (including decaf coffee) you consume will taste exactly like this Flintstones energy drink. He offers no way to remove the curse, and disappears with a wink before you can so much as gasp. You have two questions to answer. What, realistically, does this energy drink taste like? And, more importantly, what do you do to accommodate your new pallette?

James M

You are the son of con artist Ryan Reynolds. Your whole life you assumed he was real but turns out (thanks to Caldwell) he is just imaginary. When you leave home in search of your real parents there is no initial record of them, until one day. Two people step forward in the press claiming to be your father, One - The grinch claiming he birthed you himself. Two - tails from sonic, also claiming the same. You are told you must pick one parent to go on your paper work as parental guardian, which would you choose and why?

margot d

You’re on a beach vacation with your family. On the first day at the beach, you see an elaborate synchronized jet ski performance happening on the beach. Everyone performing in it is wearing elaborate grinch costumes with the central performer looking so lifelike they may very well be the grinch. As the performance ends and they come back to the beach, they are greeted by copious cheers. Seeing you and your family on the beach, one grinch approaches and asks you to be a special guest and participate in the evening show. He says that you would have to wear a grinch costume but they “have a special one for you”. Everyone present on the trip, including your parents and your partner seem extremely excited about the idea and heavily imply not participating may ruin the trip. Do you do it?

Jake Letourneau

You lay down in bed on the evening of Christmas Eve and drift off to sleep. At 3am you wake up but can’t move. You know that you are experiencing sleep paralysis. Suddenly your bedroom door creaks open and you see standing in the doorway is the Grinch. Or maybe it’s your uncle in a Grinch costume? He simply tells you that it’s your turn to be the Grinch. If you don’t become the Grinch then Christmas will end forever. If you ask for how long, he says, “Until the next chosen one is revealed to you.” Do you become the Grinch?

Steph

You see a facebook post about a dive bar with people playing a “crunchy” dnd session and you decide to join one night. As you enter the bar you spot a table set up with “nerd shit” as well as a man in a surprisingly realistic Jim Carrey grinch costume, or hell it may even be the real grinch you don’t know, and you head over and take your seat with a slight unease. You all order some appetizers and drinks as you set up and describe your characters. The grinch goes first, describing you guessed it, the grinch, who “grinches it up” with stolen gifts and his sidekick Max. Everyone else describes their character and the dm goes along with the campaign as if nothing is wrong. The grinch seems to just be causing a ruckus and playing the game completely wrong, as the dm complies with the grinch he razzes you for rolling a d12 for a death save. The session ends with success and the dm asks if you will be attending the next session. Do you lie to save face while intending to ghost the campaign, or do you accept and continue with the odd party-goer?

The Goodest Boy

A friend who is notorious for playing practical jokes calls you up one day. He is super excited, absolutely madly raving about the newest Taco Bell product: an injection that permanently turns your pee into Mountain Dew Baja Blast. He claims he was able to get into the beta release and has been injected and now every time he takes a piss it is ice cold Mountain Dew Baja Blast. Suddenly there is a knock on your door. It’s the same friend, out of breath and still on the phone with you. He runs into your bathroom and comes out a few minutes later with a cup full of what looks and smells like Baja Blast and hands it to you expectantly. Do you take a sip?

Skkorm

You are a musician in a band with the other members of NADDPOD. Though the band is very musically talented, you've been finding trouble gaining any popularity over the course of the decade you've been playing together. In the midst of this popularity plateau, a rep for a major label wearing a surprisingly realistic Jim Carrey's Grinch costume(is it even a costume?) approaches you with an offer to throw the full weight of its advertising power behind making you a multi-platinum band, they even where you keep the rights to your music. The only caveat is that the contract being offered commands that you change the theming of your albums and stage wear to be Grinch-themed forever. Though people will respect your music, you will never be able to shake the reputation of being weirdos who are obsessed with the Grinch. Do you take the deal?

Glenn D AKA Mcdoogins

You win a sweepstakes and the company giving the prizes out sends an email. They have three different free luxury vacation options, however each one has a slight caveat. You have to spend your vacation with a special celebrity guest. One vacation is a tropical resort stay with special guest Crash Bandacoot. Second is a trip to Paris and a stay in a luxury hotel with special guest Gex. Third is an all-inclusive trip to a ski resort with a special guest a guy in an extremely accurate Grinch costume or possibly even the Grinch himself. Which trip do you go on? Or do you forfeit your free vacation?

M G

Your roommate is a giant mosquito named Jan. The lease forbids Jan to sublease this recently remodeled brownstone with a rooftop hot tub, but Jan needs the money and your blood. Jan is your best friend from elementary school and shares everything with you. Jan keeps a well-stocked fridge, makes fresh fettuccine daily, and sucks your blood nightly. If you put up netting around your bed to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne disease from whomever else Jan is sucking right now, Jan is OK with that but you will need to supplement your modest monthly rent payment with a 24 oz Mason jar of fresh blood. You have the option to move and remain friends with Jan, but you will pay 10x rent, lose access to fresh daily pasta, and die of old age. Do you stay?

Hayvi the Half-Orc

The year is 1957. West Side Story just premiered on Broadway, and tensions about Communism are high.. You just moved to the suburbs, and your neighbor, Theodor, is a real sweet guy. You often chat about the paper, and he's even letting you spend the night as your house is repaired from a recent storm. His house is clean & modestly decorated; over dinner, he talks about how happy he is to have just finished writing his most recent book. He asks if you'd like to read it before he shows his publishers tomorrow, and you say yes: What you see shocks you. The green man, this "Grinch,", seemingly the hero of the story, wears no pants; the green man doesn't want to spend money or give gifts; the green man doesn't treat his dog well. You panic over the implications — is your neighbor a communist? Theodor goes to bed shortly after. You are alone with the book; what do you do? (Fun fact for anyone reading this: apparently the real life man Dr. Seuss drove a car with the custom license plate GRINCH on it)

Gort Munchman

You are at a home game for your favorite hockey team, the Philadelphia Flyers! Between the first and second periods the lights go dark, and overhead the announcer declares "watch out everyone! Mad scientist Dr. Gritty has whipped up a batch of Gritty Goo, don't make him spill!" Sure enough, you see the Flyers' bright orange, bug-eyed, monstrous mascot Gritty wearing an oversized labcoat and carefully carrying a nearly overflowing bucket of bright orange liquid through your row. Everyone is cheering and excited, but Gritty actually appears nervous about spilling and is being extra careful not to lose any goo. He gets to you, and accidentally stumbles on your leg, dumping this substance all over both of you. He seems genuinely angry, miming frustration. The entire crowd also turns on you with jeers and thrown popcorn, and you are quickly removed from the game by security without further explanation. Though you are initially confused, time seems to pass without any consequences and you eventually store the experience away as a strange memory. 10 years later you receive a letter in the mail. Written in a particularly Gritty font, it reads: "To [your name], 10 years ago you made the mistake of tripping me and spilling my experimental Gritty Goo. While you have lived a life of freedom and luxury, I have been dealing with the consequences of your actions. I tried to keep it a secret from him to the best of my ability, but he has started to ask questions that I simply do not know the answers to. In this envelope is a photo of our son. He is old enough to know the truth about his origin and his parents. If you have any decency you will do the right thing and give this child the life he deserves. Sincerely, Gritty." In the envelope is a photo of an approximately 10-year-old child. Much like Gritty, they have bright orange skin and hair, and large white eyes. You do notice, however, that they have a nose and smile that are disturbingly similar to your own. Clipped to the photo is a phone number. Do you call the number and connect with what appears to be your Gritty son?

Johny Dude-Kay

It is July in San Diago. You are professional Podcaster, comedian, and all around good guy, Brian Murphy. You have just wrapped up a night out with your friends for one's birthday. Though everyone else carried on drinking through out the night, you only had 3 Molsons before switching to water a few hours ago. After helping your friends into their Uber, you go to retrieve your car from the parking lot near the bar. As you round the corner and look into the lot, what you see is quite frankly, unbelievable. It seems that an immense, barefoot, man in an orange spotted animal fur is openly brawling with someone baring a striking resemblance to Will Ferrell's Ron Burgandy, wearing the suit and everything. The large man is shouting something to the other man about having said something unfavorable about his family "The Flintstones" on last nights news broadcast. Before you can even process this, The Grinch, or someone in a strikingly accurate Jim-Carrey-esc costume, steps out from behind a car and strikes "Mr Flintstone" in the back with a steel chair before nodding to "Ron Burgandy", shrugging his shoulders, and saying "It's a Living" as Ron Burgandy hands The Grinch a handful of Wet Clams. It truly a sight to behold, and as unbelievable as it all is, you accidentally make eye contact with Mr Flintstone. As Ron Burgandy and The Grinch kick and stomp on Mr Flinstone, he reaches his hand in your direction and mouths the words "Help Me." Ron and The Grinch take notice of you, with Ron saying "This doesn't concern you" in a menacing tone. If you don't intervene, Mr Flintstone could die. You know that if this is the real Fred Flintstone, he has a family at home, though it is well established that he is a bad friend, father, and husband. However, if you let Ron and the Grinch continue, you are not only complicit to this gratuitous act of violence, anyone else who might be silently witnessing this take place might accidentally get the idea that you like Anchorman and/or Ron Burgandy. Mr Flintstone looks down, but not totally out. Unfortunately, Ron barely looks like he's broken a sweat and based on his manic energy, you don't know if you could take the Grinch at all. Trying to rush to Mr Flintstone's could result in you getting seriously injured or worse, and would not guarantee Mr Flintstone's safety or survival. Your car is not blocked in, meaning you could just leave, but your phone is dead so you cannot call the authorities. What do you do?

Christian Nielsen

You’re leaving your house in your brand new 2024 Hyundai sorento, to go to your numbers job. You’re certain you’ll be getting a raise today, and you deserve it, you’ve been working hard at the office and it’s showing, the numbers are up, and so are your spirits. While you’re in your haze of reminiscing your recent accomplishments, you notice your tire is blown out. This is a problem. You need to make it quick, but since you’re a numbers guy, you have no idea how to change a tire. All hope is lost, until from the end of the road, you see a tow truck coming at full speed. In the drivers seat, the grinch. He comes out and says he can help you, if you help him. He proceeds to explain that he has been trying to get a job at your company without success for the last couple of years. He somehow knows that this is your place of work and that you are in good standing at the company and he asks if you can get him ‘an in’. It is unclear why he has been rejected so many times but it is clear he could be a problem. Do you accept his offer to get to work on time, and risk losing your promotion later down the line due to his grinchly behaviour, or do you risk living in mediocrity, never truly becoming the boss you know you could be?

David Vass

You life is the monkey's paw. You are a comletely incapacetated until you wish for something (from the most banal daily needs, to anything you can imagine). However, each of your wishes is a potential monkey's paw wish. Would you be able to take the pressure of having every action potentially have disastrous results. Or does the possibility of being himanity's saviour exactly what your hero complex desires?

Ben Pelegano

A new Bedrock Flinstones theme park is opening up and you get early access VIP tickets to check it out. You enter excitedly and see that the park is an entirely immersive experience and that there are Bedrock residents as well as the main characters walking all over the place. You have a guide walking the VIP group around and they lead you to the Flintstone home as one of the first stops on the tour. They allow you to walk around the home and explore the neighborhood before entering the residence. You break off from the group and walk around the back of the house. As you're admiring the craftsmanship and attention to detail you see Fred Flintstone screaming at Wilma through a window. He is berating her in the kitchen of the Flintstone home and mid-rant he sees you watching him through the window. He seems initially very angry that you caught him but then put on a smile and waves to you. You rejoin the group and you all get ready to enter the Flintstone home. Before you can enter, Fred comes out and greets the group. He is jovial and playing the character perfectly. However, as he scans the crowd he locks eyes with you and his smile fades. He points to the Flintmobile and says "Get in, we're going for a ride." You look around at the rest of the group and see the tour guide looking nervous. What do you do?

Connor Gentry

You are enjoying a relaxing nightcap on a cold and snowy Christmas Eve after a busy night of wrapping final gifts, baking cookies, and trying to stop your cats from batting all the ornaments off the tree. You toss the last dregs of your cocktail into your fireplace, causing it to flare up and send flames up the chimney. You hear a "Yow!" and then a clattering down your roof followed by a thud on your lawn. You rush outside to find a man in a Grinch costume, or heck, it looks so good, maybe it is the Grinch. You look around hoping to find help and when you look back, the costume, or heck, it looks so good, maybe it is just the Grinch's pelt, laying empty. You're cold out here in the snow so you put this fuzzy outfit on to stay warm while you figure out your next steps. Searching the pockets for ID, you find a card labeled as 'The Grinch Provision.' It states that after putting on Grinch's pelt, you have 30 seconds to decide if you want to assume the mantle of the Grinch. If you accept, you will be responsible for ruining Christmas for a town no smaller than 3,000 people and no larger than 15,000 every year. You are also responsible for a dog. In exchange, you gain superhuman strength, get to look like the Grinch, and will be a bizarre sex symbol. What do you choose?

Audrey McCLure

You are a covert agent for a secret government office that facilitates the movement and hiding of certain endangered individuals or animals. You are up for a promotion against your least favorite coworker, Jake, who is a competent if not annoying agent who always undermines your missions. You are pulled into the office of your superiors one day and told that if you accept and complete this next mission without fail, you will be chosen to move up in the ranks over Jake. You eagerly accept the mission, which has little to no details, and meet up at the rendezvous point to retrieve the endangered individual. You are surprised when a small dog hops gingerly out of an unmarked car. You take the dog to a secure holding facility, where your job for the next 48 hours is to protect this animal. You are awoken that night with loud banging sounds and cursing. An individual crashes through the roof above where you sleep; A man in an elaborate Grinch costume (or hell, maybe even the grinch himself) has a cartoonish mallet, and is threatening to kill you if you dont give his dog, Max, back to him. Do you fight the Grinch?

Ben Delahay

You’re at a local zoo with your young aunt & uncle. Your uncle claims to have gotten in on the ground floor of this zoo with his buddy from childhood. It has been a great day and every animal you’ve seen has been happy, healthy, and well taken care of. They have plenty of space, and the zoo is surprisingly huge. The entire day, however, there has been a massive tension between your aunt & uncle. You heard her whisper to him harshly while you were looking at the sea lions, “You shouldn’t have brought him here. You promised you wouldn’t drag anymore of our family into this.” You finally reach the petting zoo, the part of the zoo your uncle has been hyping up the entire trip. After crossing a wooden bridge to a massive island in the center of the zoo, your uncle quickly grabs your hand and pushes several small children out of the way. The only thing your uncle says is, “My buddy’ll meet us here.” As you reach the fence you see an old treehouse, and watch as a monkey descends running to the gate. There is no other word to describe this monkey other than Diddy-esque. For all you know, that could be the real Diddy Kong. Diddy hugs your uncle as his baseball cap interlocks with your uncle’s golf visor. Before Diddy can say anything, your uncle turns to you: “It’s time you met your buddy. Your father didn’t want you to see this, but your buddy asks about you every day.” A massive gorilla in a red bandana and shades lumbers towards you. It looks just like Funky Kong. It extends a hand out towards you for a firm handshake. Your uncle aggressively nods to you to shake the hand of your future buddy. You can hear your aunt calling for you in the crowd. Do you shake this funky gorilla’s hand or do you abandon your uncle to find your young aunt?

monkshroomies

You and your partner are out to dinner at a new, very well reviewed video game themed restaurant in town. Each week, the restaurant creates a new menu based off of a video game series, with this week following the Donkey Kong franchise. The decor is divine and the overall experience is exceptional. The atmosphere fits the theme, yet is not tacky, and the food is some of the best you’ve ever had. After your main course, the waiter asks if you’d like an exclusive meeting with the head chef to watch how he created the fantastic meal before you have dessert. He notes the reason being that the head chef loves to meet with his guest and hear firsthand about their experience. When you go back to the kitchen, you see that the chef is, in fact, Donkey Kong himself. Not a human or a human in a costume. Not Donkey Kong the animated character come to life, but a realistic gorilla wearing a red tie. Before he notices you, you watch as he scratches his bare asshole, smells his fingers, and winces in disgust before immediately using his hands to prepare an order WITHOUT washing them. None of the other cooks or kitchen workers give him a second glance, as though this is common behavior for him. When he notices you, he quickly walks over and grabs your hand for a friendly shake, completely unaware of what you have seen. Your mind quickly begins to race as you wonder if he did something similar while preparing your meal. What do you do? Do you continue with the meeting and then dessert?

LJ_Rivvy

You are on a tropical vacation with your friends One of the excursions that you all have planned is a “turtle hatch and release” where you stand on the beach with your family and let some baby turtles free into the ocean. You receive your turtle in a small cup with some water. The turtle is adorable, but looks terrified. You say to the turtle “no worries little guy, we’ll make sure you’re safe.” At this moment, the baby turtle points a flipper toward the beach and about 15 yards away from the shore, you see a silhouette slightly peaking over the water. You think at first that maybe it’s someone floatie that they left in the ocean, but upon closer inspection, you see that it is the top of the Grinch’s head staring menacingly at you and your baby turtle specifically. You ask the staff running the excursion what is going on and they reply tersely with “we do our best but you can’t save them all”. You look at the turtle and he looks back at you for reassurance. As you turn back to face the water, you notice that the Grinch has gotten a little closer to the shore. What do you do?

Mad

you work at a coffee shop and have the opening shift. you unlock the door at 4am to find A grinch, you're unsure if hes THE grinch, but nonetheless hes just there hanging out. there is a note from last nights closing shift that says "don't mind the grinch he's here for a Christmas in July promotion" (it is July 6) he follows you around as your trying to set up and eventually after you open begins "helping" (in the most grinch way) with making drinks and taking orders. It is a Saturday rush and the scene is full of the stickiest spills and almost every drink needs to be remade. the customers seem indifferent on the promotion, acting as if it was just a new barista. at what point do you start asking questions for the grinch involvement? how many shifts do you think you can work with the grinch? (p.s this is based loosely on a personal experience of walking into a dark coffee shop only to be met with a life sized Grinch cardboard cut out and a note that said "dont mind the grinch hes for a local promotion, please let him outside"

CommonCatepillat

Howdy y'all. One day while on a walk, a large portal open up in front of you and you are sucked in. You awaken to realize you are a an anthropomorphic animal on Mobius (which animal is up to you). You work to find a way back to the human world for 2 years. During this excursion you create a deep emotional (and possible romantic) bonds with several sonic characters. Eventually the portal back is created and you head through it. You are still an anthropomorphic animal and you have been replaced on naddpod as well as most other aspects of your life by a person who looks exactly like a human version of Bowie, Harriet or Dingo. The portal back to Mobius is still open, but only you can go through it. Do you try to reintegrate with human society?

Craig

You have spent weeks planning a proposal for your partner who enjoys the finer things in life, you made reservations at a 2-star Michelin restaurant over a month ago so you can do it on anniversary of your first date. Upon arriving early at the restaurant, you go to the maitre d' and request that he hides the ring in the dessert - something you partner mentioned is the way they would want to be proposed too - a request which he is more than happy to fulfill. Eventually your partner arrives and the night proceeds magically, however during the main coarse you hear an uproar coming from the center of the restaurant, accompanied by someone calling out "is there a doctor in the restaurant"?? You (being a medically trainned doctor) rush over and see someone someone writhing on the floor, choking and turning blue. You react quickly, doing the Heimlich maneuver on the choking individual, and dislodging that they were choking on, but the process also caused the the person to vomit as well (which happens with 2.9% of people). Cheers come up from the other restaurant goers, and you see your partner loving gazing at you from the crowd, the night is perfect for your proposal. Then you see it..... in the huge puddle of vomit the choking victim let loose is your engagement ring! You deduce the kitchen staff served it to the wrong persons dessert that led to the inevitable choking and the Heimlich induced vomiting. Do you still stick to you plan of proposing tonight knowing there will not be an appropriate time to professional clean and detail the 20k dollar ring prior to offering to your partner?

Tim S.

You are given expensive tickets to an exclusive Ren Faire style LARP weekend by your uncle. You've never heard of this LARP before, but the website looks legit and promises a "enchanting weekend of swords and sorcery", with links to tons of positive reviews by third-party websites, that are nonetheless vague to not "spoil the surprise". They seem to have a strict no photography policy to support this, but all of their branding seems medieval themed. Your uncle, who has gone before, won't give any details. He just smiles fondly and says, "It changed me." You are excited, and dress in your best fantasy LARP gear (wizard, knight, etc). When you arrive they make you lock up your cell phone and tell you there's a strict no-reentry policy if you leave during the weekend, and that breaking character is frowned upon except in "emergencies". However, once you're past the front gate, you see that every single person is dressed in hyper-realistic Jim Carey style Grinch costumes, or, hell, they might be real Grinches, they're that good. Over the costumes, they're all wearing typical medieval gear (armor, robes, etc.). People you interact with are generally kind and play off your lack of costume as a spell or something, but definitely some folks are annoyed and you feel you've committed a faux pas. In either case, trying to address it out of character even to apologize is universally ignored or shut down. Do you stay the weekend and try to enjoy your expensive LARP that "changed your uncle's life"?

Lia

You wake up, middle of the woods. Between the pine trees light parts several paths to the same destination. In the distance there is music, a ceremony of some kind. As you're drawn to the mysterious light you notice a large crowd gathered around a single pedestal upon a stage. Behind the pedestal stands legendary wrestler Rey Mysterio, who has already begun a speech. In this speech he defines a secret society of combatants chosen by a society to impart unique talents. Each of the confused onlookers (30, maybe 40?) Will be given a choice to leave behind their lives and come train at the societies academy with the understanding you may never return. You have your choice of powers (from a provided catalog or your own creation) Do you take the deal, and if so what powers do you choose?

Hyacinth

You are bringing your child (or relative's child) to an expensive Disneyland princess experience where they will get to meet the princesses. When you arrive the staff open the door to welcome the princess and out walks someone in a very convincing Jim Carrey Grinch costume, or heck, it might be the Grinch himself. He is wearing an immaculate princess gown including jewelry and glass slippers, but is otherwise altogether grincly. The staff look visibly uncomfortable and surprised, but your child is excited to see the Grincly Princess, and absolutely loves the experience. Do you complain after the experience and/or ask for your money back?

Dave Large

You woke up in the morning feeling like P Diddy. You got your glasses and made for door, ready to hit the City. As you open the door, a person is standing there wearing a super realistic Grinch costume, or hell, it may even be the real Grinch himself. The Grinch scolds you! “Did you brush your teeth with a bottle of Jack?” Then his tone shifts ominously and warns, “Because if you leave for the night, you’re not coming back.” Do you go brush your teeth or will you be late for your pedicure and outfit fitting?

peace k.

You wake up one day and are now in the body of one of Murph and Emily’s cats. Which one are you and what debauchery do you get up to?

Spore Zealot

You head to your local game shop for D&D night and sitting behind the DM's screen is THE Grinch. He's focused on prepping for the session giving you plenty of time to stare at him and can't see any indication that it's a person wearing a costume. Jake, are you considering playing the new 2024 PHB Fighter with Weapon Mastery?

Graham Hogan

For weeks you’ve been dressing up as a ghost to scare off possible buyers from your home and so far it's been working perfectly. As you’re waiting to scare the next open house you see them: Mystery Incorporated, Scooby Doo and his gang at your door ready to tour the location. What methods do you employ to defeat the Scooby Gang without your identity being revealed and make sure no one wants to buy your house?

Sonsa

The Wedding Wail Woes You're at your wedding day right before the big kiss, holding hands with your beloved, beautiful vows have been shared, and the Officiant finally gets to the "You may now kiss the bride" part. You kiss, friends and family celebrate, but right after the kiss you see the Officiant says "Up top!" and holds up their hand to you for a high-five. As this happens, for whatever reason, your phone in your pocket starts playing very loud, off-putting sex noises. Moans, aggressive grunts, yelps, everything. You try to lower the volume, which doesn't work, but instead you shut off your phone entirely as fast as you can given the shock. It takes about 15 grueling seconds and now, things, understandably, feel awkward. Some members of the audience are doing their best to ignore what just happened, some can't make eye contact, and some legitimately look disappointed. After a few beats sitting in this moment, the Officiant, also looking uncomfortable, looks back to you with a still confused but serious look as they wordlessly raise their arm back up for another attempt at a high-five with you. Do you try to offer any excuse to your audience and do you high-five the Officiant? If it comes up: your partner is also confused, they seem unsure how to feel or react. They want to believe you wouldn't do this on purpose, but also can't fathom how this could be an accident without an extremely solid excuse. Love these, and wishin y'all the best! <3

OboTolken

You've been out-and-about all day and are despiritley hungry. The only food place within a reasonable distance is a walk-in sub shop. You order your favorite sub (whatever it might be) only to realize that you left your wallet at home! You sullenly turn to leave when the cashier says "Actually, that gentleman over there just ordered exactly the same thing but decided to leave it on the counter". The sub is untouched and fresh, but when you look to the gentleman you see that it's Oogie Boogie from the Nightmare Befpre Christmas. He gives you a sinister smile and wave before he disappears around a street corner. Your stomache growls LOUDLY. Do you take the free food?

James M

You are the son of con artist Ryan Reynolds. Your whole life you assumed he was real but turns out (thanks to Caldwell) he is just imaginary. When you leave home in search of your real parents there is no initial record of them, until one day. Two people step forward in the press claiming to be your father, One - The grinch claiming he birthed you himself. Two - tails from sonic, also claiming the same. You are told you must pick one parent to go on your paper work as parental guardian, which would you choose and why?

McSandwich

You wake up alone, trapped in a dungeon, chained up by the hands and feet. You have no idea how you got here. Suddenly your captor comes down the stairs. And you can't believe it, but it's someone in a Sonic the Hedgehog costume. Or hell, it could be the blue blur himself. He pulls out a chili dog and says "it's chow time!" The chili dog looks and smells pretty tasty. He sets the chili dog down on a table in front of you, on a plate, and opens your chains. He says "Now don't try to escape, you still have three more days! I will be back in ten minutes, and that plate better be free of dogs." Sonic goes back upstairs, but accidentally leaves the door unlocked behind him. Do you attempt to escape, knowing you will probably have to fight Sonic and possibly his comrades, or do you let yourself live like this for three more days, knowing there are more chili dogs coming your way?

The Broox

You excitedly call your father to tell him all about how you were randomly selected to participate in a game show hosted and judged by chefs Gordon Ramsey and Guy Fieri. You explain how you have done well so far and you are on a short break right before final judging. You elaborate that they are clearly leaning into the absolute meanest version of Gordon and that Guy is trying to keep pace but clearly doesn’t have the same levels or rage inside him. They have to do many, many takes of Guy insulting contestants because he keeps messing it up and isn’t convincing. Finally, you tell him that somehow this is all going to air this evening and give him the details about how to find it on the TV. Your dad says “That’s great kiddo…” followed by an awkward laugh, a pregnant pause, and then “Hey, don’t do anything that might make the family look weak”. Confused, you respond “What?” and he vaguely lays out that he has “something cooking with the Yoshi’s” and they are currently vetting him and, by extension, the family. Anything that might make the family look weak could cause the deal to fall through and might possibly endanger the family. Even more confused, you say “The Yoshis?” and he responds “Yeah, the Japanese organized crime guys”. You clarify by asking if he means the Yakuza and he says “Probably, you know those Pokemon words better than me. Got to run, looks like they just pulled up.” Immediately after hanging up the phone a nervous Guy Fieri approaches you and says that he really needs this job, that he owes the mob “so, so much money” and they will absolutely make him and his family “sleep with the fishes”. He is afraid the producers are thinking about replacing him for not being mean enough. He would really appreciate it if you could cry when he says harsh things during judging but stay dry eyed when Chef Ramsy chews you out. It would go a long way he claims and he will totally hook you up with doney sauce for life if you come through for him. Seconds after Guy pitches you on never ending donkey sauce you are approached by Gordon. He is succinct and to the point. He knows what you and Guy just talked about and he won’t stand for it. If you cry for Guy and Guy alone he states that “my friend will ruin your life”. As he says this he gestures over his shoulder with a nod to a porta-potty you hadn’t previously noticed before. Just as you look, out steps a man in a Grinch costume, or hell it is so realistic it could be the Grinch himself. He never breaks eye contact with you while he walks over to craft services, grabs seven individual serving sized bags of Sun Chips, and returns to the porta-potty. No one else seems to take note of a Grinch on set. By the time you look back at Gordon he is already walking away and walking directly towards you is a PA telling you it is time to get back to your position on set as final judging is about to begin. What do you do?

Ben Kaufman

You wake up in your bed at home, except wait, you realize that it's actually your childhood bedroom. When you run to your bathroom and look in your childhood bathroom mirror, you look as though you are about 6 years old but you still have your memories of your current life. You go to the kitchen and you see that your family is sitting around the table looking in silence at a VHS tape. As you approach the table, you see that inexplicably the cassette is labelled: 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)' in your own handwriting. When you ask your family why they have the VHS, your parents look stunned and tell you that YOU gave it to them only yesterday. They tell you that you appeared wearing a costume that you realize sounds like a super realistic child version of Jim Carrey's Grinch costume. You told them that you wouldn't remember this interaction, and that they couldn't watch the movie until the following day with you present. They tell you that Grinch-you warned them that the only way for you to "go home" was by watching the movie as a family but that "who knows what consequences there could be for watching this movie before its time." Do you watch the movie and possibly return to your own time, whatever the consequences, on the word of this mysterious Grinch-sona?

Paul Sutkowski

You're walking through the woods and come across Ryan Reynolds shifting between 3 characters, his character in IF and both Deadpool's. The Grinch, shifting between all 3 iterations on himself, is standing next to Ryan. You find a slab nearby and the words engraved on it tell you that half of the personalities lie and the other half tell the truth. If you can identify which lie after asking each personality of the Grinch and of Ryan 2 questions you will be rewarded with 1. Everyone in the world forgets that Rachel dies in Animorphs 2. Animorphs becomes as popular as Harry Potter was at its height 3. The new final book in the Animorphs series is about to be released and you get the first copy. (Note, Rachel may or may not die this time around) But if you guess incorrectly, 1. You become Fred Flintstone 2. You must live on Kongo Bongo island and you can never become the Kong 3. Sonic is also there Do you take the bet that the slab is offering?

Jeffrey Steck, Lord of the Fjord

You are a contestant on Survivor with 11 other people and you were in an alliance with 3 other people. One of them just got voted off and the other two have gone in cockroach mode. What your strategy going forward?

Clever Innuendo

You are offered 10 million dollars, but you only keep it if you manage to make it onto national news for something you do. You can spend any of the 10 million to prepare for your stunt, and can take as long as you need to plan ahead to make it happen, but you won't get the rest of the money until you're famous for a day. You can't just use to money to buy air time, it has to be organic, and you can and will face consequences for anything illegal you do if you aren't able to cover it up. However, if a 'suspiciously good grinch costume' can conceal your identity and you get away, that is fine. What do you do that gets you on the news, but also leaves you the most money afterwards?

Macauly Leiher

You are standing in line for the newest flavor of ice cream at your favorite ice cream shop when suddenly Alec Baldwin enters and joins the line. Soon, the entire Baldwin extended family, including his brothers, fill the shop. Luckily, you got the last scoop of the exclusive fruity flavor before the crowd of Baldwins arrived. As you enjoy your ice cream, you stare in awe at the many celebrities under one roof. However, you notice that Stephen Baldwin is dressed in full Barney Rubble attire. From when he was in Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas The rest of the family seems unfazed, so you assume it’s a bit. All 25 Baldwins order their ice cream, but when Stephen goes up, he asks for the exclusive flavor and is told that you got the last scoop. Stephen approaches you and says, “Hee hee hee, that sure looks good, Fred.” You brush him off and apologize for getting the last of it. He walks away, seemingly done. Throughout the night, Stephen keeps approaching you in various hair-brained costumes, trying to con you out of your ice cream. Like he was in a fruity pebbles commercial. Eventually, his antics cause you to drop your ice cream, ruining your favorite shirt. This is when the Baldwin family notices and accuses you of messing with "Barney" (note they don’t call him Stephen).Do you confront the Baldwins or do you let Stephen continue to ruin your night because they have your car blocked in. or You’re on a trip to the zoo with your fiancé and her estranged great uncle, a snooty billionaire who hates fiction. The family had a falling out many years ago, splitting them apart, but you're trying to mend fences in hopes of securing funding for your wedding, as you've been struggling financially. As you stroll through the aviation section, you come across a majestic hawk. Suddenly, the hawk makes direct eye contact with you, and you receive a telepathic message: "It’s me, Tobias from the Animorphs series. I don’t know how I got to this world, but I am stuck in the zoo now and I've only been able to contact you. Please help me."

Dippity_Dip

You get a call from Netflix’s the Witcher that you’re getting cast as a monster who will be involved in a brutal fight with Geralt, and while on set you’re approached by Henry Cavill in your exact costume and makeup. He says that he is the only Geralt of Rivia and asks to switch places with you so he can “accidentally” hurt Liam Hemsworth and get the role back. When you question him all he says is “I am the one true pride of Rivia” with complete sincerity, and seems to get more unstable the longer you put him off. Do you switch places?

Tyler Burks

You're delighted one morning to see an invitation from your grandma! She's invited you over to dinner where she'll be cooking your favorite meal. Your grandma is a sweet, forgetful old lady. You arrive with your new, amazing partner who is delighted to meet your grandma. You go to dinner, eat your favorite food, and have an awesome time, but you do notice your grandma make some sort of rude boomer comments at your partner. After you leave, your partner says "I'm so glad that's over, I don't think I want to go back to your grandma's again." Confused, you ask them what they mean. They clarify that they thought your grandmother was really weird. You get a text from your grandmother that says "Don't be alarmed, but I think your new partner might be an alien from outer space. I've been working for the government and have been hunting them. Run." You've never heard of your grandmother working with the government. What do you do?

Aaron Wisener

Much like the question posed in "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once", what would your life be like without your significant other and what would your life look like? As a bonus what would it look like married to the Grinch?

Macauly Leiher

11. You convinced an Uber driver to pull into a Taco Bell drive-through line at 3 a.m. on a Sunday. You haven’t reached the order box yet, and since it’s a Taco Bell, you're trapped between two curbs with no escape. You notice your phone has died, and they don't have an iPhone 4 charger because it’s 2024. Suddenly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang pulls up behind you, driven by the one and only Caractacus Potts and the other characters from the movie. You are excited to see the magical car in person, when all of a sudden your Uber driver, who has been so kind to you so far, says, “I fucking hate Mary Poppins.” Being an avid Chitty fan, you know this is a common misconception due to the lead being played by the ever so charismatic Dick Van Dyke, which you, of course, correct in your drunken state. Now they are not happy with you. Sensing you pushed a button, you backtrack and try to agree with them, saying that the Child Catcher plot is very confusing and always scared you. This seems to piss them off even more, prompting them to say, “Walking is an option.” When the Uber driver pulls up to the window, they ask what you want, and you tell them you want a Doritos Locos Taco, a Baja Blast, and a Chalupa Supreme. They turn to the box and order a soft taco, a Mountain Dew, and a Cheesy Fiesta Potato, and then they pull forward. Do you confront the driver about the wrong order or just sit the 35-minute ride out?

Ian Dahl

You find an ancient scroll that promises to teach you about magic, the secrets of the world, and all sorts of unbelievable creatures on an epic quest. However, it says that if you sign your name on the parchment you will inevitably die at the end of your journey. It does not say how you will die nor how long the journey will be. So for all you know your quest could be over in 5 minutes and boom you're dead or it could be over in 20 years, you just don't know. Do you sign the scroll and accept the quest of a lifetime?

Randy Greig

You're walking through a forest when you're approached by an old man with a long grey beard wearing purple robes and a wizard's hat. He tells you he is searching for someone to be his hier, and asks if you would be interested in playing a game to deem if you would be worthy. You accompany him back to his tower where he shows you rooms upon rooms of magical scrolls and artifacts. He then leads you to the last room. In it is a single table, upon which are a sword, a diamond ring, and a condom. He then snaps his fingers and three figures appear. The first is a man in an amazingly convincing Grinch costume, or hell, it may even be the real Grinch. The second is 80's TV's Legend of Zelda's Link, and the third is Sonic the Hedgehog. With a sly smile, the wizard turns to you and asks "fuck, marry, kill?"

thebillmm

Your friends, let’s call them Bemily and Berf, are going out of town for two weeks and ask you to watch their two indoor cats and assorted stray hangers-on. The morning they’re leaving, you swing by to get the keys. While there, Bemily comes back from a run with news that the cat distribution system has blessed them once again. You look in her arms to see a cat in a Stitch costume or, hell, it might be the real Stitch. Neither of your friends seem phased by the animal’s blue color, wide fanged maw, or extremely big ears. As they leave the room to get it food and water, the “cat” stands on its back legs, looks you dead in the eyes, puts a finger to its lips, and makes an unmistakable shushing sound. When your friends return, it drops back down and weaves between their legs. It’s clear your friends are in love with him already. They ask you whether it would be a problem to watch over this new fur baby. You know they can’t find another cat sitter before they leave. Do you leave your friends in the lurch or do you agree to watch their cats, knowing they might now include an extraterrestrial fugitive?

Connor Johnstone

It is the middle of July and you are watching The Voice with your 2 cousins while your uncle reads the paper in a recliner in the corner of the room. A young performer comes up and starts delivering an incredibly powerful rendition of a classic song that sounds oddly familiar to you, but it takes you a moment to place it with the artistic liberties this singer is taking. After a few seconds one judge presses their button and the chair whirls around revealing Adam Levine in an incredibly lifelike Grinch costume - or could he possibly be the Grinch himself? You turn to your cousins and exclaim “I don’t get it, we’re nowhere near Christmas?” They look back at you and say quizzically “Christmas? It’s the Grinch?” seemingly bewildered at your question. The singer finishes strongly with a booming “I wouldn’t touch you with a 39 and a half foot pooooole!” Everyone claps. You and your cousins engage in an increasingly heated argument over whether or not the Grinch is a Christmas character, and they assert more and more confidently after each passing moment that he’s “that jerk from those Grinch movies” never acknowledging any recollection of any Christmas affiliation. Eventually you go ask your uncle to weigh in, explaining the situation. He replies “Christmas? It’s the Grinch??” With a similar, though clearly more disinterested tone than that of your cousins. You start digging around through your cousins VHS collection looking for copies of the various Grinch films, and you find one of each but inexplicably all of the Christmas parts of the films have been edited out - or is this just how they’ve always been? Finally, deep in the crawlspace buried in the bottom of a moldy old box you find an old Polaroid of your uncle lying in nothing but a pair of briefs next to Adam Levine’s the Grinch in a full red Santa suit. On the back of the Polaroid is written “It’s truly unreal how fucking hot you are. Like it blows my mind. Merry Christmas.” Do you show your cousins to prove your point, or do you accept that they live in a world with a Christmasless Grinch? Do you confront your uncle?

RecsBecs

You drive up to a Sonic (the restaurant). The Sonic employee skates up to your car wearing a Jar Jar Binks costume. (or, hell, it could be the real Jar Jar. It’s that good.) Jar Jar is in full character: knocking things over, getting into antics, sticking out a long tongue. You order, and he spills your Ocean Water and Cherry Limeade all in your car. He scrapes the paint with his skates. At the end of the meal, he gives you a $500 Sonic gift card for damages, and says very sincerely with tears in his eyes, “Meesa so sorry. Meesa is trying to make Jar Jar big again so meesa’s kids are proud of meesa.” Then, the manager comes out, thanks you for participating in the Jar Jar Experience. She hands you a survey link and asks you to fill it out so they can know if Sonic should make the Jar Jar Experience national. What do you say in your review?

Blubread00

You are tasked with taking a young child of your choice to meet the characters in Disney and take pictures. After the child takes a picture with the first mascot you can sense they felt uncomfortable. When you ask the child what they mean all they say is “Their hand felt weird” with no further elaboration. They INSIST on seeing the rest of the mascots with the same response after seeing each one. Do you take the child to go see more mascots and if so how many or do you take them back home for the day?

Lucas Dahmm

You are in a bad car accident, and isekai-style, you are reincarnated as a D20. Dice-christ himself appears to you and instructs that you are now an agent of His will. Serendipitously, you end up in the dice collection of your estranged uncle, who is playing in an online game. As you are used, you realize that he is not being truthful to his fellow players and is lying about what he is rolling on yourself and other dice. What do you do?

Joshua Brown

You are walking down the street when you’re approached by a wizard, let’s call him Taldwell Canner. He offers you the choice of two magic powers. Magic power number one, you have the ability to tell the future, but it is only accurate 50% of the time. Magic number two you have the ability to fly, but there is a 1 in 100 chance the power will stop working mid flight. Which do you choose?

sperry

You wake up in a hospital bed. Your family and friends are around you. They, and the medical staff at the hospital, tell you that you were in a terrible accident, but that you are going to make a full recovery. You have no recollection of the accident, or the day or two leading up to it, or the month since that you spent in a coma recovering. A while after leaving the hospital, you feel fully recovered and back to normal, but have regained absolutely no memory of the incident. You're working in the yard and accidentally cut your hand severely. However, it barely hurts, and no blood comes from the wound, just a bit of thick, dark, oil-like, substance. You think you caught a glimpse of... maybe wires or something?... under your skin. You mention the incident with your therapist at your session the next day. They assure you that you are imagining things as a result of your traumatic accident, even going so far as to look at the wound in your hand and tell you it looks "perfectly normal" despite the clear ability to see wires, and some sort of gears and electro-mechanical parts just under your skin through the cut. You think you may be some sort of replicant, but your therapist, family, friends, and doctors all tell you you're just suffering PTSD... who do you believe?

itsCharmamber

You receive a knock on the door, and a gentleman in a formal but ill-fitting looking suit and large briefcase tells you a long lost uncle (who they described in great detail to be an incredible attractive, rich and single youncle) has passed away and you are their only surviving relative “that they still have hope for”. They ask to step in, which you accept, although confused. Sitting in your living room, they place their briefcase down and ask to use the bathroom. Before they leave, they mutter something about, "wishing they could lay eyes on your beautiful youncle again.” Before you can inquire further, they rush into the washroom and make it clear that they should be left alone. As you sit awkwardly in your own home, uncomfortable by the situation, you notice that a letter address to you is sitting on top the briefcase. Seeing no harm in reading the letter as it is addressed to you, and desperate for something to distract yourself with, you open the letter. Inside the letter, you see in quickly scrawled letters “Beware the man in the suit. I can give you answers to all your questions, just find me on the wind”. Almost as soon as you read the last word, the latches of the man’s briefcase open, and feel a cold breeze and the sound of hollow wind escapes from the opening. You also notice that from under the bathroom door a red slow pulsing light, that you know with confidence is not part of your normal decor. They are still making ungodly noises. Do you look into the briefcase, or check up on your house guest?

Sam Abramowitz

Your parents have l passed away in a tragic accident and a lawyer is reading you their will. It turns out you secretly have a half brother that your parents have been supporting all this time, and they want you to personally take that responsibility. They will their large fortune to you under the condition that him and his son will live with you “until he gets back on his feet,” otherwise everything is going to him. The only details about them are a Polaroid picture that strangely looks like Mini Me and a man dressed up in an impeccable Mike Myers Cat in the Hat costume, or hell, for all you know it could be the actual Cat in the Hat. Do you accept your parents last wish and take their fortune and responsibility for your half brother?

Ian Dahl

You receive an invite to the extravagant McDuck manor by Scrooge McDuck himself! He throws the biggest craziest party every year, but getting an invite is hard. On the back of the invite, he notes that he's recently gotten into NADDPOD and is a big fan so he'd be honored to have you. After a crazy night of drinks and reckless behavior, people start to filter out slowly. As you make your way to the exit you're stopped by a clearly intoxicated Scrooge McDuck. He tells you that before you can go you simply must stop by his infamous Money Bin where he keeps all of his gold. You decide to follow him along and find yourself at a steep drop-off overlooking a pool of shimmering golden coins. Suddenly, Scrooge dives into the gold and starts to swim around. He calls out to you and invites you to do the same. You also see Huey, Dewey, and Louie all follow after him and dive in. It seems like they are unharmed and that the coins are easy to swim around in, but they are cartoons and you are not. He seems agitated at your reluctance as you contemplate whether you refuse his invitation to go swimming in his money or take what could be your last plunge into the gold below.

Lorelei G.

You wake up one morning to discover that you have somehow been transported 500 years into the future. Contrary to the postapocalyptic landscape you feared you would find, world peace has been established, global hunger has been eradicated, and poverty is nonexistant. When you ask people how all of this happened, they tell you that it was accomplished through the wisdom of the Justices of Dice Christ, then they point out large, dictatorship-style propaganda posters that are present nearly everywhere you go, which feature the Grinch, Fred Flintstone, Sonic, and Goku in immaculate judicial robes. After further inquiries, you learn that Dicism has become the dominant religion throughout the entire world by some strange twist of fate. However, over the centuries, the details have been warped and lost, and now, only religious scholars have even the faintest idea of who Brian Murphy, Emily Axford, Caldwell Tanner, or Jeggs Hamwit were. Do you try to assert your identity and make a place for yourself among the pantheon of Dicism, attempt to dismantle the monolithic religion that you somehow inadvertently helped create, or just sit back and bask in the knowledge that you helped cause world prosperity?

Gwen Gilpin

Uh-oh! All this Grinch talk has angered Cindy Lou-Who, who has grown up to be an incredibly powerful sorceress. She appears to you in your bathroom mirror one morning as you're trimming your nose hair and offers you your choice of punishments - either YOU will be turned into a Grinch, or everyone else in the world (including animals!) will be turned into Grinches. Which do you choose?

Heidi Artigue

You are on a first date at a restaurant that you have never been to before. You order an expensive cocktail, which arrives in a martini glass. Several times throughout the dinner, servers bump into your table as they walk past. Each time, 5-10% of your drink is jostled out of the glass. Each server apologizes for bumping your table, then leaves. When do you ask for a new drink?

Jessica Petra

You find a mysterious old N64 cartridge of Star Wars Episode 1 Racer (the podracer game). You put it in and you are transported into the game, ala Captain N the Game Master, but something goes seriously wrong. Your body is digitized and spaghetti'd and you have to pick your new form. Of the racers, which one do you pick? (Sebulba is already taken)

Mackenzie Wadsworth

You’ve been imprisoned in a dungeon (GoT style) for an assassination you did not commit. The king tells you that you can either face a life in the dungeon OR hold a trial by combat to win your safety. Naturally you choose the latter, as it is your only hope of freedom. When the king asks for a brave champion to step forward, the tallest knight you have ever seen lumbers into the room. He lifts his mask to reveal the face of a remarkably lifelike grinch costume (or hell, maybe it’s the real grinch. The costume is that good). He whispers to you, so low that only you can hear, “what am I doing in a castle?…I am supposed to be in whoville?” before the king presents you with your choice of combat. You can either fight the grinch in a traditional medieval joust or in a Wii sports resort-style swordplay match above the ocean. What combat do you choose to vanquish the grinch?

Levi Pranke

You receive a letter inviting you to Phineas and Ferb’s house to ride their newest rollercoaster invention since the end of their tv show. When you arrive, you are greeted only by Phineas, Baljeet, Isabella, and who you believe must be Ferb due to his body shape but he is seems to be wearing a grinch costume (heck, he may have even been turned into the actual grinch). Phineas explains how their rollercoaster, The Executioner, works and you notice a strange look in his eyes as he does. When he goes to get the button to start the rollercoaster he tells you to join Baljeet and Isabella and to all get in your seats. The entire time the two of them have not made eye contact with you and said nothing. Now Isabella leans over to you and says, “they’ve never been the same since their show ended and Perry died” and looks ominously at Grinch Ferb (who could legit just be the grinch) in total Ferb style he says nothing but points at your seat in the rollercoaster as Baljeet and Isabella take theirs. You have seconds before Phineas returns. What do you do?

Tad

Your pets have ascended, no longer need you, and have expressed they only stuck around because they liked the house and the food. However, now that they can express themselves they can’t put up with your household’s antics anymore. If you let them leave it will become an X-men scenario where they will be experimented on or “taken out”. What do you do?

DKMac

By day you are a productive member of society with a great job and wonderful family. By night you are a well-known amateur writer who specializes in highly explicit Grinch themed erotica. You posts under the username “GrinchDaddy69”. We’re talking really risqué stuff. Even other Grinch themed erotic writers think you take things a little too far. For obvious reasons you have kept this alter ego to yourself, and no one knows of your online proclivities. One day on an international trip your plane crashes in the ocean and you become stranded alone on a deserted island à la Tom Hanks in Castaway. Luckily your computer bag happens to wash up on shore with the rest of the rubble. By some miracle it can still be powered on, however despite your best efforts it is unable to connect to any network, and you can’t use it to call for help. However, as you look further you discover that for some strange, unexplainable, perhaps magical reason your computer is able to connect to a single website, “GrinchKink.gov”, the Grinch fanfiction site where you post your stories. After some experimentation you discover that the only thing you can do with this is make public posts from your “GrinchDaddy69” account. Since no one is even aware that there are survivors from the plane crash it is unlikely that you will be found. However, if you make a public post from your account and explain that you are a survivor and describe the island you are stranded on, your odds go up substantially. However, it will be obvious after you are rescued that you are the owner of the “GrinchDaddy69” account. Such an absurd and remarkable turn of events will certainly make the news and everyone in your life will know the account is yours and will be able to see the obscene stories you wrote. Do make an SOS post?

Eric Pierce

Imagine if you will You grandmother lives in a senior living community in Florida not far from where you recently moved to. You're mom has been pressuring you to visit her as you have been busy with you career and haven't seen her in a few years. You of course agree and call you grandmother who suggests coming by and having dinner in the restaurant at the community. When you show up you call her and she lets you know to go to the restaurant and get a table as she needs to finish getting ready. While you wait you meet several residents who know you by your grandmother's bragging about you, but when you talk to them you notice something weird in their facial expression like they are hiding something but no one says anything else. You wait for a few more minutes and then look up notice and individual dressed head to toe in a full Disney Park Mickey Mouse Costume exactly like the employees wear. Mickey then sits at you're table and your grandma's voice comes out of the head. Noticing the confusion on your face she clarifies that when she moved to Florida she rekindled her childhood obsession with Disney and she only where's it at dinner. She says though that she hasn't told anyone in the family including your mother for no other reason than they wouldn't understand and really doesn't want to answer any questions about it. No one seems to pay her any attention in the restaurant and she is otherwise normal except that she punctuates each sentence with a perfect imitation of the mickey chuckle that she only does when dressed in costume(have Caldwell/Murph do it). Simply what do you do next and do you tell your family so they are at least not as surprised as you? PS here are a few answers to anticipated questions. She eats during the meal by shoving the food under the mask She is 5'6" mickey hunched over with a walker. Your grandpa is dead She doesn't do the chuckle when on the phone Thank you for your time and attention

Ziv like Steve

You are invited to play wheel of fortune, broadcasted on public television at prime time and with the possibility to win a lot of money. It's a good thing, too, because Crash Bandicoot has been showing up at your door and shoving you every time you go outside your home. Crash has told you that he "is immune to the police" and won't stop unless you pay him a million dollars -- and that's exactly what you could win on this game show! But when you get to the set, the staff tell you that the usual host had to leave but called in a substitute. When you get to the stage, you see that the substitute game show host is a man in the grinch costume -- or hell, maybe it's the Grinch himself. You are performing really well, but every time the cameras are off for an ad break, the Grinch approaches and grumbles at you that the "money is for ruining christmas" and that the last three winners have had terrible car accidents in the days following their win. The tone is threatening. Do you try to win?

Professor Hen

You’re on a Disney Cruise with your partner. You’re having a great time. You just watched a live performance of the best muppet impersonators you’ve ever seen. You head to the bar to grab a drink for your partner. There’s a long line. By the time you come back - 15 minutes later - your partner is deep in a conversation with two performers in a Kermit and Miss Piggy costume (or hell, they might even be the real Kermit and Miss Piggy. They’re that good). Your partner is laughing and having a great time. Kermit and Miss Piggy tell you that they’d like to take your partner to their room with them. Your partner looks nervous, but excited - they look to you for permission. Kermit tells you that, if you’re cool with it, you can go hang out backstage with all the other muppets while your partner spends the night with their new lovers. He emphasizes that he respects you and your boundaries. Are you happy to let your partner have the best night of their life? Or are you going to miss your chance to meet Beaker and Gonzo?

Tony

Your Uncle invites you out to dinner one day and you Happily agree. He asks you to be his best man/woman, you immediately accept, you couldn't be more happy and excited for him. On the day of the wedding it is absolutely beautiful. There couldn't have been a more perfect day, but then when the priest asks if anyone objects the doors bust open. Everyone is staring in anticipation, then The Grinch walks in, but it could just be someone in a costume, you're not sure. The Grinch yells I object, but then it gets worse. Stich walks through the doors. You think by his appearance that he belongs to generation x. Stitch yells I object, the crowd is going crazy. You look at your Uncle, he stares deeply into your eyes unsure of what to do. You look around the room to see if there's anything you can do. To your left you see two swords hanging on the wall, to your right an emergency fire exit, and in front of you stands The Grinch and Generation x Stitch. What do you do?

Nestor

You are on a first date with an amazing person and you're really hitting it off. You're doing your best to make a good impression, so at dinner you plan on buying the highly rated wine pairing after they express an interest in trying it out. As you're getting ready to order, you see several tables next to you have also ordered wine pairings. The sommelier appears and you see he is a disheveled-looking middle aged man in a filthy Sonic the Hedgehog costume. This is NOT the real Sonic, it's clearly a regular guy in a dirty Sonic costume. You overhear him describe the wine as "daddy's go-go juice" and spill a little without cleaning it up, but the guests at the tables do not appear bothered at all. You know your date will be disappointed if you don't order the wine for both of you, but they do not react at all if you point out the sommelier so you have no idea if they'll be weirded out. Do you order the wine pairing for the table?

Clair Baker

Your uncle (who works at Nintendo) has come up to you to let you know about a new flagship title for the Switch 2, "Mario & Sonic do their Taxes". He's shown you some gameplay and frankly it sucks, worse than the worst game you've ever played. But later on he tells you not to tell anyone or else he'll lose his job working at Nintendo. Do you leak this god awful game to friends, family and the press possibly preventing Mario from having a bad game? Or do you keep your Uncle's secret safe with you knowing full well this could crash video games again?

Mason McCauley

You are going to your local board game store with your best friend Henry Cavill. Henry is very excited to pick up the new Warhammer 40k Space Marine minis so that you two can paint them together. He has not stopped talking about it the entire drive. When you arrive, you can see a crowd of Witcher cosplayers standing outside the game store. Weirdly enough, they are all dressed as the monsters from the show rather than characters. Henry, as humble and charming as ever, stops to say hi and give autographs. The cosplayers all seem pretty cool. Once inside the store, you and Henry approach the cashier to ask for the minis. The cashier is dressed as a medieval noble and looks worried. They tell you that this set of minis is their last in stock. You and Henry check your pockets and realize you both forgot your wallets at home! Henry looks dejected. The cashier looks at you and says "There are other ways to pay the price... Witcher". Then they pull a perfect replica of Geralt of Rivia's silver sword from behind the counter and point towards the cosplayers outside. You turn to Henry to say "is this person crazy?" But Henry just pulls a small potion from his pocket and hands it to you. He says "it's up to you, best friend," then goes back to staring longingly at the Warhammer minis. Do you take the sword and the potion, or try to get your wallet and risk someone else buying the last box of minis before you return, thus upsetting Henry Cavill?

Bobomb36x

You are watching the 4th of July fireworks in the Magic Kingdom at Disney and as you look over the crowd waiting for the show to start, you see a guy in a really bad Shrek costume staring at you. As you look around to see if anyone else noticed him, he vanishes into the crowd. You put it out of your mind, and then you feel someone grab your ass; like full hand grab, not just a pinch; and when you look back, Shrek whispers to you seductively, "What are you doing in my swamp?" before lifting the helmet/mask to reveal the real Austin Powers. He winks at you and says "Baby, I need your help in the backroom, if you catch my meaning, mmmmmmm". Everyone else is distracted by the fireworks and doesn't notice this happening. Do you go with Shrek/Austin Powers, or do you ignore him and hope he leaves you alone?

James M

You are the son of con artist Ryan Reynolds. Your whole life you assumed he was real but turns out (thanks to Caldwell) he is just imaginary. When you leave home in search of your real parents there is no initial record of them, until one day. Two people step forward in the press claiming to be your father, One - The grinch claiming he birthed you himself. Two - tails from sonic, also claiming the same. You are told you must pick one parent to go on your paper work as parental guardian, which would you choose and why?

Cat Cuddles

You are the finalist on the hit television game show, Fear Factor. One challenge stands between you and the grand prize of $50,000. A young, less bald, Joe Rogan introduces you to two boxes. He tells you that you will have to eat what the contents of only one box. He opens to first box to reveal a beautiful strawberry. He opens the second box to reveal a large piece of poo. He then drops the twist... These items have been scientifically modified to taste like each other. The strawberry will taste like poo, the poo will taste like a strawberry. He tells you you have 60 seconds to make you decision to eat one of these items, or to walk away. What do you do?

Keegan Luther

You are working at your regular 9 to 5 job for several years now and your company retreats are not typically something to look forward to but this holiday season your management team is actually excited about the company retreat this year. They finally announce an all expenses paid 2 week long cruise around the Mediterranean…only thing that’s concerning is that the ship you will be sailing on is the brand new cruise ship called the “Titanic II.” It is billed as an almost exact replica of the first with some “minor changes.” Your management team gets visibly upset if you bring up any issues with this and it may affect your standing in the company if you do not go. What do you do?

Felipe Senna

Your great uncle tells you he is betting a million dollars in a wrestling match, and will give you half the winnings if you help him pick the winner: 2 olafs vs Barney Flintstones vs sebulba vs Jim Carey dressed as the grinch

Kyle B

You're walking down the street, minding your own business, when you notice a single unopened can of Red Bull in the middle of the sidewalk. Curious, thirsty, and somewhat tired, you open the can and a full-ass ghost pops out. "I am the Beverage Ghost," they explain. Grateful for you releasing them, they make you an offer: they can make any beverage you drink completely and entirely good for you. Sugars in sodas will nourish you, caffeine in coffee will be non-addictive, and alcohol will bring you to a fun buzz without the worry of a blackout or hangover or liver damage. The drawback: every month, a noun or verb from your vocabulary will be replaced by "jizz". When you attempt to say the word, everyone else will hear you say "jizz". If the word is repeated back to you, you will hear the word as normal. Every month the word changes to a random different noun or verb already in your vocabulary, but you do not know in advance what the word will be. You can tell one person about this, and if you try to tell anyone else, you lose the bev benefits but keep the jizz drawback. "I only have one question," you say. "Is there a reason why this works the way it does? The beverage stuff doesn't seem to be related to the jizz stuff." The ghost responds, "Look, there's some lore, but I don't feel like talking about it right now because it involves some messy drama with my ex, and we just met. Maybe later. Anyway, are you taking the deal? Just a heads up, though. If you say no, I will feel a little bit sad about it." Do you take the deal?

Commander of Squirrels

You've never really believed in online dating, but out of desperation you decide to try it it out, and to your surprise, you meet someone, and you seem to hit it off amazingly well. Over the next couple of weeks you start talking almost constantly. They're funny, supportive, and seem to genuinely care about you. The only thing that gives you pause is the fact that their profile is almost empty, just a name and birthday. Pretty soon you're at a point where you want to see if your connection is real, so you set up your first actual date with them, but they seem reluctant. They keep just saying how they don't think you'd like them if you saw them, but won't elaborate further. Finally they agree and you make reservations at the cheesecake factory. However, when you get to the restaurant, who is waiting for you? That's right, it's someone in a grinch costume (or hell, it might actually be the grinch, the costume is that good). Do you try to leave the restaurant without them seeing you? Or does this not bother you?

Ben Beckwith

Your terminally ill best friend has finally persuaded the hospital staff to allow him to get married in the hospital room to the love of his life. Despite her misgivings he has picked you to be the bestman and the only other person other than her maid of honour at his wedding, possibly one of the last events in his life. You arrive, perfectly on time, In a fantastic suit, with the ring despite all the assumptions of his bride to be. Just before you enter however, you are involved in a life or death incident, helping an elderly gentleman who has fallen,but which leaves you covered in blood and human excrement. There is no chance to change. But wait, there is a change of clothes in the hospital room you are in. It is a Grinch costume, so life-like, hell you might even be the Grinch himself. What do you do?

Ziv like Steve

You wake up, sitting in the drivers seat of your car with your hands on the wheel. You don't remember how you got here -- last you remember, you were at a grocery store buying grinch-mellons for a party (maybe the it was the grinchmellon fumes?). You turn and see a man in a Grinch costume sitting next to you-- or hell, maybe it's the Grinch himself. He is pointing a boxing glove at your head like a gun. Weird. The Grinch says "I am so tired. I would give you my power, if you would take it. You will be able to fit effortlessly through any hole, slide under any door or down any chimney. But there is a catch. All of your body hair (neck and down) will naturally grow florescent green, like mine. It won't be any different except in color. Additionally, my spirit will guide you, and you will hallucinate seeing me in various places in your day to day life. Sometimes, I will be upset, and attack you with my boxing glove a bit, but only one in fifty times you see me (every two weeks or so)." The Grinch vanishes into green glitter, scattered across the passenger seat and dashboard, leaving you alone in your car to think about it. You are in a parking lot ninety miles from your home. How did you get here? Is this really happening? Do you accept?

Groov

SHAZZAM! You just turned 13 and got a letter inviting you to a secret wizarding school! You arrive and see other students buying their wizarding gear, and casting minor spells by speaking latin and flicking their wands. You walk into the wand shop and see a big glittery sign that says, "Remember, the wand chooses the wizard!" A wand immediately flies into your hand. Amazing! You recite the latin you heard and flick the wand, but nothing happens. Suddenly, you hear the wand speak in your head, "No, try again - you have to moan it pathetically, like the whiny little shite you are." You look around and see no one else. You hesitantly recite it again in the most breathy, whiny pathetic groan you can muster and magic shoots out of the wand flawlessly. You know it's this wand or nothing. What do you do?

Sonsa

The Wings of Icarus One day, a whimsical Uncle Grinch with fairy wings flitters up to you and delivers information you know to be absolutely true: From this day forth, if you can squeeze in a certain impression into interactions in your life, there will be a 0.0005% chance (1 in 200,000 chance) that you will gain the amazing ability to fly Superman-style - no practice needed, and no one will even care in a dangerous way, you won't get uncomfortably famous and no one will capture you and study you for science or anything like that. If you tell anyone about these circumstances then your chance of flight is gone forever, you must try to secretly squeeze this impression in naturally to have a chance at the impossibly wonderous power of Superman-style flight. If you are lucky enough to successfully gain the ability of flight, you get to keep it, no need to continue squeezing in the impression, you did it, mission accomplished. This certain impression must be: The Captain N version of Pit from Kid Icarus - the one with the weird adult baby voice that would always put "icus" at the end of stuff, like "You got it, Your Highn-icus!" The interactions must be with conscious humans, you can't get away with trying interactions repeatedly with pets or people who are asleep. Is your life ruined?

Macauly Leiher

You wake up abruptly to the eerie glow of a green figure standing at the foot of your bed. It's the Grinch, holding a cartoon-sized bomb. Before you can react, he lights the fuse with a sinister grin. Panic surges through you as you try to shield your wife Selam Hayek, but the bomb detonates, engulfing the room in a blinding flash and deafening roar. You open your eyes and find yourself in a place that feels surreal, like a blend between a dream and reality. All of the sudden a familiar voice echoes around you. "Welcome to the Nexus," says Tobias the hawk, swooping down to land beside you. "You didn’t really think the adventure was over, did you?" "Are we... dead?" you ask, trying to make sense of it all. Tobias shakes his head. "Not quite. You've been brought here to face one final challenge. Consider this a second chance, but also a test. If you succeed, you can return to your world, alive and well." As you stand up, taking in the bizarre but oddly beautiful surroundings, a figure steps forward from the shadows. It's the Grinch but now he is a little boy, this time he seems different. Less mischievous, more focused. "I'm sorry," he says, his voice clear and sincere. "I was under a curse, and I didn't have control over my actions. But now, we must work together to complete this final test." Do you trust the Grinch Boy? He did kill your wife Selma Hayek After all.

Brennan Wion

You are the first officer on a starship from the sci-fi franchise of your choice. You just received an urgent communication from Command that your captain has been temporarily called away for a classified mission, and you and the other senior staff have been called to meet with the new Acting Captain. Upon arriving at the briefing, you are met by a member of an unfamiliar green-skinned Grinch-like alien species (or perhaps the Grinch himself) who introduces himself as Captain Grinchington. No one else on the senior staff appears to be alarmed or confused by this, and it dawns on you that you may be the only person on the crew who is familiar with old Earth popular culture. Captain Grinchington gives orders that the ship be immediately diverted to Planet Whoville, which, as far as you are aware, is not a real planet. Again, you are the only person that appears to find this strange. After the briefing, you and the Captain are in an elevator to the bridge, when he stops the elevator and says, "I know this is weird, please don't ruin this for me, I'm just trying to get home." What do you do?

Serious goose (certified gamer)

You’re a former detective (you were fired after a case went south a few years ago. You were too close to the truth and some powerful individuals used their influence to destroy your reputation) turned private detective who occasionally helps out in criminal cases. Since November 2018 you have received an influx of “Grinch sightings” from seemingly credible sources. You have reviewed CCTV footage showing Him at the scenes of various crimes. You have found traces of green hair at the scenes as well. Even gotten the occasional hint of peppermint at locations you’ve visited where He is said to have been, however, even with these pieces of evidence, you have not been able to prove definitively if this is the real Grinch or a person in a costume or the motive behind any of the crimes. After years of work - and the slow but steady destruction of your personal life due to your increasing obsession with catching “the grinch”, which has led to your isolation from your family and friends (including your wife) since nobody else believes he may be real, you finally get the jump on Him. While investigating a clue left at his last known location, you arrive at an abandoned warehouse to find him just hanging out. Upon seeing you he attempts to flee, you chase him into the alley and a brief scuffle ensues, after a drawn out fight that leaves you both battered and bloody you are finally able to overpower him and draw your firearm. At the moment, it is just the two of you in this alley, it is pouring rain and you are finally in control. He looks to you with genuine “Grinch-Morse” in his eyes and apologizes. He explains that it was all Him. It’s always been Him. He saw you years ago, when you were still a detective, having fun with your family on Christmas and dedicated his life to ruining your Christmas. He’s the one who conspired to get you fired. He’s been playing with you all these years, isolating you from your family, just as a way to make you have a worse Christmas for no other reason that because he was feeling grinchly. At this point you aren’t sure if he’s the real grinch or a man - and you’re not sure if you care. He Grinch-pologizes one more time and says “do what you need to do” The grinch is staring down the barrel of your weapon. Do you pull the trigger - for justice, for revenge. Or do you forgive him, extend an open hand and try to reclaim your life.

Jim Remmes

You wake up with a splitting headache, as hungover as you’ve ever been in life. You have no recollection of the past twelve hours, and, after looking around, no idea where you currently are. You sit up in bed and find yourself lying next to, unbelievably, a person wearing an intricate, lifelike Grinch costume. You sneak out of bed and begin looking around your surroundings for your belongings and some clue as to what happened the evening before. The interior of the apartment is among the most lavish and beautiful you have ever been inside; the views outside overlook the ocean. The walls have photos of the Grinch with major celebrities, world leaders, and other various people of importance. There are diplomas for multiple PhDs listing “The Grinch” as recipient, and certificates and news articles listing a myriad of professional accomplishments and philanthropic gestures. You find your keys and wallet shortly thereafter. The question begs, do you stay and talk to the Grinch to find out what happened, or do you get out before the Grinch wakes up?

John Wilkes

Wake up in a sonic game where you have become doctor robotnick and no matter what you do Sonic will keep kicking your ass or have to take a 8 hour car drive with your uncle who you don’t know to well but tell you way to much intimate information about the parent their related to.

Dennis J. Dolan

Whilst perusing your local Aéropostale, you come across a delightful shmedium, maroon shirt with logo plastered right on the front of it. As you grab the shirt by the sleeves, smoke exits from the shirt's collar and forms into a being. That being takes the form of a classical djinn that, for some reason, bares a striking resemblance to your late uncle. After the shock of their sudden appearance fades, the genie presents you a deal. The genie says he can grant you the ability to change 1 event throughout the entirety of human history. Anything at all. You could wish to save the Library of Alexandra or you could decide to prevent your uncle from doing whatever he did to become a djinn in the first place (You don't know why The Uncle Djinn was being so pushy about that last part, it was kinda weird). Either way, it's your choice of any event throughout human history and your choice for how you want to change it. THE CATCH! If you decide to change an event, then you must pay the price. Over the course of the next year, you must receive a total of 1000 chops from The Ring General Gunther. No more, no less. The only person with any control of when you get chopped is Gunther himself. For example, Gunther could decide to blast through all 1000 chops at the beginning or the end of this year long cycle, he could decide give you 1 chop about ever 8 hours and 41 minutes for the next year or he could just do it randomly thought the year. You don't know, the only one in control of that is Gunther. Where your get chopped is also up to Gunther, though your proximity to him is not a factor in his decision. For example, attending an episode of Monday Night Raw where Gunther is set to appear does not mean you will be taking any chops that night and being on opposite ends of the country, or even different countries, does not guarantee your safety (Your not exactly sure what The Uncle Djinn means by that, but you find the way he says that very alarming). And finally, there is no guarantee where on your body Gunther will chop you. Gunther is known to chop people across the chest, however he can also chop you across the back, a leg, an arm, your beautiful, perfectly made up face or your plump, juicy, pasty white ass (The way The Uncle Djinn said that made you feel just a little uncomfortable). It's likely he will target the chest, but again, it's all up to Gunther and he delights in the suffering he causes to individuals. So, now that the Uncle Djinn has presented you this ultimatum, do you take him up on his offer, dooming yourself to a year with Gunther, or do you call for the shift manager at this Aéropostale to take a look at this shirt that for some reason has The Uncle Djinn in it?

Harry B

You receive a DVD of The Grinch in PO Box, but when you watch it for a mixed bag it's very clearly not the original. In fact, it's like a Grinch themed version of the cursed tape from The Ring. Afterwards you receive a call. It's distorted but still clearly the Grinch, and he's telling you that you have seven days to live. Do you take it seriously, or do you chalk it up to an elaborate prank by a fan?

preppy_prince

You wake up in the early afternoon on your bathroom floor with a brutal hangover and no recollection of the last night’s event. Your only clues are some minor grazes on your knees, a tattoo with the letters ‘ML’ on your inner wrist and a record of $800 being withdrawn from your bank account. Your messages, calls, media and online activity offer no useful information. Your partner, however, is clearly pissed, but refuses to discuss whatever occurred. When you ask them to help you piece together the story, they avoid eye contact with you, and state in a flat but stern tone, “I don’t want to talk about it. Please, I’d just rather pretend it never happened.” You get the unmistakable impression that pushing the subject will only make things worse. You resolve to suppress your doubts and suspicions and get on with your day, but just as you begin to relax, you receive a message from none other but the most problematic member of your family (perhaps an uncle?): “I know we don’t always see eye to eye, but I want you to know you were right to do what you did last night. Don’t let the haters win 🤘”

J.v.D

You awake on Christmas Eve to discover your careful Christmas preparations ruined. Your presents: gone. Your ornaments: shattered. Your tree: lying crushed by pointy feet. In their place, you find only a fuzzy green ring placed on top of a rather long winded note. The note explains that you’ve been Grinched! Yes, your Christmas has been ruined by the Grinch himself, but he in his Grinchly beneficence is offering you one of his enchanted rings. The ring is able to cast Grinch-er Invisibility on yourself whenever you choose (which is just like 5E’s Greater Invisibility but lasts a full hour) and currently has one charge. The only way to accumulate additional charges is to ruin Christmas for others. The ring is yours for now, but if there are less than two charges stored by Christmas morning each year, the Grinch will come to take back what is rightfully his (please flip the note). P.S: The ring also has unlimited charges of a muted Knock spell to assist your breaking and entering, but the spell will only activate if it's being used in service of Grinching. Do you accept the ring and go Grinch others in pursuit of magical power, or do you reject the offer, knowing that The Grinch will soon be coming to collect on an already ruined Christmas

Saoirse

You win a voucher for a free personal chef experience with a plus one. You have heard great things about the chef, and are sent a small biography about them with a picture. About 6 hours before the dinner however, you get a call that there was an emergency change of chefs and are sent a new biography. Attached is a photo of Stitch, not a person in a costume, this is an actual 2-foot tall Stitch in a chef hat, looking mischevious. In the background of the photo the kitchen is noticably a mess, and he has significantly less accolades then the previous chef. The organizers are very apologetic, and offer to postpone for another night later in the month if you don't want to change to Stitch, but you already made plans around the event and your plus-one is currently traveling for the dinner tonight. Do you postpone your meal or do you roll the dice and dine with Stitch?

Jeffrey Steck, Lord of the Fjord

A genie offers you a deal that your teeth will stay pristine and require no dental work for the rest of your life if you agree to either dying 5 years sooner than you would have or drink one Red Bull a day for the next 20 years. Do you take either deal?

Fabrizio Moreno

You are walking to your home with (insert person or being of your interest in this episode) when you find a powerful wizard offering you a deal, which is weird because you didn't know that magic was real but whatever. The wizard offers you a life without necessities and problems, a life of luxury and lavish if you want, but in exchange you must give something. If you accept he will toss a coin, where the results are that you either give up all the bad moments you HAD or all the good moments you WILL have. The key points are that: 1. Whatever moments you loose will be replaced by normal mundane situations. 2. This will not change your pesonality as it is today, and 3. Even if you loose all the future good moments this will not change your life of luxury and lavish lavish Do you take the deal? Ps (read after a decision is made) Like i said before, as far as you know magic isn't real, so you could run away, cause most likely it's a weird person.

Natasha

In this situation you all have female anatomies. You go to your gynaecologist for your regularly scheduled pap-smear. Your normal doc is out of town so someone else is replacing them. As your lying on the table, nude from the waist down only covered in a towel, feet in the stirrups, the replacement doctor comes into the room. They are wearing a hyper-realistic grinch costume (hell they might even been the grinch themselves that’s how good it is) and a t-shirt that says “FBI: Female Body Inspector.” This is the only place that takes your insurance, you’ve waited so long for this appointment, and you know the importance of scanning for cervical cancer. What do you do?

Corvo_CB

You are walking down the street, in a big city. Ahead of you a city bus stops and about a dozen people get off. They are all holding baseball bats and angrily pointing at a vacant(?) Building, then slowly start marching over there.... oh yeah, they are all dressed in "PERFECT" Grinch costumes. A cop car pulls up, just after the group enters the building. Out jumps an officer and asks if you saw where the group that just got off the bus went, he did not mention grinch costumes. But before you answer another officer, wearing a "PERFECT" Cat-in-the Hat costume gets out of the cop car, also holding a baseball bat. Do you point to the building, or say you didn't see anything?

CoppercoinTheDumpsterwizard

After your father dies your aunt tells you that your father was not your father, he got a vasektomy years before he met your mother. She tells you that your parents always liked experimenting and around the time you were concieved she occasionally saw both a beautiful giant briddled wolf and a sled pulled by a single dog in front of your parents house she concluded that either Thrall leader of the horde or the Grinch might be your biological father. Due to your green complexion you instantly believe her and she tells you where to find them. Will you demand a paternity test even though you might end up being the son of Grinch when there is a 50% Chance of Thrall being a potential fatherly figure

Jake Johnson

You can walk into your favorite diner or bar. You see that there is a new special on the menu that says "Human Meat: Ethically Sourced!". You ask the bartender or waiter about the new special, and they enthusiastically say it's been a big hit and you can try a free sample if you'd like. When enquiring about what "ethically sourced" means, they honestly give whatever answer might satisfy you (e.g. person said they were okay with having their body used for a meal) that it truly was ethically sourced. You remember hearing on the news that cannibalism was legalized last month, so this place must've been fast to get it setup. Do you take the sample? Order a full meal? Or don't try it at all?

Aaron Wisener

After a night a vigorous love making you find yourself laying in bed next to not your partner, but the Grinch. They speak just like them, have their mannerisms, personality and memories. Do you address your now Grinchified partner or ignore it? Do you stay together/divorce?

Stephen C suggests The Thing on the Fourble Board

You are offered a potion that will make you a better version of yourself - smarter, healthier, funnier, faster, stronger, calmer, more confident, everything. The catch is, it only lasts a month and every time you take it, there is a 10% chance you'll turn into the grinch. Do you Jekyll & Hyde yourself?

Tucker Collins

After many years estranged from your brother (due to things that are your own fault), you receive a request to meet him for lunch, saying he would like you to meet his wife and child. You agree to meet in a Starbucks. When you arrive, you see your brother sitting at a table with a Minion that is rocking a baby Minion. No one in the Starbucks acknowledges this, or acts like anything is unusual. When the Minion wife orders, she says typical Minion stuff, and the barista makes a venti pumpkin spiced latte. Your brother has no trouble understanding what she means, and other people react to her speech normally. But you only hear banana, papuya, etc. If you try to ask other people about it they are confused, and if you push harder they'll accuse you of being intolerant or crazy. Do you peace out or make peace? Do you push about her being a minion at risk of ruining your opportunity for redemption?

Philip LaLone

You are in Cobb County, Georgia. While walking down the street, someone mugs you, you hand over your wallet and they run away. The officer that arrives to take your statement is wwe superstar the big boss man, he is in character and his ring attire including his nightstick that he keeps flipping around. After he is finished writing down your statement he assures you that the assailant will "serve hard time". Getting another officer will take at least 45 min. Do you call and wait for a new officer or do you trust that the boss man has it covered?

Mackenzie DeMello

As you are walking around one day, you see a sign advertising that a large skateboarding contest is being held nearby. It is is free to enter, participation is completely open to the public, and has a grand prize of $1 million, however it takes place tomorrow. As you consider this advertisement, a man with a skateboard approaches you. He is wearing A large grey hoodie, hood pulled up, but not obscuring his face. He is young, around your age, but appears hunched, and slightly unsteady as he walks. He claims to be an incredible skateboarder who is looking for a successor, and that you're perfect. To prove his skill, he hops on his board and pulls of some of the most incredible, physics defying skateboarding you have ever seen. He promises you too could do this, and easily win the contest tomorrow if you meet him tonight at the skate park. Seizing this opportunity, you agree to meet him. When you do, he says "I need to be honest with you, this skill doesn't come easy, but, well, I'll have to show you." He takes off his hoodie, revealing a 2nd person piggybacking him. This 2nd man is dressed in an incredibly realistic Jim Carrey style Grinch costume. Hell, there's a chance, however small, that this is the real Grinch. He appears clinging to mans back, originally hidden by the hoodie. The man demonstrates that the Grinch can Ratatouille-style pull the man's hair to perform these incredible skateboarding stunts. The man explains that the Grinch will only latch on to certain people, and you're the first he's approved of the whole time he's had him. He elaborates that the Grinch doesn't come off unless transferring to another person. He'll loosen up to let you change and such, but doesn't come off. The Grinch needs to be fed, and if you don't do so of your own volition, he'll "skateboard up something to eat" He seems ecstatic at the prospect of transferring the Grinch, and doesn't even ask for a cut of the skateboarding contest prize, just that you take on the Grinch. So, do you take on this parasitic Grinch for a big cash prize, or leave this poor man cursed to a Grinchy fate?

Brock Hevenor

You receive a mysterious letter in the mail. Turns out a distant relative of yours has died, and left you their mansion in the hills of upstate New York. You arrive, excited to see your new home (or at least your new really bougie vacation home). When you arrive though, you realize something's a bit strange. All the topiaries on the grounds are immaculately sculpted, but all into weird curling loops and angular shapes. Your confusion only increases as you head up to the main house and meet the groundskeeper. He's a strange fellow, and does all his work in a film-accurate Grinch costume (or hell, might just be the Grinch himself). He seems very talented, but every single thing he works on ends up looking like it jumped off the screen of the Chuck Jones classic cartoon. The grounds of this mansion are sprawling, and having to do the gardening yourself would take hours upon hours every week. In addition, you discover that your relative's will includes a trust fund that will pay for this person to stay on. Do you keep the Grinchkeeper Willie on staff and live in cedar tree Whoville?

jens_defender

You wake up to a text from an unknown number, which your phone labelled "Maybe: Caldwell Tanner." Yes, even you, Caldwell Tanner, get this text. It seems to be corrupted text, but you can make out the words 'Sonic' and 'help.' Attached to the text is a photo of what you know to be Caldwell's feet, but they are shackled. Later that night, you get a voicemail from the same number. It is barely audible, but you once again make out the words 'Sonic' and 'help.' The next day, you get an email from a man claiming to be Robotnik. He says he has that, in an alternate reality, Caldwell is his hostage and will soon be his queen. The kicker is, he has a device that will force this reality to become our reality, meaning Caldwell Prime is doomed to whatever reality you force upon this alleged Alternate Caldwell. Robotnik states he will free Caldwell, and leave the multiverse as-is, in exchange for one million dollars, OR another person of your choice to replace Caldwell. When you ask for proof of any of this, he refuses to give any. Do you believe this is legitimate? If so, do you doom Caldwell, give up $1 million, or choose a current living person to take Caldwell's place? If you choose the the latter, who do you choose and why?

Lyle Crawford

Congratulations, you've won the lottery. As you are a good person you decide to donate a large sum of money to an environmental charity which focuses on bees. The person on the phone tells you someone will be by tomorrow at 2pm to collect the cheque and take a photo. At exactly 2:01pm, your doorbell rings. You open to see Crash Bandicoot who is holding a camera and simply states "Yummy Money for the Honey" do you give him the cheque?

Hayley K

You are in your thirties and still looking for love so you end up on the bachelor/bachelorette as their latest bachelor/bachelorette. As you are doing first-night introductions you are about 15 people in, everything is going smoothly and you are excited to meet your next potential partner. The next limo comes up and out steps someone in a full-on hyperrealistic Grinch suit - hell it could even be the Grinch! They step out of the car and as they come up to greet you you look to the producers but they smile on encouragingly like they have for the past 14 introductions. Do you greet the Grinch as one of your suitors and not ruffle any feathers or do you halt production before they can introduce themselves?

seasickjester

You are on a cross country road trip with your significant other. While driving through the Nevada desert on Route 50 your check engine light comes on. Service stations are few and far between on this road, so you are relieved when you come across one before anything bad happens. You pull in to the empty service station to find the only mechanic bares a striking resemblance to Jar Jar Binks. He introduces himself, sounding and speaking just like Jar Jar, and is just as clumsy, tripping over things and knocking stuff over as he walks you to the garage and asks about your car’s problem. If asked where the next service station is, he tells you it’s several hours from here and there is nothing but inhospitable desert in between. Do you let Jar Jar attempt to diagnose and repair your car? Or do you risk the drive to the next service stop?

Cha boi

You get an email from Headgum HQ that they are signing new talent to the network, and they'll be present at the company holiday party the next weekend. The energy from the email implies that this new talent is a big get for the network, and since they're sort of a recluse, the party is a way to welcome them in style. You show up, excited to meet the new podcaster, when you see that the new hire is dressed as the Grinch, in an impeccable Jim Carrey costume - or hell, for all you know, it could be the actual Grinch; the costume is just that good. I cannot be less clear about these two points: everyone else in the world thinks this is normal, and your partner is immediately smitten. Every one of the Grinch's jokes puts them in a fit of laughter that you can only dream of one day achieving, and they keep touching the Grinch's arm, saying "I love your fur". He's so funny that some people start joking that NADDPOD would be funnier if they replaced you with the Grinch. Though it starts as gentle ribbing, it quickly gets out of hand and you can sense that upper management is seriously considering replacing you with the Grinch. There is even a new Headgum web series title "Grinch and Amir" set to release on YouTube next week, the news of which has given Headgum a million more subscribers. With your marriages and jobs on the line, you know that there is only one option for you: to "pinch" the Grinch. You know the Grinch will only be accessible to you tonight at the holiday party, and company-wide speeches have just started and everyone is distracted. Again, the Grinch costume is VERY convincing, but you do not even know if it is a costume at all. You do not have time to think. What do you do?

Natural Dragon

Your uncle calls you begging you to come play a rec league 3 on 3 basketball game. He explains it’s the finals and they need one more player. Your uncle says that there is a guy on the other team he hates. Your uncle explains that the guy goes by the grinch and dresses like the grinch and your uncle even admits that it could possibly be the grinch. Your uncle claims the grinch can slam dunk and will usually make rude comments and crude jester towards other people especially your uncle. Your uncle tells you that the grinch plays dirty. The other players hate him but the refs seem to love him. Do you help your uncle or do you make up an excuse not to play?

jens_defender

Aliens come to Earth. They state they are huge Naddpod fans, which is the only reason they have not ended humanity. Unfortunately, their planet's concept of fiction is a little different. They essentially think Naddpod is a reality show. They truly believe the characters are real. Their demand is simple- one month with four characters from Naddpod, or humanity is over. All food and shelter will be provided- in fact, they have a really sweet set up. The world leaders beg of you to abandon your everyday lives and go on their spaceship for a month. You cannot break character while they are listening, lest you doom us all. Thankfully, the aliens are blind, so they do not notice what race you are. 1. Do you take the deal or doom us all? 2. Which character would you choose to live as, and why? 3. Do you think your character could change the aliens' philosophy on earthlings?

Andy Horton

You wake up one day and find that our world has suddenly been filled with all of the creatures, races, and magic of D&D 5th edition. There are elves gnomes and dwarfs working at your local chipotle. An orc running for mayor on a progressive downright leftist platform promising “3 days off a week for post battle bbqs”. Everything seems to be just as modern and similar to our modern world in the year 2024. You are the ONLY person that remembers that just yesterday none of these magical creatures existed. When you ask another person if they remember, they respond “woah better cut that out or you’re gonna get arrested!” And then walk away quickly. Do you try to try to investigate why the world is suddenly magical, or do you just roll with it and go to work as usual?

Rose Turck

Great news! That big creative project you’ve worked so hard on has been picked up by the Big Media Company. This is your big break. You’ll practically be a household name, and never have to worry about money again. But the network execs have a few notes. They’re shooting for a holiday release, so could you… grinch up the script a little? Can we get a grinch in every scene? Actually, can you rewrite the protagonist to be the grinch? Do you sacrifice your integrity and become super famous as “that grinch person”?

Rennifer

You are shopping at Hot Topic when you come across a twisted Sonic the Hedgehog mask. The mask is very involved. It takes you 15 minutes to put it on. Just as you finish, a metal-plated rat climbs out of a hole behind the mirror Shawshank style. He tells you his stripper, law student girlfriend is a rabbit and has been kidnapped. The rat pleads with you to follow him through the hole and rescue his girlfriend. You then hear a sassy voice from within the mask telling you to follow. Taking off the mask will take at least ten minutes without a doft crew. What do you do?

Vincent Wood

You’re in the doctors for a flu shot - totally normal run of the mill procedure on a perfectly normal day, although there was a small antivaxx protest outside that you had to shuffle through to get to your appointment that made you a bit uncomfortable. You’re a little apprehensive about needles and have smiled nervously a couple of times at neighbouring patients in the waiting room, but overall nothing untoward is going on inside. The problem is as the door swings open to the office where shots are being administered you see a shock of green fur and feel a deep sense of dread. The door flashes open again to reveal a man in a perfect grinch costume - or heck, maybe even the grinch himself. He is wearing a cartoon nurse costume (non-sexy), smiling deeply as he squirts fluid from a novelty sized syringe, and doing the ‘I see you’ thing where he’s pointing from his eyes to yours between the gap in the door. It’s your turn next and you’ve been called up - do you make a scene out of fear that you are about to experience serious medical malpractice, or stay quiet, knowing you may come across as one of the antivaxx protestors or worse - as a widdle crybaby.

jens_defender

A mad scientist snuck into your home, and now there are now 89 clones of your pet. How does this change your life? Do you give away the clones and keep the original? Do you keep all 89? What financial and major life decisions would you make as a result of this?

Walt&Pepper

You are making plans to propose to your partner of six years at a secluded beach at sunset. You hire a five star photographer and wait for a day with perfect weather. The day arrives and you cannot believe your luck! The sunset is breathtaking, you are the only two people on the beach, and the photographer is hidden in a perfect spot. But then, as you are conversing with the love of your life, you hear a commotion coming from the ocean. You turn and see a sopping wet figure emerging from the waves. A man in an impeccable Grinch costume, hell, it could even be the Grinch himself splashes up the beach and sits down in the sand ten feet from you. As you turn to him to tell him that you are sort of in the middle of something here, he gives you the death stare and says nothing. It’s clear that he just needs time to reflect on something tragic that just happened to him but won’t interrupt with any delectation of marriages. Will you still go through your proposal plans??

Jackson L

"Faster!" you yell as the bank tellers fills up your bags with small bills. Your boss said this bank robbery had to be quick, you know you have a few minutes to be in and out before the cops come and you are caught. The alarm starts to blare and you feel calm; this is your 3rd bank robbery and they haven't caught you yet and this ain't gonna be any different. Your boss told you that the promising new getaway driver was gonna be there in 1 minute, and that this time they would be on time and waiting out front. As you make your way out of the bank right on time, laden with loot, you look around for the car, there are no vehicles except for one parked conspicuously by the curb. But wait, it’s not just any vehicle – it’s a stone-age car made entirely of rocks, wood, and a giant cloth roof. And sitting in the front seat is your getaway driver dressed in a impeccable John Goodman 1994 live action Fred Flintsone costume, or hell, for all you know, it could be the actual Fred Flintstone (The costume is that good). He gives you a big thumbs-up and shouts, "Yabba dabba doo! Hop in, pal!" You freeze. The bank alarm keeps blaring and you have to make a choice. Do you get into a prehistoric foot-powered car with Fred, or do you take your chances on foot?

Dingo

You have decided to attend your high school reunion, hoping to catch up with your old friends. You arrive a little late, and it seems that everyone who will show is already here. After an hour or so of catching up you are approached by a man in a full Grinch costume, heck, it could even be the Grinch himself. He addresses you using a very personal nickname you had in high school, as if you two go way back. You have already met up with all of your old pals, and you can't think of who this could be. Everyone else at the reunion seems to recognize him but does not address him by name. Do you pretend like you recognize him as well? Or do you risk seeming like an asshole and admit that you don't recognize him?

Andy Horton

You are going to vote in the upcoming election. You arrive at your polling place to see a line that wraps around the building. After waiting in the line for hours, you finally get in the door. Your ID is checked, you’re handed a ballot, and ushered into a voting booth. Before closing the curtain, the poll worker says, “you’ll have to wait for the monitor to be available to fill out the ballot. It is a new process to ensure you aren’t goofing up your vote. The monitor has the only pen in the polling center.” After a few minutes the curtain opens, and you see a man in an impeccable, film quality grinch costume, or hell, it might even be the grinch himself. He squeezes into the voting booth with you and hands you the single pen. He watches over your shoulder as you fill out the ballot, occasionally making non-descript grunts that you can’t infer as approval or disapproval. After you are done the grinch asks if you’re sure “that’s how you wanna do it?” How do you respond so that the grinch takes your ballot and feel confident you haven’t “goofed it up”

Ben

Who wins, 1 giant size murph, or 3 dwarf size emily caldwell and jake but they have baseball bats and balls

Scary Cary

A genie offers you a reusable golden ticket that gets you the two most expensive seats for yes, you guessed it, any Cirque du Soleil show. The ticket is infinitely reusable and, yes, Jake, can be sold to a third party, but surprise, comes with a catch. There is a 3% chance that any non-Cirque due Soleil performance you subsequently attend will be cancelled and require you to provide the audience, in keeping with Cirque du Soleil’s mission statement, an experience that will “provoke the senses and evoke the emotions…” of your audience, aka a one-man performance of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Do you take the ticket? Edit, if needed: If you have to ask, "does this count as a 'performance'," it counts as a performance.

Repentagram

You are at your best friend’s death bed. In their final moments they ask for everyone else but you to leave. They hand you a package that seems to manifest in their hand when you blink. “Please… I want you to wear this to my funeral” They say. Unwrapping the package you find… no, it couldn’t be: it’s a perfectly tailored Grinch costume. It looks so real, IS it a costume? “What, but why?” You ask. Is this a joke? “You can’t tell anyone I asked this of you, he wouldn’t allow it” they plead, and it’s the most scared you’ve seen them in your life since childhood. Tears are forming in their eyes now. A moment later they’re gone. You shove the costume in your bag as everyone files back in. What do you do?

Bobby Moynihan

~Lunch w/ Joey Chestnut~ You are eating lunch alone in public when you look up to see none other than Joey Chestnut, the Nathan's hotdog King, sitting across from you. He says he has chosen you as an apprentice and that you may have the potential to eventually surpass his eating prowess through intense training. Your first test however, is you must buy him lunch. You've never heard of him taking an apprentice in the past and you don't consider yourself to have Chestnut-level potential, so it's possible he just wants a free lunch from a gullible fan. Do you submit to his trial?

Fandom Encounters

You wake up to find yourself in Disneyland late at night. Olaf wields as icy spear in Fantasyland, Stitch has his extra arms at the ready in Tomorrowland, Aladdin stands in Adventureland with a sword, and Mr. Toad is in Toontown with a gun. You have to choose and ally and fight the rest. Who do you side with?

Dylan

You are given the chance to earn $10,000. The conditions are as follows: you have to go on a cross country roadtrip with one of 4 people. Gas, food, and lodging will be paid for. You do not know the age or gender of any of the four people. The only information you have about each of them is as follows: Person 1: "They're okay, I guess, but they can be kind of a Grinch.They're smart, though" Person 2: "They'd be great, if it wasn't for that mouth thing they do. Yuck". Person 3: "They never stop talking, and my god, are they boring". Person 4: "They're like a real life Muppet, but in the worst possible way". You get to determine the pace of travel, (I.e when you stop to sleep). Which person do you chose?

S Gee

Your spouse has been kidnapped. As you drive to the ransom drop point, you hit Sonic with your car. Sonic calls out for help. He is barely clinging to life. Do you help Sonic or do you take his coins to pay off the ransom?

LovelyLorelei

You are walking down the street in the busy city you call home when you notice an older looking man dressed in a stereotypical wizard outfit, robes, pointy hat, gnarled staff, all the trimmings. He is scribbling in a note book and mumbling to himself as he walks. You notice that he is about to walk through a crosswalk that has just closed and a bus is barreling down the road. Without thinking about it you bearhug this person and yank them back with all your might. The man looks like he is about to smack you with his staff when the bus zooms pass him a second later. He turns to you and says “My young friend, you have earned a great reward this day!” Before you can ask any questions or even let him go he slams his staff on the sidewalk. It erupts in light and you are transported to a town filled with strange creatures and whimsical buildings. You saved the life of a real wizard! He spends some time trying to convince you to become his apprentice and live here in this magical world but accepts your refusal when you say you have a family you love and a life that you actually kinda like back home and agrees to send you back.He says that he can send you back to any time and place you wish, however because of the complexity of interdimensional transportation the margin of error for time is about 1-3 years either forward or backward and if you see or interact with your past self it will create a time paradox that will disrupt the flow of time and causality and quite possibly end the world. The Wizard also gives you a chest of non-magical treasure (Precious gems, Golden coins and jewelry) to thank you for saving his life. Where and when do you have the Wizard send you back?

Evan

Congratulations! You have been blessed with eternal youth, with one very small requirement: to maintain it, you must subsist off of canned cat food. The way this works is that after 24 hours of consuming no food or drink other than cat food and water, your body ceases to age. Furthermore, after a week of this diet you will begin to age in reverse, turning back the years one day at a time. Should you imbibe anything other than canned cat food and water you will resume aging normally, and will have to once again fulfil the 24 hours/one week requirements if you wish to freeze or reverse your aging again. As a side benefit of this ability you will be able to draw all the nutrients required for a balanced diet from any brand of wet cat food, so you at least won't have to worry about factors like vitamin deficiencies that might normally prevent a person from living on a cat's diet. How often do you see yourself making use of this power? Is eternal life worth such a price?

Alex Moore

It's the 4th of July, and you're one of the mechanics responsible for making sure the fireworks display functions as it should during the evening show. You're about to leave after making all the necessary checks when you notice that someone dressed in an impeccable Grinch costume - or, hell, it could even be the Grinch himself - toying with some of the fuses and muttering to himself: "Let's see how you feel when I steal THIS". Before you're able to approach him, though, he gives a start and cartoonishly scurries away. When you ask one of the other volunteers about the encounter, they just brush it off as "Probably just something to make this year's display more festive". You're already running late to a friend's BBQ - do you stick around to make sure everything is safe?

Bobby Moynihan

~Reps To Failure~ You are struggling on the bench at the gym, trying to put up as much weight as you used to. Between sets, you hear a voice say "Hey, mind if I train with you?" You turn to see Goku standing in front of you in his classic orange Gi. "Let's get stronger together okay?" He says, as he reps thousands of pounds with ease. As you're about to begin your next set, he says "c'mon, you can do more than that!" And starts loading on plates with no signs of stopping. Do you tell the Saiyan to stop, or do you surpass your limits to become the Strongest under the Heavens?

LuckyBear

You and your three closest friends are traveling abroad to enjoy some well deserved R&R. As you're checking in the staff is super friendly and helpful and even though you don't speak the same language as they do, you seem to be able to communicate well enough to understand each other... The concierge leads you to your shared suite and hands you a map of the resort. You can not read the map other than basic symbols...but it serves well enough and you think you know where the amenities are. You and your friends head to the beach after dropping off your stuff. You're so excited that when you get to the beach you realize you forgot to put on your swim trunks! Reassuring your friends that you'll be right back you head back to the room only to find housekeeping's cart outside and the door ajar. When you enter you see a person in a maid outfit wearing the most incredibly realistic grinch costume youve ever seen. It's so impressive, heck maybe it really is the grinch. The Grinch seems to be going through your things and right as youre about to announce yourself they give a big ol' huak-tuah onto your swimsuit laying where you left them. When they notice you all you get is a high pitched "housekeeping" before the grinch runs out the room. What do you do? Do you tell anyone? Are you going to wear that swimsuit still? And most importantly...are you leaving a tip for housekeeping when you leave?

Emily W

You and your partner have just bought your dream house. It is exactly what you were hoping for and you put all your savings into making it a home for your family. You come down the first morning and are standing looking out into the backyard when you notice a mole hill. You head over to clear it out and see that the dirt of the mole hill is a perfect imprint of the face of the Grinch. You cannot find any other indications of the Grinch in the yard, but no matter what you do to clear out the yard or try to clear what you assume would be a mole, every morning you come out to 2-3 mole hills that are the Grinch's face. Do you move?

Angelo

Sonic the Hedgehog is your deliver person. The delivery times are exceptional. None of your packages have ever been late, sometimes they even arrive early. The exception is that for some inexplicable reason Sonic hates you. Though the items in your parcels are never damaged the packaging seems to always be intentionally damaged and dirty. You've even seen him intentionally knock over yard ornaments (without damage) and hear him talk shit about you on your doorbell camera. You've seen him talking to your neighbors and he's very friendly with them, but every time you try to talk to him he will say he's busy and speed off. Do you complain about Sonic to his employer, running the risk of him being replaced by an inferior delivery person; or do you put up with with Sonics inexplicable dislike of you knowing he'll still do his job exceptionally well?

DC

You are hired as the opening act of a comedy show. You do a quick routine and you get a very respectable number of laughs. Feeling good about your performance, you go join your partner in the audience to enjoy the main act. The performer walks out on stage to thunderous applause. After the noise dies down, they lean into the microphone and say in a monotone voice, "gleeb glark." The audience absolutely loses it with laughter. People are stomping their feet. Someone is crying and gasping from laughing so hard. The performer then bows and leaves the stage to more applause. You and your partner are the only ones who aren't laughing. You are merely confused, while your partner seems to almost be angry about it. "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard in my life," they say, through gritted teeth. You both talk to your family, friends, and coworkers about it the next day, and they all agree that it's weird and unfunny. You have to open for the show every night this week, and the same thing keeps happening. The performer just says "gleeb glark" one time and brings down the house. Sometimes they even do an encore. When you ask them about it, they just say that it's "really funny and people love it" without elaborating further. On the last night of the show, you are told that the performer is sick and can't make it. The audience is already here, so you do your best to entertain them. On a whim, after you finish your usual set, you say "gleeb glark". Everyone absolutely loses it. You get the biggest laughs and the loudest applause that you've ever gotten. You see your partner in the audience get up in disgust and leave, however. The performer isn't upset at all that you did their joke - they're ecstatic. "You've got the gift, kid." They say that there are talks of taking 'gleeb glark' international and doing a Netflix special, and they suggest that a young talent like you should be the one to take it to the next level. You'll be a superstar. However, your partner seems very upset that you did the 'gleeb glark' joke, and they get visibly angry when you tell them about the offer you got. "It's dumb and unfunny and everyone who laughs at it is wrong," they say. You find it hard to disagree. Everyone in your life - your friends, your family, and especially your partner - thinks 'gleeb glark' is really stupid, and you don't get it yourself, but this is still the chance of a lifetime. Do you take it? (What if 'gleeb glark' is contractually the only joke you're allowed to tell and the only thing you'll be known for - do you still take it?)

alexandra narvais

A new video game is sweeping the nation, you heave heard from all of your family, friends and even coworkers that this is the next "Game of the Year", the only criticism you hear is that the NPC sidekick is awful, cringe, gross etc... You boot up the game and start playing, it's a hit! Then the NPC side kick gets introduced, they look and sound just like you. They even got the mannerisms down to the last detail. The NPC is the butt of every joke, has problematic lines, & is underpowered. You are shocked! So you look up the game developer, and realize your ex from high-school was the lead character designer. You even find a short clip where the ex says they pulled from their past to create the hated NPC. You end up going to a social event a few weeks later and your ex is there! What do you do?

Roach

Its your best friends birthday Your friend asks you nervously if you should both go as stitch to their costume party at their house. You arrive in your homemade stitch costume. You get a text from your friend and they say they're almost there. You text back "can't wait" but realise you have no signal. You look around for your friend before you hear the door slam open and stitch walks in, not a cartoon but a physical stitch a la live action sonic the hedgehog movie. Everyone is ecstatic, but you realise this might be your friend. You have to battle your way through the crowd to get to them they're that popular. You talk to them but you're unsure if it's your friend, until you ask them a question only they can answer. The stitch correctly answers in a perfect stitch voice and then winks away before being swept into the party. They are the life of the party, and everyone says this is by far the best costume. When you ask people how are they sure its a costume, they just roll there eyes and say "it's a costume party, duh?" You search your friends house for them just in case but can't find them. Whenever you catch eyes with the stitch they give you a wink and a knowing smile. What do you do?

Emily

You're dming a oneshot where each of the PCs is one of your former PCs. Which players do you invite to play, and which PC do you want each of them to play?

Kyle

You are trapped in Disneyland alone for 24 hours. Your goal is to cause as much property damage as possible before your 24-hours is up. You are naked but you can utilize any tools you find in the park. Your score is ranked in the total dollar amount of damage caused. What is your plan?

Beav

You are invited to play in a charity DnD live show at Madison Square Garden with some familiar faces (let’s say Mercer, Brennan, Zac, Lou, and Jasper). Your travel to NYC was delayed, so you know you’ll be cutting it close upon arrival before beginning the show. With this narrow timeline, you down a chopped cheese from a street cart then book it to the arena. 30 minutes into the show, the sandwich is not sitting well, and you KNOW you are going to shit in exactly 25 seconds. However, the DM has just announced to the sold out crowd that it’s your turn in combat. What do you do?

E. Tucker

You are a member of a Quebecoise separatist and eco terrorist group in the 1980's in Levis, Quebec. During an operation to sabotage heavy construction equipment at an oil refinery construction site at night you notice two times square elmos having vigorous sex in full costume in the cab of a Caterpillar 225 excavator. If you disrupt them they may panic, call the RCMP, or cause a scene. If you ignore them you won't be able to sabotage the excavator and they could be blamed for the operation if they fall asleep in post-coital bliss. What do you do?

Ty

A genie gives you 3 wishes but there is a catch. If you use 1 wish your SO will have to live in bed rock with Fred Flintstone for 6months If you use your second wish all of your friends are going to be randomly harassed by the creepy Burger King king from the early 2000s commercials. If you use your third wish then the grinch is now your permanent neighbor. If you move he moves. This is 100% the grumpy crazy version of the grinch Do you take the wishes ? And if so what are your 3 wishes?

Matthew Rudland Barfoot

You are given 6 hours left to live by a doctor, who explains to you that there is a radical new procedure that has recently been licensed for a new treatment. You would be the first and only patient, as the treatment is harnessed from a chaos emerald which coincidentally, has 6 hours left of charge. The doctor explains that you will be offered life, and to die at the ripe old age of 43. The catch? Every 4 hours you get radio bites playing, from D D D D DJ, to sex moans and badoing. Hells, maybe even soundbites from the hit movies of the 90s and 00's with a " Oh Behave!" or a milk curdling scream of a sad anchorman trying to make sense in a lonely world. You understand from the doctor that the latent power of Sonic resides in the emerald and channels 90s and 00's gimmicks for all to hear. No matter where you are, nor what you do, the sounds will follow you around and be audible up to 300ft away. The doctor encourages you to take the treatment, as he explains that foregoing the treatment will result in the chaos emerald collapsing in on itself and causing the paediatric ward of the hospital to implode, you try to protest and query whether someone else could use the power of the emerald when you notice a small broken candy cane pin with what appear to be green hairs trapped in the clasp on the doctors lanyard and a piece of wood with strange face like carvings and feathers on the top, attached to his clipboard. He asks you if there is a problem, before encouraging you to sign the waiver. He reiterate to you that your declinature will cause an irreparable event. You understand your uncle is in the waiting room and has power of attorney should you lose consciousness. Do you accept the procedure and a long life of radio sound bites? Do you challenge the doctor of a potential scheme with little evidence? or do you decline your torment and find an alternative lest the chaos emerald is the children's demise.

Alex Wall

It’s time for your bi-annual family reunion (once every two years). When everyone reaches the lakeside camp sites, you notice that one of your dear cousins has married none other than The Grinch (or at least, someone wearing an immaculate grinch costume). Later, while you are driving the boat, the grinch asks if you want a chance to water ski-he offers to drive the boat for you. Do you accept his offer to ski, or decline his offer on the suspicion that he is going to steal summer vacation?

Katy Howells

Alright team! You’re playing dodgeball and you can chose 4 other people on your team. The options are your dad, your uncle, your short cousin, or the grinch who comes to your family picnics. Who do you choose.

Frazurbluu

You are at a party with a friend who has become quite drunk. When you point out to him that he's not good to drive and offer to take him home, he slurs out a "fair enough" and reaches toward his keys across the room, which fly into his hand as if by telekinesis. He tosses them to you as if nothing unusual has happened. He has never done anything supernatural before, there is nothing particularly unusual about him, and after passing out in the car he will claim to not remember anything about you getting him home. What do you do?

Jmp098

You’ve won a contest for a trip on a cruise ship to an island resort for two weeks with everything paid off. But when you get there the island staff are normal people except for two. One is Sebulba and the other is the Grinch. When you ask the other staff about those two they only say “So? Let him have his fun” The Grinch is following and messing around with you all day everyday you’re there and Sebulba is seen leaving your room alone from time to time. Do you stay?

mbardous

You run a quaint gas station/convenience store in the middle of the desert. At the counter, you’re approached by a person in an incredibly detailed Grinch costume, a lá Jim Carrey (for all you know, this could just be the real Grinch). The Grinch then proceeds to ask you, “What is the most you’ve lost in a coin toss?” If you ask him why he’s asking, or for what reason you need to participate in the coin flip, he only says that you just have to flip it. Do you participate in the flip? Which side do you call?

Swordmaster of Ginaz

Your great yuncle Chet Cunders has died. In his will, only one family member will receive his vast mansion (think the Biltmore Estate), incredible curios from across the globe (including a sizeable Sonic memorabilia collection) and $413.7 million dollars. How the lucky heir will be decided is through a scare-off: over one day and night, the potential heir must spook and scare a family of 4 AirBnBers to the best of their ability. For the sake of discussion, it'll be a different family for each potential heir, your yuncle's staff of four, the mansion itself is fairly creepy (suits of armour and such), and the scare-giver has a budget of $66,666 to haunt the family sufficiently. The family must not see you or suspect that its just a prank, bro. How would you scare the family the best and secure the inheritance?

J.v.D

Talk to a therapist

Archie Langley

Congratulations, you won an all expenses paid trip to a lovely village in a country you've never heard off before. You don't remember entering a competition, but you really deserve the break because of your intense podcasting workload at the moment. When you arrive at your destination you're met by a black robed old man with a big smile and a bat's skeleton hanging around his neck. He looks like somebodies favourite grandfather. He apologies and explains that he set you up, and that you've fallen into his trap. You can either spend the next 5 years as his apprentice, learning the fine art of reanimating the deceased. Your tasks include stitching together zombie limbs, deciphering cryptic incantations, and brewing a potent potion that smells like a mix of rotting cabbage and old socks. Or face off against the necromancer’s most loyal undead minion—a chatty, skeleton named Mortimer. Mortimer has a penchant for dark humor, terrible puns, and a biting wit. He’ll challenge you to a battle of wits: if you lose, he’ll haunt your dreams with bone-chilling knock-knock jokes for eternity.

Nicolas R

You have been personally invited to sit in on the recording of the new episode of your favorite podcast, NADDPOD. The current story takes place in the Faewild, a land abound with magical trickery and deceit. During the recording, one of the players, Jake Hurwitz, asks the cast to take a 5 minute break to use the restroom, to which everyone agrees. After Jake has left and the rest of the cast has settled into the break, the DM, Brian Murphy, begins narrating Jake's character walking off a cliff. Confused, the remaining players ask Murph what is going on, to which Murph replies, "The Faewild is a strange and magical place, and it seems Calder's senses have left him." He then goes on to explain that if any player was not in the room the DM was free to do with their characters what he will. After a moment of panic, the players manage to get Jake back into the recording room just in time to save his character. However, this brings Brian Murphy to the realization that he has horribly underbaked this game mechanic and, in an attempt to preserve his plan for the session, grabs his microphone and sprints out of the room, continuing to narrate as he does so. This leads to a wild Scooby-Doo-esque chase that lasts hours. Do you wait it out, or do you eventually just leave?

Moomei

You and your spouse have been offered an all expenses paid trip to your dream vacation spot (non fictional or fictional, your choice) for an entire month, the catch ? There is a white horse that will follow you around for the entire duration of the trip that you must keep your eye on, weeping angel style, to prevent it from getting close enough to make contact with you. Once that happens, your trip is over. The horse will start off 300 feet away from you, it does not gallop, it only teleports closer 5 feet at a time. It will not be distracted by food (It's never hungry) or noise, and it seemingly never blinks or makes a sound. It knows where either you or your spouse are at all times, and it does not stop moving towards you even while you two sleep. Would you take the trip ?

The Chaos and Artist

You sitting on your bed looking at your closet uncertain what to wear to the big movie premiere you have been invited to. Of course you think to your self you have to look perfect for The grinch saves Olaf - a winter crossover. As you contemplate what you could possibly wear to such an event an older man appears and claims to be your closet god father. He offers you style beyond your wildest dreams but the catch is it can only be one color. You take a closer look at your closet god father as he is literally wearing only blues from high end possibly designer brands. Do you accept his monochrome closet gift or wear you’re own boring cheap, possibly thrifted clothes.

Deryn LeDuke

You are single (unfortunately) and have recently started dating a new person, who has been absolutely lovely so far. The two of you have great chemistry. On the third date, they invite you to their apartment, which seems to be a standard one bedroom. When you enter the apartment, they set up a pull-out bed from their sofa. It is a standard pull-out bed, like one you would find at a hotel (aka not a great night's sleep, but generally better than the ground). Your date explains to you that anything physical will happen on this pull-out bed, and they refuse to allow you onto their normal bed in their bedroom. They also will not spend the night with you on the pull-out bed, they will sleep in their own bed (alone). They explain that they will "only sleep in the same bed with someone if they are at least engaged if not married." They refuse to elaborate why, and insist that their bed is a "marital bed only." They also refuse to spend the night at your apartment, and will return to their apartment to sleep unless you are engaged. Again, it is the third date. Do you: a) agree to these sleeping arrangements for the night and/or b) agree to these sleeping arrangements for the duration of your relationship?

Max-o-lotl the axolotl

You wake up in a building that is eerily similar to a toys r us. A bipedal giraffe approaches you and helps you to your feet. They tell you “get up you must move quickly. It isn’t safe here”. Only then do you realize the vast selection of blades, armor, and strange concoctions on every shelf and the big sign above you saying swords r us. You hear a horn off in the distance follows by a chorus of cheers. What do you do in this moment???

Excalibur

You and your friends are playing a game of dodge ball, there's about ten people in each team, about hallway through the game one of the opposite team members gets knocked down and hurt so the Cat in the hat (who has been watching the entire game through a window) volunteers to fill in for him. This is the Cat in the Hat from the live action movie with Mike Myres Once the game starts again the Cat in the hat starts producing rocks and a selection of other hard objects from his hat and only targets you. He screams "Oh Yeah" before throwing each item and laughs alot. Everyone on your team and his thinks this is hilarious and do nothing to stop it and soon he is bringing out knives and throwing stars. He continues to throw things even after the game and if you try to run away during or after the game he will chase you, What do you do to get away from the Cat in the Hat

Jesse Amdahl

You're driving down the highway with your new date and see ahead of you that there's a major traffic jam coming. This couldn't have come at a worse time, as you were already late picking them up, and you're in danger of missing your dinner reservation. All of a sudden, you look to your left and see a brand new sports car driven by someone in an extremely realistic Sonic the Hedgehog costume speed up next to you. And honestly? It might even be Sonic himself. As you both slow down and approach the traffic stoppage, they roll their window down and start screaming at you "WE gotta go fast, right????" over and over, to which your date nods along enthusiastically. Sonic then snaps his fingers, hits the gas, and drives full speed into the car in front of him. But just before a major collision, a golden ring materializes, and he drives right through it. Way in the distance, you could swear you see a red sports car driving down the highway, but maybe it's just your imagination. Do you drive into this ring/possible portal?

The 2 Crew blew through

You're relaxing at home when a special news bulletin flashes onto the TV. Police explain that a man dressed as Sebulba has violently hijacked a Toyota Camry and is heading for highway 101. They show bystander footage of this incident and Sebulba looks incredibly realistic. He has his trademark walk, voice and mannerisms... it seems impossible to you that this could be a costume. But you're not there, so you can't be sure. The footage pans and you discover the hijacking victim is in fact (gasp) your uncle. Police then announce that though the Camry could likely be caught, they're calling off the chase because it's out of their jurisdiction. Do you get in your car and speed off in pursuit of the Camry?

Scarlett B

You wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of ringing bells and the shuffling of a figure descending a chimney. You turn to wake your spouse, only to find that they are wearing a hyper realistic Grinch costume. Or, hell, they might even be a real Grinch for all you know. You confront your Grinch-spouse, who simply shrugs and refuses to acknowledge that they have become a Grinch. They also know intimate details that only your spouse would know (such as banking details, or what Tucker looks like naked.) Your friends and family do not seem to notice that your spouse is now a Grinch, except to generically compliment their "new look." Do you attempt to investigate this miraculous Christmas mystery, or simply accept your life as the Grinch's partner?

Steve Baer

You and your significant other are about to sign the contract for your dream, while looking at the contract you see a line that says as payment for protection against break ins and vandalism the ninja turtles(2014 movie version)are given free reign over your kitchen and living room for an hour any day they choose and they will not clean up after themselves. You think it's a joke until you see the ninja turtles come out of the sewer and walk into a house across the street, the realtor looks at them and wave. Do you still sign the contract for your dream house?

Archon Apollo

You're on a long car ride out in the middle of nowhere. You crushed your last can of Squirt a while ago and have now hit the point where you're quite thirsty. It's the kind of thirst that only a gas station slurpee can quench. You pull into the only gas station for 50 miles and walk in. You make your way to the slurpee section and stop in your tracks. In place of a regular slurpee machine is instead a small elephant that will spray slurpee into your cup (a la Flintstones). You ask at the counter and they say it's a part of corporates new "green" initiatives and elaborates no further. Do you taste of the trunk or suffer from slurpeelessness?

Fandom Encounters

You hear a disturbance outside your window after leaving food outside for the neighborhood cats. You look and see…someone dressed as stitch. Or hell, it looks so good it could be the real stitch. Before you can open the door he holds a claw to his lips to tell you “shush.” You immediately hear a form knock on the door…what do you do?

cc

you have been terrorised by a man in a grinch costume (or the grinch?) for almost a year now. he is incessant. He shows up at your house in the middle of the night pulling all the table cloths off your tables and making an overall mess, He watches you through your windows, skulks around you and is generally stalkerish. When you move to escape him. It takes him mere days to find you. The police have gotten involved, your family are worried for you and your partners safety. One day your partner goes out to the grocery store. A couple minutes after they leave you hear a loud crash and a scream from outside. When you hurry outside to see what happened you see no sign of your partners car or your partner. all you see is the grinch splayed out on the road, looking seriously injured. you notice that his grinch mask fell off, and the man who has been terrorising you for almost a year is none other than the lead singer of popular american alternative emo rock band from newark new jersey, gerard way. When your partner eventually returns from the grocery store, you notice a significant dent in the car they use. if you question your partner, all they say is “i saw an opportunity and i took it”. Do you call an ambulance for Grinch way, who has been terrorising you for almost a year now or turn a blind eye and watch millions of people mourn for your stalker unaware of the trauma he caused you?

lil bug

your best friend’s birthday is coming up, and they’ve decided to go all out this year. you offer to help, but your friend tells you they have it covered, and explains excitedly what they’ve planned. you ask about the cake, and they say, “oh yeah, one of my friends is bringing it. he’s a real foodie. we met in school a while back, i can’t wait for you guys to meet.” at the party, they bring you to someone wearing an impeccable jim carey grinch costume— or hell, its so realistic it could even be the real grinch himself. he is introduces himself as the grinch, and shows you an incredibly beautiful seven layer cake complete with gold dust, intricate frosting details, and real flowers. later, when talking to your friend’s siblings, you say, “so he’s the grinch? like the movie?” they look at you quizzically and say “i don’t think he’s ever been in a movie.” no matter what you say, they are confused and don’t seem to understand. when you ask other people at the party, none of them have any idea what you’re talking about. you spot the grinch from across the party, and realize he’s been standing next to the cake the whole time. you see him fidget and mess around with the cake a few times, but you can’t tell what he’s doing. he catches you watching, and gives you a smug, grinchly little smirk. you begin to worry he is plotting to ruin your friend’s fancy birthday just like he did christmas. what do you do?

Josh M

After years of anticipation, you've finally decided to take a driving tour of the American southwest in your 2005 Toyota Camry LE. The trip went well the first two weeks and you're eagerly looking forward to the next stop. However, in a GPS dead zone, you accidentally take a wrong turn and drive for what feels like a few hours without a town in sight. Your trusty Camry runs out gas and you now find yourself stuck on the side of a deserted road somewhere in Arizona. Your phone has no service and your 2005 Camry LE doesn't have OnStar (an option only included in the XLE trim in 2005). After hours of waiting and not seeing a single car drive by, you begin to wonder if this is it for you. However, just then you spot a plume of dust and a shape heading towards you on the road. As the shape grows closer, you see approaching Fred Flintstone in his foot-powered car. Fred pulls up and tells you he's just come from a "rocking good boys trip" in Vegas and that he can give you a lift to the next town, somewhere between 50 to 100 miles up the road. Fred's car has no radio and you can't be sure he won't try to tell you about his boys trip on the ride. Do you (1) ride with Fred to the next town, (2) wait for another car to come by and hopefully help or (3) take your chances and try to walk to the next town?

Aidan

This one is more of a question than a scenario. You get free groceries for the month. But on the first Monday of every month you have to go on the subway at peak rush hour and slowly and dramatically perform a full werewolf transformation. Using your own strength to rip your own clothes as you put on Halloween werewolf gear, making your transformation sound effects for the whole process. Once you’ve completed your transformation you have to sprint on all fours from one end of the train to other snarling and howling as you go. Do you take the deal?

ksm11

It's Friday night, and you and your friends are gathered around the table in your dinning room. You've just finished setting up everything you need to be ready for your weekly D&D session, you've all been playing together for years at this point so everyone knows exactly what to expect and how to properly conduct themselves while still having a good time. Right before you get ready to kick things off, you hear a knock at the door. One of your friends offers to get the door for you since, as the DM, you're still in the middle of going over your notes before the session begins. A few moments later they come back, and for some reason they're not alone. Standing next to them is someone dressed in an extremely realistic Grinch costume, heck, it might even be the actual Grinch himself. Speechless, you stare at your friend in confusion, wondering what the heck is going on. Your friend looks at you, shrugs their shoulders, and says "He's been watching us play through the window the last few weeks and wanted to know if he could join." While your look of confusion only intensifies, the rest of your friends all shrug their shoulders and agree that they're fine with it if you are. You have plenty of snacks, and there is an extra seat at the table (directly to your left). Do you let the Grinch play with you? Or do you kick this person out of your house and notify the authorities that some weirdo in a green fur suit has been peeping into your house for the last few weeks?

SecondCoolestCatLover

You are a party, and it is Bangin! the music is loud, and everyone is going wild. you then notice a rat specifically Remy the rat from hit film Ratatouille but he has an eye patch a clear sign of evil. you see him staring and watching your friends then sprinting into the crowd. do you disrupt the party to stop Remy or do you let things happen?

sea shine

Every time Brian Murphy says, “Yes” (or any variation of that), he loudly shouts, “YABBADABBADOO” in a Fred Flintstone voice. Whenever you ask why he’s doing it, he gets increasingly irritated and refuses to believe he’s doing it. What do you do?

Kjersa

Your great grandma suddenly dies and leaves you her most treasured and expensive item in her will - a 2024 Toyota RAV4 with only 1000 miles on it, with vinyl covering the entire outside with a green fake fur pattern distinct to the Grinch. The inside has also been retrofitted with all green accessories. You did not know about the existence of this car, but all of your relatives are MAD AND JEALOUS that you got this car. Your dad even implied that you may be disowned by your parents for keeping this RAV4 and not giving it to your grandpa, who supposedly said he’s wanted it for the past year at every family function, unbeknownst to you. What do you do?

Driftwood747

The last thing you remember from the night before is the crunching of snow beneath your bare feet as you step out in a trance into the brisk winter air, basked in the illumination of a full moon reflecting on the landscape. Mesmerized by the majesty of the moon you feel yourself begin to change. Shifting into something greater, something.... greener. Your belly becoming more plump and rotund. Your nose itches as it sprouts little whiskers under your now mini snout. And hair starts to grow over your entire body, all the way down to the whispy tips of your fingers. That's right, you are a Weregrinch! Ah la the hangover style, you awake confused, surrounded by stolen gifts, bits of tree tinsel stuck in your hair, a Santa hat resting crooked atop your head. My question is do you fear your grinchification? Do you attempt to restrain yourself on future full moons to prevent another night of grinchannigans? Or do you embrace the new grinchsona and lean into your fate?

Will S

You are on your merry way with your family to the convenience store when a short, repugnant man, several months away from a bad combover/divorce combo, tiptoes from beneath a trash heap. He greatly resembles Jon Lithgow's breakout role, Lord Farquad of fairy-tale creature-swindling fame, from the Oscar-winning motion picture Shrek (2001). Suddenly you notice the unnerving yet alluring presence of a second, seemingly more charming Farquad. He is taller, and clearly wearing aftershave. One Farquad hands you a loaded gun. He says you must kill the fake to restore balance to the beloved film franchise. Do you kill the obviously fake imposter, leaving the odious, would-be short king alive, or kill what you know to be a narcissistic villain, in the hopes that this false twin could mean no harm to the world, and by proxy, your family.

Hakari

Important question for Caldwell: The gang wakes up and you are in the world of Jujutsu Kaisen. What Curse Technique would each member of the gang (You, Emily, Murph, & Jake) have?

Yeep

Which boon would you choose: 1. Robust sleep schedule (fixes itself and immune to jet lag) 2. Super charisma when talking to any customer-facing staff (waiters, cashiers, flight attendant etc.) 3. Your car is registered in a special police database so you will never receive a ticket 4. Kids, cats and dogs pay rent

Lorelei and Kyra Newly Weds

Your partner decides it's time to go on a little vacation to help reduce some stress. You talk and decide that the Pacific northwest sounds just far enough away as not to worry about your pets but still not in town or the same state even. Upon hearing about your vacation a friend recommendeds bird watching while out since should be taking photos anyways, a brilliant idea your partner couldn't be more amped. After 2 days of taking pictures and walking trails you hear what sounds like a wood pecker off in tla distance evergreen tree, you grab your binoculars ready to see the red headed face smasher, but instead are greeted by what looks like a man in the Grinch costume, or heck it's so realistic it could be the Grinch himself. He seems to be chopping branches with an axe to fall on passerbys belows him, large branches. When you do a double take he is looking right at you and wiggles his finger, if you look away again he isn't there when you look back. You tell your partner this but they just laugh it off and tell you December isn't for another 8 months silly, do you try to cancel the trip early?

Lorelei and Kyra Newly Weds

I'll answer what I can before anything is asked. If you stay on the vacation you begin to see the Grinch more and more in trees with that same axe. Eventually branches begin falling nears you almost hitting you or your partner.

Lorelei and Kyra Newly Weds

If you call the cops, the next day you see in the news that a full police dispatch units been killed via axe murder

Lorelei and Kyra Newly Weds

HEY GUYS THEY JUST RELEASED A NEW DRAGON BALL MOVIE!! And you luckily have tickets to the premiere with your friends in a private booth. You all arrive at your local theater with or without your kids, get snacks, beverages and even a Goku wig to match the new Super Saiyan form he gets in the movie. Caldwell complains that this means the transformation won't be cannon so you beat him up a little before the show, minor bruising at worst. When you go to your private room to see the movie there is another person waiting already. A man in the Grinch costume, or hell it's so realistic it could be the Grinch himself apparently was in the same watch party as you and your friends. He doesn't do anything out of the ordinary and is quiet throughout the movie. Until one scene. Suddenly the Grinch stands up from behind you stretching and says "you'll love this part of the movie" he then walks forward and into the screen of the movie where he proceeds to beat the shit out of Goku, making quippy remarks and commenting on how you specifically like watching him do this before finally killing Goku and taking his wife. The credits roll and the Grinch never comes back. How do you feel leaving the theatre

Bocks Cliphton

You were part of a crack commando unit that was sent to prison by a military court for a crime you didn’t commit. You promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. You were separated from the rest of your team and presumed dead. You started a new life: got married, started a podcast, maybe got a dog or several cats. One day, your past is discovered and your spouse and/or pets are kidnapped by a drug cartel with secret CIA backing. You learn that your team is still wanted by the government, but they survive as soldiers of fortune. You reach out to them for help and they agree to meet you. At the rendezvous you are greeted by Fred Flintstone, Austin Powers, and The Grinch. They claim to be your old team and know every detail of your old lives together. You cannot tell if these are elaborate costumes but every detail is perfect and their mannerisms are a perfect blend of how you once knew them and their current personas. You cannot go to the police, and no one else can help you. Do you trust your old team? Do you join them on the rescue mission? Do you adopt an overplayed character as the new you to try to reconnect with your old pals?

Aster Ellis

This isn't even a hypothetical, this is just the end of a Twilight Zone episode where Rod Serling says "damn, was that crazy or what?" Impeccable

Lorelei and Kyra Newly Weds

Thank you, I appreciate all feed back. And as someone who hasn't seen twilight zone but knows of it. This is high praise

Lorelei and Kyra Newly Weds

Your playing Fortnite at home unwinding after a long recording session. Your partner is in the bathroom showering and is playing music really loudly so they don't hear you scream at the TV for dying the second you got a Crown. After loading into a lobby but waiting for the match to start in the pregame lobby you hear something strange. You hear "hawk Tuah!" And a series of snipping sounds. When you go to investigate with 30 seconds left and 98 people loaded, you see the Hawk Tuah girl hanging from a tree with a photorealistic Grinch snipping at her feet with a pair of scissors. The girl makes eye contact with you and says "please help, he's going to kill me, oh my God the Grinch is going to kill me" before the final 2 people load in and the match start. From that point on your game plays like normal, kill a bot or two here, loot a chest there. Run from a car. You see building in the distance and hear a fire fight. When you move closer to see what the hububs all about, you see the Grinch executing a player, which doesn't despawn. He notices you and tries to rush you fast, but your trigger fingers faster. You shoot the Grinch in the chest exploding his organs our his back, his dying words "I was so close to getting you too" You have no idea what that was about but you found a new mythic weapon, spit. You continue the game and eventually find the hawk tuah girls body lying under a Slurp barrel, her head crushed. When you make it to final 3 you see the 2 other fighting and capitilize on the moment managing to win in the end. After that sweaty game you get up to go get a little air real quick before the next match. When you go to open the door there is a thud, but you didn't order a package. Inspecting further you find the corpse of the Jim Carrey dressed as the Grinch with an Xbox controller in hand dead at your door step. What do you tell your partner and how do you explain it to the police if you go to them at all?

Josh M

I hadn’t seen that you’d posted my reddit post! Thanks for showcasing my work!

Brett the Breton of High Rock

You wake up one morning and are visited by a Genie. It tells you it can give you one of three superpowers ( super strength, super speed, or flight)! You can only pick one of the powers but each one comes with a catch. If you choose super strength you have to always wear the donkey Kong tie and can never take it off. And each romantic encounter must start by you singing “ Heeyyyo look out down below here he come banana slamma!” And then preceding to only call your partner “dude” or “little buddy”. If you take the speed your hair all over your body will turn permanently blue. And you must always have a pair of sneakers on at all times that you can never take off. Also any time you have a romantic encounter with your partner you must always reference how fast you are and must refer to your partner as “ a human woman/man/person)! If you choose the flight you grow a tail and you must always have your hair spiked three feet tall in bleach blonde spikes. also anytime you get “romantic” with you partner you must constantly comment on both of your “power levels” all the time. Which of any of these powers would you except!

Wordse

You are chosen by the Buster Sword. When you grab ahold of it you are granted preternatural ability and strength allowing you to weild the blade with ease and you can even cast a mid sword combo fire ball and a low level healing spell. You know all of this before you have to grab the sword once. But if you do grab the sword for the rest of your life at any point you may run into a random encounters of weak enemies or very tough boss fight, these fights are accompanied by bespoke music and will often have dramatic dialogue from the enemy you are facing. Winning nets you money and you get a little stronger (possibly even upgrading your spells) but enemies scale with you. If you ever lose focus and fall in battle your blade will pass on to the next worthy candidate. The Grinch knowing the blade will go to him will do what he can to sabotage you but he is limited to physical crime and often will default to Breaking and entering or vandalism as he is barred from harming any creature lest he lose his claim to the Buster Sword. Do you take hold of the blade and all it's power and responsibility?

Reese

It’s Halloween night. You’re a freshman at your highschool and you’ve waited months in titillating anticipation. A big party is coming up at Tiffany’s house. The popular girl, but not your average lady. She’s just a normal level headed girl with a great attitude about life and love… and this year she invited one lucky freshman to attend her party, and it’s you! But only a few nights before the party you noticed something strange. Tiffany, in the woods near the bike path you take to school. She was dragging a body bag deeper into the woods. You stopped and hid, and watched, as she unzipped the body bag to reveal a Grinch costume, or hell maybe even the real Grinch. You watched through bushes as she adorned the Grinch skin and parade through the woods before catching your glance and running away. You don’t think she could tell who you were and you escaped unseen. Do you tell everyone what you saw, or attend the party knowing it could all end in disaster?

Z Juhn

You are walking through a city you don't live in when you come across a storefront museum, where you quickly notice a sign that says "NADDPOD Museum." You enter, only to find life size, hyper realistic, wax statues of various pop culture characters often referenced on the show, such as the Grinch, Sonic, Fred Flinstone, etc. As far as you can tell, there is no actual mention of Naddpod, characters like Moonshine or Zirk, or even your own names. Just characters you have talked about, and quotes about them that do not credit any of you. No one is attending the museum, it is entirely automated, and you can not find any information about who made this store or why. How do you react?

Nick P

Tomorrow is one biggest the NADDPOD live shows of your life. You've sold out the Sidney Opera House and fans across the globe have posted on social media about how excited they are to travel to Australia just to see you. There's even a write up about the show in a local newspaper. The only problem? You're seriously jet lagged and wide awake at 2am. You've tried all of the usual sleeplessness remedies – the room is dark and cool, you've made a warm mug of herbal tea, etc. – but nothing seems to work. You're tossing and turning, frustrated about your inability to sleep, when you hear a soft tapping on your window. You open the blinds slightly to see a man in a perfect Grinch costume, or hell, it's so realistic it could be the Grinch himself. The Grinch mimes for you to open the window a crack, and you do so warily. He then slides a medicine bottle through the crack in the window. The label on the bottle says it contains Ambien, and the bottle looks unopened, untampered with, and officially prescribed as though it came from a normal pharmacy. The label also has dosage information and instructions. The Grinch then mimes sleeping, gives you a thumbs up, and runs out of sight. Do you take the medication the Grinch has given you in the hopes of getting a good night sleep or risk being exhausted while performing in front of almost 6,000 people?

The Overthinker

You've decided to run for Mayor. The campaign is going very well, and you have a real shot at winning. You are headed into the first major debate with a lot resting on your performance here and in the next three debates. As you take to the podium, your opponents arrayed about you, and you look to the moderator and see the Grinch. He greets everyone politely but gives you a mean look, then the cameras start rolling. Once the debate is on, the Grinch is blatantly rude to you, cutting you off mid-point, siding with the other candidates, and muttering insults whenever he can get away with it. He's not showing preference to anyone else, just dunking on you every chance he gets. Nobody else seems willing to acknowledge anything strange, but during the commercial break, an aide tells you he'll be moderating all of the four Mayoral debates. What do you do?

Juniper the Imp loves Jens Lyndelle

You're at your local library when suddenly, you spot a librarian in a Grinch costume, might even really be the Grinch. They slowly walk to where you are, discretely slide you a book, and then walks away. The book cover says open for a Grinchy surprise or travel to another world. You're not sure what you'll get if you open the book. Do you open it?

Miranda B, Crick DVM

Ah man I think I missed it. I’ll be ready for the next one. 🫡

Tyler Jackson

You and your spouse have finally made the big move to build a house of your own, and have invested heavily in buying the perfect land for your new home. You've gone through countless inspections, construction permits, and months of correspondence with city officials to begin construction, but when the building crew arrives to begin work, something seems off. The foreman leading the construction is wearing a perfect Fred Flintstone costume - or hell, it might even be Fred Flintstone himself. He wears the outfit the entire time, puffs a cigarette and yells Yabba-dabba-doo at the end of every shift - loudly. The other workers seem completely unphased by this and seem to be working professionally, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the foreman is rolling around the worksite in what appears to be a stripped out golf cart he's moving with his feet. Any attempt to confront him about this causes him to explode at you for criticizing his appears as "slovenly" and says he's dress "all fancy for fancypants here." The next day he shows up in the Fred Flintstone tux from Viva Rock Vegas. Calling the construction results only in the woman on the phone assuring you that "the building will meet inspection, we promise" in a terse tone. They are most highly reviewed company around *by far*. What do you do?

kasey newell

What if you sneak into your friends house then take all there silverware put it in a pot of water and just put it in there freezer. Or one step further do that but not with water maybe bacon grease or somthing thick

Max Tague

Your long time friend (and one time lover) The Grinch has died, and you are at the funeral. During the eulogy by Max The Dog you look up into the balcony of the church and there, in a baseball cap, hoodie, and sunglasses is The Grinch! He quickly turns and leaves down the stairs. Before you can act you receive a text from an unknown number that just says “We’ll always have Whoville”. It has been 5 years since you last saw The Grinch, and as far as you remember he was a strait-laced (and only occasionally mischievous) manager at a Holiday Inn. You can think of no reason why he would fake his own death. What do you do?

Jeffrey Vandall

You are a young sailor in the golden age of whaling, and you sign on a ship called the Pequod. When signing on, you do not meet the captain, but know that they are an expierenced whale hunter. Three days pass aboard the ship without having having seen the captain, when you hear a thunking noise you have not heard yet, and a gruff voice ask the first mate to call the shipmates aft. When this happens, you see your captain for the first time, and they are in a Grinch Captain costume so accurate it startles you- hell, it maybe even be the Grinch himself. This Grinch does not have a leg, and instead has a prostethic made from a candy cane. The Captain The Grinch is obsessed with killing the creature that took it's leg, The Elephant Whale Horton Dick. You know that pursuing Horton Dick will probably lead to the death of yourself and the crew, but the Grinch's raw charisma has won over the entire crew, and the voyage will last for three years. Do you kill the captain Grinch in his sleep or along with his vengeance?

Dan Titmuss

A sorcerer swoops down and gives you the following option: You get 1.8 million dollars, a new dishwasher, AND the power of flight (like Mr. Superman). But here's the catch. 10% of people you meet from this point on in your life will think you are Goofy, from Disney. Like, they will truly believe that you are either Goofy OR a person doing a creepily accurate Goofy impression and not stopping. Do you take the deal? This also applies to everyone who sees you for the first time on stage, screen, or headphones.

Ronan Cowsill

You are invited to your best friend’s birthday and they tell you before that they wanna go “Hard”. Though you are not much a drinker you have nothing to do the next day and no responsibilities that night and this seems important to them, so you agree. You have a great time but do in fact drink a lot more than you are used to and end up blacking out. When you come to consciousness you see yourself in the exact Delorean from Back to the Future (Flux Capacitor and all) and when you look out the windows you see your city but with much lower buildings, as if you were in the 1950’s. When you look to your passenger seat you see The Grinch in full Doc Brown uniform, lab coat, grey frizzy hair, and all, sitting there. You also see you are driving at 85mph towards a stone wall a few hundred feet in-front of you. The Grinch looks at you and calls you by your full name and says “Thanks so much for taking me back the 2024, if I was here even a day longer I would’ve Grinched this place harder than I have ever Grinched anything! Just hit 88mph and you can go home and I can finally do some light Grinching in the future.” You have the choice, do you trust your instinct, the scenery, and the Grinch that this is truly the past and hot 88mph towards this wall, with the outcome being getting home and getting minority Grinched. Or do you doubt everything and swerve last minute, avoiding 88mph, at the risk of being stuck in the past and having the Grinch “Grinch this place harder than he ever Grinched anything” Ps. Imagine back to the future rules, as in this was powered by a well timed lightning strike and you never know when another will strike perfectly.

Chris Vargas

Once a day you get the ability to alter fate and use the real world equivalent of a nat 20 on any outcome you wish. However if you take this deal every time you reach sexual gratification, all forms of communication you own will automatically send a message to each contact in your address book. This includes posting on all social media and work related correspondence. You cannot use this ability to save face or do damage control. If you attempt to delete or deny any of the messages you forever lose the ability. If anyone asks you about it you have to respond enthusiastically word for word the same message. The message reads as follows. “One fish two fish, red fish blue fish, im a nasty nasty dirty little piggy for daddy grinch, piggy gets their num nums diddling their skittle to big sexy papa grinch-ussy Do you take the deal?

Michael Beck

I know I'm late but I have one for next time so I'ma post it so I can copy and paste it when the time comes. A wizard comes down out of the sky and offers you a deal, he will transport you to whatever fictional universe you want, you will be able to be whatever species, age, and status you want and in whatever location you want. The only catch is that you must also take JarJar Binks with you, he will live with you, and you just introduce him as your spouse to every person you meet in this new universe. Do you take the wizards offer?

Amanda

Cooked this up and needed to share lol You arrive at a restaurant that looks like Chili’s, hell, it might just be Chili’s - but every chili pepper you see looks wrong. Instead of the iconic red pepper shape a red gusher (the fruit snack) is in its place. Every sign, every St. Jude’s coloring sheet, etc. You order fajitas - instead of grilled vegetables there are grilled gushers. Every time you mention what’s wrong with your food to your friends they roll their eyes and tell you to stop being such a Karen and eat your food. No matter how much you insist the gushers are weird and this CAN’T be actual Chili’s they tell you to stop freaking out Murph style. Your phone is dead and you have no signal, what do you do?

1KCSportsFan

You receive a magic ring that grants you the power to dispense any sauce or dressing from your right index fingertip. It can be any sauce - from Raising Cane's sauce, to your local Guatemalan restaurant's homemade hot sauce. It only dispenses for 10 seconds and takes 4 hours to recharge. The catch is: Once a month, Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot, visits your home and you must give Gritty a bath in your personal bathtub. The bath must be at least 30 minutes long to shampoo and rinse Gritty thoroughly. You also have to attempt to dry Gritty to the best of your ability. Gritty doesn't like water and will show resistance similar to a cat. Do you put on the magic ring?