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¿Question #731?
EndersGame: Would you rather go blind or deaf?

BOBBYCAN: Right!
Thelegitsandman: deaf
Ender Barney: deaf
Hendal: deaf I guess, it would really suck but getting around would be possible and you could learn to read lips
myrm: Deaf, because Im already halfway there
Firestata: I´m almost both today so I cannot respond the question
Felimid: Deaf. At least then I could still read.
Angilan: Deaf. I know ASL, but I'm reaaaaally rusty on Braille (and I read it visually which would be a problem!).
Woelf: deaf
Barad_the_dwarf: deaf
GrimJester: deaf
chockle: I'd rather go deaf than blind.
smilingra: Deaf. It's much harder to play games if you're blind.
DKahnt: deaf
vandemonium: Deaf I think. But ideally neither.
ufemism: Deaf. I would not have to have people touching me to lead me around.
Skull_Leader: deaf
CardboardCultist: deaf. no question. you can read what people are saying.
Raukodraug: Blind
Decorius: Neither are appealing as first choices. I think I will abstain.
DHEK: Deaf. Sight is far, far, far more important and useful.
JeffG: No.
Benzebub: Niether.
Elf__Man: neither.
Libra: Deafness would be less of a handicap than blindness.
jmrichar: Deaf (better for boardgaming)
Esuh: I'm am a hobby musician, but still deaf. I can hear the music in my head instead.
aleo09: neither
Guantanamo: deaf
Steve Be: I want to watch my kids grow.
POvidiusNaso: Deaf.
dougpartridge: deaf
dmomo: Depends on the day. Often deaf.
Blacknightjj: blind......since i am already heading down that road.
pitferret: Deaf... too many games rely on visuals. I'd learn to sign eventually.
troken: Blind so it wouldn't mess with my speach
vampywife: blind, i think
scriptorum: I'm already a little of both. I tend to think I'll miss my sight more than my hearing.
CunningGabe: Deaf.
WatchmanX2000: no
Riff: Having grown accustomed to sight and being hearing impaired, I would definitely rather go deaf that go completely blind
bigbadsteve: def, yo
Helenoftroy: deaf
hacksword: I'd rather go commando, because then I don't have to put my boxer briefs in the laundry.
Kafka: deaf
mrspank: Deaf.
fFish: As much as I love music, Deaf.
brainrob: neither, thanks
Ebon Wendigo: Deaf
Kazin: deaf, no question about it.
helyanamanso: blind
Dave: I used to always answer "blind" given my love of music and being least impactive to my current job, but I'm not so sure now that I have a daughter that's so pleasing visually.
Windopaene: deaf
Loquutus: Deaf
Culvan: Given the choice, deaf.
Nonamnon: deaf
Gecko23: Deaf most days, blind the others.
phantomvortex: Eh? What's that? Speak up, sonny!
KingMob: deaf
Great Dane: deaf
Beorning: no
Lord_Prussian: Deaf, I suppose
CharlieWonka: hmmm - deaf
bored: deaf
B_J_S: deaf
ngymish: That is a really tough one, but probably blind.
CapAp: Deaf
Spielguy: deaf
Wernazuma: blind
shotokanguy: deaf
Defdamesdompi: blind
skrutsch: If I had to choose, I guess I'd choose deaf. Then I could still play most games. Also, when I don't have my glasses on, I can't hear either!
jimchris: Mute is the way to go, I think.
Snooze_uk: Deaf
Troymk1: Deaf
Quest22: Deaf
mikey-flies: Deaf. At least then I'd have a better chance of reading in peace.
steadym: Deaf
toulouse: deaf
2amp: i've alread lost much of my hearing
BengalBandit: deaf.
darquil: Deaf.
Wintergoblin: blind
Cromaa: Blind
Karlsen: What?
darthcliff: Deaf
gnomehome: You normally have no choice.
BaSL: neither.
stephensj23: Deaf
Ilikegames: blind
Genghis: Blind
Ebonwoulfe: Deaf. I think I could get along better with no hearing than with no sight... concerts would be a drag...
Johan: No ;)
puffinge: deaf
melissa: deaf. (But I'd really prefer neither!)
Nightmare: deaf
marjhan: deaf
onky: Blind
CDRodeffer: Neither
Blackwind: deaf
m_r_tyler: What did you say?
jttm: Sometimes, people wonder if I'm both...
isolated: Deaf. I can always watch subtitles and read.
Bluenose: Deaf, but I'm busily working on the other one each evening at www.soapyboobies.com
BrokenNails_NZ: Deaf
chaddyboy_2000: Deaf.
sumo: Deaf.
wiz8mom: Tough one. I would have to say that I would rather go deaf. I've tried to imagine before what it would be like to never see the faces of my children again, to never be able to see them change from children into adults. I would never be able to watch my daughter dance or my son take his black belt test. So, deaf I would choose.
Steve Leach: deaf
nm156: No, I rather not
netfilterz: Probably deaf... but preferably neither... ever...
djlg: No thanks.
P.O.G.G.: tough call. Being blind would be far more difficult to deal with, but I LOVE music.
Michael Becker: deaf
djflippy: No
dakarp: No thanks.
fsumarc: blind
raolsson: Based on your questions, EG, I think you should spend more time gaming. If I wanted the Abu Grahib questionnaire, I would go to Iraq.
geberus: blind
jaredh: deaf. ALways deaf. Blind means you can't self sustain. Deaf you can
louiseh: Neither thanks
Claytonius Maximus: Easy. Blind. I think deaf folks are much more cut off from "the world," as it is so much harder to communicate with folks that can hear. Plus, I love music.
Mosse: Deaf. I know a lot more nasty noises than ugly things.
Ludocrazy: Neither, but if I have to pick, it's deaf.
jens_hoppe: Deaf
BobDodgerBlue: Deaf
PghArch: Deaf, my work is done with my eyes.
Shakar: Deaf.
Eric Haas: No
cornjob: No
ejmowrer: Deaf.
ValJor: Deaf
Linnaeus: Deaf - not being able to read (I know I'd have a bugger of a time learning braille) would suck.
Gelatinous Goo: deaf
snoozefest: deaf
Debate: blind
Flyspeck23: Deaf.
BilboAtBagEnd: Deaf. A lot of things I can't do blind, my living primarily---and gaming as well!
tragicpoet: Believe it or not... blind. I love music.
Friendless: deaf
berserkley: deaf
skelebone: Deaf, though I do like to hear lots of things. There is so much more lost by going blind.
ynnen: Deaf. But either would suck.
queequeg: blind
manowarplayer: deaf
CortexBomb: Deaf, but agonizingly so. I love music, but more of my hobbies are visually oriented (reading, gaming, coastering, movies (I can watch subs))