This or That - Round 39

[falling_dance]

I don't know the mishap statistics. Hanging is the method I'd dread most.

the first five still-existing states in Europe to abolish capital punishment in peacetime (per Wiki):

San Marino (1848)
Portugal (1867)
Netherlands (1878)
Norway (1902)
Sweden (1921)

 

[Buzz]

Norway


Will Britain leave the EU?

YES
or
NO

 

[falling_dance]

No, but the vote will be close.

the first three countries to abolish capital punishment in all cases:

Venezuela (1863)
San Marino (1865)
Costa Rica (1873)

 

[Buzz]

Costa Rica


Is the next international flashpoint the South China Sea?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35592988

YES
or
NO

 

[gk_891]

No or at least not yet. Could be wrong though

Should high schools provide daycare services for students who have young children?

YES or NO

 

[Buzz]

Yes

Brazilian foods:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/top-10-foods-try-brazil

Moqueca
Cachaça
Aracajé
Feijoada

 

[gk_891]

Moqueca!

Should celibacy remain mandatory for Catholic priests?

YAY or NAY

 

[Buzz]

YAY


Should the time someone holds the office of Pope be for a limited time?

YES
or
N
O

 

[gk_891]

YES

Who is the better footballer? Messi or Neymar

 

[Buzz]

Messi


Since the rhetoric between the West and Russia getting worse almost by the day, will it be safe for Western soccer teams to play in the 2018 WC?

YES
or
NO

 

[gk_891]

Hopefully yes.

Did the Soviet team coach make the right decision to upgrade Maria Filatova from 1st alternate to competing member while demoting Lydia Gorbik at the 1976 Olympics?

YES or NO

 

[Buzz]

Yes


Would you like to own a personal submarine?
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35559759

YAY
or
NAY

 

[gk_891]

NAY

Biggest 'choker' in ladies artistic gymnastics?

Olga Korbut
Maria Filatova
Natalia Shaposhnikova
Yang Bo
Mo Huilan
Viktoria Karpenko

 

[Buzz]

Viktoria Karpenko


Edible bugs?
http://www.torontosun.com/2016/01/19/edible-bugs-on-the-menu-at-toronto-market

YAY
or
NAY

 

[gk_891]

Nay for me

Will Novak Djokovic be able to surpass Roger Federer's grand slam tally?

 

[Buzz]

No


The Longest Day
Tora Tora Tora
The Dirty Dozen
Where Eagles Dare
Das Boot
The Great Escape

 

[Maofan7]

The Great Escape

Best of the following Steve McQueen films?

The Blob
The Magnificent Seven
The Honeymoon Machine
The Great Escape
The Cincinnati Kid
The Sand Pebbles
The Thomas Crown Affair
Bullitt
Le Mans
The Getaway
Papillon
The Towering Inferno

 

[Buzz]

The Towering Inforno!


Nicholas Sparks novels?

YAY
or
NAY

 

[Maofan7]

Yay

A Walk to Remember (2002 Film) or The Notebook (2004 Film)?

 

[Buzz]

A Walk To Remember


Legal marihuana grow ups in residential neighbourhoods?
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...home-from-lottery-over-marijuana-grow-op.html

YAY
or
NAY

 

[Maofan7]

Nay

Should those who facilitated/campaigned for the legalisation of cannibis in Colorado be prosecuted and be liable in damages for the health consequences of their reckless/negligent actions - Yes or No?

 

[Buzz]

No


Filipino foods:
http://www.lamesafilipinokitchen.com/menu/

Tuna Kinilaw
Arroz Caldo
Talong Salad
Pork Humba
Salmon Laing

 

[gk_891]

Have to admit that I don't care for Filipino food but if I had choose, I'l go with pork humba.

Favourite fusion cuisine?

Nonya/Peranakan - Chinese cooking techniques using Malay and Indian ingredients
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peranakan_cuisine

Tex-Mex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex-Mex

Louisiana Creole (Amerindian, West African, French, Spanish, etc)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Creole_cuisine

Caribbean Chinese
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Chinese_cuisine

 

[Buzz]

Nonya/Peranakan


Smoked salmon
Beef jerky
Steak tartare
Carpaccio
Crudo
Sashimi

 

[gk_891]

Smoked Salmon

Finest barbecue?

Bulgogi/Kalbi (Korea)
Tandoori (India)
Churrascaria (Brazil)
Asado (Argentina)
Jerk (Jamaica)
Mangal (Turkish/Persian)
Southern U.S bbq
Nyama choma - Congo/Kenya/Tanzania

 

[Maofan7]

Southern U.S bbq

Deadpool (2016 Film) or How to Be Single (2016 Film) or Zoolander 2 (2016 Film)?

 

[Buzz]

How To Be Single


Japanese food
OR
Thai food

 

[gk_891]

Thai food by far for me.

Best cuisine in South America?

Peru
Guyana
Suriname
Brazil
Argentina

 

[Maofan7]

Brazil

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young or Simon & Garfunkel?

 

[gk_891]

Crosby

Funniest character on The Simpsons?

Homer
Marge
Bart
Lisa
Maggie
Grandpa
Aunt Patty/Selma
Milhouse
Krusty
Ned Flanders
Edna Krabappel
Lenny/Carl
Professor Frink
Lionel Hutz
Principal Skinner
Troy McClure
Dr Nick
Apu
Mayor Quimby
Dr. Hibbert
Groundskeeper Willie
Barney
Nelson
Jimbo
Reverend Lovejoy
Sideshow Bob