The "What Would You Take to a Desert Island?" Thread

[randomguy]

Inspired by Style 92's "What food would you be willing to be trapped with forever?" thread (and not the first time I've ripped him off), I thought it'd be interesting to ask folks around here what other items they'd bring with them to a desert island. Let's say you were being dropped on an island with the option of choosing one, and only one, item from each category... what would you decide to bring?

Here's a few categories to get folks started...

Movie?
Book/comic book?
Album?
Videogame?
Person?
Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.)?*
Beverage?
Personal Memento?

Feel free to toss in any categories of your own!

*Don't be cheap and say internet or telephone access.

[K-dog]

lets see here, im going to be stuck on a island with the following.

movie: Ero Trip

Comic book: none

food: pizza

counsol: laptop with wireless internet connection

person: my buddy Randy

album: Greenday "American Idiot"

Bevrage: Fanta (Do you wanna fanta fanta)

and since i have nothing else to do i would bring a surfboard

[Tanooki]

Movie? "castaway"
Book/comic book? ultimate spider-man
Album? classic AC/DC
Videogame? legend of zelda: minish cap
Person? jenny (girlfriend, she finds me funny )
Modern Amenity? fridge
Beverage? beer
Personal Memento? sketch book

[Mike Spartz]

Movie? Meet the Parents
Book/comic book? Sin City: That Yellow Bastard
Album? Classical
Videogame? WWE: Day of Reckoning
Person? Maria Sharapova
Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.)?* Toilet (NO WAY am I using tree leaves! )
Beverage? Water
Personal Memento? Camera

NEW CATEGORIES

Animal? Black Lab dog
Sports stuff? Frisbee
Hat? Maple Leaf Baseball Cap

[Mr. Pedro]

Movie- Raging Bull
Book/comic book- Super Mario Bros. Collection
Album- Elvis Costello: King of America
Videogame- Tales Of Symphonia (something nice and long)
Person- Lemme_claim_her_first.
Modern Amenity- Toothbrush
Beverage- Smoothie
Personal Memento- Revolver (in case I tire of it all one day)

[Stardust]

Movie? Napoleon Dynamite
Book/comic book? Without Remorse by Tom Clancy.
Album? Kenny Chesney - Greatest Hits
Videogame? Final Fantasy VIII
Person? My boyfriend because he's resourceful and he'd find a way out of the desert island. If not, he'll know how to survive on the island.
Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.)?* a shotgun (with ammunition, of course)
Beverage? Strawberry Kiwi Propel
Personal Memento? my journal

BTW, is it a desert island or deserted island? Not that my answers would change (except for the modern amenity), but just wondering.

[TrogdorNyimbhat]

I'm not following your ridiculous categories. What I would bring would be an inflatable raft, an air pump, a signal flare, a handgun, a rope, a thousand dollars in money or valuables, steroids, bandages, alcohol, ointment, a Powerade filled thermos backpack, spare batteries and a cell phone.

[Catlover]

Movie: Tenchi Muyo In Love 1
Book/comic book? A hard choice. Realisticly, the Bible. For this thread, "Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa
Album? Gundam SEED:Best Collection
Videogame? Final Fantasy Tactics
Person? I really wouldn't want to leave anyone out. So nobody.
Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.)?* A/C
Beverage? Water
Personal Memento? No idea. I guess a picture of my family.

[solarflere]

Lets see:
Movie: Appleseed
Book/comic book Ultimate X-Men
Album: Best of Blumchen or Linkin Park
Videogame: PS2 DBZ Budokai 3
Person: My girlfriend
Modern Amenity: Toilet, Toilet Paper, A/C.
Beverage: Lipton Brisk Ice Tea
Personal Memento: Photo Album

[Squisheee]

Movie? Um.............Probably Napeleon Dynamite(Of course, then you have to bring a VCR, ect.)
Book/comic book? Um.....I wouldn't have the time to read!
Album? Don't know
Videogame? Don't care for video games(yeah, I know I'm weird)
Person? Probably anyone who could get me back into real civilization with a MacDonald's and a REAL bathroom! Or Kury, which ever is better
Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.)?* Um..........I can't decide between shower or toilet
Beverage? A strawberry-mango-peach-banana smoothie......with one of those cute little umbrellas, of course!
Personal Memento? Um..............probably a picture of all my family and friends

[Kury Wagner]

Movie: Lord of the Rings! Hours of fun! I suppose if I had to pick only one of the movies (though that's not fair) I'd probably pick Fellowship.
Book/comic book? Hrmm, hard one. I wouldn't want to take something I hadn't read before, 'cause what if it sucks? So I'm going with something friendly: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Album? Any chance I could make a mix CD before leaving? Oh fine, I'd probably bring Making Beds in a Burning House by Troubled Hubble.
Videogame? Something that's hard to beat, but not too hard that I want to stop playing
Person? I would end up getting sick of whoever I take after two days. And who's to say they'd be willing to go with? So yeah, I'm undecided on that one.
Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.)? Is a generator allowed? Or how about some form of solar powered lighting... yeah, that'll work.
Beverage? A lifetime supply of Mountain Dew.
Personal Memento? Probably a journal or a photo album.

Person? Probably anyone who could get me back into real civilization with a MacDonald's and a REAL bathroom! Or Kury, which ever is better

Hah, thanks.

[HumanoidTyphoon]

Movie? The Big Lebowski or something funny that I hopefully won't tire of
Book/comic book?: Azumanga Daioh
Album? The Dismemberment Plan- Emergency & I or Neutral Milk Hotel- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Videogame? Doom 2
Person? Conan O'Brien
Modern Amenity Bed
Beverage? Water
Personal Memento? Pad and pencil

I'm not following your ridiculous categories. What I would bring would be an inflatable raft, an air pump, a signal flare, a handgun, a rope, a thousand dollars in money or valuables, steroids, bandages, alcohol, ointment, a Powerade filled thermos backpack, spare batteries and a cell phone.

I think you've missed the point entirely.

[Jave]

This is ignoring the facts that I won't be able to hook up the electric stuff.

Movie? If DVDs count, I'll bring my Looney Tunes and Simpsons sets.
Book/comic book? The Harry Potter series.
Album? Not sure here... I'm not a fan of a particular band.
Videogame? Super Smash Bros. Melee
Person? Three people to play Smash Bros. with, hopefully women.
Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.)?* Toilet/Shower, definitely.
Beverage? Nothing beats original Coke.
Personal Memento? Two photo albums. One from family & friends, another from TZ buddies.

[Gatomon41]

Movie: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Extended Edition
Book/comic book: The Bible
Album: Holst's The Planets
Videogame: Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Person: A Telepath (to contact people to get me off the island.)
Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.)?: Shower
Beverage: Water
Personal Memento: A Cell Phone

[True Noir]

Movie: Casshern - I could learn some valuable fighting skills from it
Book/comic book: Kare Kano
Album: Globe - decade/single history 1995-2004
Videogame: Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Person: Best guyfriend, Talon
Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.): Tolielet which happens to come with toilet paper which somehow (don't ask) relates to A/C.
Beverage: Mango juice
Personal Memento: Digital camera which comes with a bunch of memory cards of pics. I took stored in it

[Tapout]

Movie: The Devil's Rejects
Book/comic book: Couldn't pick a single book. Almost everything I read is a series.
Album: White Zombie - Astro Creep 2000
Videogame: Morrowind
Person: Bah. Like anyone can tolerate even five minutes in my company.
Modern Amenity: Shotgun w/ toe attachment
Beverage: Grape Gatorade

[randomguy]

I'm not following your ridiculous categories. What I would bring would be an inflatable raft, an air pump, a signal flare, a handgun, a rope, a thousand dollars in money or valuables, steroids, bandages, alcohol, ointment, a Powerade filled thermos backpack, spare batteries and a cell phone.

I think you've missed the point entirely.

What he said. The point of "desert island" questions is not to brainstorm the logistics of actually getting off the island, but to meditate on what wordly things are of the most long-lasting value to you. The focus isn't on escape scenarios but is instead just a device to discuss various personal favorites.

In other words, it's a thinly-veiled "get to know your fellow posters" thread.

[purplehairedwonder]

Movie? Lord of the Rings: Return of the King extended version
Book/comic book? Harry Potter (if I had to pick one, I'd take... PoA)
Album? Backstreet Boys - "Never Gone"
Videogame? Zoids: Legacy
Person? My best friend, Cynthia
Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.)? Toilet... or shower... or the whole bathroom.
Beverage? Water... or Vanilla Coke
Personal Memento? My fanfiction notebook and a pencil/pen

[Stewie]

Movie?
Garden State. Or Black Hawk Down. I'd have to flip a coin just before I left. They're the only movies that I could (and sometimes do) watch repeatedly but never seem to get tired of in any way.

No no, Garden State is something everyone can enjoy. Not everyone likes a good war movie.

Book/comic book?
Ender's Game. I miss that little kid.

Album?
This is the impossiblist choice in the world. I can't do it.

Videogame?
Rise of Nations. With the Expansion, the name of which escapes me at the moment.

Person?
No great love in my life. I'd probably take my Dad, or my friend Chris. Chris likes Rise of Nations (we can play Co-Op as One Player). But he's also a jerk.
Hm. Dad. We can fish.

Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.)?*
I can bathe in a river. I don't mind being hot and sweaty.
But I must have a TOILET. With running water. In an insulated room. No bugs, no uncomfortable temperatures, no sign of anyone else ever having been there. Heaven.

Beverage?
Water. Not because of the whole survival thing, I just drink a lot of water.

Personal Memento?
My cheap not-even-Casio $9 wristwatch. I can't stand not being able to constanly check the time. I have to know, all the time.

Adding my own:
Food?
Pizza. I think without a stable supply of quality pizza, I might fall into a coma.

[Punisher]

Movie? Either ATHF V3 or Signs. There are the only movies I won't get sick of.
Book/comic book? Jurassic Park.
Album? Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Volume 1
Videogame? Pokemon Ruby
Person? Anyone who knows how to crack coconuts.
Modern Amenity? A fan, if it's an island in the Carribean
Beverage? Apple Juice
Personal Memento? My homerun baseball container. I could throw the baseball in my free time( which I'll have plenty of.)